[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 241 (Thursday, December 14, 2000)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 78131-78141]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-31916]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

50 CFR Part 679

[Docket No. 001114320-0320-01; I.D. 080400B]
RIN 0648-AN01


Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Revisions to 
Recordkeeping and Reporting Requirements; Alaska Commercial Operator's 
Annual Report

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

ACTION: Proposed rule; request for comments.

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SUMMARY: NMFS issues a proposed rule to require groundfish motherships 
and catcher/processors to submit to the State of Alaska, Department of 
Fish & Game (ADF&G), an annual Commercial Operator's Annual Report 
(COAR). The COAR provides information on exvessel and first wholesale 
values for statewide finfish and shellfish products. The State of 
Alaska currently requires shoreside processors to submit this 
information to ADF&G. This proposed rule is necessary to extend these 
requirements to all groundfish processing sectors off Alaska in order 
to provide for equivalent annual product value information and for a 
consistent time series of information. This proposed rule is intended 
to further the objectives of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation 
and Management Act (Magnuson-Stevens Act).

DATES: Comments must be received by January 16, 2001.

ADDRESSES: Comments on the proposed rule may be mailed to Sue Salveson, 
Assistant Regional Administrator, Sustainable Fisheries Division, NMFS, 
Alaska Region, P.O. Box 21668, Juneau, AK 99802-1668, Attn: Lori 
Gravel, or delivered to Federal Building, Fourth Floor, 709 West 9th 
Street, Juneau, Alaska, and marked Attn: Lori Gravel. Hand- or courier-
delivered comments may be sent to the Federal Building, 709 West 9th 
Street, Room 453, Juneau, AK 99801. Send comments on the collection-of-
information requirements to the same address and to the Office of 
Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget 
(OMB), Washington, DC 20503 (Attn: NOAA Desk Officer).
    Send comments on any ambiguity or unnecessary complexity arising 
from the language used in this proposed rule to the Administrator, 
Alaska Region, P.O. Box 21668, Juneau, AK 99802-1668.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Patsy A. Bearden, 907-586-7228 or 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    NMFS manages fishing for groundfish by U.S. vessels in the 
exclusive economic zone (EEZ) off Alaska in accordance with the Fishery 
Management Plan (FMP) for Groundfish of the Gulf of Alaska (GOA) and 
the FMP for the Groundfish Fishery of the Bering Sea and Aleutian 
Islands Area (BSAI). The North Pacific Fishery Management Council 
(Council) prepared the FMPs under authority of the Magnuson-Stevens 
Act. Regulations implementing the FMPs at 50 CFR part 679 and subpart H 
of 50 CFR part 600 govern fishing by U.S. vessels. Recordkeeping and 
reporting requirements appear at 50 CFR 679.5.
    Catcher/processors and motherships operating in the EEZ off Alaska 
represent a significant part of the total capacity of groundfish 
processors in the BSAI and GOA and account for a substantial part of 
the total landings each year, but currently are not required to supply 
groundfish product value information. In February 1999, the Council 
requested that NMFS collect exvessel and first wholesale value data for 
fish and shellfish products from motherships and catcher/processors 
through the COAR. Currently, shoreside processors and stationary 
floating processors are required to submit the COAR annually under 
title 5 of the Alaska Administrative Code (AAC), chapter 39.130. The 
information submitted in the COAR is protected by Alaska State 
confidentiality statute AS 16.05.815.
    NMFS proposes to require federally permitted motherships and 
catcher/processors to complete and submit the Alaska COAR on an annual 
basis. Combining these data from motherships and catcher/processors 
with the information from shoreside processors and stationary floating 
processors would yield equivalent annual product value information for 
all processing sectors and would provide a consistent time series of 
information. NMFS could use this information to more efficiently manage 
groundfish resources. NMFS and the State of Alaska would coordinate the 
use of the information generated by the COAR.
    The expected result of expanding the COAR's collection of 
information would be an enhanced socioeconomic database that NMFS could 
use to more accurately measure economic and socioeconomic impacts and 
to prepare economic analyses of proposed or existing management 
measures. It would provide detailed (and consistent) data on 
production, prices, and product forms that NMFS would use to respond to 
requests for economic information from Federal and state management 
agencies, the fishing industry, and the general public. NMFS would also 
use the COAR data in analyses it prepares in compliance with the 
mandates of Executive Order 12866, the Magnuson-Stevens Act, including 
national standards 2, 4, 7 and 8, the American Fisheries Act (to 
monitor and report to Congress on the effects and efficacy of the new 
groundfish management programs), and the Regulatory Flexibility Act.
    Additionally, the database would be used in the annual NMFS Stock 
Assessment and Fishery Evaluation documents for the groundfish 
fisheries of the BSAI and GOA, in annual Federal publications on the 
value of U.S. commercial fisheries, and in periodic reports that 
describe the fisheries.

