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maximum LOA will be the LOA on the

date reconstruction was completed.

(5) Application for permit. A scallop

moratorium permit will be issued to the

person or successor in interest who was

the owner of a qualifying vessel when

it most recently made qualifying

landings under paragraph (g)(3) of this

section, if he/she submits to the

Regional Administrator a complete

scallop moratorium permit application

that is subsequently approved. A

complete application for a scallop

moratorium permit must include the

following information:

(i) Name(s), signature(s), business

address(es), and telephone and fax

numbers of the person(s) who owned

the vessel when the most recent

qualifying landing of scallops occurred.

(ii) Name of the qualifying vessel,

state registration number of the vessel

and the USCG number of the vessel, if

any.

(iii) Valid documentation of the

vessel’s basis for moratorium

qualification, if requested by the

Regional Administrator due to an

absence of landings records for the

vessel for the qualifying period.

(iv) Reliable documentation of the

vessel’s qualifying LOA, if requested by

the Regional Administrator, such as a

vessel survey, builder’s plan, state or

Federal registration certificate, or other

reliable and probative documents that

clearly identify the vessel and its LOA

and that are dated on or before January

20, 1993.

(v) Name(s) and signature(s) of the

person(s) who is/are the owner(s) of the

vessel or the person(s) responsible for

representing the vessel owner.

(vi) If the qualifying vessel was under

reconstruction on January 20, 1993, the

permit application must contain the

following additional information:

(A) A legible copy of written contracts

or written agreements with the firm that

performed reconstruction of the vessel

and that relate to that reconstruction.

(B) An affidavit signed by the vessel

owner(s) and the owner/manager of the

firm that performed the reconstruction

specifying the beginning and ending

dates of the reconstruction.

(C) An affidavit signed by the vessel

owner(s) specifying the LOA of the

reconstructed vessel.

(6) Vessel ownership. Evidence of

vessel ownership shall be limited to the

following documents, in order of

priority:

(i) For vessels required to be

documented under the laws of the

United States, the USCG abstract of title

issued in respect to that vessel.

(ii) A certificate of registration that is

determinative as to vessel ownership.

(iii) A bill of sale.

(7) Permit transfer—(i) Applicability.

A moratorium permit transfer is

required to effect any change in permit

ownership including the addition or

subtraction of partners. Area

endorsements may not be transferred

independently of a moratorium permit.

(ii) Required information. A complete

application for approval of transfer of a

scallop moratorium permit must include

the following:

(A) The original moratorium permit to

be transferred.

(B) Name(s), business address(es), and

telephone and fax numbers of the

applicant(s) including the holders of the

scallop moratorium permit that is to be

transferred and the person(s) who is to

receive the transferred scallop

moratorium permit.

(C) Name(s) and signature(s) of the

person(s) from whom the moratorium

permit would be transferred or their

representative, and the person(s) who

would receive the transferred

moratorium permit or their

representative.

(D) A legible copy of a contract or

agreement to transfer the moratorium

permit in question must be included

with the application for transfer that

specifies the person(s) from whom the

scallop moratorium permit is to be

transferred, the date of the transfer

agreement, name(s) and signature(s) of

the current holder(s) of the permit, and

name(s) and signature(s) of person(s) to

whom the scallop moratorium permit is

to be transferred.

(8) Appeal—(i) Determination. The

Chief, RAM Division, will issue an

initial administrative determination to

an applicant upon denial of a scallop

moratorium permit by that official. An

initial administrative determination

may be appealed by the applicant in

accordance with § 679.43. The initial

administrative determination will be the

final agency action if a written appeal is

not received by the Regional

Administrator postmarked within the

period specified at § 679.43.

(ii) Permit denial. An initial

administrative determination that

denies an application for a scallop

moratorium permit may authorize the

affected person to take or retain

scallops. Any administrative

determination that authorizes fishing

will expire on the effective date of the

final agency action relating to the

application.

(iii) Final action. An administrative

determination denying the issuance of a

scallop moratorium permit is the final

agency action for purposes of judicial

review.

(9) Harvesting privilege. Scallop

moratorium permits issued pursuant to

this part do not represent an interest

that is subject to the ‘‘takings’’ provision

of the 5th Amendment to the U.S.

