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trawl gear. No groundfish landing by

shrimp or prawn pot (trap) gear may be

in excess of the limited-entry trip limit

for nontrawl gear.

(d) This rule is not intended to

supersede any more restrictive State law

relating to the retention of groundfish

taken in shrimp or prawn pots or traps.

(4) California halibut or sea cucumber

trawl. The trip limit for a vessel

participating in the California halibut

fishery or in the sea cucumber fishery

south of Point Arena, CA (38°57′30′′ N.

lat.) is 500 lb (227 kg) of groundfish per

vessel per fishing trip.

(a) A trawl vessel will be considered

participating in the California halibut

fishery if:

(i) It is not fishing under a valid

limited-entry permit issued under 50

CFR part 663 for trawl gear;

(ii) All fishing on the trip takes place

south of Point Arena; and

(iii) The landing includes California

halibut of a size required by California

Fish and Game Code section 8392(a),

which states: ‘‘No California halibut

may be taken, possessed or sold which

measures less than 22 inches in total

length, unless it weighs four pounds or

more in the round, three and one-half

pounds or more dressed with the head

on, or three pounds or more dressed

with the head off. Total length means

the shortest distance between the tip of

the jaw or snout, whichever extends

farthest while the mouth is closed, and

the tip of the longest lobe of the tail,

measured while the halibut is lying flat

in natural repose, without resort to any

force other than the swinging or fanning

of the tail.’’

(b) A trawl vessel will be considered

participating in the sea cucumber

fishery if:

(i) It is not fishing under a valid

limited-entry permit issued under 50

CFR part 663 for trawl gear;

(ii) All fishing on the trip takes place

south of Point Arena; and

(iii) The landing includes sea

cucumbers taken in accordance with

California Fish and Game Code section

8396, which requires a permit issued by

the State of California.

(c) No groundfish landing by

California halibut or sea cucumber trawl

may be in excess of the limited-entry

trip limit for groundfish trawl gear.

J. Recreational Fishery

(1) California. The bag limits for each

person engaged in recreational fishing

seaward of the State of California are:

five lingcod per day, which may be no

smaller than 22 inches (56 cm) total

length; and 15 rockfish per day. Multiday limits are authorized by a valid

permit issued by the State of California

and must not exceed the daily limit

multiplied by the number of days in the

fishing trip.

(2) Oregon. The bag limits for each

person engaged in recreational fishing

seaward of the State of Oregon are:

Three lingcod per day, which may be no

smaller than 22 inches (56 cm) total

length; and 15 rockfish per day, of

which no more than 10 may be black

rockfish (Sebastes melanops).

(3) Washington. The bag limits for

each person engaged in recreational

fishing seaward of the State of

Washington are: three lingcod per day

no smaller than 22 inches (56 cm) total

length, and either 15 rockfish per day

south of Leadbetter Point (46°38′10′′ N.

lat.) or 12 rockfish per day north of

Leadbetter Point.

Classification

The final specifications and

management measures for 1995 are

issued under the authority of and are in

accordance with 50 CFR parts 611 and

663, the regulations implementing the

FMP.

Much of the data necessary for these

specifications and management

measures come from the current fishing

season. Because of the timing of the

receipt, development, review, and

analysis of the fishery information

necessary for setting the initial

specifications and management

measures, and the need to have these

specifications and management

measures in effect at the beginning of

the fishing year, there is good cause

under section 553(b) of the

Administrative Procedure Act to waive

prior notice and opportunity for public

comment for the specifications and

management measures. Amendment 4 to

the FMP, implemented on January 1,

1991, recognized these timeliness

considerations, and set up a system by

which the interested public was

notified, through Federal Register

publication and Council mailings, of

meetings and of the development of

these measures, and was provided the

opportunity to comment during the

Council process. The public

participated in GMT, Groundfish

Advisory Subpanel, Scientific and

Statistical Committee, and Council

meetings in August and October 1994

where these recommendations were

formulated. Additional public

comments will be accepted for 30 days

after publication of this document in the

Federal Register. The Assistant

Administrator will consider all

comments made during the public

comment period and may propose

modifications as appropriate.