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    The information would be collected annually on COAR paper 
application forms from all catcher/processors and motherships issued a 
Federal Fisheries permit to conduct fishing activities in the EEZ of 
the BSAI or GOA. ADF&G would provide the COAR forms to each mothership 
and catcher/processor on an annual basis to record information from the 
previous year. The motherships and catcher/processors would submit the 
COAR the following April to ADF&G, Juneau, AK. Each mothership or 
catcher/processor would be required to complete and submit one or more 
pages of the COAR to ADF&G for computer data entry. Only one COAR would 
be required from a vessel that functions both as a mothership and as a 
catcher/processor during a given year. A certification page would be 
submitted to indicate that no receipt or production of groundfish took 
place for that year, and that no other COAR pages would be required. 
Information from motherships and catcher/processors would be verified 
using the NMFS weekly production report data base. Information from 
processors that operate in state waters and shore-based processors 
would be verified using the ADF&G fish ticket data base.
    About 58 percent of the motherships and catcher/processors that 
would be affected by this proposed rule are already voluntarily 
complying with the COAR requirement. In 1998, approximately 96 
motherships and 237 catcher/processors were issued Federal Fisheries 
Permits, for a total of 333 at-sea processors. In 1998, based on weekly 
production report data, 35 motherships and 99 catcher/processors were 
active. Because 32 of the motherships also functioned as catcher/
processors, a more accurate estimate of at-sea processors is 102. A 
total of 59 at-sea processors complied voluntarily with the 1998 
State's data collection requirement and submitted a COAR to ADF&G, 
leaving approximately 43 processors that did not voluntarily submit the 
report.
    This proposed rule would revise regulations at Sec.  679.2 by 
adding a definition of COAR and at Sec. 679.5 by adding a new paragraph 
(p) that sets forth requirements on completing and submitting the C 
OAR. Finally, several tables would be amended or added to part 679, 
specifically:
    Table 1--Product Codes would be amended by removing code 96 and 
replacing it with two new codes, codes 88 and 89. Code 96 was 
established as a category for fish that were in any way adulterated. 
However, regulations require different handling of fish dependent on 
the type of adulteration. Therefore code 96, the ``discard, 
decomposed'' category, would be split into code 88 for flea-infested or 
parasite-infested fish, and code 89 for previously discarded or 
decomposed fish.
    Table 14--Ports of landing, including CDQ and IFQ primary ports. 
Table 14, which currently lists CDQ and IFQ primary port codes, would 
be amended by creating three separate subtables (a, b, c) that show 
geographic subdivisions with the appropriate NMFS and ADF&G codes for 
each port of landing. The ADF&G developed alpha codes to designate 
ports in its computer database, while NMFS developed numerical codes to 
designate ports in its database. The ADF&G fish ticket program uses the 
alpha codes. The CDQ and IFQ programs use the NMFS numerical codes for 
ports of landing, and the IFQ program uses the NMFS numerical codes in 
the card-swipe terminal. With the advent of the NMFS shoreside 
processor electronic logbook and electronic weekly production reports, 
that use the numerical codes and this proposed expansion of the COAR 
that uses the alpha codes, NMFS proposes combining in one table both 
sets of codes in addition to the coordinates for those ports identified 
by NMFS as primary ports for the IFQ program. Table 14a would present 
the NMFS codes and the ADF&G codes for ports of landing in Alaska. 
Table 14b would present the NMFS codes and the ADF&G codes for ports of 
landing in California, Oregon, and Canada. Table 14c would present the 
NMFS codes and the ADF&G codes for ports of landing in Washington.
    Table 15--Gear Codes, descriptions, and use. Table 15 (which 
currently describes gear codes and descriptions used with the IFQ 
Program on the card-swipe terminal plus ADF&G gear codes used on fish 
tickets) would be expanded to include all ADF&G gear codes. In 
addition, NMFS and ADF&G have agreed upon uniform definitions of gear 
types where differences existed. While ADF&G developed numeric codes to 
designate gear type in its computer database, NMFS developed alpha 
codes to designate gear type in its database. The CDQ and IFQ programs 
use the ADF&G numeric codes for gear type, and the IFQ program uses the 
ADF&G numeric codes for gear type in the card-swipe terminal. In 
addition, the NMFS logbook system uses whole words to describe a fewer 
number of gear types (e.g., trawl, jig). With the advent of the NMFS 
groundfish electronic weekly production reports (which use the alpha 
codes), the NMFS shoreside processor electronic logbook (which uses the 
whole words and both the numeric and alpha codes), and this proposed 
expansion of the COAR (which uses the numeric codes), NMFS proposes to 
combine in one table, all references to gear types used by either NMFS 
or ADF&G and to indicate where they are used.
    Table 16--Area Codes and descriptions for use with ADF&G COAR.  
Table 16 would be added to present ADF&G area codes that are used in 
the COAR. The State of Alaska developed two major systems over a period 
of about 25 years: the fish ticket system and the COAR. ADF&G defines 
registration areas for fish tickets as geographic areas for a species 
where fisheries are managed by the State, meaning that a person must be 
registered with the State (permitted) to fish in that area for that 
species. ADF&G registration areas are described in State of Alaska 
regulations with specific latitude and longitude coordinates, but 
geographic areas are not necessarily consistent between species. The 
COAR defines areas generally, often in terms of prominent features or 
the location of a processing plant. State of Alaska regulations do not 
describe the COAR areas. NMFS describes areas first by management area 
(Bering Sea, Aleutian Islands, Gulf of Alaska) and then by reporting 
area. NMFS's data collection for all species uses the NMFS area 
designations (a Federal reporting area often contains State waters). 
The COAR describes federal waters as: FB for Federal waters, Bering Sea 
and Aleutian Islands; FG for Federal waters, Gulf of Alaska, and means 
waters outside of 3 miles in its 200-mile limit. Because the COAR 
requests information from both ADF&G registration areas and Federal 
management areas, NMFS proposes to combine in one table, all references 
to areas used by either ADF&G registration areas or ADF&G COAR. ADF&G 
is currently working on revising the COAR area descriptions to 
correspond to ADF&G registration areas. Table 16 would be referenced 
when completing the COAR to describe areas where products were 
processed and where products were purchased.
    Table 17--COAR Process Codes. Table 17 would be added to present 
ADF&G codes that describe processes that are used in the COAR.
    Table 18--COAR Buying and Production Forms. Table 18 would be added 
to present the ADF&G buying and production reporting forms that make up 
the COAR. A separate form is used for each species/gear combination, 
and for reporting buying of fish or production of fish products.