Constitution. Rather, such permits

represent only a harvesting privilege

that may be revoked or amended subject

to the requirements of the MagnusonStevens Act and other applicable laws.

4. In § 679.43, paragraph (a) is revised

to read as follows:

§ 679.43 Determinations and appeals.

(a) General. This section describes the

procedure for appealing initial

administrative determinations made

under this subpart as well as § 679.4(c),

§ 679.4(g), and portions of subpart C of

this part that apply to the halibut and

sablefish CDQ program.

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[FR Doc. 97–9433 Filed 4–10–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–22–F

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric

Administration

50 CFR Part 679

[Docket No. 961119321–7071–02; I.D.

110796G]

RIN 0648–AI68

Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic

Zone Off Alaska; Revisions to

Recordkeeping and Reporting

Requirements

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),

Commerce.

ACTION: Final rule.

SUMMARY: NMFS is revising several

sections of regulations that pertain to

permits, recordkeeping, and reporting

for the groundfish fisheries of the

Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) off

Alaska. These changes are necessary to

clarify existing text, facilitate

management of the fisheries, promote

compliance with regulations, and

facilitate enforcement efforts. This

action is intended to further the goals

and objectives of the fishery

management plans (FMPs) for the

fisheries of the EEZ off Alaska.

EFFECTIVE DATE: May 12, 1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Patsy A. Bearden, 907-586-7228.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

NMFS manages the groundfish

fisheries in the EEZ off Alaska under
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authority of the Fishery Management

Plan for Groundfish of the Gulf of

Alaska and the Fishery Management

Plan for the Groundfish Fishery of the

Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Area.

These FMPs are implemented by

regulations at 50 CFR part 679. General

regulations that also pertain to these

fisheries appear in subpart H of 50 CFR

part 600. The FMPs were prepared by

the North Pacific Fishery Management

Council (Council) under the authority of

the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery

Conservation and Management Act

(Magnuson-Stevens Act).

A proposed rule to revise regulations

that implement permit and

recordkeeping and reporting

requirements for the Alaska groundfish

fisheries was published in the Federal

Register on December 23, 1996 (61 FR

67524). A description of these revisions

and the justification for them is

presented in the preamble to the

proposed rule. Public comment on the

proposed rule was invited through

January 22, 1997. NMFS received 4

letters containing 11 comments, which

are summarized and responded to below

under Response to Comments.

Changes to the Final Rule from the

Proposed Rule

The final rule includes the following

changes from the proposed rule:

1. The proposed rule had added a new

definition of ‘‘fishing trip’’ at § 679.2 for

purposes of catcher vessel and

mothership logbook requirements. The

intent of this logbook trip designation

was to record trip numbers that could be

correlated with observer trips to enable

more effective cross-checking of

observer and logbook data. Since the

proposed rule was published, increased

confusion has occurred due to the

number of different uses or definitions

of the term ‘‘fishing trip.’’ In view of this

confusion, NMFS has reassessed the

need to add a fourth definition of

‘‘fishing trip’’ and has removed it from

the final rule.

2. In § 679.5, paragraph (a)(2) is

revised to clarify the applicability of

recordkeeping and reporting

requirements to shoreside processors

and vessels operating solely as a

mothership in Alaska State waters to

maintain consistency with requirements

for a Federal processor permit.

3. In § 679.5, paragraph (d)(2) is

corrected to read ‘‘operator or manager’’

to be consistent with other parts of the

regulations pertaining to buying

stations, which may be either a vessel or

a land-based operation.

4. In § 679.5, paragraph (c)(3)(ii)(D) is

revised to clarify that estimated total

round fish weight may be recorded to

either the nearest lb or mt.

5. In § 679.5, paragraph (a)(10) is

revised to change NMFS’ approach to

discard reporting in response to

Comment 1. NMFS will require ‘‘best

estimate practicable to the nearest 0.001

mt’’ of discards rather than absolute

quantities. Under this approach, the

processor would estimate discard

amounts in either number of fish (for

Pacific salmon, Pacific halibut,

steelhead trout, king crab, and Tanner

crab) or the weight of fish (for

groundfish and Pacific herring). Many

processors rely on observers sampling

calculations of discard, which are based

on estimated catch weights, to record

their discards. Currently NMFS does not

require scales on board processor

vessels or weighing of discards,

although NMFS and the Council are

interested in pursuing scale weight

requirements for retained and discarded

catch in the near future.

