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Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic 

Zone Off Alaska; North Pacific 

Observer Program Standard Ex-Vessel 

Prices 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notification of standard exvessel prices. 

SUMMARY: NMFS publishes standard exvessel prices for groundfish and halibut 

for the calculation of the observer fee 

under the North Pacific Observer 

Program (Observer Program). This 

notice is intended to provide 

information to vessel owners, 

processors, registered buyers, and other 

participants about the standard exvessel prices that will be used to 

calculate the observer fee for landings of 

groundfish and halibut made in 2019. 

NMFS will send invoices to processors 

and registered buyers subject to the fee 

by January 15, 2020. Fees are due to 

NMFS on or before February 15, 2020. 

DATES: The standard prices are valid on 

January 1, 2019. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

general questions about the observer fee 

and standard ex-vessel prices, contact 

Alicia M. Miller at (907) 586–7471. For 

questions about the fee billing process, 

contact Carl Greene at (907) 586–7003. 

Additional information about the 

Observer Program is available on NMFS 

Alaska Region’s website at https://

www.fisheries.noaa.gov/alaska/ 

fisheries-observers/north-pacificobserver-program. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

Regulations at 50 CFR 679 subpart E, 

governing the Observer Program, require 

the deployment of NMFS-certified 

observers (observers) to collect 

information necessary for the 

conservation and management of the 

Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands (BSAI) 

and Gulf of Alaska (GOA) groundfish 

and halibut fisheries. Fishery managers 

use information collected by observers 

to monitor quotas, manage groundfish 

and prohibited species catch, and 

document and reduce fishery 

interactions with protected resources. 

Scientists use observer-collected 

information for stock assessments and 

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The Observer Program includes two 

observer coverage categories—the 

partial coverage category and the full 

coverage category. All groundfish and 

halibut vessels and processors subject to 

observer coverage are included in one of 

these two categories. Defined at 50 CFR 

679.51, the partial coverage category 

includes vessels and processors that are 

not required to have an observer or 

electronic monitoring (EM) at all times 

and the full coverage category includes 

vessels and processors required to have 

all of their fishing and processing 

activity observed. Vessels and 

processors in the full coverage category 

arrange and pay for observer services 

from a permitted observer provider. 

Observer coverage and EM for the 

partial coverage category is funded 

through a system of fees based on the 

ex-vessel value of groundfish and 

halibut. Throughout this notice, the 

term ‘‘processor’’ refers to shoreside 

processors, stationary floating 

processors, and catcher/processors in 

the partial coverage category. 

Landings Subject to Observer Coverage 

Fee 

Pursuant to section 313 of the 

Magnuson-Stevens Act, NMFS is 

authorized to assess a fee on all landings 

accruing against a Federal total 

allowable catch (TAC) for groundfish or 

a commercial halibut quota made by 

vessels that are subject to Federal 

regulations and not included in the full 

coverage category. A fee is only assessed 

on landings of groundfish from vessels 

designated on a Federal Fisheries Permit 

or from vessels landing individual 

fishing quota (IFQ) or community 

development quota (CDQ) halibut or 

IFQ sablefish. Within the subset of 

vessels subject to the observer fee, only 

landings accruing against an IFQ 

allocation or a Federal TAC for 

groundfish are included in the fee 

assessment. A table with additional 

information about which landings are 

and are not subject to the observer fee 

is at § 679.55(c) and is on page 2 of an 

informational bulletin titled ‘‘Observer 

Fee Collection’’ on the NMFS Alaska 

Region website at https://

www.fisheries.noaa.gov/resource/ 

document/observer-fee-collection-northpacific-groundfish-and-halibut-fisheries. 

Fee Determination 

A fee equal to 1.25 percent of the exvessel value is assessed on the landings 

of groundfish and halibut subject to the 

fee. Ex-vessel value is determined by 

multiplying the standard price for 

groundfish by the round weight 

equivalent for each species, gear, and 

port combination, and the standard 

price for halibut by the headed and 

gutted weight equivalent. NMFS 

reviews each vessel landing report and 

determines whether the reported 

landing is subject to the observer fee 

and, if so, which groundfish species in 

the landing are subject to the observer 

fee. All IFQ or CDQ halibut in a landing 

subject to the observer fee will be 

included in the observer fee calculation. 

For any landed groundfish or halibut 

subject to the observer fee, NMFS will 

apply the appropriate standard ex-vessel 

prices for the species, gear type, and 

port, and calculate the observer fee 

associated with the landing. 

Processors and registered buyers 

access the landing-specific, observer fee 

information through NMFS Web 

Application (https://

alaskafisheries.noaa.gov/webapps/efish/ 

login) or eLandings (https://

elandings.alaska.gov/). Observer fee 

information is either available 

immediately or within 24 hours after a 

landing report is submitted 

electronically. A time lag occurs for 

some landings because NMFS must 

process each landing report through the 

catch accounting system computer 

programs to determine which 

groundfish in a landing accrues against 

a Federal TAC and are subject to the 

observer fee. 

Under the fee system, catcher vessel 

owners split the fee with the registered 

buyers or owners of shoreside or 

stationary floating processors. While the 

owners of catcher vessels and 

processors in the partial coverage 

category are each responsible for paying 

their portion of the fee, the owners of 

shoreside or stationary floating 

processors and registered buyers are 

responsible for collecting the fees from 

catcher vessels, and remitting the full 

fee to NMFS. Owners of catcher/ 

processors in the partial coverage 

category are responsible for remitting 

the full fee to NMFS. 

NMFS sends invoices to processors 

and registered buyers by January 15 of 

each calendar year. The total fee amount 

is determined by the sum of the fees 

reported for each landing at that 

processor or registered buyer in the 

prior calendar year. Processors and 

registered buyers must pay the fees to 

NMFS using NMFS Web Application by 

February 15 each year. Processors and 

registered buyers have access to this 

system through a User ID and password 

issued by NMFS. Instructions for 

electronic payment will be provided on 

the NMFS Alaska Region website at 

https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/about/ 

alaska-regional-office and on the 

observer fee invoice to be mailed to each 

processor and registered buyer. 