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Classification

    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 OMB control 
number.
    This proposed rule contains collection-of-information requirements 
subject to the PRA. The proposed collection with this rulemaking has 
been submitted to OMB for review and approval. The estimated response 
times for the COAR requirements are estimated to range from 0.5 hr to 
16 hr, at an average of 8 hr per year.
    Public comment is sought regarding this proposed collection of 
information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of 
the agency, including whether the information shall have practical 
utility; the accuracy of the burden estimate; ways to enhance the 
quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and 
ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information, including 
through the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of 
information technology. Send comments on these or any other aspects of 
the collection to NMFS and OMB (see ADDRESSES).
    This proposed 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 proposed rule, if adopted, would not have a 
significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities 
as follows.
    It is difficult to project how many of the firms that will be 
affected will fall into different size classes. NMFS has attempted 
to determine the numbers of BSAI and GOA groundfish catcher-
processing operations that may be called small on the basis of U.S. 
Small Business Administration (SBA) guidelines for fishing firms. 
These guidelines use a $3,000,000 gross revenue threshold to 
separate small from large operations. These also require that the 
$3,000,000 threshold consider income to all affiliated operations in 
its application to any one firm.
    NMFS reporting suggests that 70 of the 91 catcher-processors 
operating in 1999 were small vessels and that 21 were large. These 
totals changed significantly from 1997 when 58 of the catcher-
processors were small and 58 were large. Three of the six 
motherships grossed more than $3,000,000 in 1999.
    These NMFS reports are believed to overstate the numbers of 
small catcher-processors and motherships and to understate the 
numbers of large catcher-processors and motherships (with respect to 
the SBA definitions) for the following reasons: (1) a vessel's 
earnings from other fisheries and activities were not included, (2) 
a vessel owner's earnings from other sources (i.e., another vessel) 
were not included, (3) the ex-vessel value of a delivery by a 
catcher-vessel to an at-sea processor was included only when a fish 
ticket with value data was submitted for the delivery, (4) vessel 
specific fish ticket landings weight and value data are used to 
estimate ex-vessel value for catcher vessels but such data are not 
available for all deliveries to inshore processors, (5) these 
estimates do not take account of affiliation relationships that may 
exist between an individual vessel and other fishing or processing 
operations.
    In 1999 there were 91 catcher-processors and six motherships 
(that did not also function as catcher processors) in the at-sea 
processing sector. In 1998, 59 out of 102 at-sea processors, or 58%, 
filed COAR reports in the absence of this regulation and 43, or 42%, 
did not. If the percentages were similar in 1999, 41 firms would not 
file COAR reports in the absence of this regulatory change.
    It is estimated that completion of the COAR report takes 15 
minutes of overhead time, and an additional 15 minutes for each 
species and product combination produced by the firm. Weekly 
Processor Reports for 1999 indicate that vessels were producing an 
average of 15 species and product combinations. The COAR report will 
increase the number of species and product combinations to be 
considered. For the purposes of this analysis, it is assumed that 
this will increase the number of species and product combinations by 
50%, to 23. This means that it may take 360 minutes, or 6 hours, to 
fill out each COAR report.
    It is estimated to cost $50/hour to complete these forms. This 
implies that the cost for completing a COAR report would be $300 if 
it took 6 hours. If regulatory change requires 41 vessels to begin 
to fill out these reports, the total annual additional compliance 
cost for all at-sea processors would be $12,300.
    While it is hard to project the numbers of firms of different 
sizes that will be affected by this rule, it seems likely, on the 
basis of the considerations described in the cost discussion of this 
section, that this requirement will not have a substantial impact on 
the cash flow, or the profitability, of either large or small 
groundfish at-sea processors.
    As noted above, the total annual industry cost of this rule is 
estimated to be about $12,300. In addition there will be some start-
up expenses. The average cost for an individual vessel is estimated 
to be about $300. It has been estimated that in 1999 groundfish 
catcher-processors produced a processed value of about $469.6 
million (this catcher-processor gross combined with an estimated 
1999 mothership gross of $22.8 million, gave a total at-sea 
processor gross of $492.4 million). This is an average of $5.16 
million for each catcher-processor operation. As noted above, only 
21 operations grossed more than $3 million so the distribution of 
harvest values is highly skewed. Nevertheless, it seems unlikely 
that even smaller catcher processors will find their cash flow or 
profitability significantly negatively impacted.
    Based on the above description, NMFS has determined that this 
action would not have a ``significant impact'' as NMFS has 
interpreted that term to mean that it would have disproportionate or 
profitability impacts. The proposed requirement would not place 
affected entities at a significant competitive disadvantage relative 
to large entities, and would not significantly reduce profit for the 
regulated entity. Therefore, a regulatory flexibility analysis was 
not prepared.
    The President has directed Federal agencies to use plain language 
in their communications with the public, including regulations. To 
comply with that directive, we seek public comment on any ambiguity or 
unnecessary complexity arising from the language used in this proposed 
rule. Such comments should be sent to the Alaska Regional Administrator 
(see ADDRESSES).

List of Subjects in 50 CFR Part 679

    Alaska, Fisheries, Recordkeeping and reporting requirements.

    Dated: December 1, 2000
William T. Hogarth,
Deputy Asst. Administrator for Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries 
Service.

    For the reasons set forth in the preamble, 50 CFR part 679 is 
proposed to be 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.

    2. Section 679.2 is amended by adding the definition for 
``Commercial Operator's Annual Report (COAR).''


Sec. 679.2  Definitions.

* * * * *
    Commercial Operator's Annual Report (COAR) means the annual report 
of information on exvessel and first wholesale values for fish and 
shellfish required under Title 5 of the Alaska Administrative Code, 
chapter 39.130 (see Sec.  679.5(o)).
* * * * *

    3. Section 679.5 is amended by adding paragraph (p) to read as 
follows:


Sec. 679.5  Recordkeeping and reporting.

* * * * *
    (p) Commercial Operator's Annual Report (COAR)--(1) Requirement. 
The owner of a mothership or catcher/processor must annually complete 
and submit to ADF&G the appropriate Forms