Response to Comments

Comment 1. Recording species

product and discard weights to the

nearest 0.001 mt in a daily cumulative

production logbook (DCPL) and weekly

production report (WPR) requires an

impossible level of accuracy, especially

for discards. In fact, vessel estimated

catch weights (to the nearest mt) often

are used by observers to derive

estimated discard amounts.

Response. The assumption for

calculation of species product weight is

that products can be and are weighed by

processors to the 0.001 mt level.

Accurate groundfish product weight is

currently available in the fishing

industry as part of everyday business,

and NMFS assumes that operators/

managers will use the best information

available in recording this information.

NMFS acknowledges that reporting of

accurate discard amounts to 0.001 mt is

not feasible for most processors.

Therefore, NMFS will require reporting

of discards to be the ‘‘best estimate

practicable to the nearest 0.001 mt’’ of

discards rather than absolute quantities.

The requirement to provide species

product and discard weights to the

nearest 0.001 mt is necessary to

monitor and manage harvests of species

with small quotas (see response to

Comment 4).

Comment 2. Recording product and

discard weights to the nearest 0.001 mt

will require that a company’s vessel and

programming staff spend considerable

time to rewrite the company’s software

supporting production, discard, and

electronic reporting systems to

accommodate the extra decimal point;

the upgrade of vessel software,

particularly if the vessel is at sea, has

the potential to run into the thousands

of dollars.

Response. NMFS provides logbooks

and forms to the fishing industry freeof-charge for purposes of recordkeeping

and reporting. Although NMFS endorses

independent development of software to

facilitate timely and efficient

submission of reports, NMFS’ approval

of a processor’s electronic submission of

required reports does not limit NMFS’

ability to revise the recordkeeping and

reporting requirements. NMFS

recognizes that there is a cost to upgrade

company software. However, NMFS

believes the benefit to industry of the

resulting increased accuracy of inseason

quota management actions, without the

time required to complete or process the

forms or the frequency of submittal due

to the actions of the respondents,

justifies this cost.

Comment 3. Reporting to the nearest

kg will help harmonize the NMFS

reporting requirements with the State of

Alaska landing tax, thus making the

NMFS reports more useful in

calculating the tax assessment.

Response. NMFS agrees, although

facilitating recordkeeping and reporting

for purposes of the Alaska State landing

tax was not the purpose of the proposed

changes to the Federal recordkeeping

and reporting program.

Comment 4. It seems misleading to

seek the precision of measuring to the

nearest billionth of unit of the total cap

of 2,000,000 mt as an enhancement of

the scientific management or

conservation goals of the MagnusonStevens Act.

Response. Concern exists over NMFS’

ability to manage relatively small quotas

specified for several groundfish species,

e.g., rockfish, such that even small

amounts of these species must be

accounted for to avoid overharvesting

quotas and prevent overfishing. This

change would allow NMFS to obtain

more accurate catch data from

processors receiving small amounts of

these species.

Comment 5. The 1997 catcher vessel

daily fishing logbook (DFL) and the

catcher/processor DCPL pages do not

contain enough room to record the

retained and discarded amounts of the

variety of species caught.

Response. To accommodate

information necessary to enforce the

Individual Fishing Quota (IFQ) Program,

NMFS reduced the space available on

the vessel logbook sheets to record

species information. NMFS will address

this constraint in the 1998 logbook

format.

Comment 6. The 1997 catcher vessel

DFL and catcher/processor DCPL have a
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reduced number of lines for haul data

on each page; this will result in a

significant increase in the number of

logbooks used in 1997 compared with

prior years.

Response. To accommodate the

addition of IFQ information on each

page, NMFS removed some rows

previously used to record haul data.

NMFS will address this constraint in the

1998 logbook format.

Comment 7. The 1997 catcher vessel

DFL and catcher/processor DCPL

indicate pages are to be numbered as

‘‘page __ of __’’, but no information is

provided on how the second number is

to be determined.

Response. NMFS agrees. The fishing

industry is advised to disregard the ‘‘of

__’’ portion of this designation and to

number the pages consecutively

beginning with page one and continuing

throughout the logbook for the

remainder of the fishing year, per the

regulations. This format error will be

corrected in the 1998 logbook format.

