Federal Register / Vol. 75, No. 237 / Friday, December 10, 2010 / Notices 76957 

Permits, Conservation and Education 

Division, Office of Protected Resources, 

NMFS, 1315 East-West Highway, Room 

13705, Silver Spring, MD 20910; phone 

(301) 713–2289; fax (301) 713–0376; and 

Northeast Region, NMFS, 55 Great 

Republic Drive, Gloucester, MA 01930; 

phone (978) 281–9328; fax (978) 281– 

9394. 

Written comments on this application 

should be submitted to the Chief, 

Permits, Conservation and Education 

Division, at the address listed above. 

Comments may also be submitted by 

facsimile to (301) 713–0376, or by email 

to NMFS.Pr1Comments@noaa.gov. 

Please include the File No. in the 

subject line of the email comment. 

Those individuals requesting a public 

hearing should submit a written request 

to the Chief, Permits, Conservation and 

Education Division at the address listed 

above. The request should set forth the 

specific reasons why a hearing on this 

application would be appropriate. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Amy Hapeman or Kristy Beard, (301) 

713–2289. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

subject permit is requested under the 

authority of the Marine Mammal 

Protection Act of 1972, as amended 

(MMPA; 16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.), the 

regulations governing the taking and 

importing of marine mammals (50 CFR 

part 216), the Endangered Species Act of 

1973, as amended (ESA; 16 U.S.C. 1531 

et seq.), and the regulations governing 

the taking, importing, and exporting of 

endangered and threatened species (50 

CFR 222–226). 

Dr. Kraus requests a three-year 

scientific research permit to study North 

Atlantic right whales along the U.S. East 

Coast from New York Harbor to the 

Maine-Canada border. Dr. Kraus would 

conduct experimental trials in which a 

rope mimic consisting of a colored rigid 

pipe would be placed in the water near 

the travelling path of a juvenile or adult 

whale to determine if right whales are 

responsive to various color and light 

characteristics. Control trials would also 

be conducted with no rope mimic 

placed in an animal’s path. The 

applicant requests to take up to 200 

whales annually for the close vessel 

approach, photo-identification, 

observation, and monitoring of whales 

during trials. The proposed research 

would seek to determine whether the 

sensory and behavioral capabilities of 

right whales can be used to avoid 

entanglements at depth and in 

conditions of poor visibility. 

In compliance with the National 

Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 

U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), a draft 

environmental assessment (EA) has 

been prepared to examine whether 

significant environmental impacts could 

result from issuance of the proposed 

scientific research permit. The draft EA 

is available for review and comment 

simultaneous with the scientific 

research permit application. 

Concurrent with the publication of 

this notice in the Federal Register, 

NMFS is forwarding copies of the 

application to the Marine Mammal 

Commission and its Committee of 

Scientific Advisors. 

Dated: December 6, 2010. 

P. Michael Payne, 

Chief, Permits, Conservation and Education 

Division, Office of Protected Resources, 

National Marine Fisheries Service. 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

RIN 0648–XA064 

Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic 

Zone Off Alaska; North Pacific Halibut 

and Sablefish Individual Fishing Quota 

Cost Recovery Programs 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notification of standard prices 

and fee percentage. 

SUMMARY: NMFS publishes individual 

fishing quota (IFQ) standard prices for 

the IFQ cost recovery program in the 

halibut and sablefish fisheries of the 

North Pacific. This action is intended to 

provide holders of halibut and sablefish 

IFQ permits with the 2010 standard 

prices and fee percentage to calculate 

the required payment for IFQ cost 

recovery fees due by January 31, 2011. 

DATES: Effective December 10, 2010. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Troie Zuniga, Fee Coordinator, 907– 

586–7231. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION

Background 

NMFS Alaska Region administers the 

halibut and sablefish individual fishing 

quota (IFQ) programs in the North 

Pacific. The IFQ programs are limited 

access systems authorized by the 

Magnuson-Stevens Fishery 

Conservation and Management Act 

(Magnuson-Stevens Act) and the 

Northern Pacific Halibut Act of 1982. 