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A through M and COAR certification page for each year in which the 
mothership or catcher/processor was issued a Federal Fisheries permit. 
The owner of a mothership must include all fish received and processed 
during the year, including fish received from an associated buying 
station. The ADF&G COAR is further described under Alaska 
Administrative Code (5 AAC 39.130) (see Sec. 679.3(b)(2)).
    (2) Time limit and submittal of COAR.
    The owner of a mothership or catcher/processor must submit to ADF&G 
the appropriate Forms A through M and COAR certification page by April 
1 of the year following the year of issuance of a Federal Fisheries 
permit to the following address: Alaska Department of Fish & Game, 
Division of Commercial Fisheries, Attn: COAR, P.O. Box 25526, Juneau, 
Alaska 99802-5526
    (3) Information required, certification page. The owner of a 
mothership or catcher/processor must:
    (i) Enter the company name and address, including street, city, 
state, and zip code; also seasonal mailing address, if applicable.
    (ii) Enter the vessel name and ADF&G processor code.
    (iii) Check YES or NO to indicate whether fishing activity occurred 
conducted during the appropriate year.
    (iv) If response to paragraph (o)(3)(iii) of this section is YES, 
complete the applicable forms of the COAR (see table 18 to this part) 
and complete and sign the certification page.
    (v) If response to paragraph (o)(3)(iii) of this section is NO, 
complete and sign only the certification page.
    (vi) Sign and enter printed or typed name, e-mail address, title, 
telephone number, and FAX number of owner.
    (vii) Enter printed or typed name, e-mail address, and telephone 
number of alternate contact.
    (4) Buying forms (exvessel), Forms A(1-3), C(1-2), E, G, I(1-2), K, 
and M.--(i) Requirement. If the mothership was the first purchaser of 
raw fish, the owner must record and submit the appropriate COAR buying 
forms (A(1-3), C(1-2), E, G, I(1-2), K, and M) for all information for 
each species purchased during the applicable year.
    (ii) Buying information required. The owner of the mothership must 
record the following information on the appropriate COAR buying forms:
    (A) Species name and code (see table 2 to this part).
    (B) Area purchased (see table 16 to this part).
    (C) Gear code (see table 15 to this part).
    (D) Delivery code (form G only) (see table 1 to this part).
    (E) Total pounds (to the nearest lb) purchased from fishermen.
    (F) Total amount paid to fishermen, including all post- season 
adjustments and/or bonuses and any credit received by fishermen for gas 
expenses, ice, delivery premiums, and other miscellaneous expenses.
    (G) Price per pound. If additional adjustments would be made after 
this report has been filed, the owner must check the ``$ not final'' 
box, and submit Form M when these adjustments are paid. Do not include 
fish purchased from another processor.
    (5) Wholesale production forms, Forms B(1-6), D, F, H, J(1-2), and 
K). For purposes of this paragraph, the total wholesale value is the 
amount that the processor receives for the finished product (free on 
board pricing mothership or catcher/processor). For products finished 
but not yet sold (still held in inventory), calculate the estimated 
value using the average price received to date for that product.
    (i) Requirement--(A) Mothership. The owner of a mothership must 
record and submit the appropriate COAR production forms (B(1-6), D, F, 
H, J(1-2), and K) for all production for each species during the 
applicable year:
    (1) That were purchased from fishermen on the grounds and/or 
dockside, including both processed and unprocessed seafood.
    (2) That were then either processed on the mothership or exported 
out of the State of Alaska.
    (B) Catcher/processor. The owner of a catcher/processor must record 
and submit the appropriate COAR production forms (B(1-6), D, F, H, J(1-
2), and K) for each species harvested during the applicable year that 
were then either processed on the vessel or exported out of the State 
of Alaska.
    (ii) Information required, non-canned production.
    (A) Enter area of processing (see table 16 to this part). List 
production of Canadian-harvested fish separately.
    (B) Processed product. Processed product must be described by 
entering three codes:
    (1) Process prefix code (see table 17 to this part).
    (2) Process suffix code (see table 17 to this part).
    (3) Product code (see table 1 to this part).
    (C) Total net weight. Enter total weight in pounds of the finished 
product.
    (D) Total value($). Enter the total wholesale value of the finished 
product.
    (E) Enter price per pound of the finished product.
    (iii) Information required, canned production. Complete an entry 
for each can size produced:
    (A) Enter area of processing (see table 16 to this part).
    (B) Process 51 or 52. Enter conventional canned code (51) or 
smoked, conventional canned code (52).
    (C) Total value($). Enter the total wholesale value of the finished 
product.
    (D) Enter price per pound of the finished product.
    (E) Enter can size in ounces, to the hundredth of an ounce.
    (F) Enter number of cans per case.
    (G) Enter number of cases.
    (6) Custom production forms, Form L(1-2)--(i) Requirement. The 
owner of a mothership or catcher/processor must record and submit COAR 
production form L(1-2) for each species in which custom production was 
done by the mothership or catcher/processor for another processor and 
for each species in which custom production was done for the mothership 
or catcher/processor by another processor.
    (ii) Custom-production by mothership or catcher/processor for 
another processor. If the mothership or catcher/processor custom-
processed fish or shellfish for another processor during the applicable 
year, the owner of the mothership or catcher/processor must list the 
processor name and ADF&G processor code (if known) to describe that 
processor, but must not include any of that production in production 
form L(1-2).
    (iii) Custom-production by another processor for mothership or 
catcher/processor. If a processor custom-processed fish or shellfish 
for the mothership or catcher/processor during the applicable year, the 
owner of the mothership or catcher/processor must use a separate page 
to list each processor and must include the following information.
    (A) Custom fresh/frozen miscellaneous production. The owner of a 
mothership or catcher/processor must list the following information to 
describe production intended for wholesale/retail market and that are 
not frozen for canning later:
    (1) Species name and code (see table 2 to this part).
    (2) Area of processing (see table 16 to this part).
    (3) Processed product. Processed product must be entered using 
three codes:
    (i) Process prefix code (see table 17 to this part).
    (ii) Process suffix code (see table 17 to this part).
    (iii) Product code (see table 1 to this part).

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    (4) Total net weight. Enter total weight in pounds of the finished 
product.
    (5) Total wholesale value($). Enter the total wholesale value of 
the finished product.
    (B) Custom canned production. The owner of a mothership or catcher/
processor must list the following information to describe each can size 
produced in custom canned production:
    (1) Species name and code (see table 2 to this part).
    (2) Area of processing (see table 16 to this part).
    (3) Process 51 or 52. Enter conventional canned code (51) or 
smoked, conventional canned code (52).
    (4) Total wholesale value($). Enter the total wholesale value of 
the finished product.
    (5) Can size in ounces, to the hundredth of an ounce.
    (6) Number of cans per case.
    (7) Number of cases.
    (7) Fish buying retro payments/post-season adjustments, Form M--(i) 
Requirement. The owner of a mothership must record and submit COAR 
production Form M to describe additional adjustments and/or bonuses 
awarded to a fisherman, including credit received by fishermen for gas 
expenses, ice, delivery premiums, and other miscellaneous expenses.
    (ii) Information required.
    (A) Enter species name and code (see table 2 to this part).
    (B) Enter area purchased (see table 16 to this part).
    (C) Enter gear code (see table 16 to this part).
    (D) Enter total pounds purchased from fisherman.
    (E) Enter total amount paid to fishermen (base + adjustment).
    4. In part 679, tables 1, 14 and 15 to part 679 are revised; tables 
16, 17, and 18 to part 679 are added.