Standard Prices 

This notice provides the standard exvessel prices for groundfish and halibut 

species subject to the observer fee in 

2019. Data sources for ex-vessel prices 

are: 

• For groundfish other than sablefish 

IFQ and sablefish accruing against the 

fixed gear sablefish CDQ reserve, the 

State of Alaska’s Commercial Fishery 

Entry Commission’s (CFEC) gross 

revenue data, which are based on the 

Commercial Operator Annual Report 

(COAR) and Alaska Department of Fish 

and Game (ADF&G) fish tickets; and 

• For halibut IFQ, halibut CDQ, 

sablefish IFQ, and sablefish accruing 

against the fixed gear sablefish CDQ 

reserve, the IFQ Buyer Report that is 

submitted to NMFS annually by each 

registered buyer that operates as a 

shoreside processor and receives and 

purchases IFQ landings of sablefish and 

halibut or CDQ landings of halibut 

under § 679.5(l)(7)(i). 

The standard prices in this notice 

were calculated using the following 

procedures for protecting confidentiality 

of data submitted to or collected by 

NMFS. NMFS does not publish any 

price information that would permit the 

identification of an individual or 

business. For NMFS to publish a 

standard price for a particular speciesgear-port combination, the price data 

used to calculate the standard price 

must represent landings from at least 

four different vessels to at least three 

different processors in a port or port 

group. Price data that is confidential 

because fewer than four vessels or three 

processors contributed data to a 

particular species-gear-port combination 

has been aggregated to protect 

confidential data. 

Groundfish Standard Ex-Vessel Prices 

Table 1 shows the groundfish species 

standard ex-vessel prices for 2019. 

These prices are based on the CFEC 

gross revenue data, which are based on 

landings data from ADF&G fish tickets 

and information from the COAR. The 

COAR contains statewide buying and 

production information, and is 

considered the most complete routinely 

collected information to determine the 

ex-vessel value of groundfish harvested 

from waters off Alaska. 

The standard ex-vessel prices for 

groundfish were calculated by adding 

ex-vessel value from the CFEC gross 

revenue files for 2015, 2016, and 2017 

by species, port, and gear category, and 

adding the volume (round weight 

equivalent) from the CFEC gross 

revenue files for 2015, 2016, and 2017 

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then dividing total ex-vessel value over 

the three-year period in each category 

by total volume over the 3-year period 

in each category. This calculation 

results in an average ex-vessel price per 

pound by species, port, and gear 

category for the 3-year period. Three 

gear categories were used for the 

standard ex-vessel prices: (1) Non-trawl 

gear, including hook-and-line, pot, jig, 

troll, and others (Non-Trawl); (2) nonpelagic trawl gear (NPT); and (3) pelagic 

trawl gear (PTR). 

CFEC ex-vessel value and volume 

data are available in the fall of the year 

following the year the fishing occurred. 

Thus, it is not possible to base ex-vessel 

fee liabilities on standard prices that are 

less than two years old. For the 2019 

groundfish standard ex-vessel prices, 

the most recent ex-vessel value and 

volume data available is from 2017. 

If a particular groundfish species is 

not listed in Table 1, the standard exvessel price for a species group, if it 

exists in the management area, will be 

used. If price data for a particular 

species remained confidential once 

aggregated to the ALL level, data is 

aggregated by species group (Flathead 

Sole; GOA Deep-water Flatfish; GOA 

Shallow-water Flatfish; GOA Skate, 

Other; and Other Rockfish). Standard 

prices for the groundfish species groups 

are shown in Table 2. 

If a port-level price does not meet the 

confidentiality requirements, the data 

are aggregated by port group. Port-group 

data for Southeast Alaska (SEAK) and 

the Eastern GOA excluding Southeast 

Alaska (EGOAxSE) also are presented 

separately when price data are available. 

Port-group data is then aggregated by 

regulatory area in the GOA (Eastern 

GOA, Central GOA, and Western GOA) 

and by subarea in the BSAI (BS subarea 

and AI subarea). If confidentiality 

requirements are still not met by 

aggregating prices across ports at these 

levels, the prices are aggregated at the 

level of BSAI or GOA, then statewide 

(AK) and ports outside of Alaska 

(OTAK), and finally all ports, including 

those outside of Alaska (ALL). 

Standard prices are presented 

separately for non-pelagic trawl and 

pelagic trawl when non-confidential 

data is available. NMFS also calculated 

prices for a ‘‘Pelagic Trawl/Non-pelagic 

Trawl Combined’’ (PTR/NPT) category 

that can be used when combining trawl 

price data for landings of a species in a 

particular port or port group will not 

violate confidentiality requirements. 

Creating this standard price category 

allows NMFS to assess a fee on 2019 

landings of some of the species with 

pelagic trawl gear based on a combined 

trawl gear price for the port or port 

group. 

If no standard ex-vessel price is listed 

for a species or species group and gear 

category combination in Table 1, Table 

2, or Table 3, no fee will be assessed on 

that landing. Volume and value data for 

that species will be added to the 

standard ex-vessel prices in future 

years, if that data becomes available and 

display of a standard ex-vessel price 

meets confidentiality requirements. 

