[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 68 (Monday, April 11, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 18375-18377]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E5-1651]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 040505B]


Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Notice of 
Requirement to Submit a Historical Catcher Vessel Economic Data Report, 
Under the Crab Rationalization Program

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

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: NMFS issues this notice to owners and leaseholders of all 
vessels listed in this document to submit a Historical Catcher Vessel 
Economic Data Report (EDR) for each vessel that made at least one crab 
landing in the Crab Rationalization (CR) fisheries in any of the 
calendar years 1998, 2001, or 2004. A Historical Catcher Vessel EDR 
must be submitted for each year 1998, 2001 and 2004, pursuant to the 
Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (Magnuson-
Stevens Act) and applicable regulations. The intent of this action is 
to provide notice for an evaluation of the economic effects of the CR.

DATES: The completed Historical Catcher Vessel EDR for each vessel 
identified in Table A in this notice must be received by July 11, 2005.

ADDRESSES: Submit the completed Historical Catcher Vessel EDR to the 
Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission, 205 SE Spokane, Suite 100, 
Portland, OR 97202. A copy of the Historical Catcher Vessel EDR may be 
downloaded at http://www.fakr.noaa.gov/sustainablefisheries/crab/crfaq.htm. You are advised to carefully follow all instructions on the 
Historical Catcher Vessel EDR.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Geana Tyler by e-mail at: [email protected], or toll free at 1-877-741-8913.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The final rule implementing the CR Program 
was published in the Federal Register on March 2, 2005 (70 FR 10174). 
It requires submission of historical economic data from owners and 
leaseholders of selected catcher vessels that made landings in Bering 
Sea and Aleutian Islands (BSAI) CR Fisheries from 1998 to 2004. This 
collection of historical data is for the purpose of evaluating the 
economic effects of the CR Program.
    The regulations implementing the final rule at 50 CFR 680.6(a) 
states that these catcher vessels will be identified by notice in the 
Federal Register, and owners and leaseholders of the identified vessels 
are required to submit the Historical Catcher Vessel EDR based on 
selected years. Pursuant to the final rule, NMFS has selected calendar 
years 1998, 2001 and 2004 for submission of a Historical Catcher Vessel 
EDR. These years are selected to coincide with the three historical EDR 
years that will be submitted by BSAI crab catcher processors, inshore 
stationary floating processors, and shoreside processors. In

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comparison with other selection alternatives, such as a probability 
sample or other combinations of years, matching identical years across 
all BSAI crab industry sectors will allow a greater number of 
observations across the entire industry and will increase the 
probability that processing data will be sufficiently matched with data 
from harvesters delivering to the processors.
    A vessel owner or leaseholder of a catcher vessel listed in the 
Table A, for this notice, must submit a Historical Catcher Vessel EDR 
for all three years to the Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission 
(see ADDRESSES). According to Alaska Department of Fish and Game fish 
ticket data, these vessels have made at least one landing in each of 
the qualifying years. A copy of the Historical Catcher Vessel EDR may 
be downloaded at http://www.fakr.noaa.gov/sustainablefisheries/crab/crfaq.htm. You are advised to carefully follow all instructions on the 
EDR.

Classification

    The Assistant Administrator for Fisheries, NOAA (AA) finds good 
cause to waive the requirement to provide prior notice and opportunity 
for public comment pursuant to the authority set forth at 5 U.S.C. 
553(b)(B) as such requirement is impracticable and contrary to the 
public interest. This requirement is impracticable and contrary to the 
public interest as any delay in publishing this list of vessels would 
prevent some owners and leaseholders of these vessels from qualifying 
for issuance of crab Individual Fishing Quota (IFQ). The Historical 
Catcher Vessel EDR must be submitted as a condition of a complete 
application for IFQ. These applications must be submitted to NMFS in 
July 2005 so IFQ holders may participate in the golden king crab 
fishery which is scheduled to open in August 2005.
    The AA also finds good cause to waive the 30-day delay in the 
effective date of this action under 5 U.S.C. 553(d)(3). This finding is 
based upon the reasons provided above for waiver of prior notice and 
opportunity for public comment.
    This notice contains a collection-of -information requirement 
subject to the Paperwork Reduction Act and which has been approved by 
OMB under control number 0648-0518.
    This notice has been determined to be not significant for purposes 
of Executive Order 12866.

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

    Dated: April 6, 2005.
Alan D. Risenhoover,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.