 Table 1 to Part 679.--Product and Delivery Codes (These codes describe
   the condition of the fish at the point it is weighed and recorded)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                       Product Description                          Code
------------------------------------------------------------------------
GENERAL USE CODES
Belly flaps. Flesh in region of pelvic and pectoral fins and         19
 behind head. (ancillary only)...................................
Bled only. Throat, or isthmus, slit to allow blood to drain......    03
Bled fish destined for fish meal (includes offsite production) DO    42
 NOT RECORD ON PTR...............................................
Bones (if meal, report as 32) (ancillary only)...................    39
Butterfly, no backbone. Head removed, belly slit, viscera and        37
 most of backbone removed; fillets attached......................
Cheeks. Muscles on sides of head (ancillary only)................    17
Chins. Lower jaw (mandible), muscles, and flesh (ancillary only).    18
Fillets, deep-skin. Meat with skin, adjacent meat with silver        24
 lining, and ribs removed from sides of body behind head and in
 front of tail, resulting in thin fillets........................
Fillets, skinless/boneless. Meat with both skin and ribs removed,    23
 from sides of body behind head and in front of tail.............
Fillets with ribs, no skin. Meat with ribs with skin removed,        22
 from sides of body behind head and in front of tail.............
Fillets with skin and ribs. Meat and skin with ribs attached,        20
 from sides of body behind head and in front of tail.............
Fillets with skin, no ribs. Meat and skin with ribs removed, from    21
 sides of body behind head and in front of tail..................
Fish meal. Meal from whole fish or fish parts; includes bone         32
 meal............................................................
Fish oil. Rendered oil from whole fish or fish parts. Record only    33
 oil destined for sale and not oil stored or burned for fuel
 onboard.........................................................
Gutted, head on. Belly slit and viscera removed..................    04
Head and gutted, with roe........................................    06
Headed and gutted, Western cut...................................    07
Head removed just in front of the collar bone, and viscera           07
 removed.........................................................
Headed and gutted, Eastern cut. Head removed just behind the         08
 collar bone, and viscera removed................................
Headed and gutted, tail removed. Head removed usually in front of    10
 collar bone, and viscera and tail removed.......................
Heads. Heads only, regardless where severed from body (ancillary     16
 only)...........................................................
Kirimi (Steak) Head removed either in front or behind the collar     11
 bone, viscera removed, and tail removed by cuts perpendicular to
 the spine, resulting in a steak.................................
Mantles, octopus or squid. Flesh after removal of viscera and        36
 arms............................................................
Milt. (in sacs, or testes) (ancillary only)......................    34
Minced. Ground flesh.............................................    31
Other retained product. If product is not listed on this table,      97
 enter code 97 and write a description with product recovery rate
 next to it in parentheses.......................................
Pectoral girdle. Collar bone and associated bones, cartilage and     15
 flesh...........................................................
Roe. Eggs, either loose or in sacs, or skeins (ancillary only)...    14
Salted and split. Head removed, belly slit, viscera removed,         12
 fillets cut from head to tail but remaining attached near tail.
 Product salted..................................................
Stomachs. Includes all internal organs (ancillary only)..........    35
Surimi. Paste from fish flesh and additives......................    30
Whole fish/meal. Whole fish destined for meal (includes offsite      41
 production.) DO NOT RECORD ON PTR...............................
Whole fish/food fish.............................................    01
Whole fish/bait. Processed for bait. Sold........................    02
Wings. On skates, side fins are cut off next to body.............    13
DISCARD/DISPOSITION CODES
 Whole fish/donated prohibited species. Number of Pacific salmon     86
 or Pacific halibut, otherwise required to be discarded, that is
 donated to charity under a NMFS-authorized program..............
Whole fish/onboard bait. Whole fish used as bait on board vessel.    92
 Not sold........................................................
Whole fish/damaged. Whole fish damaged by observer's sampling        93
 procedures......................................................
Whole fish/personal use, consumption. Fish or fish products eaten    95
 on board or taken off the vessel for personal use. Not sold or
 utilized as bait................................................
Whole fish, discard, at sea. Whole groundfish and prohibited         98
 species discarded by catcher vessels, Catcher/Processors,
 Motherships, or Vessel Buying Stations delivering to
 Motherships. DO NOT RECORD ON PTR...............................
Whole fish, discard, infested. Flea-infested fish, parasite-         88
 infested fish...................................................
Whole fish, discard, decomposed. Decomposed or previously            89
 discarded fish..................................................
Whole fish, discard, onshore. Discard after delivery and before      99
 processing by Shoreside Processors and Buying Stations
 delivering to Shoreside Processors and in-plant discard of whole
 ground-fish and prohibited species during processing. DO NOT
 RECORD ON PTR...................................................
PRODUCT DESIGNATION CODES
Ancillary product means a product, such as meal, heads, internal      A
 organs, pectoral girdles, or any other product that may be made
 from the same fish as the primary product.......................
Primary product means a product, such as fillets, made from each      P
 fish, with the highest recovery rate............................