Comment 8. The 1997 catcher vessel

DFL and catcher/processor DCPL do not

provide a space to record the ‘‘date’’ on

each page.

Response. NMFS agrees. The fishing

industry is advised to enter the daily

date on each page at the bottom of the

vessel name field. This format error will

be corrected in 1998 logbooks.

Comment 9. In the 1997 catcher vessel

DFL and catcher/processor DCPL, the

logbook field previously identified as

‘‘number of observers onboard’’ has

been changed to ‘‘observer onboard—

yes or no’’; this makes it difficult to

indicate when there is one or more

observers onboard.

Response. NMFS agrees. The fishing

industry is advised to write the number

of observers aboard (‘‘0’’, ‘‘1’’, or ‘‘2’’)

over the Observer Onboard YES/NO

box. This format error will be corrected

in the 1998 logbooks.

Comment 10. In the Discard/Donate

section of the catcher/processor DCPL, it

seems that the words ‘‘cumulative total

since last delivery’’ are inappropriate.

Response. NMFS agrees. The fishing

industry is advised to enter the words

in the Discard/Donate section, ‘‘Weekly

cumulative total’’ in place of

‘‘cumulative total since last delivery’’

and summarize discards at the end of

each weekly reporting period. This

format error will be corrected in the

1998 logbooks.

Comment 11. The catcher vessel

instruction manual states that estimated

round catch weight be recorded to the

nearest 0.001 mt. An estimate of this

accuracy is not possible.

Response. NMFS agrees. Estimated

round catch weight may be recorded

either to the nearest lb or mt, whichever

the vessel operator believes most

appropriate. A revised catcher vessel

instruction manual will be issued in

1997 to correct this error. In regulations,

§ 679.5(c)(3)(ii)(D) is revised

accordingly.

Classification

The Administrator, Alaska Region,

NMFS, determined that the regulatory

amendment is necessary for the

conservation and management of the

GOA and BSAI management area

fisheries and that it is consistent with

the Magnuson-Stevens Act and other

applicable laws.

The Assistant General Counsel for

Legislation and Regulation of the

Department of Commerce certified to

the Chief Counsel for Advocacy of the

Small Business Administration that this

rule would not have a significant

economic impact on a substantial

number of small entities. The reasons

were published in the proposed rule (61

FR 67525, December 23, 1996). No

comments were received regarding the

certification. As a result, a regulatory

flexibility analysis was not prepared.

This rule has been determined to be

not significant for purposes of E.O.

12866.

This rule contains collection-ofinformation requirements subject to the

Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA). The

collections of information have been

approved by the Office of Management

and Budget (OMB), OMB Control

Numbers 0648–0206 and 0648–0213.

a. Approved under 0648–0206—

Alaska permits. There are no new forms

or revisions to forms; renewal cycle for

Federal fisheries permit and Federal

processor permit is extended from 1 to

3 years. The information collection

requirements for the Federal processor

permit are repeated in this rule and

have an estimated response time of 0.33

hour per response.

b. Approved under 0648–0213—

Alaska Region Logbook Family of

Forms: Revisions to existing forms have

the following effects: Estimated time for

the operator of a catcher vessel with

fixed gear to complete a DFL increases

from 0.25 hour per response to 0.33

hour per response; estimated time for

the operator of a catcher/processor with

fixed gear to complete a catcher/

processor DCPL increases from 0.45

hour per response to 0.53 hour per

response; estimated time for the

operator of a catcher vessel with gear

other than fixed gear to complete a DFL

increases from 0.25 hour per response to

0.28 hour per response; estimated time

for the operator of a catcher/processor

with gear other than fixed gear to

complete a catcher/processor DCPL

increases from 0.45 hour per response to

0.48 hour per response. The estimated

response times shown include the time

to review instructions, search existing

data sources, gather and maintain the

data needed, and complete and review

the collection-of-information.

Notwithstanding any other provision

of law, no person is required to respond

to nor shall a person be subject to a

penalty for failure to comply with a

collection-of-information subject to the

requirements of the PRA unless that

collection-of-information displays a

currently valid OMB control number.

Send comments regarding this burden

estimate or any other aspect of this

collection of information, including

suggestions for reducing this burden, to

NMFS and to OIRA, OMB (see

ADDRESSES).