TABLE 1—STANDARD EX-VESSEL PRICES FOR GROUNDFISH SPECIES FOR 2019 OBSERVER COVERAGE FEE

[Based on volume and value from 2015, 2016, and 2017] 

Species 

(species code) 1 2 Port/area 3 4 Non-trawl NPT PTR PTR/NPT 

Arrowtooth Flounder (121) ................................... Kodiak ........................... ---- $0.08 $0.07 ---- 

CGOA ............................ $0.09 0.08 0.07 ---- 

GOA .............................. 0.09 0.08 0.07 ---- 

AK ................................. 0.12 0.08 0.07 ---- 

ALL ................................ 0.12 0.08 0.07 ---- 

Atka Mackerel (193) ............................................. Kodiak ........................... ---- 0.22 ---- $0.22 

CGOA ............................ ---- 0.22 ---- 0.22 

GOA .............................. ---- 0.22 ---- 0.22 

AK ................................. ---- 0.22 ---- 0.22 

ALL ................................ ---- 0.22 ---- 0.22 

Black Rockfish (142) ............................................ AK ................................. 0.55 0.19 ---- 0.19 

Bocaccio Rockfish (137) ...................................... Sitka .............................. 0.54 ---- ---- ---- 

SEAK ............................. 0.53 ---- ---- ---- 

EGOA ............................ 0.53 ---- ---- ---- 

CGOA ............................ 0.81 ---- ---- ---- 

GOA .............................. 0.56 ---- ---- ---- 

AK ................................. 0.56 ---- ---- ---- 

ALL ................................ 0.56 ---- ---- ---- 

Butter Sole (126) .................................................. Kodiak ........................... ---- 0.15 0.15 ---- 

CGOA ............................ ---- 0.15 0.15 ---- 

GOA .............................. ---- 0.15 0.15 ---- 

AK ................................. ---- 0.15 0.15 ---- 

ALL ................................ ---- 0.15 0.15 ---- 

Canary Rockfish (146) ......................................... Sitka .............................. 0.51 ---- ---- ---- 

SEAK ............................. 0.43 ---- ---- ---- 

EGOAxSE ..................... 0.32 ---- ---- ---- 

Homer ........................... 0.72 ---- ---- ---- 

Seward .......................... 0.42 ---- ---- ---- 

CGOA ............................ 0.45 ---- ---- ---- 

GOA .............................. 0.43 ---- ---- ---- 

AK ................................. 0.43 ---- ---- ---- 

ALL ................................ 0.43 ---- ---- ---- 

China Rockfish (149) ............................................ Sitka .............................. 1.24 ---- ---- ---- 

SEAK ............................. 1.09 ---- ---- ---- 

Cordova ......................... 0.40 ---- ---- ---- 

EGOAxSE ..................... 0.40 ---- ---- ---- 

Homer ........................... 0.77 ---- ---- ---- 

Seward .......................... 0.61 ---- ---- ---- 

CGOA ............................ 0.73 ---- ---- ---- 


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TABLE 1—STANDARD EX-VESSEL PRICES FOR GROUNDFISH SPECIES FOR 2019 OBSERVER COVERAGE FEE—Continued 

[Based on volume and value from 2015, 2016, and 2017] 

Species 

(species code) 1 2 Port/area 3 4 Non-trawl NPT PTR PTR/NPT 

GOA .............................. 0.71 ---- ---- ---- 

AK ................................. 0.71 ---- ---- ---- 

ALL ................................ 0.71 ---- ---- ---- 

Copper Rockfish (138) ......................................... Sitka .............................. 0.97 ---- ---- ---- 

SEAK ............................. 0.79 ---- ---- ---- 

EGOA ............................ 0.70 ---- ---- ---- 

Homer ........................... 0.66 ---- ---- ---- 

Seward .......................... 0.41 ---- ---- ---- 

CGOA ............................ 0.44 ---- ---- ---- 

GOA .............................. 0.59 ---- ---- ---- 

AK ................................. 0.59 ---- ---- ---- 

ALL ................................ 0.59 ---- ---- ---- 

Darkblotched Rockfish (159) ................................ GOA .............................. 0.58 ---- ---- ---- 

AK ................................. 0.58 ---- ---- ---- 

ALL ................................ 0.58 ---- ---- ---- 

Dover Sole (124) .................................................. Kodiak ........................... ---- 0.09 ---- 0.09 

CGOA ............................ ---- 0.09 ---- 0.09 

GOA .............................. ---- 0.09 ---- 0.09 

AK ................................. ---- 0.09 ---- 0.09 

ALL ................................ ---- 0.09 ---- 0.09 

Dusky Rockfish (172) ........................................... Juneau .......................... 0.38 ---- ---- ---- 

Sitka .............................. 0.55 ---- ---- ---- 

SEAK ............................. 0.54 ---- ---- ---- 

EGOAxSE ..................... 0.30 ---- ---- ---- 

Homer ........................... 0.64 ---- ---- ---- 

Kodiak ........................... 0.39 0.17 0.17 ---- 

Seward .......................... 0.59 ---- ---- ---- 

CGOA ............................ 0.41 0.17 0.17 ---- 

GOA .............................. 0.42 0.17 0.17 ---- 

AK ................................. 0.42 0.17 0.17 ---- 

ALL ................................ 0.42 0.17 0.17 ---- 

English Sole (128) ................................................ Kodiak ........................... ---- 0.12 0.12 ---- 

CGOA ............................ ---- 0.12 0.12 ---- 

GOA .............................. ---- 0.12 0.12 ---- 

AK ................................. ---- 0.12 0.12 ---- 

ALL ................................ ---- 0.12 0.12 ---- 

Flathead Sole (122) .............................................. Kodiak ........................... ---- 0.15 0.15 ---- 

CGOA ............................ ---- 0.15 0.15 ---- 

GOA .............................. ---- 0.15 0.15 ---- 

AK ................................. ---- 0.15 0.15 ---- 

ALL ................................ ---- 0.15 0.15 ---- 

Northern Rockfish (136) ....................................... Kodiak ........................... 0.22 0.16 0.16 ---- 

CGOA ............................ 0.23 0.16 0.16 ---- 

GOA .............................. 0.24 0.16 0.16 ---- 

AK ................................. 0.31 0.16 0.16 ---- 

ALL ................................ 0.31 0.16 0.16 ---- 

Octopus (870) ....................................................... Homer ........................... 0.65 ---- ---- ---- 