Fishing under the IFQ programs began 

in March 1995. Regulations 

implementing the IFQ program are set 

forth at 50 CFR part 679. 

In 1996, the Magnuson-Stevens Act 

was amended to, among other things, 

require the Secretary of Commerce to 

‘‘collect a fee to recover the actual costs 

directly related to the management and 

enforcement of any * * * individual 

quota program.’’ This requirement was 

further amended in 2006 to include 

collection of the actual costs of data 

collection, and to replace the reference 

to ‘‘individual quota program’’ with a 

more general reference to ‘‘limited 

access privilege program’’ at section 

304(d)(2)(A). This section of the 

Magnuson-Stevens Act also specifies an 

upper limit on these fees, when the fees 

must be collected, and where the fees 

must be deposited. 

On March 20, 2000, NMFS published 

regulations implementing the IFQ cost 

recovery program (65 FR 14919), which 

are set forth at § 679.45. Under the 

regulations, an IFQ permit holder incurs 

a cost recovery fee liability for every 

pound of IFQ halibut and IFQ sablefish 

that is landed on his or her IFQ 

permit(s). The IFQ permit holder is 

responsible for self-collecting the fee 

liability for all IFQ halibut and IFQ 

sablefish landings on his or her 

permit(s). The IFQ permit holder is also 

responsible for submitting a fee liability 

payment to NMFS on or before the due 

date of January 31 of the year following 

the year in which the IFQ landings were 

made. The dollar amount of the fee due 

is determined by multiplying the annual 

IFQ fee percentage (3 percent or less) by 

the ex-vessel value of all IFQ landings 

made on a permit and summing the 

totals of each permit (if more than one). 

Standard Prices 

The fee liability is based on the sum 

of all payments made to fishermen for 

the sale of the fish during the year. This 

includes any retro-payments (e.g., 

bonuses, delayed partial payments, 

post-season payments) made to the IFQ 

permit holder for previously landed IFQ 

halibut or sablefish. 

For purposes of calculating IFQ cost 

recovery fees, NMFS distinguishes 

between two types of ex-vessel value: 

Actual and standard. Actual ex-vessel 

value is the amount of all compensation, 

monetary or non-monetary, that an IFQ 

permit holder received as payment for 

his or her IFQ fish sold. Standard exvessel value is the default value on 

which to base fee liability calculations. 

IFQ permit holders have the option of 

using actual ex-vessel value if they can 

satisfactorily document it; otherwise the 

standard ex-vessel value is used. 

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Regulations at § 679.45(c)(2)(i) require 

the Regional Administrator to publish 

IFQ standard prices during the last 

quarter of each calendar year. These 

standard prices are used, along with 

estimates of IFQ halibut and IFQ 

sablefish landings, to calculate standard 

values. The standard prices are 

described in U.S. dollars per IFQ 

equivalent pound for IFQ halibut and 

IFQ sablefish landings made during the 

year. IFQ equivalent pound(s) is the 

weight (in pounds) for an IFQ landing, 

calculated as the round weight for 

sablefish and headed and gutted net 

weight for halibut. NMFS calculates the 

standard prices to closely reflect the 

variations in the actual ex-vessel values 

of IFQ halibut and IFQ sablefish 

landings by month and port or portgroup. The standard prices for IFQ 

halibut and IFQ sablefish are listed in 

the tables that follow the next section. 

Data from ports are combined as 

necessary to protect confidentiality. 

Fee Percentage 

Section 304(d)(2)(B) of the MagnusonStevens Act specifies a maximum fee of 

3 percent of the ex-vessel value of fish 

harvested under an IFQ Program. NMFS 

annually sets a fee percentage for 

sablefish and halibut IFQ holders that is 

based on the actual annual costs 

associated with certain management and 

enforcement functions, as well as the 

standard ex-vessel value of the catch 

subject to the IFQ fee for the current 

year. The method used by NMFS to 

calculate the IFQ fee percentage is 

described at § 679.45(d)(2)(ii). 

