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Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Recordkeeping and Reporting Requirements; Alaska Commercial Operator’s Annual Report; Correction

A Rule by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration on 11/01/2001

Published Document: 01-27402 (66 FR 55123)

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Department of Commerce
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
  1. 50 CFR Part 679
  2. [Docket No. 001114320-1191-02; I.D. 080400B]
  3. RIN 0648-AN01

AGENCY:

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

ACTION:

Final rule; correcting amendments.

( printed page 55124)

SUMMARY:

This document contains corrections to the final rule for the Alaska Commercial Operator’s Annual Report (COAR) that was published in the Federal Register on August 20, 2001.

DATES:

Effective November 1, 2001.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Patsy A. Bearden, 907-586-7008.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

A final rule was published in the Federal Register on 66 FR 43524 (August 20, 2001), to require groundfish motherships and catcher/processors to submit annually to the State of Alaska, Department of Fish & Game (ADF&G), a COAR.

Several errors were made in Tables 14A, 15, 16, and 18 to 50 CFR part 679. These tables are corrected and reprinted as follows:

List of Subjects in 50 CFR Part 679

Alaska, Fisheries, Recordkeeping and reporting requirements.

Accordingly, 50 CFR part 679 is amended by making the following corrections:

PART 679—FISHERIES OF THE EXCLUSIVE ECONOMIC ZONE OFF ALASKA

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

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

Table 14A to Part 679 [Corrected]

1. Beginning on page 43527, Table 14A is corrected to read as follows:

Table 14a to Part 679.—Port of Landing Codes, Alaska, Including CDQ and IFQ Primary Ports
Port Name NMFS Code ADF&G Code CDQ/IFQ Primary Ports for Vessel Clearance (X indicates an authorized IFQ port; see § 679.5 (l)(5)(vi))
CDQ/IFQ North Latitude West Longitude
Adak 186 ADA      
Akutan 101 AKU X 54°08′05″ 165°46′20″
Akutan Bay 102        
Alitak 103 ALI      
Anchor Point 104        
Anchorage 105 ANC      
Angoon 106 ANG      
Aniak   ANI      
Anvik   ANV      
Atka 107 ATK      
Auke Bay 108        
Baranof Warm Springs 109      
Beaver Inlet 110        
Bethel   BET      
Captains Bay 112        
Chefornak 189        
Chignik 113 CHG      
Chinitna Bay 114        
Cordova 115 COR X 60°33′00″ 145°45′00″
Craig 116 CRG X 55°28′30″ 133°09′00″
Dillingham 117 DIL      
Douglas 118        
Dutch Harbor/Unalaska 119 DUT X 53°53′27″ 166°32′05″
Edna Bay 121        
Egegik 122 EGE      
Ekuk   EKU      
Elfin Cove 123 ELF      
Emmonak   EMM    
Excursion Inlet 124 XIP      
False Pass 125 FSP      
Fairbanks   FBK      
Galena   GAL      
Glacier Bay   GLB      
Glennallen   GLN      
Gustavus 127 GUS      
Haines 128 HNS      
Halibut Cove 130        
Hollis 131      
Homer 132 HOM X 59°38′40″ 151°33′00″
Hoonah 133 HNH      
Hooper Bay 188        
Hydaburg   HYD      
Hyder 134 HDR    
Ikatan Bay 135      
Juneau 136 JNU      
Kake 137 KAK      
Kaltag   KAL    
Kasilof 138 KAS      
Kenai 139 KEN    
Kenai River 140        
( printed page 55125)
Ketchikan 141 KTN X 55°20′30″ 131°38′45″
King Cove 142 KCO X 55°03′20″ 162°19′00″
King Salmon 143 KNG      
Kipnuk 144        
Klawock 145 KLA      
Kodiak 146 KOD      
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      
Other1 499 UNK      
Pelican 155 PEL X 57°57′30″ 136°13′30″
Petersburg 156 PBG X 56°48′10″ 132°58′00″
Point Baker 157        
Port Alexander 158 PAL      
Port Armstrong   PTA      
Port Bailey 159 PTB      
Port Graham 160 GRM      
Port Lions   LIO      
Port Moller   MOL      
Port Protection 161        
Portage Bay (Petersburg) 162        
Quinhagak 187        
Resurrection Bay 163        
Sand Point 164 SPT X 55°20′15″ 160°30′00″
Savoonga 165        
Seldovia 166 SEL      
Seward 167 SEW X 60°06′30″ 149°26′30″
Sitka 168 SIT X 57°03′ 135°20′
Skagway 169 SKG      
Soldotna   SOL      
St. George 170 STG      
St. Lawrence 171        
St. Mary   STM    
St. Paul 172 STP X 57°07′20″ 170°16′30″
Tee Harbor 173        
Tenakee Springs 174 TEN      
Thorne Bay 175        
Togiak 176 TOG      
Toksook Bay 177        
Tununak 178        
Ugadaga Bay 179        
Ugashik   UGA      
Unalakleet   UNA      
Valdez 181 VAL      
Wasilla   WAS      
West Anchor Cove 182        
Whittier 183 WHT      
Wrangell 184 WRN      
Yakutat 185 YAK X 59°33′ 139°44′
1  To report a landing at a location not currently assigned a location code number: Use the code for “Other” for the state or country at which the landing occurs and notify NMFS of the actual location so that the list may be updated. For example, to report a landing for Levelock, Alaska if there is currently no code assigned, use “499,” “Other,” AK.”