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Reprocessed or rehandled product means a product, such as meal,       R
 that results from processing a previously reported product or
 from rehandling a previously reported product...................
IFQ CODES Reserved for use with IFQ fish products
Gutted, head off. Belly slit and viscera removed. Pacific halibut    05
 only............................................................
Gutted, head on. Belly slit and viscera removed. Pacific halibut     04
 and sablefish...................................................
Whole fish/food fish with ice & slime. Sablefish only............    51
Bled only with ice & slime. Throat or isthmus slit to allow blood    53
 to drain. Sablefish only........................................
Gutted, head on, with ice & slime. Belly slit and viscera            54
 removed. Pacific halibut and sablefish..........................
Gutted, head off, with ice & slime. Belly slit and viscera           55
 removed. Pacific halibut only...................................
Headed and gutted, Western cut, with ice & slime. Sablefish only.    57
Headed and gutted, Eastern cut, with ice & slime. Sablefish only.    58
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           Table 14a to Part 679.--Port of Landing Codes, Alaska, including CDQ and IFQ Primary Ports
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                                                                             CDQ/IFQ Primary Ports for Vessel
                                                                           Clearance (X indicates an authorized
                                                                           IFQ port; see Sec.  679.5(l)(5)(vi))
                  Port Name                     NMFS Code   ADF & G Code ---------------------------------------
                                                                                           North         West
                                                                            CDQ/ IFQ      Latitude    Longitude
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Adak........................................          186           ADA
Akutan......................................          101           AKU             X   54 deg.08'0  165 deg.46'
                                                                                                 5"          20"
Akutan Bay..................................          102
Alitak......................................          103           ALI
Anchor Point................................          104
Anchorage...................................          105            ANC
Angoon......................................          106            ANC
Aniak.......................................                        ANI
Anvik.......................................                        ANV
Atka........................................          107           ATK
Auka Bay....................................          108
Baranof Warm Springs........................          109
Beaver Inlet................................          110
Bethel......................................
Captains Bay................................          112
Chignik.....................................          113              CHG
Chinitna Bay................................          114
Cordova.....................................          115              COR          X   60 deg.33'0  145 deg.45'
                                                                                                 0"          00"
Craig.......................................          116              CRG          X   55 deg.28'3  133 deg.09'
                                                                                                 0"          00"
Dillingham..................................          117           DIL
Douglas.....................................          118
Dutch Harbor................................          119
Dutch Harbor/Unalaska.......................                                        X   53 deg.53'2  166 deg.32'
                                                                                                 7"          05"
Edna Bay                                              121
Egegik......................................          122           EGE
Ekuk........................................                        EKU
Elfin Cove..................................          123           ELF
Emmonak.....................................                        EMM
False Pass..................................          125
Fairbanks...................................                        FBK
Galena......................................                        GAL
Glacier Bay.................................                        GLB
Glennalen...................................                        GLN
Gustavus....................................          127           GUS
Haines......................................          128           HNS
Halibut Cove................................          130
Hollis......................................          131
Homer.......................................          132           HOM             X   59 deg.38'4  151 deg.33'
                                                                                                 0"          00"
Hoonah......................................          133           HNH
Hydaburg....................................          128           HNS
Hyder.......................................          134           HDR
Ikatan Bay..................................          135
Juneau......................................          136           JNU
Kake........................................          137           KAK
Kaltag......................................                        KAL
Kasilof.....................................          138           KAS

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Kenai.......................................          139           KEN
Kenai River.................................          140
Ketchikan...................................          141           KTN             X   55 deg.20'3  131 deg.38'
                                                                                                 0"          45"
King Cove...................................          142             KCO           X   55 deg.03'2  162 deg.19'
                                                                                               0"            00"
King Salmon.................................          143           KNG
Kipnuk......................................          144
Klawock.....................................          145           KLA
Kotzebue....................................                        KOT
La Conner...................................                         LAC
Mekoryuk....................................          147
Metlakatla..................................          148           MET
Moser Bay...................................                        MOS
Naknek......................................          149           NAK
Nenana......................................                        NEN
Nikiski (or Nikishka).......................          150           NIK
Ninilchik...................................          151           NIN
Nome........................................          152           NOM
Nunivak Island..............................                        NUN
Old Harbor..................................          153           OLD
Other/Unknown...............................          499           UNK
Pelican.....................................          155           PEL             X   57 deg.57'3  136 deg.13'
                                                                                                 0"          30"
Petersburg..................................          156           PBG             X   56 deg.48'1  132 deg.58'
                                                                                                 0"          00"
Point Baker.................................          157
Port Alexander..............................          158           PAL
Port Bailey.................................          159           PTB
Port Graham.................................          160           GRM
Port Lions..................................                        LIO
Port Moller.................................                        MOL
Port Protection.............................          161
Resurrection Bay............................          163
Sand Point..................................          164           SPT             X   55 deg.20'1  160 deg.30'
                                                                                                 5"          00"
Savoonga....................................          165
Seldonia....................................          166           SEL
Seward......................................          167           SEW             X   60 deg.06'3  149 deg.26'
                                                                                                 0"          30"
Sitka.......................................          168           SIT             X   57 deg.03'   135 deg.20'
 
Skagway.....................................          169           SKG
Soldotna....................................                        SOL
St. George..................................          170           STG
St. Lawrence................................          171
St. Mary....................................                        STM
St. Paul....................................          172           STP             X   57 deg.07'2  170 deg.16'
                                                                                                 0"          30"
Tee Hrbor...................................          173
Tenakee Spring..............................          174           TEN
Thorne Bay..................................          175
Togiak......................................          176           TOG
Toksook Bay.................................          177
Tununak.....................................          178
Ugadaga Bay.................................          179
Ugashik.....................................                        UGA
Unalakleet..................................                        UNA
Unalaska....................................          180
Valdez......................................          181           VAL
Wasilla.....................................                        WAS
Whittier....................................          183           WHT
Wrangell....................................          184           WRN
Yakutat.....................................          185           YAK   ............   59 deg.33'  139 deg.44'
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  Table 14b to Part 679.--Port of Landing Codes: California, Oregon, Canada including CDQ and IFQ Primary Ports
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                             CDQ/IFQ Primary Ports for Vessel
                                                                           Clearance (X indicates an authorized
                                                                           IFQ port; see Sec.  679.5(l)(5)(vi))
                  Port Name                     NMFS Code    ADF&G Code  ---------------------------------------
                                                                                           North         West
                                                                            CDQ/ IFQ      Latitude    Longitude
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
CALIFORNIA
Eureka......................................          500           EUR
Fort Bragg..................................          501
Other.......................................          599
OREGON
Astoria.....................................          600           AST
Lincoln City................................          602
Newport.....................................          603           NPT
Olympia.....................................                        OLY
Portland....................................                        POR
Warrenton...................................          604
Other.......................................          699
CANADA
Port Edward.................................          800
Port Hardy..................................          801
Prince Rupert...............................          802           PRU
Other.......................................          899
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          Table 14c to part 679.--Washington Port of Landing Codes including CDQ and IFQ Primary Ports
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                             CDQ/IFQ Primary Ports for Vessel
                                                                           Clearance (X indicates an authorized
                                                                           IFQ port; see Sec.  679.5(l)(5)(vi))
                  Port Name                     NMFS Code     AD&G Code  ---------------------------------------
                                                                                           North         West
                                                                             CDQ/IFQ      Latitude    Longitude
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Anacortes...................................          700           ANA
Belluvue....................................          701
Bellingham                                            702                           X   48 deg.45'0  122 deg.30'
                                                                                                 4"          02"
Blaine......................................                        BLA
Edmond......................................          703
Everett.....................................          704
Fox Island..................................          706
Ilwaco......................................          707
La Conner...................................          708            LAC
Mercer Island...............................          709
Nagai Island................................          710
Port Orchard................................          712
Port Townsend...............................          713
Rainier.....................................          714
Seattle.....................................          715           SEA
Tacoma......................................                         TAC
Other.......................................          799
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                             Table 15 to Part 679.--Gear codes, descriptions, and use (X indicates where this code is used)
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                                                                                                      Use Numeric Code to Complete the Following:
                                            NMFS       Electronic WPR &       Gear Code,     -----------------------------------------------------------
             Name of Gear               Logbooks and   Check-in/out Code        Numeric            Shoreside       IFQ Terminal and
                                            Forms                                             Electronic Logbook         Forms           COAR Re port
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Diving................................                              OTH                  11                   X                                       X
Dredge................................                              OTH                  01                   X                                       X
Dredge, hydro/mechanical..............                              OTH                  23                   X                                       X
Fish wheel............................                              OTH                  08                   X
Gillnet, drift........................                              OTH                03                     X                                       X
Gillnet, herring......................                              OTH                  34                   X                                       X
Gillnet, set..........................                              OTH                  04                   X                                       X
Gillnet, sunken.......................                              OTH                  41                   X                                       X
Hand line/jig/troll...................                            \(1)\                  05                   X      IFQ name: hand                   X
                                                                                                                              troll
Handpicked............................                              OTH                  12                   X                                       X
Hatchery..............................                              n/a                  77                   X                                       X