Regulations at § 679.45(d)(3)(i) require 

NMFS to publish the IFQ fee percentage 

for the halibut and sablefish IFQ 

fisheries in the Federal Register during 

or before the last quarter of each year. 

For the 2010 sablefish and halibut IFQ 

fishing season, an IFQ permit holder is 

to use a fee liability percentage of 1.4 to 

calculate his or her fee for landed IFQ 

in pounds. The IFQ permit holder is 

responsible for submitting the fee 

liability payment to NMFS on or before 

January 31, 2011. 

REGISTERED BUYER STANDARD EX-VESSEL PRICES BY LANDING LOCATION FOR 2010 IFQ SEASON

Landing location Period ending 

Halibut standard ex-vessel 

price 

$ 

Sablefish 

standard exvessel price 

$ 

CORDOVA .................................................................................. February 28 ................................................... — — 

March 31 ........................................................ — — 

April 30 ........................................................... 4.43 — 

May 31 ........................................................... 4.48 3.64 

June 30 .......................................................... — — 

July 31 ........................................................... — — 

August 31 ....................................................... 5.25 — 

September 30 ................................................ — — 

October 31 ..................................................... — — 

November 30 ................................................. — — 

DUTCH HARBOR ....................................................................... February 28 ................................................... — — 

March 31 ........................................................ — — 

April 30 ........................................................... — — 

May 31 ........................................................... — — 

June 30 .......................................................... — — 

July 31 ........................................................... — — 

August 31 ....................................................... — — 

September 30 ................................................ — — 

October 31 ..................................................... — — 

November 30 ................................................. — — 

HOMER ....................................................................................... February 28 ................................................... — — 

March 31 ........................................................ 4.59 — 

April 30 ........................................................... 4.77 — 

May 31 ........................................................... 4.64 — 

June 30 .......................................................... 5.06 — 

July 31 ........................................................... 5.24 — 

August 31 ....................................................... 5.51 — 

September 30 ................................................ 5.67 — 

October 31 ..................................................... 5.67 — 

November 30 ................................................. 5.67 — 

KETCHIKAN ................................................................................ February 28 ................................................... — — 

March 31 ........................................................ — — 

April 30 ........................................................... — — 

May 31 ........................................................... — — 

June 30 .......................................................... — — 

July 31 ........................................................... 4.93 — 

August 31 ....................................................... 5.34 — 

September 30 ................................................ — — 

October 31 ..................................................... — — 

November 30 ................................................. — — 

KODIAK ....................................................................................... February 28 ................................................... — — 

March 31 ........................................................ 4.15 4.36 

April 30 ........................................................... 4.32 3.78 

May 31 ........................................................... 4.31 3.65 

June 30 .......................................................... 4.54 3.66 

July 31 ........................................................... 4.75 3.76 

August 31 ....................................................... 5.06 4.01 

September 30 ................................................ 5.30 4.23 

October 31 ..................................................... 5.30 4.23 

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REGISTERED BUYER STANDARD EX-VESSEL PRICES BY LANDING LOCATION FOR 2010 IFQ SEASON—Continued 

Landing location Period ending 

Halibut standard ex-vessel 

price 

$ 

Sablefish 

standard exvessel price 

$ 

November 30 ................................................. 5.30 4.23 

PETERSBURG ............................................................................ February 28 ................................................... — — 

March 31 ........................................................ 4.47 — 

April 30 ........................................................... 4.59 — 

May 31 ........................................................... 4.75 — 

June 30 .......................................................... 5.00 — 

July 31 ........................................................... 5.16 — 

August 31 ....................................................... 5.38 — 

September 30 ................................................ 5.40 — 

October 31 ..................................................... 5.40 — 

November 30 ................................................. 5.40 — 

SEWARD ..................................................................................... February 28 ................................................... — — 

March 31 ........................................................ — — 

April 30 ........................................................... — — 

May 31 ........................................................... — — 

June 30 .......................................................... — — 

July 31 ........................................................... — — 

August 31 ....................................................... — — 

September 30 ................................................ — — 

October 31 ..................................................... — — 

November 30 ................................................. — — 

SITKA .......................................................................................... February 28 ................................................... — — 