2. On page 43530, Table 15 is corrected to read as follows:

( printed page 55126)

Table 15 to Part 679.—Gear Codes, Descriptions, and Use (X indicates where this code is used)
Name of Gear NMFS Logbooks and Forms1 Electronic WPR & Check-in/out Code1 Gear Code, Numeric Use Numeric Code to Complete the Following:
Shoreside Electronic Logbook (SPELR) IFQ Terminal & Forms ADF&G COAR
Diving   OTH 11 X   X
Dredge   OTH 22 X   X
Dredge, hydro/mechanical   OTH 23 X   X
Fish wheel   OTH 08 X    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 (IFQ name: hand troll)   (1) 05 X X X
Handpicked    OTH 12 X   X
Hatchery   n/a 77 X   X
Hook-and-line X HAL 61 X X X
Jig, mechanical (IFQ name: jigs)  X JIG 26 X X X
Net,dip   OTH 13 X   X
Net,ring   OTH 10 X   X
Other/specify X OTH 99 X   X
Pair Trawl     37     X
Pot X POT 91 X X X
Pound   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
Trawl, beam   (1) 17 X   X
Trawl, double otter   (1) 27 X   X
Trawl, nonpelagic/bottom X NPT 07 X   X
Trawl, pelagic/midwater X PTR 47 X   X
Troll, dinglebar X TROLL 25 X X X
Troll, power gurdy  X TROLL 15 X X X
Weir   OTH 14 X   X
1  For logbooks, forms, electronic WPR, electronic check-in/out reports: all trawl gear must be reported as either nonpelagic or pelagic trawl