This action has been determined to be

not significant for purposes of E.O.

12866.

List of Subjects in 50 CFR 679

Fisheries, Reporting and

recordkeeping requirements.

Dated: April 7, 1997.

Nancy Foster,

Deputy Assistant Administrator for Fisheries,

National Marine Fisheries Service.

For the reasons set out in the

preamble, 50 CFR part 679 is amended

as follows:

PART 679–-FISHERIES OF THE

EXCLUSIVE ECONOMIC ZONE OFF

ALASKA

1. The authority citation for 50 CFR

part 679 continues to read as follows:

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

seq.

2. In § 679.2, the definition for ‘‘fish

product weight’’ is revised to read as

follows:

§ 679.2 Definitions.

* * * * *

Fish product weight means the weight

of the fish product in pounds or to at

least the nearest thousandth of a metric

ton (0.001 mt). Fish product weight is

based upon the number of production

units and the weight of those units.

Production units include pans, cartons,

blocks, trays, cans, bags, and individual

fresh or frozen fish. The weight of a

production unit is the average weight of

representative samples of the product,

and, for fish other than fresh fish, may

include additives or water but not

packaging. Any allowance for water

added cannot exceed 5 percent of the

gross product weight (fish, additives,

and water).

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3. In § 679.4, paragraphs (b)(4)(i) and

(f) are revised to read as follows:

§ 679.4 Permits.

* * * * *

(b) * * *

(4) Duration. (i) A Federal fisheries

permit is issued on a 3-year cycle and

is in effect from the date of issuance

through the end of the current NMFS 3-

year cycle, unless it is revoked,

suspended, or modified under § 600.735

or § 600.740 of this chapter.

* * * * *

(f) Federal processor permit—(1)

Requirement. No shoreside processor of

the United States or vessel of the United

States operating solely as a mothership

in Alaska States waters may receive or

process groundfish harvested in the

GOA or BSAI, unless the owner first

obtains a Federal processor permit

issued under this part. A Federal

processor permit is issued without

charge.

(2) Application. A complete

application for a Federal processor

permit must include the following:

(i) If the application is for an amended

permit, the current Federal processor

permit number and an update of the

permit information that has changed.

(ii) The shoreside processor’s name,

business street address, telephone

number, and fax number.

(iii) The shoreside processor owner’s

name or names, business mailing

address, managing company, if any,

telephone number, ADF&G Processor

Code, and fax number.

(iv) Indication of the fishery or

fisheries for which the permit is

requested.

(v) Indication of the shoreside

processor operations category.

(vi) The owner of the shoreside

processor must sign and date the

application.

(3) Issuance. (i) Upon receipt of a

properly completed permit application,

the Regional Administrator will issue a

Federal processor permit required by

this paragraph (f).

(ii) The Regional Administrator will

send the Federal processor permit to the

applicant with the shoreside processor

logbook, as provided under § 679.5.

(4) Duration. (i) A Federal processor

permit is issued for a 3-year period and

remains in full force and effect from the

date of issuance through the end of the

current NMFS 3-year renewal cycle,

unless it is revoked, suspended, or

modified under § 600.735 or § 600.740

of this chapter.

(ii) A Federal processor permit is

surrendered when the original permit is

submitted to and received by the Chief,

RAM Division, NMFS.

(5) Transfer. A Federal processor

permit issued under this paragraph (f) is

not transferable or assignable and is

valid only for the processor for which it

is issued.

(6) Inspection. (i) An original Federal

processor permit issued under this

paragraph (f) must be on site at the

shoreside processor at all times.

Photocopied or faxed copies are not

considered originals.

(ii) A permit issued under this

paragraph (f) must be presented for

inspection upon the request of any

authorized officer.

4. In § 679.5, the reference to ‘‘0.01

mt’’ is revised to read ‘‘0.001 mt’’ in the

following paragraphs: (a)(6)(iii)(H),

(a)(8)(ii)(A), (a)(9)(ii), (a)(10)(i)(A),

(f)(2)(ii)(E), (g)(3)(iii)(E), (g)(3)(iv),

(h)(3)(iv), and (k)(2)(ii)(C); paragraphs

(a)(2), (a)(5)(iii) and (iv), (a)(10)(i)(A)

and (B), (c)(3)(i) introductory text,

(c)(3)(i)(B) through (D), (c)(3)(ii)(A) and

(D), the introductory text of paragraphs

(d)(2)(i), (e)(2)(i), and (f)(2)(i), and

paragraph headings for (c)(3)(iv) and

(c)(3)(v) are revised; and paragraphs

(c)(3)(iii)(A) and (B) and (c)(3)(vi) are

added to read as follows:

§ 679.5 Recordkeeping and reporting.