March 31 ........................................................ — — 

April 30 ........................................................... 4.36 3.54 

May 31 ........................................................... 4.61 3.59 

June 30 .......................................................... 4.80 3.75 

July 31 ........................................................... — — 

August 31 ....................................................... — — 

September 30 ................................................ — — 

October 31 ..................................................... — — 

November 30 ................................................. — — 

YAKUTAT .................................................................................... February 28 ................................................... — — 

March 31 ........................................................ — — 

April 30 ........................................................... — — 

May 31 ........................................................... — — 

June 30 .......................................................... — — 

July 31 ........................................................... — — 

August 31 ....................................................... — — 

September 30 ................................................ — — 

October 31 ..................................................... — — 

November 30 ................................................. — — 

Port group Period ending 

Halibut standard ex-vessel 

price 

$ 

Sablefish 

standard exvessel price 

$ 

BERING SEA1 ............................................................................ February 28 ................................................... — — 

March 31 ........................................................ — — 

April 30 ........................................................... — 3.07 

May 31 ........................................................... 4.09 3.41 

June 30 .......................................................... 4.21 3.68 

July 31 ........................................................... 4.50 3.80 

August 31 ....................................................... 4.66 3.80 

September 30 ................................................ 4.60 3.72 

October 31 ..................................................... 4.60 3.72 

November 30 ................................................. 4.60 3.72 

CENTRAL GULF 2 ....................................................................... February 28 ................................................... — — 

March 31 ........................................................ 4.61 4.14 

April 30 ........................................................... 4.51 3.72 

May 31 ........................................................... 4.39 3.66 

June 30 .......................................................... 4.73 3.73 

July 31 ........................................................... 4.93 3.72 

August 31 ....................................................... 5.22 3.82 

September 30 ................................................ 5.40 3.99 

October 31 ..................................................... 5.40 3.99 

November 30 ................................................. 5.40 3.99 

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REGISTERED BUYER STANDARD EX-VESSEL PRICES BY LANDING LOCATION FOR 2010 IFQ SEASON—CONTINUED

Port group Period ending 

Halibut standard ex-vessel 

price 

$ 

Sablefish 

standard exvessel price 

$ 

SOUTHEAST 3 ............................................................................ February 28 ................................................... — — 

March 31 ........................................................ 4.76 3.72 

April 30 ........................................................... 4.54 3.67 

May 31 ........................................................... 4.67 3.70 

June 30 .......................................................... 4.83 4.01 

July 31 ........................................................... 5.04 3.90 

August 31 ....................................................... 5.28 4.14 

September 30 ................................................ 5.57 4.35 

October 31 ..................................................... 5.57 4.35 

November 30 ................................................. 5.57 4.35 

ALL 4 ............................................................................................ February 28 ................................................... — — 

March 31 ........................................................ 4.65 3.75 

April 30 ........................................................... 4.49 3.66 

May 31 ........................................................... 4.44 3.65 

June 30 .......................................................... 4.67 3.80 

July 31 ........................................................... 4.82 3.77 

August 31 ....................................................... 5.07 3.90 

September 30 ................................................ 5.22 4.09 

October 31 ..................................................... 5.22 4.09 

November 30 ................................................. 5.22 4.09 

1 Landing locations Within Port Group—Bering Sea: Adak, Akutan, Akutan Bay, Atka, Bristol Bay, Chefornak, Dillingham, Captains Bay, Dutch 

Harbor, Egegik, Ikatan Bay, Hooper Bay, King Cove, King Salmon, Kipnuk, Mekoryuk, Naknek, Nome, Quinhagak, Savoonga, St. George, St. 