Because this rule is being issued

without prior notice and opportunity for

public comment, preparation of a

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis is not

required and none has been prepared.

The Administrative Procedure Act

requires that publication of an action be

made not less than 30 days before its

effective date unless the Assistant

Administrator finds and publishes with

the rule good cause for an earlier

effective date. These specifications

announce the harvest goals and the

management measures designed to

achieve those harvest goals in 1995. A

delay in implementation could

compromise the management strategies

that are based on the projected landings

from these trip limits. Therefore, a delay

in effectiveness is contrary to the public

interest and these actions are effective

on January 4, 1995.

Dated: January 4, 1995.

Charles Karnella,

Acting Program Management Officer,

National Marine Fisheries Service.

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50 CFR Part 677

[Docket No. 940412–4360; I.D. 102094A]

RIN 0648–AD80

North Pacific Fisheries Research Plan

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),

Commerce.

ACTION: Final rule.

SUMMARY: NMFS issues a final rule to

clarify and make minor changes to the

regulations implementing the North

Pacific Fisheries Research Plan

(Research Plan). This action clarifies

1995 observer coverage requirements,

revises the definition of the term

‘‘processor,’’ specifies who is and is not

included in the definition of processor,

and exempts certain processors

included in the definition from the

requirement to have a Federal Processor

Permit. These clarifications are

incorporated as minor revisions to the

instructions accompanying the Federal

Processor Permit Application. In

addition, the definition of ‘‘round

weight’’ is revised to conform it to

recent regulatory changes. This final

rule is consistent with the intent of the

regulations implementing the Research

Plan and is intended to reduce

confusion during the first year of the

fee-collection program authorized under

the Research Plan.

EFFECTIVE DATE: January 4, 1995.
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ADDRESSES: Copies of the Research Plan

and the environmental assessment/

regulatory impact review (EA/RIR)

prepared for the Research Plan may be

obtained from the North Pacific Fishery

Management Council, P.O. Box 103136,

Anchorage, AK 99510. Copies of the

Observer Plan may be obtained from

Fisheries Management Division, Alaska

Region, NMFS, 709 West 9th Street,

Juneau, AK 99801, or P.O. Box 21668,

Juneau, AK 99802–1668, Attn: Lori J.

Gravel.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Susan Salveson, 907–586–7228.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

Regulations implementing the

Research Plan became effective October

6, 1994 (59 FR 46126, September 6,

1994). The purpose, and description of,

the Research Plan are contained in the

preamble of the Federal Register action

publishing the implementing

regulations. A correction subsequently

was published in the Federal Register

that delayed specified parts of the

regulations until January 1, 1995 (59 FR

51874, October 13, 1994).

A proposed rule was published in the

Federal Register November 21, 1994 (59

FR 59983) that would revise the

regulations implementing the Research

Plan to remove regulatory ambiguity

and inconsistency identified by NMFS.

Comments on the proposed rule were

invited through December 3, 1994. No

written comments were received during

the comment period.

NMFS has determined that the

following changes to the regulations

implementing the Research Plan are

consistent with the intent of the

Research Plan, and consequently

approves them:

1. The 1995 observer coverage

requirements set out at

§ 677.10(a)(1)(i)(C) are clarified to

continue to exempt from observer

coverage any vessel that delivers

unsorted codends to a processor.

2. The definition of ‘‘processor’’ under

the Research Plan is amended to make

clear NMFS’ interpretation that buying

stations are not considered processors

for purposes of the Research Plan, and

that fishermen who transfer fish to

persons outside of the United States are

included in the definition.

3. The requirement for a Federal

Processor Permit is also revised. Certain

persons, although considered processors

under the definition of that term, are not

required to obtain this permit.

Fishermen who sell fish directly to a

restaurant or to another individual for

use as bait or personal consumption or

fishermen who transfer fish to a person

outside the United States are not

required to have a processor permit.

4. The Federal Processor Permit

Application (Form FPP–1) is revised to

reflect changes referenced in items 2.

and 3., above; and

5. The definition of ‘‘round weight or

round-weight equivalent’’ is revised to

reflect the recent amendment of the

definition of this term in 50 CFR 672.2

and 675.2 (59 FR 50699, October 5,

1994).