Kodiak ........................... 0.54 0.55 0.52 ---- 

CGOA ............................ 0.54 0.55 0.52 ---- 

GOA .............................. 0.54 0.55 0.52 ---- 

Dutch Harbor ................. 0.28 ---- ---- ---- 

BS ................................. 0.40 ---- ---- ---- 

BSAI .............................. 0.40 ---- ---- ---- 

AK ................................. 0.50 0.49 0.52 ---- 

ALL ................................ 0.50 0.49 0.52 ---- 

Pacific Cod (110) .................................................. Juneau .......................... 0.58 ---- ---- ---- 

Ketchikan ...................... 0.39 ---- ---- ---- 

Petersburg ..................... 0.19 ---- ---- ---- 

Sitka .............................. 0.58 ---- ---- ---- 

SEAK ............................. 0.56 ---- ---- ---- 

Cordova ......................... 0.35 ---- ---- ---- 

Whittier .......................... 0.36 ---- ---- ---- 

EGOAxSE ..................... 0.36 ---- ---- ---- 

Homer ........................... 0.37 ---- ---- ---- 

Kodiak ........................... 0.35 0.30 0.27 ---- 

Seward .......................... 0.36 ---- ---- ---- 

CGOA ............................ 0.35 0.30 0.27 ---- 

King Cove ..................... 0.26 ---- ---- ---- 

WGOA ........................... 0.26 0.26 ---- 0.26 

GOA .............................. ---- 0.28 0.24 ---- 


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TABLE 1—STANDARD EX-VESSEL PRICES FOR GROUNDFISH SPECIES FOR 2019 OBSERVER COVERAGE FEE—Continued 

[Based on volume and value from 2015, 2016, and 2017] 

Species 

(species code) 1 2 Port/area 3 4 Non-trawl NPT PTR PTR/NPT 

Dutch Harbor ................. 0.29 0.28 ---- 0.28 

BS ................................. 0.29 0.27 ---- 0.27 

BSAI .............................. 0.30 0.27 ---- 0.27 

Stationary Floating 

Processor.

0.29 0.27 ---- 0.27 

AK ................................. 0.30 0.27 0.24 ---- 

ALL ................................ 0.30 0.27 0.24 ---- 

Pacific Ocean Perch (141) ................................... Kodiak ........................... ---- 0.18 0.19 ---- 

Seward .......................... 0.22 ---- ---- ---- 

CGOA ............................ 0.22 0.18 0.19 ---- 

GOA .............................. 0.17 0.18 0.19 ---- 

AK ................................. 0.41 0.18 0.17 ---- 

ALL ................................ 0.41 0.18 0.17 ---- 

Pollock (270) ........................................................ Homer ........................... 0.04 ---- ---- ---- 

Kodiak ........................... 0.08 0.10 0.10 ---- 

Seward .......................... 0.03 ---- ---- ---- 

CGOA ............................ 0.08 0.10 0.10 ---- 

WGOA ........................... ---- 0.12 ---- 0.10 

GOA .............................. 0.08 0.10 0.10 ---- 

Dutch Harbor ................. ---- 0.15 ---- 0.15 

BS ................................. 0.05 0.15 ---- 0.13 

BSAI .............................. 0.05 0.15 ---- 0.13 

Stationary Floating 

Processor.

---- ---- ---- 0.12 

AK ................................. 0.08 0.10 0.10 ---- 

ALL ................................ 0.08 0.10 0.10 ---- 

Quillback Rockfish (147) ...................................... Craig .............................. 0.79 ---- ---- ---- 

Juneau .......................... 0.43 ---- ---- ---- 

Ketchikan ...................... 0.75 ---- ---- ---- 

Petersburg ..................... 0.26 ---- ---- ---- 

Sitka .............................. 0.99 ---- ---- ---- 

SEAK ............................. 0.67 ---- ---- ---- 

Cordova ......................... 0.27 ---- ---- ---- 

Whittier .......................... 0.39 ---- ---- ---- 

EGOAxSE ..................... 0.35 ---- ---- ---- 

Homer ........................... 0.50 ---- ---- ---- 

Seward .......................... 0.40 ---- ---- ---- 

CGOA ............................ 0.40 ---- ---- ---- 

GOA .............................. 0.45 ---- ---- ---- 

AK ................................. 0.45 ---- ---- ---- 

ALL ................................ 0.45 ---- ---- ---- 

Redbanded Rockfish (153) .................................. Juneau .......................... 0.34 ---- ---- ---- 

Ketchikan ...................... 0.33 ---- ---- ---- 

Petersburg ..................... 0.23 ---- ---- ---- 

Sitka .............................. 0.54 ---- ---- ---- 

SEAK ............................. 0.39 ---- ---- ---- 

EGOAxSE ..................... 0.34 ---- ---- ---- 

Homer ........................... 0.35 ---- ---- ---- 

Kodiak ........................... 0.21 0.20 ---- 0.20 

Seward .......................... 0.37 ---- ---- ---- 

CGOA ............................ 0.34 0.20 ---- 0.20 

GOA .............................. 0.38 0.20 ---- 0.20 

AK ................................. 0.38 0.20 ---- 0.20 

ALL ................................ 0.38 0.20 ---- 0.20 

Redstripe Rockfish (158) ...................................... Sitka .............................. 0.52 ---- ---- ---- 

SEAK ............................. 0.55 ---- ---- ---- 

EGOA ............................ 0.48 ---- ---- ---- 

Seward .......................... 0.70 ---- ---- ---- 

CGOA ............................ 0.53 ---- ---- ---- 

GOA .............................. 0.52 ---- ---- ---- 

AK ................................. 0.52 ---- ---- ---- 

ALL ................................ 0.52 ---- ---- ---- 

Rex Sole (125) ..................................................... Kodiak ........................... ---- 0.35 0.35 ---- 

CGOA ............................ ---- 0.35 0.35 ---- 

GOA .............................. ---- 0.35 0.35 ---- 

AK ................................. ---- 0.35 0.33 ---- 

ALL ................................ ---- 0.35 0.33 ---- 

Rock Sole (123) ................................................... Kodiak ........................... ---- 0.19 0.19 ---- 