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Hook-and-line.........................            X                 HAL                  61                   X                   X                   X
Jig, mechanical.......................                            \(1)\                  26                   X                                       X
Jig/Troll.............................            X                 JIG               \(1)\               \(1)\
Net, dip..............................                              OTH                  13                   X                                       X
Net, ring.............................                              OTH                  10                   X                                       X
Other/specify.........................            X                 OTH                  99                   X                                       X
Pot...................................            X                 POT                  91                   X                   X                   X
Pound.................................            X                 OTH                  21                   X                                       X
Seine, purse..........................                              OTH                  01                   X                                       X
Seine, beach..........................                              OTH                  02                   X                                       X
Shovel................................                              OTH                  18                   X                                       X
Trap..................................                              OTH                  90                   X                                       X
Troll, dinglebar......................                              OTH                  25                   X           IFQ name:                   X
                                                                                                                    dinglebar troll
Troll, power gurdy....................                            \(1)\                  15                   X                                       X
Trawl, beam...........................                            \(2)\                  17                   X                                       X
Trawl, double otter...................                            \(2)\                  27                   X                                       X
Trawl, nonpelagic/bottom..............            X                 NPT                  07                   X                                       X
Trawl, pelagic/midwater...............            X                 PTR                  47                   X                                       X
Weir..................................                              OTH                  14                   X                                       X
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\(1)\Federal Authorized Gear JIG/TROLL. No numeric code is available because both jig and troll have a separate code number
\(2)\For logbooks, forms, electronic WPR, electroniccheck-in/out reports: all trawl gear must be reported as either nonpelagic or pelagic trawl


   Table 16 to Part 679.--Area codes and descriptions for use with State of Alaska ADF&G Commercial Operator's
                                              Annual Report (COAR)
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                                                                                     ADF&G
                                                                                   fisheries    Area description
                COAR: Name (Code)                            Species              management        in ADF&G
                                                                                     areas        regulations
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Alaska Peninsula:...............................  King Crab:...................            M        5 AAC 34.500
South Peninsula (MS)............................  AK Peninsula/Aleutian Islands            M        5 AAC 12.100
North Peninsula (MN)............................   Salmon.                                 M         (Aleutians)
                                                  Herring......................                 5 AAC 09.100 (AK
                                                                                                      Peninsula)
                                                                                                    5 AAC 27.600
Atka-Amlia Islands (FB) (FG)....................  Salmon.......................          n/a       5 AAC 11.1010
Bering Sea:.....................................  Bering Sea King Crab.........            Q        5 AAC 34.900
Pribilof Island (Q1)............................  Bering Sea/Kotzebue Herring..            Q        5 AAC 27.900
St. Matthew Island Q2)..........................
St. Lawrence Island (Q4)........................
Bristol Bay (T).................................  King Crab....................            T        5 AAC 34.800
                                                  Salmon.......................            T        5 AAC 06.100
                                                  Herring......................            T        5 AAC 27.800
Chignik (L).....................................  Groundfish...................            L        5 AAC 28.500
                                                  Herring......................            L        5 AAC 27.550
                                                  Salmon.......................            L        5 AAC 15.100
Cook Inlet:.....................................  Groundfish...................            H        5 AAC 28.300
Lower Cook Inlet (HL)...........................  Herring......................            H        5 AAC 27.400
Upper Cook Inlet (HU)...........................  Cook Inlet Shrimp............            H        5 AAC 31.300
                                                  Outer Cook Inlet Shrimp......            H        5 AAC 31.400
                                                  Dungeness Crab...............            H        5 AAC 32.300
                                                  King Crab....................            H        5 AAC 34.300
                                                  Tanner Crab..................            H        5 AAC 35.400
                                                  Miscellaneous Shellfish......            H        5 AAC 38.300
                                                  Salmon.......................            H        5 AAC 21.100
Dutch Harbor (O)................................  Aleutian Islands King Crab...            O        5 AAC 34.600
EEZ (Federal waters of BSAI and GOA) (FB) (FG)..  Groundfish...................          n/a                 n/a