A further description of and

justification for these regulatory

amendments are explained in the

preamble to the proposed rule.

As presented in the preamble to the

proposed rule, NMFS also notes that the

following sections of the Observer Plan

remain effective during the first year of

the Research Plan (1995): (1) Standards

of observer conduct (attachment number

3); and (2) the description,

specifications, and work statement for

certified domestic observer contractors,

including conflict of interest standards

for NMFS-certified observers and

contractors and conditions for

contractor and observer certification

revocation (attachment number 4).

Copies of the Observer Plan dated May

1994 are available from NMFS (see

ADDRESSES).

After the first year of the Research

Plan, standards and criteria for conduct,

certification, conflict of interest, and

revocation of certification of observers

and observer contractors will be

included as part of the contractual

arrangements between NMFS and

observer contractors.

Changes in the Final Rule From the

Proposed Rule

NMFS has implemented one change

in the final rule from the proposed rule

to address more effectively the need for

revision of the definition of ‘‘processor.’’

The proposed rule clarified that tender

vessels are not processors for purposes

of the Research Plan, because these

vessels are used to simply receive

unprocessed groundfish from a vessel

for delivery to a shoreside processor or

mothership and do not process that fish.

However, NMFS is aware of operations

other than tender vessels that provide

this delivery service and, therefore, also

should be excluded from the definition

of ‘‘processor’’ for purposes of the

Research Plan. As a result, the term

‘‘tender vessel’’ is replaced with the

term ‘‘buying station’’ at § 677.2 in order

to exclude these other operations from

the definition of ‘‘processor.’’

Classification

This final rule includes minor

revisions to the instructions

accompanying the collection of

information approved by the Office of

Management and Budget (OMB), OMB

control number 0648–0206 (Processor

Permit Application). No new

information is being collected. The

number of persons required to comply

with the collection-of-information

requirements is reduced.

The North Pacific Fishery

Management Council, NMFS, and the

Alaska Department of Fish and Game

prepared a final Regulatory Flexibility

Analysis as part of the RIR prepared for

the Research Plan. A copy of this

analysis is available from the Council

(see ADDRESSES).

NMFS finds that this final action

should be implemented as soon as

possible so that clear instructions may

be sent out to the industry that reflect

what will be in place for the 1995 fee

collection program authorized under the

Research Plan. Delay in implementing

the revisions would create unnecessary

confusion within the fishing industry

concerning implementation of the

Research Plan during 1995. Because this

is a substantive rule that relieves a

restriction on catcher vessel owners to

apply for a Federal Processor Permit, the

30-day delayed effectiveness provision

of the Administrative Procedure Act, 5

U.S.C. 53(d), does not apply.

This final rule has been determined to

be not significant for purposes of E.O.

12866.

List of Subjects in 50 CFR Part 677

Fisheries, Reporting and

recordkeeping requirements.

Dated: December 30, 1994.

Gary Matlock,

Program Management Officer, National

Marine Fisheries Service.

For the reasons set out in the

preamble, 50 CFR part 677 is amended

as follows:

PART 677—NORTH PACIFIC

FISHERIES RESEARCH PLAN

1. The authority citation for part 677

continues to read as follows:

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

2. In § 677.2, the definitions of

‘‘processor’’ and paragraph (1) of

‘‘round-weight or round-weight

equivalent’’ are revised and the

definition of ‘‘buying station’’ is added,

in alphabetical order, to read as follows:

§ 677.2 Definitions.

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Buying station means a person or

vessel that receives unprocessed fish

from a vessel for delivery to a shoreside

processing facility or mothership

processor vessel and that does not

process those fish.

* * * * *

Processor means any shoreside

processing facility or vessel that

processes fish, any person who receives

fish from fishermen for commercial

purposes, any fisherman who transfers

fish outside of the United States, and

any fisherman who sells fish directly to

a restaurant or to an individual for use

as bait or personal consumption.

Processor does not include a buying

station or a restaurant, or a person who

receives fish from fishermen for

personal consumption or bait.