CGOA ............................ ---- 0.19 0.19 ---- 

GOA .............................. ---- 0.19 0.19 ---- 


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TABLE 1—STANDARD EX-VESSEL PRICES FOR GROUNDFISH SPECIES FOR 2019 OBSERVER COVERAGE FEE—Continued 

[Based on volume and value from 2015, 2016, and 2017] 

Species 

(species code) 1 2 Port/area 3 4 Non-trawl NPT PTR PTR/NPT 

AK ................................. ---- 0.19 0.19 ---- 

ALL ................................ ---- 0.19 0.19 ---- 

Rosethorn Rockfish (150) .................................... SEAK ............................. 0.38 ---- ---- ---- 

EGOA ............................ 0.38 ---- ---- ---- 

Seward .......................... 0.43 ---- ---- ---- 

CGOA ............................ 0.47 ---- ---- ---- 

GOA .............................. 0.44 ---- ---- ---- 

AK ................................. 0.44 ---- ---- ---- 

ALL ................................ 0.44 ---- ---- ---- 

Rougheye Rockfish (151) ..................................... Juneau .......................... 0.32 ---- ---- ---- 

Ketchikan ...................... 0.32 ---- ---- ---- 

Petersburg ..................... 0.27 ---- ---- ---- 

Sitka .............................. 0.55 ---- ---- ---- 

SEAK ............................. 0.45 ---- ---- ---- 

EGOAxSE ..................... 0.29 ---- ---- ---- 

Homer ........................... 0.37 ---- ---- ---- 

Kodiak ........................... 0.32 0.20 0.19 ---- 

Seward .......................... 0.41 ---- ---- ---- 

CGOA ............................ 0.36 0.20 0.19 ---- 

GOA .............................. 0.38 0.22 0.19 ---- 

AK ................................. 0.38 0.22 0.19 ---- 

ALL ................................ 0.38 0.22 0.19 ---- 

Sablefish (blackcod) (710) ................................... Kodiak ........................... 5 n/a 2.99 2.73 ---- 

CGOA ............................ 5 n/a 2.99 2.73 ---- 

GOA .............................. 5 n/a 2.99 2.73 ---- 

AK ................................. 5 n/a 2.99 2.63 ---- 

ALL ................................ 5 n/a 2.99 2.63 ---- 

Shortraker Rockfish (152) .................................... Juneau .......................... 0.34 ---- ---- ---- 

Ketchikan ...................... 0.32 ---- ---- ---- 

Petersburg ..................... 0.29 ---- ---- ---- 

Sitka .............................. 0.53 ---- ---- ---- 

SEAK ............................. 0.42 ---- ---- ---- 

EGOAxSE ..................... 0.45 ---- ---- ---- 

Homer ........................... 0.37 ---- ---- ---- 

Kodiak ........................... 0.35 0.21 0.20 ---- 

Seward .......................... 0.40 ---- ---- ---- 

CGOA ............................ 0.39 0.21 0.21 ---- 

GOA .............................. 0.41 0.25 0.21 ---- 

BS ................................. 0.52 ---- ---- ---- 

BSAI .............................. 0.52 ---- ---- ---- 

AK ................................. 0.41 0.25 0.21 ---- 

ALL ................................ 0.41 0.25 0.21 ---- 

Silvergray Rockfish (157) ..................................... Juneau .......................... 0.38 ---- ---- ---- 

Ketchikan ...................... 0.61 ---- ---- ---- 

Sitka .............................. 0.56 ---- ---- ---- 

SEAK ............................. 0.46 ---- ---- ---- 

EGOAxSE ..................... 0.43 ---- ---- ---- 

Homer ........................... 0.58 ---- ---- ---- 

Seward .......................... 0.43 ---- ---- ---- 

CGOA ............................ 0.46 ---- ---- 0.13 

GOA .............................. 0.46 ---- ---- 0.13 

AK ................................. 0.46 ---- ---- 0.13 

ALL ................................ 0.46 ---- ---- 0.13 

Skate, Alaska (703) .............................................. Seward .......................... 0.45 ---- ---- ---- 

CGOA ............................ 0.45 ---- ---- ---- 

GOA .............................. 0.43 ---- ---- ---- 

AK ................................. 0.43 ---- ---- ---- 

ALL ................................ 0.43 ---- ---- ---- 

Skate, Big (702) ................................................... EGOA ............................ 0.40 ---- ---- ---- 

Homer ........................... 0.39 ---- ---- ---- 

Kodiak ........................... 0.45 0.47 0.45 ---- 

Seward .......................... 0.40 ---- ---- ---- 

CGOA ............................ 0.45 0.47 0.45 ---- 

GOA .............................. 0.44 0.47 0.45 ---- 

AK ................................. 0.44 0.47 0.45 ---- 

ALL ................................ 0.44 0.47 0.45 ---- 

Skate, Longnose (701) ......................................... Petersburg ..................... 0.40 ---- ---- ---- 

SEAK ............................. 0.40 ---- ---- ---- 

EGOAxSE ..................... 0.39 ---- ---- ---- 

Homer ........................... 0.40 ---- ---- ---- 


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TABLE 1—STANDARD EX-VESSEL PRICES FOR GROUNDFISH SPECIES FOR 2019 OBSERVER COVERAGE FEE—Continued 

[Based on volume and value from 2015, 2016, and 2017] 

Species 

(species code) 1 2 Port/area 3 4 Non-trawl NPT PTR PTR/NPT 

Kodiak ........................... 0.45 0.46 0.45 ---- 

Seward .......................... 0.40 ---- ---- ---- 

CGOA ............................ 0.43 0.46 0.45 ---- 

GOA .............................. 0.42 0.46 0.45 ---- 

AK ................................. 0.42 0.46 0.45 ---- 

ALL ................................ 0.42 0.46 0.45 ---- 

Skate, Other (700) ................................................ Juneau .......................... 0.03 ---- ---- ---- 