(a) * * *

(2) Applicability, Federal processor

permit. Any shoreside processor or

vessel operating solely as a mothership

in Alaska State waters that retains

groundfish is responsible for complying

with the applicable recordkeeping and

reporting requirements of this section.

* * * * *

(5) * * *

(iii) If a shoreside processor, the

Federal processor permit number and

ADF&G processor number.

(iv) If a buying station, the name and

ADF&G vessel number (if a vessel) of

the buying station; the name, ADF&G

processor code, and Federal processor

permit number of associated shoreside

processor or the Federal fisheries permit

number of the associated mothership.

* * * * *

(10) * * *

(i) * * *

(A) The operator or manager must

record and report discards and

donations by species codes and discard

product codes as defined in Tables 1

and 2 of this part for each gear type,

CDQ number, and reporting area,

whether in Alaska State waters or

Federal waters.

(B) If there were no discards or

donations, write ‘‘NO DISCARDS’’, ‘‘0’’,

or ‘‘ZERO’’ for that day.

* * * * *

(ii) Catcher vessel discards/donations.

(A) The operator must record in the DFL

each day on the day discards and

donations as follows:

(1) The estimated daily total, balance

brought forward, and cumulative total

estimated round fish weight for each

discard or donation of groundfish

species, groundfish species groups, and

Pacific herring in lb, or to at least the

nearest 0.001 mt.

(2) The estimated daily total, balance

brought forward, and cumulative total

estimated numbers for each discard and

donation of Pacific salmon, steelhead

trout, halibut, king crab, and Tanner

crab.

(B) For deliveries of unsorted

codends, the catcher vessel is exempt

from recording discards in the DFL and

from submittal of the blue logsheet

(discards copy) for that delivery. The

operator must check the box entitled

‘‘unsorted codend,’’ and the blue DFL

logsheet (discards copy) remains in the

DFL.

(C) For presorted deliveries or in the

event a catcher vessel has ‘‘bled’’ a

codend prior to delivery to a processor,

the operator must check the ‘‘presorted

delivery’’ box, enter the estimated

amount of discards or donations by

species, and submit with each harvest

delivery the blue DFL logsheet (discards

copy) to the mothership, buying station,

or shoreside processor.

(iii) Buying station discards/

donations. (A) The operator or manager

must record in the DCL on a daily basis,

all estimated discards or donations that:

(1) Are reported by a catcher vessel

delivering groundfish to the buying

station;

(2) Occur after receipt of harvest from

a catcher vessel; and

(3) Occur prior to delivery of harvest

to a mothership or shoreside processor.

(B) The operator or manager must

record in the DCL each day on the day

discards and donations occur:

(1) Estimated daily total, balance

brought forward, and cumulative total

estimated round fish weight for each

discard or donation of groundfish

species, groundfish species groups, and

Pacific herring in pounds, or to at least

the nearest 0.001 mt.

(2) Estimated daily total, balance

brought forward, and cumulative total

estimated numbers for each discard and

donation of Pacific salmon, steelhead

trout, halibut, king crab, and Tanner

crab.

(C) If a blue DFL logsheet submitted

to the buying station from a catcher

vessel contains reports of discards or

donations, the operator or manager of a

buying station must record in the DCL

the discards and donations on the day

the DFL logsheet is received from the

catcher vessel.
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(iv) Catcher/processor discards/

donations. The operator of a catcher/

processor must record in the DCPL each

day on the day discards or donations

occur, as follows:

(A) All discards or donations that

occur prior to harvest, during harvest,

and during processing.

(B) The estimated daily total, balance

brought forward, and cumulative total

estimated round fish weight for each

discard or donation of groundfish

species, groundfish species groups, and

Pacific herring in pounds, or to at least

the nearest 0.001 mt.