* * * * *

Round weight or round-weight

equivalent means:

(1) For groundfish or halibut—the

weight of fish calculated by dividing the

weight of the primary product made

from that fish by the standard product

recovery rate for that primary product as

listed in § 672.20(j) of this chapter, or,

if not listed, the weight of fish

calculated by dividing the weight of a

primary product by the standard

product recovery rate as determined

using the best available evidence on a

case-by-case basis.

* * * * *

3. In § 677.4, paragraph (a) is revised

to read as follows:

§ 677.4 Permits.

(a) General. In addition to the permit

and licensing requirements at § 301.3 of

this title and §§ 672.4, 675.4, and

§ 676.13 of this chapter, a processor of

fish from a Research Plan fishery must

have a Federal Processor Permit issued

by the Regional Director under this

section, except that this requirement

does not apply to any fisherman who

transfers fish outside of the United

States, or any fisherman who sells fish

directly to a restaurant or to an

individual for use as bait or personal

consumption. Federal Processor Permits

will be issued without charge.

* * * * *

4. In § 677.7, paragraph (e) is revised

to read as follows:

§ 677.7 General prohibitions.

* * * * *

(e) Process or receive fish from a

Research Plan fishery without a valid

permit issued pursuant to this part.

* * * * *

5. In § 677.10, paragraph (a)(1)(i)(C) is

revised to read as follows:

§ 677.10 General requirements.

(a) * * *

(1) * * *

(i) * * *

(C) A catcher/processor or catcher

vessel 125 ft. (38.1 m) LOA or longer

must carry a NMFS-certified observer

during 100 percent of its fishing days

while fishing for groundfish, except for

a vessel fishing for groundfish with pot

gear as provided in paragraph (a)(1)(i)(F)

of this section.

* * * * *

Figure 1 to Part 677 [Amended]

6. Figure 1 to part 677, Federal

Processor Permit Application (Form

FPP–1), is revised to read as follows:

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Instructions

A separate application must be completed

for each vessel or processor. Type or print

legibly in ink; retain a copy of completed

application. Completed forms should be

mailed to: NMFS Alaska Region, P.O. Box

21668, Juneau, AK 99802–1668. If you have

any questions, please call Enforcement at

907–586–7225.

Block A—Permit Amendment Information

If you already have a valid Federal permit,

but the information originally provided on

your application has changed, you should fill

out this block. Provide your current Federal

Fisheries Permit number and/or your Federal

Processor Permit number, and check the

item(s) that have changed. Written

notification of changes must be received

within 10 days of the date of the change.

Block B—Vessel Information

Complete Block B if the permit is for a

vessel.

Vessel Name—Enter complete vessel name

as displayed in official documentation.

ADF&G Number—Enter 5-digit State of

Alaska Department of Fish & Game (ADF&G)

number (example: 51233).

Coast Guard Number—Enter Coast Guard

documentation number (example 566722) or

state registration number (example:

AK3456C).

Homeport—Enter homeport (city and state)

as recorded in official documentation.

Length Overall—Enter the vessel’s length

overall in feet, which is defined as the

horizontal distance, rounded to the nearest

foot, between the foremost part of the stem

and the aftermost part of the stern, excluding

bowsprits, rudders, outboard motor brackets,

and similar fittings or attachments.

Net Tonnage—Enter registered net tonnage

(U.S. tons) as stated in official

documentation.

Vessel Telephone, FAX, and INMARSAT

Numbers—Enter telephone, FAX, and

INMARSAT (satellite communication)

numbers used onboard the vessel.

Block C—Shoreside Processor Information

Complete Block C if the permit is for a

shoreside processor, which is defined as any

person, that receives unprocessed fish,

except Catcher/Processors, Mothership

Processor Vessels, Buying stations,

restaurants, or persons buying fish from

fishermen for use as bait or personal

consumption.

Processor Name—Enter complete name as

displayed in official documentation.

Business Street Address—Enter complete

street address of the shoreside processing

facility, including street number, city, state

and zip code.

ADF&G Processor Code—Enter the Alaska

Department of Fish and Game Processor

Number assigned to the processor.

Telephone and FAX Numbers—Enter

telephone and FAX numbers used at the

shoreside processor.

Block D—Owner Information

Enter information on the owner of the

vessel listed in block B or the shoreside

processor listed in block C.