Lawrence, St. Paul, Togiak, Toksook Bay, Tununak, Beaver Inlet, Ugadaga Bay, Unalaska. 2 Landing Locations Within Port Group—Central Gulf of Alaska: Anchor Point, Anchorage, Alitak, Chignik, Cordova, Eagle River, False Pass, 

West Anchor Cove, Girdwood, Chinitna Bay, Halibut Cove, Homer, Kasilof, Kenai, Kenai River, Alitak, Kodiak, Port Bailey, Nikiski, Ninilchik, Old 

Harbor, Palmer, Sand Point, Seldovia, Resurrection Bay, Seward, Valdez, Whittier. 3 Landing Locations Within Port Group—Southeast Alaska: Angoon, Baranof Warm Springs, Craig, Edna Bay, Elfin Cove, Excursion Inlet, Gustavus, Haines, Hollis, Hoonah, Hyder, Auke Bay, Douglas, Tee Harbor, Juneau, Kake, Ketchikan, Klawock, Metlakatla, Pelican, Petersburg, Portage Bay, Port Alexander, Port Graham, Port Protection, Point Baker, Sitka, Skagway, Tenakee Springs, Thorne Bay, Wrangell, Yakutat. 4 Landing Locations Within Port Group—All: For Alaska: All landing locations included in 1, 2, and 3. For California: Eureka, Fort Bragg, Other 

California. For Oregon: Astoria, Aurora, Lincoln City, Newport, Warrenton, Other Oregon. For Washington: Anacortes, Bellevue, Bellingham, 

Nagai Island, Edmonds, Everett, Granite Falls, Ilwaco, La Conner, Port Angeles, Port Orchard, Port Townsend, Ranier, Fox Island, Mercer Island, Seattle, Standwood, Other Washington. For Canada: Port Hardy, Port Edward, Prince Rupert, Vancouver, Haines Junction, Other Canada. 

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

Dated: December 6, 2010. 

Brian Parker, 

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

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BILLING CODE 3510–22–P 

COMMITTEE FOR PURCHASE FROM 

PEOPLE WHO ARE BLIND OR 

SEVERELY DISABLED 

Procurement List; Additions And 

Deletions 

AGENCY: Committee for Purchase From 

People Who Are Blind or Severely 

Disabled. 

ACTION: Additions to and deletions from 

the Procurement List. 

SUMMARY: This action adds product and 

service to the Procurement List that will 

be furnished by nonprofit agencies 

employing persons who are blind or 

have other severe disabilities. 

DATES: Effective Date: 1/3/2011. 

ADDRESSES: Committee for Purchase 

From People Who Are Blind or Severely 

Disabled, Jefferson Plaza 2, Suite 10800, 

1421 Jefferson Davis Highway, 

Arlington, Virginia 22202–3259. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Barry S. Lineback, Telephone: (703) 

603–7740, Fax: (703) 603–0655, or email CMTEFedReg@AbilityOne.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Additions 

On 10/15/2010 (75 FR 63446–63447), 

the Committee for Purchase From 

People Who Are Blind or Severely 

Disabled published notice of proposed 

additions to the Procurement List. 

After consideration of the material 

presented to it concerning capability of 

qualified nonprofit agencies to furnish 

the product and service and impact of 

the additions on the current or most 

recent contractors, the Committee has 

determined that the product and service 

listed below are suitable for 

procurement by the Federal Government 

under 41 U.S.C. 46–48c and 41 CFR 51– 

2.4. 

Regulatory Flexibility Act Certification 

I certify that the following action will 

not have a significant impact on a 

substantial number of small entities. 

The major factors considered for this 

certification were: 

1. The action will not result in any 

additional reporting, recordkeeping or 

other compliance requirements for small 

entities other than the small 

organizations that will furnish the 

product and service to the Government. 

2. The action will result in 

authorizing small entities to furnish the 

product and service to the Government. 

3. There are no known regulatory 

alternatives which would accomplish 

the objectives of the Javits-WagnerO’Day Act (41 U.S.C. 46–48c) in 

connection with the product and service 

proposed for addition to the 

Procurement List. 

End of Certification 

Accordingly, the following product 

and service are added to the 

Procurement List: 

Product 

Yellow Vinyl Panel Marker/NSN: 8345– 

00–NSH–0015. 

NPA: Development Workshop, Inc., 

Idaho Falls, ID. 

Contracting Activity: Bureau of Land 

Management, FA–National 

Interagency Fire Center, Boise, ID. 

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