(C) The estimated daily total, balance

brought forward, and cumulative total

estimated numbers for each discard and

donation of Pacific salmon, steelhead

trout, halibut, king crab, and Tanner

crab.

(v) Mothership or shoreside processor

discards/donations. (A) The operator of

a mothership or manager of a shoreside

processor must record in the DCPL each

day on the day discards or donations

occur that:

(1) Are reported on a blue DFL

logsheet by a catcher vessel delivering

groundfish to the mothership or

shoreside processor.

(2) Occur on site after receipt of

groundfish from a catcher vessel.

(3) Occur during processing of

groundfish.

(B) The operator of a mothership or

manager of a shoreside processor must

record in the DCPL:

(1) The estimated daily total, balance

brought forward, and cumulative total

estimated round fish weight for each

discard or donation of groundfish

species, groundfish species groups, and

Pacific herring in pounds, or to at least

the nearest 0.001 mt.

(2) The estimated daily total, balance

brought forward, and cumulative total

estimated numbers for each discard and

donation of Pacific salmon, steelhead

trout, halibut, king crab, and Tanner

crab.

(C) If an unsorted codend is received

from a catcher vessel, the catcher vessel

is not required to submit a blue discard

logsheet to the mothership or shoreside

processor. The operator of a mothership

or manager of a shoreside processor

must sort the catch received from the

unsorted codends and must record the

discards by species in the DCPL as

discard at sea on the day the harvest is

received from the catcher vessel.

(D) If discards are reported on a blue

DFL logsheet from a catcher vessel

delivering a presorted codend or if a

catcher vessel reports an amount bled at

sea, the operator of a mothership or

manager of a shoreside processor must

record in the DCPL the discards on the

day the DFL logsheet is received from

the catcher vessel.

(E) If a yellow DCL logsheet is

received from a buying station and

discards or donations are reported, the

operator of a mothership or manager of

a shoreside processor must record in the

DCPL the discards or donations on the

day the DCL logsheet is received from

the buying station.

* * * * *

(c) * * *

(3) Information required—(i) General.

In addition to requirements described in

paragraphs (a) and (b) of this section,

the operator of a catcher vessel or

catcher/processor must record on each

page:

* * * * *

(B) The start date, end date, and trip

number of the fishing trip.

(C) If a catcher vessel, the vessel

name, ADF&G vessel registration

number, and Federal fisheries permit

number.

(D) If a catcher/processor, the vessel

name, ADF&G processor code, and

Federal fisheries permit number.

* * * * *

(ii) * * *

(A) If a catcher vessel, date (monthday-year).

* * * * *

(D) The estimated total round fish

weight of the groundfish catch to the

nearest lb or mt.

* * * * *

(iii) * * *

(A) Catcher vessels. (1) If deliveries to

a mothership or shoreside processor are

unsorted codends, the operator must

check the appropriate box.

(2) If deliveries to a mothership or

shoreside processor are presorted at sea,

the operator must check the appropriate

box and must record discard/donation

information as described in paragraph

(a)(10) of this section.

(B) Catcher/processors. The operator

must record discard/donation

information as described in paragraph

(a)(10) of this section.

(iv) Catcher vessel delivery

information. * * *

(v) Catcher/processor product

information. * * *

(vi) IFQ data. The operator of a

catcher vessel or catcher/processor must

record IFQ information as follows:

(A) Check YES or NO to indicate if

persons aboard have authorized IFQ

permits.

(B) If YES, record the following:

(1) Vessel operator’s (captain’s) name

and IFQ permit number, if any.

(2) The name of each IFQ holder

aboard the vessel and each holder’s IFQ

permit number.

(3) Month and day of landing.

(4) Name of registered buyer.

(5) Name of unloading port.

(d) * * *

(2) Information required—(i) General.

In addition to requirements described in

paragraphs (a) and (b) of this section,

the operator or manager of a buying

station must record on each page:

* * * * *

(e) * * *

(2) Information required—(i) General.

In addition to requirements described in

paragraphs (a) and (b) of this section,

the operator of a mothership must

record on each page:

* * * * *

(f) * * *

(2) Information required—(i) Part IA.

In addition to requirements described in

paragraphs (a) and (b) of this section,

the manager of a shoreside processor

must record on each page:

* * * * *

[FR Doc. 97–9390 Filed 4–10–97; 8:45 am]

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