Owner Name(s)—Enter the full name(s) of

the vessel or processor owner(s). If there is

more than one owner, list the principal

owner first; the permit will be issued to the

first owner listed, with an ET AL. notation.

The permit MUST be issued to the owner of

the vessel or processor, not operators or

lessees.

Business Mailing Address—Enter your

complete PERMANENT business mailing

address, including state and zip code. Your

permit will be sent to this address. If you

need to have your permit sent to a different

address, please enter your PERMANENT

business address on the application and

attach a note with your alternate address.

Managing Company—Enter the name of

any company (other than the owner) that

manages the operations of your vessel or

processor.

Telephone and FAX Numbers—Enter

telephone and FAX numbers used by the

vessel or processor owner. It is very

important that you provide a telephone

number where we can contact you, or where

we can leave messages for you; if questions

arise concerning your application and we

cannot contact you by telephone, issuance of

your permit will be delayed.

Block E—Federal Fisheries Permit

Information

Federal Fisheries Permits are required for

all vessels conducting groundfish operations

in the 3–200 mile zone off Alaska. This

includes vessels fishing for groundfish,

vessels processing groundfish, and support

vessels assisting other groundfish vessels.

‘‘Groundfish’’ means pollock, Pacific cod,

sablefish, Atka mackerel, rockfish, smelt,

eulachon, capelin, sharks, skates, sculpins,

octopus, squid, and any species of flatfish

except Pacific halibut.

Fisheries—Indicate the fishery or fisheries

for which you are applying. You may apply

for a single fishery or both.

Vessel Operations Categories—Indicate the

type of operations you conduct in the

groundfish fishery. Check Support Vessel, or

any combination of Catcher Vessel, Catcher/

Processor, Mothership, and Tender Vessel. (A

vessel permitted as a Catcher Vessel, Catcher/

Processor, Mothership, and/or Tender Vessel

may conduct all operations authorized for a

Support Vessel.) These categories are defined

as follows:

Catcher Vessel—A vessel that is used for

catching fish and that does not process

onboard.

Catcher/Processor—A vessel that is used

for catching fish and processing that fish.

Mothership—A vessel that receives and

processes fish from other vessels.

Tender Vessel—A vessel that is used to

transport unprocessed fish received from

another vessel to a shoreside processor,

mothership, or buying station.

Support Vessel—Any vessel that is used in

support of a permitted vessel, including, but

not limited to, supplying a fishing vessel

with water, fuel, provisions, fishing

equipment, fish processing equipment or

other supplies, or transporting processed

fish. This category does not include

processors or Tender Vessels.

Processing is defined as the preparation of

fish to render it suitable for human

consumption, industrial uses, or long-term

storage, including but not limited to cooking,

canning, smoking, salting, drying, freezing, or

rendering into meal or oil, but does not mean

icing, bleeding, or gutting.

Gear Type—Groundfish Catcher Vessels

and Catcher/Processors need to indicate the

gear type(s) used for groundfish operations.

Catcher Vessels Only—Indicate whether

the only groundfish you retain is bycatch

from halibut, crab, or salmon fisheries, or

whether the only groundfish you expect to

target on is blackcod in the Gulf of Alaska.

Your answers will not restrict you from

participating in other groundfish fisheries;

they will only be used to determine whether

NMFS will send you a 25-page Catcher

Vessel logbook, or a 50-page logbook.

Block F—Federal Processor Permit

Information

Any shoreside facility or vessel that

processes fish from Research Plan fisheries

for commercial use or consumption and any

person, except restaurants or buying stations,

who receives fish from fishermen for

commercial purposes must have a Federal

Processor Permit.

Indicate the fishery or fisheries for which

you are applying. You may apply for a single

fishery or any combination.

Indicate the semi-annual period for which

you are applying. You may not apply for both

periods. Processors who receive permits for

January 1–June 30 will receive renewal

applications for permits for the second half

of the year. All Research Plan fees must be

paid before the next semi-annual processor

permit will be issued.

Block G—Signature

The owner must sign and date the

application certifying that all information is

true, correct, and complete to the best of the

owner’s knowledge and belief. The

application will be considered incomplete

without this signature.