SEAK ............................. 0.33 ---- ---- ---- 

EGOA ............................ 0.33 ---- ---- ---- 

GOA .............................. 0.37 ---- ---- ---- 

AK ................................. 0.38 ---- ---- 0.13 

ALL ................................ 0.38 ---- ---- 0.13 

Starry Flounder (129) ........................................... Kodiak ........................... ---- 0.09 ---- 0.09 

CGOA ............................ ---- 0.09 ---- 0.09 

GOA .............................. ---- 0.09 ---- 0.09 

AK ................................. ---- 0.09 ---- 0.09 

ALL ................................ ---- 0.09 ---- 0.09 

Thornyhead Rockfish (Idiots) (143) ...................... Juneau .......................... 0.98 ---- ---- ---- 

Ketchikan ...................... 1.17 ---- ---- ---- 

Petersburg ..................... 0.95 ---- ---- ---- 

Sitka .............................. 0.99 ---- ---- ---- 

SEAK ............................. 1.00 ---- ---- ---- 

EGOAxSE ..................... 0.68 ---- ---- ---- 

Homer ........................... 0.77 ---- ---- ---- 

Kodiak ........................... 0.54 0.69 ---- 0.70 

Seward .......................... 0.74 ---- ---- ---- 

CGOA ............................ 0.68 0.69 ---- 0.70 

WGOA ........................... 0.78 ---- ---- ---- 

GOA .............................. ---- 0.71 ---- 0.71 

AI ................................... 0.51 ---- ---- ---- 

BSAI .............................. 0.70 ---- ---- ---- 

AK ................................. 0.78 0.71 ---- 0.71 

Bellingham .................... 0.93 ---- ---- ---- 

OTAK ............................ 0.93 ---- ---- ---- 

ALL ................................ 0.78 0.71 ---- 0.71 

Tiger Rockfish (148) ............................................. Sitka .............................. 0.52 ---- ---- ---- 

SEAK ............................. 0.50 ---- ---- ---- 

EGOAxSE ..................... 0.39 ---- ---- ---- 

Homer ........................... 0.48 ---- ---- ---- 

Seward .......................... 0.41 ---- ---- ---- 

CGOA ............................ 0.43 ---- ---- ---- 

GOA .............................. 0.45 ---- ---- ---- 

AK ................................. 0.45 ---- ---- ---- 

ALL ................................ 0.45 ---- ---- ---- 

Vermilion Rockfish (184) ...................................... Sitka .............................. 1.15 ---- ---- ---- 

SEAK ............................. 1.00 ---- ---- ---- 

EGOA ............................ 1.00 ---- ---- ---- 

GOA .............................. 1.00 ---- ---- ---- 

AK ................................. 1.00 ---- ---- ---- 

ALL ................................ 1.00 ---- ---- ---- 

Widow Rockfish (156) .......................................... GOA .............................. 1.17 ---- ---- ---- 

AK ................................. 1.17 ---- ---- ---- 

ALL ................................ 1.17 ---- ---- ---- 

Yelloweye Rockfish (145) ..................................... Craig .............................. 0.99 ---- ---- ---- 

Juneau .......................... 1.23 ---- ---- ---- 

Ketchikan ...................... 1.66 ---- ---- ---- 

Petersburg ..................... 1.12 ---- ---- ---- 

Sitka .............................. 1.90 ---- ---- ---- 

SEAK ............................. 1.69 ---- ---- ---- 

Cordova ......................... 1.01 ---- ---- ---- 

Whittier .......................... 0.94 ---- ---- ---- 

EGOAxSE ..................... 0.98 ---- ---- ---- 

Homer ........................... 0.89 ---- ---- ---- 

Kodiak ........................... 0.37 0.24 ---- 0.24 

Seward .......................... 0.58 ---- ---- ---- 

CGOA ............................ 0.63 0.24 ---- 0.24 

WGOA ........................... 0.47 ---- ---- ---- 

GOA .............................. ---- 0.24 ---- 0.24 

BS ................................. 0.19 ---- ---- ---- 

BSAI .............................. 0.19 ---- ---- ---- 


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TABLE 1—STANDARD EX-VESSEL PRICES FOR GROUNDFISH SPECIES FOR 2019 OBSERVER COVERAGE FEE—Continued 

[Based on volume and value from 2015, 2016, and 2017] 

Species 

(species code) 1 2 Port/area 3 4 Non-trawl NPT PTR PTR/NPT 

AK ................................. 1.37 0.24 ---- 0.24 

Bellingham .................... 1.14 ---- ---- ---- 

OTAK ............................ 1.14 ---- ---- ---- 

ALL ................................ 1.37 0.24 ---- 0.24 

Yellowtail Rockfish (155) ...................................... Sitka .............................. 0.75 ---- ---- ---- 

SEAK ............................. 0.66 ---- ---- ---- 

EGOA ............................ 0.66 ---- ---- ---- 

Homer ........................... 0.59 ---- ---- ---- 

Kodiak ........................... 0.29 ---- ---- ---- 

Seward .......................... 0.85 ---- ---- ---- 

CGOA ............................ 0.54 ---- ---- ---- 

GOA .............................. 0.57 ---- ---- ---- 

AK ................................. 0.57 ---- ---- ---- 

ALL ................................ 0.55 ---- ---- ---- 

---- = no landings in last 3 years or the data is confidential. 

1 If species is not listed, use price for the species group in Table 2 if it exists in the management area. If no price is available for the species or 

species group in Table 1, Table 2, or Table 3, no fee will be assessed on that landing. That species will come into standard ex-vessel prices in 

future years. 2For species codes, see Table 2a to 50 CFR part 679. 