  Table A. Vessels listed by Alaska Department of Fish and Game Vessel
 Identification Number that are Required to Submit an Historical Catcher
  Vessel, Crab Economic Data Report (EDR) for Year 1998, 2001 and 2004.
                  ADF&G Vessel Identification Number\1\
00002     00134     04067    09187    21591    29596    34053    35771
00003     00200     04100    09206    21610    29923    34184    35833
00004     00222     04147    09297    21612    29962    34189    35844
00007     00303     04252    09789    21630    30100    34191    35949
00012     00524     05959    10167    21652    30187    34260    35966
00013     00951     05992    11022    21730    30601    34374    35977
00016     00958     06101    11173    21738    31126    34434    36045
00022     00960     06152    12110    21745    31428    34517    36047
00025     00961     06205    12121    21769    31438    34635    36093
00030     00963     06369    12128    21802    31458    34855    36100
00033     00964     06374    12512    21809    31623    34905    36134
00034     00965     06434    12549    21869    31672    34919    36267
00036     00966     06440    13889    21881    31787    34931    36322
00037     00986     06448    14742    21900    31792    35199    36361
00039     00987     06459    14759    21924    31944    35233    36379
00040     00988     06460    14767    21927    31995    35265    36546
00041     00991     06485    14896    21948    31999    35277    36800
00043     00996     06666    14963    22293    32039    35286    36822
00052     00997     06700    16887    22406    32282    35306    37210
00053     01112     06710    17076    22461    32320    35318    37241
00055     01792     06858    17495    22777    32373    35418    37316
00058     01803     06900    17745    23105    32415    35486    37374
00064     01837     06946    17768    23460    32424    35522    37619
00065     01840     07011    17770    24194    32473    35553    37677
00066     03404     07082    18208    24923    32554    35563    37887
00067     03503     07090    19354    25041    32660    35629    38121
00077     03525     07189    20134    25187    32668    35630    38182
00097     03535     08225    20334    25216    32716    35639    38243
00101     03645     08411    20363    25970    32728    35640    38342
00103     03716     08500    20502    26280    32868    35679    38400
00104     03718     08653    20556    26928    33100    35683    38415
00120     03725     08668    20734    27326    33502    35687    38547
00121     03800     08788    20745    27790    33696    35733    38641
00131     04021     09069    21312    29407    33704    35767    38727
38728     40921     43765    48068    55640    59340    61321    63478
38923     40924     43809    48173    55803    59483    61324    64128
38972     40951     43824    48215    55849    59521    61333    64609
38999     40969     43873    48350    55854    59569    61351    64667
39002     41021     43943    49100    56049    59578    61352    65328
39156     41035     44107    49141    56111    59607    61395    65329
39165     41044     44487    49317    56126    59634    61432    65331
39191     41312     44575    49617    56140    59686    61505    65465
39197     41347     44658    49892    56492    59782    61565    65504
39198     41401     44804    50142    56986    59967    61571    65577

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39201     41421     44829    50183    56992    60100    61605    66023
39349     41444     44971    50501    57469    60179    61657    66700
39424     41588     45060    51347    57477    60210    61674    67511
39504     41628     45066    51672    57660    60217    61679    67659
39513     41715     45140    51752    57706    60250    61689    67870
39737     41774     45416    51841    57709    60484    61718    68008
39812     41906     45479    51978    57822    60523    61791    68599
39858     41999     45643    52037    57847    60650    61826    68869
39860     42069     45706    52052    57880    60804    61954    68870
39926     42079     45921    52119    57934    60860    62288    68913
39946     42110     45949    53375    57971    60865    62343    69024
40071     42144     45978    53446    58024    60902    62424    69553
40217     42166     46300    53779    58039    61075    62436    69597
40250     42234     46309    53800    58129    61111    62439    69765
40252     42384     46331    53810    58133    61119    62505    70030
40309     42389     46496    53843    58184    61127    62841    70135
40484     42599     46553    54642    58239    61154    62844    70221
40555     42736     46701    54865    58330    61160    62901    70492
40749     43046     46854    54956    58776    61182    62920    70770
40762     43080     47647    55111    58966    61186    62922    71174
40817     43268     47790    55123    58967    61223    63000    71626
40837     43384     47826    55124    59109    61244    63163    72318
40840     43541     47839    55131    59181    61261    63219    72847
40917     43552     47952    55194    59191    61278    63361    73557
 
\1\Vessel ID for listed year (1998, 2001, 2004) from Alaska Department
  of Fish and Game (ADF&G) Vessel File, based upon at least one landing
  in ADF&G Fish Ticket File

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