Logbooks

If you apply for a Federal Fisheries Permit,

you will receive a logbook for each Vessel

Operations Category that you check. For

example, if you check Catcher Vessel and

Catcher/Processor, you will receive a Catcher

Vessel Daily Fishing Logbook AND a

Catcher/Processor Daily Cumulative

Production Logbook. There are two

exceptions:

Support Vessels do not receive logbooks.

Vessels under 5 net tons do not receive

logbooks.

A Shoreside Processor logbook will also be

sent with each Federal Processor Permit for

groundfish issued to a shoreside processor. A

Mothership logbook will be sent with each

Federal Processor Permit for groundfish

issued to a vessel that does not also have a

Federal Fisheries Permit.

Special Handling of Permits

Please allow at least 10 days for processing

your permit. Do not wait until right before an

opening to apply for your permit—we may

not be able to get it to you in time. You may

fax your permit application to us at 907–586–

7313, but we cannot fax your permit back to

you.
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We cannot pay for express mailing if you

do apply late. We can express mail your

permit to you only if you send us an express

mail envelope with the correct amount of

postage prepaid. Please send the largest

envelope available, approximately 12′′×18′′

or send express mail stamps UNATTACHED

to an envelope. If the express mail envelope

you send is too small or does not have

enough postage attached, we will be required

to send your permit and logbooks to you by

regular U.S. mail. Keep in mind that we send

the appropriate logbook(s) WITH Federal

Fisheries Permits for groundfish and with

Federal Processor Permits. See Logbooks on

the preceding page to determine what

logbook(s) you will be sent, if any. Following

is the approximate size and weight of each

logbook:

Dimensions Weight

Catcher Vessel

logbook.

9′′×12.5′′ 3 lbs. 9 oz.

Catcher/Processor logbook.9′′×12.5′′ 4 lbs. 2 oz.

Mothership logbook.9′′×12.5′′ 2 lbs.

Dimensions Weight

Buying Station

logbook.

9′′×12.5′′ 3 lbs. 11 oz.

Shoreside Processor logbook.11′′×17′′ 4 lbs. 10 oz.

Other Fisheries and Licenses

Salmon Power Troll—State of Alaska

Interim Use and Limited Entry Power Troll

licenses serve as a Federal permit. If you do

not currently possess either State license, a

Federal permit may be issued provided that

sometime during the years 1975–1977, you:

a) operated a vessel in the 3–200 mile zone

off Alaska; b) engaged in commercial fishing

for salmon from that vessel in the 3–200 mile

zone off Alaska; AND c) landed salmon

caught with power troll gear. If you believe

that you meet these conditions, please

contact NMFS at 907–586–7225. You will be

required to provide fish tickets or other

landing receipts showing compliance with

the above requirements.

Halibut—A Federal Processor Permit is

required for anyone that processes Pacific

halibut off Alaska. In addition, vessels that

fish for halibut are required to have a license

from the International Pacific Halibut

Commission (IPHC). Questions regarding

IPHC licenses should be directed to:

International Pacific Halibut Commission,

P.O. Box 95009, Seattle, WA 98145–2009.

Phone: 206–634–1838.

Tanner Crab and King Crab—State of

Alaska area registration serves as the required

Federal area registration.

State of Alaska Permits—Contact the

Commercial Fisheries Entry Commission at

907–789–6150 for information on State of

Alaska permits and regulations.

Public Reporting Burden Statement

NMFS estimates that the public reporting

burden will average 0.33 hour per response

for completing the Federal Fisheries Permit

and Federal Processor Permit application,

including the time for reviewing instructions,

searching existing data sources, gathering

and maintaining the data needed, and

completing and reviewing the collection of

information. Send comments regarding these

burden estimates or any other aspect of the

data requirements, including suggestions for

reducing the burden, to Ronald J. Berg, Chief,

Fisheries Management Division, Alaska

Region, National Marine Fisheries Service,

P.O. Box 21668, Juneau, AK 99802 (Attn: Lori

Gravel), and to the Office of Management and

Budget, Paperwork Reduction Project (0648–

0206), Washington, DC 20503 (Attn: NOAA

Desk Officer).

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