3. On page 43531, Table 16 is corrected to read as follows:

Table 16 to Part 679.—Area Codes and Descriptions for Use with State of Alaska ADF&G Commercial Operator’s Annual Report (COAR)
COAR: Name (Code) Species ADF&G Fisheries Management Areas Area Description in ADF&G Regulations
Alaska Peninsula South Peninsula (MS) North Peninsula (MN) King Crab: AK Peninsula/Aleutian Islands Salmon M M M 5 AAC 34.500 5 AAC 12.100 (Aleutians) 5 AAC 09.100 (AK Peninsula)
  Herring M 5 AAC 27.600
Bering Sea: Pribilof Island (Q1) St. Matthew Island Q2) St. Lawrence Island (Q4) Bering Sea King Crab Bering Sea/Kotzebue Herring Q Q 5 AAC 34.900 5 AAC 27.900
Bristol Bay (T) King Crab Salmon Herring T T T 5 AAC 34.800 5 AAC 06.100 5 AAC 27.800
Chignik (L) Groundfish Herring Salmon L L L 5 AAC 28.500 5 AAC 27.550 5 AAC 15.100
( printed page 55127)
Cook Inlet: Lower Cook Inlet (HL) Upper Cook Inlet (HU) Groundfish Herring Cook Inlet Shrimp Outer Cook Inlet Shrimp Dungeness Crab King Crab Tanner Crab Miscellaneous Shellfish Salmon H H H H H H H H H 5 AAC 28.300 5 AA 27.400 5 AAC 31.300 5 AA 31.400 5 AA 32.300 5 AA 34.300 5 AA 35.400 5 AA 38.300 5 AA 21.100
Dutch Harbor (O) Aleutian Islands King Crab O 5 AA 34.600
EEZ (Federal waters of BSAI (FB) Groundfish n/a n/a
GOA (FG) Atka-Amlia Islands Salmon n/a 5 AAC 11.1010
Kodiak (western GOA) (K) Groundfish Herring King Crab Salmon Shrimp Dungeness Crab Tanner Crab Miscellaneous Shellfish K K K K J J J J 5 AAC 28.400 5 AAC 27.500 5 AAC 34.400 5 AAC 18.100 5 AAC 31.500 5 AAC 32.400 5 AAC 35.500 5 AAC 38.400
Kotzebue (X) Salmon X 5 AAC 03.100
Kuskokwim: Kuskokwim River/Bay (W1) Security Cove (W2) Goodnews Bay (W3) Nelson Island (W4) Ninivak Island (W5) Cape Avinof (W6) Salmon Herring W W 5 AAC 07.100 5AAC 27.870
Norton Sound (Z) Norton Sound-Port Clarence Salmon Norton Sound-Port Clarence King Crab Z 5 AAC 04.100
Prince William Sound (E) Groundfish Herring Shrimp Dungeness Crab King Crab Tanner Crab Miscellaneous Shellfish Salmon E E E E E E E E 5 AAC 28.200 5 AAC 27.300 5 AAC 31.200 5 AAC 32.200 5 AAC 34.200 5 AAC 35.300 5 AAC 38.200 5 AAC 24.100
Southeast: Juneau/Haines (A1) Yakutat (A2) Ketchikan/Craig (B) Petersburg/Wrangell (C) Sitka/Pelican (D) Groundfish Southeast (w/o Yakutat) Herring Yakutat Herring Southeast (w/o Yakutat) Shrimp Yakutat Shrimp Southeast (w/o Yakutat) Dungeness Crab Yakutat Dungeness Crab Southeast (w/o Yakutat) Dungeness, King Crab Yakutat King Crab Southeast (w/o Yakutat) Tanner Crab Yakutat Tanner Crab Southeast (w/o Yakutat) Miscellaneous Shellfish Yakutat Miscellaneous Shellfish Southeast (w/o Yakutat) Salmon Yakutat Salmon A A D A D A D A D A D A D A D 5 AAC 28.100 5 AAC 27.100 5 AAC 27.200 5 AAC 31.100 5 AAC 31.150 5 AAC 32.100 5 AAC 32.155 5 AAC 34.100 5 AAC 34.160 5 AAC 35.100 5 AAC 35.160 5 AAC 38.100 5 AAC 38.160 5 AAC 33.100 5 AAC 29.010 5 AAC 30.100
Yukon River: Lower Yukon (YL) Upper Yukon (YU) Yukon-Northern Salmon Y 5 AAC 05.100
( printed page 55128)

4. On page 43533, Table 18 is corrected to read as follows:

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

October 24, 2001.

William T. Hogarth,

Assistant Administrator for Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries

[FR Doc. 01-27402 Filed 10-31-01: 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510-22-S

Published Document: 01-27402 (66 FR 55123)