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Kodiak (western GOA) (K)........................  Groundfish...................            K        5 AAC 28.400
                                                  Herring......................            K        5 AAC 27.500
                                                  King Crab....................            K        5 AAC 34.400
                                                  Salmon.......................            K        5 AAC 18.100
                                                  Shrimp.......................            J        5 AAC 31.500
                                                  Dungeness Crab...............            J        5 AAC 32.400
                                                  Tanner Crab..................            J        5 AAC 35.500
                                                  Miscellaneous Shellfish......            J        5 AAC 38.400
Kotzebue (X)....................................  Salmon.......................            W        5 AAC 03.100
Kuskokwim:......................................  Salmon.......................            W        5 AAC 07.100
Kuskokwim River/Bay (W1)........................  Herring......................            W        5 AAC 27.870
Security Cove (W2)..............................
Goodnews Bay (W3)...............................
Nelson Island (W4)..............................
Ninivak Island (W5).............................
Cape Avinof (W6)................................
Norton Sound (Z)................................  Norton Sound-Port Clarence               Z        5 AAC 04.100
                                                   Salmon.
                                                  Norton Sound-Port Clarence
                                                   King Crab.
Prince William Sound (E)........................   Groundfish..................            E        5 AAC 28.200
                                                  Herring......................            E        5 AAC 27.300
                                                  Shrimp.......................            E        5 AAC 31.200
                                                  Dungeness Crab...............            E        5 AAC 32.200
                                                  King Crab....................            E        5 AAC 34.200
                                                  Tanner Crab..................            E        5 AAC 35.300
                                                  Miscellaneous Shellfish......            E        5 AAC 38.200
                                                  Salmon.......................                     5 AAC 24.100
Southeast:......................................  Groundfish...................            A        5 AAC 28.100
Juneau/Haines (A1)..............................  Southeast (w/o Yakutat)                  A        5 AAC 27.100
Yakutat (A2)....................................   Herring.                                D        5 AAC 27.200
 Ketchikan/Craig (B)............................  Yakutat Herring..............            A        5 AAC 31.100
Petersburg/Wrangell (C).........................  Southeast (w/o Yakutat)                  D        5 AAC 31.150
Sitka/Pelican (D)...............................   Dungeness Shrimp.                       A        5 AAC 32.100
                                                  Yakutat Shrimp...............            D        5 AAC 32.155
                                                  Southeast (w/o Yakutat) Crab.            A        5 AAC 34.100
                                                  Yakutat Dungeness Crab.......            D        5 AAC 34.160
                                                  Southeast (w/o Yakutat) King             A        5 AAC 35.100
                                                   Crab.                                   D        5 AAC 35.160
                                                  Yakutat King Crab............            A        5 AAC 38.100
                                                  Southeast (w/o Yakutat)                  D        5 AAC 38.160
                                                   Tanner Crab.                            A        5 AAC 33.100
                                                  Southeast (w/o Yakutat)                  D        5 AAC 29.010
                                                   Miscellaneous Shellfish.                         5 AAC 30.100
                                                  Yakutat Miscellaneous
                                                   Shellfish.
                                                  Southeast (w/o Yakutat)
                                                   Salmon.
                                                  Yakutat Salmon...............
Yukon River:....................................  Yukon-Northern Salmon........            Y        5 AAC 05.100
Lower Yukon (YL)................................
Upper Yukon (YU)................................
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    Table 17 to Part 679.--Process Codes for use with State of Alaska
               Commercial Operator's Annual Report (COAR)
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                 Codes                    Process Codes and Description
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Prefix Codes..........................  1-Fresh
                                        2-Frozen
                                        3-Salted/brined
                                        4-Smoked
                                        5-Canned
                                        6-Cooked
                                        7-Live
                                        8-Dry
                                        9-Pickled
                                        11-Minced
Suffix Codes..........................  0-General
                                        1-Canned Conv.
                                        2-Canned smoked
                                        8-Vacuum packed
                                        1-Individual quick frozen (IFQ)
                                         pack

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                                        S-Shatter pack
                                        B-Block
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Table 18 to Part 679.--Required Buying and Production Forms for use with
       State of Alaska Commercial Operator's Annual Report (COAR)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                Fishery                   Required Form Number and Name
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Salmon.................................  Salmon Buying:
                                         (A)(1) Seine gear
                                         (A)(1) Gillnet gear
                                         (A)(2) Troll gear Hatchery
                                         (A)(3) Miscellaneous gear
                                         King Salmon Production:
                                         (B)(1) Production
                                         (B)(1) Canned Production
                                         Sockeye Salmon Production:
                                         (B)(2) Production
                                         (B)(2) Canned Production
                                         Coho Salmon Production:
                                         (B)(3) Production
                                         (B)(3) Canned Production
                                         Pink Salmon Production:
                                         (B)(4) Production
                                         (B)(4) Canned Production
                                         Chum Salmon Production:
                                         (B)(5) Production
                                         (B)(5) Canned Production
                                         Salmon Roe & Byproduct
                                          Production:
                                         (B)(6) Roe
                                         (B)(6) Byproduct Production
Herring................................  Herring Buying:
                                         (C)(1) Seine gear
                                         (C)(1) Gillnet gear
                                         (C)(2) Gillnet gear (contd)
                                         (C)(2) Pound gear
                                         (C)(2) Hand-pick gear
                                         Herring Production:
                                         (D) Production
                                         (D) Byproduct Production
Crab...................................  (E)Crab Buying:
                                         (F) Crab Production
Shrimp/Miscellaneous shellfish.........  (G)Shrimp/Misc.Shellfish
                                          Buying:
                                         Trawl gear
                                         Pot gear
                                         Diving/picked gear
                                         Other gear (specify)
                                         (H) Shrimp/Misc. Shellfish
                                          Production
Groundfish.............................  (I)(1) (I)(2) Groundfish Buying
                                         (J)(1) (J)(2) Groundfish
                                          Production
Halibut................................  (K) Halibut Buying & Production
Custom Production......................  Custom Production:
                                         (L)(1) Associated Processors
                                         Custom Fresh/Frozen
                                         Misc. production
                                         Custom Canned Production
                                         (L)(2) (additional sheet)
PRICES NOT FINAL.......................  (M)(1) Fish Buying Retro
                                          Payments
                                         (M)(2) Post-season Adjustments
------------------------------------------------------------------------

[FR Doc. 00-31916 Filed 12-13-00; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3510-01-S