3 Regulatory areas are defined at § 679.2. (AK = Alaska; ALL = all ports including those outside Alaska; BS = Bering Sea subarea; BSAI = Bering Sea/Aleutian Islands; CGOA = Central Gulf of Alaska; EGOA = Eastern Gulf of Alaska; EGOAxSE = Eastern Gulf of Alaska except Southeast 

Alaska; GOA = Gulf of Alaska; SEAK = Southeast Alaska; WGOA = Western Gulf of Alaska). 4 If a price is listed for the species, port, and gear type combination, that price will be applied to the round weight equivalent for groundfish 

landings. If no price is listed for the port and gear type combination, use port group and gear type, or see Table 2 or Table 3. 5 n/a = ex-vessel prices for sablefish landed with hook-and-line, pot, or jig gear are listed in Table 3 with the prices for IFQ and CDQ landings. 

TABLE 2—STANDARD EX-VESSEL PRICES FOR GROUNDFISH SPECIES GROUPS FOR 2019 OBSERVER COVERAGE FEE

[Based on volume and value from 2015, 2016, and 2017] 

Species group 1 Port/area 2 3 Non-trawl NPT PTR PTR/NPT 

Flathead Sole (FSOL) .......................................... Kodiak ........................... ---- $0.15 $0.15 ---- 

CGOA ............................ ---- 0.15 0.15 ---- 

GOA .............................. ---- 0.15 0.15 ---- 

AK ................................. ---- 0.15 0.15 ---- 

GOA Deep Water Flatfish (DFL4) 4 ...................... Kodiak ........................... ---- 0.09 ---- $0.09 

CGOA ............................ ---- 0.09 ---- 0.09 

GOA .............................. ---- 0.09 ---- 0.09 

GOA Shallow Water Flatfish (SFL1) 5 .................. Kodiak ........................... ---- 0.19 0.18 ---- 

CGOA ............................ ---- 0.19 0.18 ---- 

GOA .............................. ---- 0.19 0.18 ---- 

GOA Skate, Other (USKT) ................................... Juneau .......................... $0.03 ---- ---- ---- 

SEAK ............................. 0.33 ---- ---- ---- 

EGOA ............................ 0.33 ---- ---- ---- 

Kodiak ........................... ---- ---- ---- 0.44 

Seward .......................... 0.42 ---- ---- ---- 

CGOA ............................ 0.42 ---- ---- 0.44 

GOA .............................. 0.37 ---- ---- 0.44 

Other Rockfish (ROCK) 6 7 ................................... Juneau .......................... 0.50 ---- ---- ---- 

Ketchikan ...................... 0.36 ---- ---- ---- 

Petersburg ..................... 0.30 ---- ---- ---- 

Sitka .............................. 0.56 ---- ---- ---- 

SEAK ............................. 0.47 ---- ---- ---- 

Cordova ......................... 0.77 ---- ---- ---- 

Whittier .......................... 0.72 ---- ---- ---- 

EGOAxSE ..................... 0.74 ---- ---- ---- 

Homer ........................... 0.82 ---- ---- ---- 

Kodiak ........................... 0.36 0.18 0.21 ---- 

Seward .......................... 0.50 ---- ---- ---- 

CGOA ............................ 0.54 0.18 0.21 ---- 

WGOA ........................... 0.59 ---- ---- ---- 

GOA .............................. ---- 0.18 0.21 ---- 

AI ................................... 0.51 ---- ---- ---- 

BS ................................. 0.71 ---- ---- ---- 

AK ................................. ---- 0.18 0.21 ---- 

---- = no landings in last 3 years or the data is confidential. 

1 If groundfish species is not listed in Table 1, use price for the species group if it exists in the management area. If no price is available for the 

species or species group in Table 1, Table 2, or Table 3, no fee will be assessed on that landing. That species will come into standard ex-vessel 

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2 Regulatory areas are defined at § 679.2. (AK = Alaska; BS = Bering Sea subarea; BSAI = Bering Sea/Aleutian Islands; CGOA = Central Gulf 

of Alaska; EGOA = Eastern Gulf of Alaska; EGOAxSE = Eastern Gulf of Alaska except Southeast Alaska; GOA = Gulf of Alaska; SEAK = Southeast Alaska; WGOA = Western Gulf of Alaska). 3 If a price is listed for the species, port, and gear type combination, that price will be applied to the round weight equivalent for groundfish 

landings. If no price is listed for the port and gear type combination, use port group and gear type combination. 4 ‘‘Deep-water flatfish’’ in the GOA means Dover sole, Greenland turbot, Kamchatka flounder, and deepsea sole. 

5 ‘‘Shallow-water flatfish’’ in the GOA means flatfish not including ‘‘deep-water flatfish,’’ flathead sole, rex sole, or arrowtooth flounder. 

6 In the GOA: 

‘‘Other rockfish’’ means Sebastes aurora (aurora), S. melanostomus (blackgill), S. paucispinis (bocaccio), S. goodei (chilipepper), S. crameri 

(darkblotch), S. elongatus (greenstriped), S. variegatus (harlequin), S. wilsoni (pygmy), S. babcocki (redbanded), S. proriger (redstripe), S. 

zacentrus (sharpchin), S. jordani (shortbelly), S. brevispinis (silvergray), S. diploproa (splitnose), S. saxicola (stripetail), S. miniatus (vermilion), S. 

reedi (yellowmouth), S. entomelas (widow), and S. flavidus (yellowtail). In the Eastern GOA only, other rockfish also includes northern rockfish, 

S. polyspinis. 

‘‘Other rockfish’’ in the Western and Central Regulatory Areas and in the West Yakutat District means other rockfish and demersal shelf rockfish. The ‘‘other rockfish’’ species group in the SEO District only includes other rockfish. 

‘‘Demersal shelf rockfish’’ means Sebastes pinniger (canary), S. nebulosus (china), S. caurinus (copper), S. maliger (quillback), S. 

helvomaculatus (rosethorn), S. nigrocinctus (tiger), and S. ruberrimus (yelloweye). 7 ‘‘Other rockfish’’ in the BSAI includes all Sebastes and Sebastolobus species except for Pacific ocean perch, northern, shortraker, and 

rougheye rockfish. ‘‘Rougheye rockfish’’ includes Sebastes aleutianus (rougheye) and Sebastes melanostictus (blackspotted). 

Halibut and Sablefish IFQ and CDQ 

Standard Ex-Vessel Prices 

Table 3 shows the observer fee 

standard ex-vessel prices for halibut and 

sablefish. These standard prices are 

calculated as a single annual average 

price, by species and port or port group. 

Volume and ex-vessel value data 

collected on the 2018 IFQ Buyer Report 

for landings made from October 1, 2017, 

through September 30, 2018, were used 

to calculate the standard ex-vessel 

prices for the 2019 observer fee for 

halibut IFQ, halibut CDQ, sablefish IFQ, 

and sablefish landings that accrue 

against the fixed gear sablefish CDQ 

reserve. 

TABLE 3—STANDARD EX-VESSEL PRICES FOR HALIBUT IFQ, HALIBUT CDQ, SABLEFISH IFQ, AND SABLEFISH ACCRUING

AGAINST THE FIXED GEAR SABLEFISH CDQ RESERVE FOR THE 2019 OBSERVER FEE

[Based on 2018 IFQ Buyer Reports] 

Species Port/area 1 Price 2

Halibut (200) ................................................................................................... Ketchikan ................................................................ $5.53 

Petersburg 5.43 

Sitka 5.28 

SEAK 5.47 

Cordova 5.55 

EGOAxSE 5.48 

Homer 5.90 

Kenai 6.22 

Kodiak 5.28 

Seward 5.52 

CGOA 5.54 

WGOA 4.88 

BS 4.95 

BSAI 4.83 

AK 5.37 

ALL 5.37 

Sablefish (710) ................................................................................................ Sitka ....................................................................... 4.31 

SEAK 4.22 

Cordova 3.36 

EGOAxSE 3.66 

Kodiak 3.88 

Seward 3.71 

CGOA 3.82 

WGOA 3.35 

BS 2.89 

BSAI 2.89 

AK 3.80 

ALL 3.80 

1 Regulatory areas are defined at § 679.2. (AK = Alaska; ALL = all ports including those outside Alaska; AI = Aleutian Islands subarea; BS = 

Bering Sea subarea; CGOA = Central Gulf of Alaska; EGOAxSE = Eastern Gulf of Alaska except Southeast Alaska; SEAK = Southeast Alaska; 

WGOA = Western Gulf of Alaska). 2 If a price is listed for the species and port combination, that price will be applied to the round weight equivalent for sablefish landings and the 

headed and gutted weight equivalent for halibut landings. If no price is listed for the port, use port group. 


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

Dated: December 14, 2018. 

Karen H. Abrams, 

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. 2018–27441 Filed 12–18–18; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

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Administration 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

The Department of Commerce will 

submit to the Office of Management and 

Budget (OMB) for clearance the 

following proposal for collection of 

information under the provisions of the 

Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 

Chapter 35). 

Agency: National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). 

Title: Alaska Quota Cost Recovery 

Programs. 

OMB Control Number: 0648–0711. 

Form Number(s): None. 

Type of Request: Regular (revision 

and extension of a currently approved 

information collection). 

Number of Respondents: 2,047. 

Average Hours per Response: 1 

minute for cost recovery fee, observer 

coverage fee, and Value and Volume 

Report; 4 hours for Appeals for any 

person who receives an IAD for 

incomplete payment of a fee liability. 

Burden Hours: 97. 

Needs and Uses: This request is for 

revision and extension of an existing 

information collection. 

Three existing collections are being 

merged into this collection: OMB 

control numbers 0648–0727, 0648–0758, 

and 0648–0764. 

The Magnuson-Stevens Fishery and 

Conservation Act both authorizes and 

requires the collection of cost recovery 

fees for Limited Access Privilege (LAP) 

programs and Western Alaska 

Community Development Quota (CDQ) 

programs. The cost recovery fees may 

not exceed three percent of the ex-vessel 

value, and must recover costs associated 

with the management, data collection, 

and enforcement of these programs that 

are directly incurred by government 

agencies tasked with overseeing these 

fisheries. 

In addition, NMFS collects observer 

coverage fees to support the funding and 

deployment of observers on vessels and 

in plants in the partial observer 

coverage category. The observer 

coverage fee must be paid by permit 

holders in the partial observer coverage 

category, i.e., small catcher/processors, 

catcher vessels, shoreside processors, 

and stationary floating processors 

named on a Federal Fisheries Permit, or 

a person named on a Registered Buyer 

permit. 

Processors that receive and purchase 

landings of IFQ halibut or sablefish, 

rockfish, groundfish, and crab subject to 

observer and/or cost recovery fees must 

submit an Ex-vessel Value and Volume 

report under 50 CFR 679.5 or 50 CFR 

680.5 that provides information on the 

pounds purchased and value paid. 

NMFS uses this information to establish 

the total ex-vessel value of the fishery, 

to calculate standard prices, and to 

establish annual fee percentages in each 

fishery. 

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations; individuals or 

households. 

Frequency: Annually. 

Respondent’s Obligation: Mandatory. 

This information collection request 

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notice to OIRA_Submission@

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Dated: December 14, 2018. 

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AGENCY: Department of the Army, DoD. 

ACTION: 30-Day information collection 

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SUMMARY: The Department of Defense 

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DATES: Consideration will be given to all 

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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Fred 

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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

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Application; Exchange Form 1100–016; 

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Type of Request: Extension. 

Number of Respondents: 2,500. 

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Households. 

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obtain privileges. 

OMB Desk Officer: Ms. Jasmeet 

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You may also submit comments and 

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received without change, including any 

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DOD Clearance Officer: Mr. Frederick 

Licari. 

Requests for copies of the information 

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Dated: December 14, 2018. 

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