Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; North Pacific Halibut and Sablefish Individual Fishing Quota Cost Recovery Program, 70570-70575 [E7-24078]

Download as PDF 70570 Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 238 / Wednesday, December 12, 2007 / Notices Dated: December 3, 2007. Stephen J. Claeys, Acting Assistant Secretary for Import Administration. mstockstill on PROD1PC66 with NOTICES In 1996, the Magnuson–Stevens Act was amended (by Public Law 104–297) to, among other things, require the Secretary of Commerce to ‘‘collect a fee to recover the actual costs directly APPENDIX related to the management and Comments and Responses: enforcement of any . . . individual Issue 1:Amortization of Goodwill quota program.’’ This requirement was Issue 2: Zeroing of Non–Dumping further amended in 2006 (by Public Law Margins 109–479) to include collection of the actual costs of data collection, and to [FR Doc. E7–24072 Filed 12–11–07; 8:45 am] replace the reference to individual quota BILLING CODE 3510–DS–S program with a more general reference to ‘‘limited access privilege program’’ (section 304(d)(2)(A)). Section 304(d)(2) DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE of the Magnuson–Stevens Act specifies National Oceanic and Atmospheric an upper limit on these fees, when the Administration fees must be collected, and where the fees must be deposited. RIN 0648–XE24 On March 20, 2000, NMFS published regulations implementing the IFQ cost Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic recovery program (65 FR 14919), which Zone Off Alaska; North Pacific Halibut are set forth at § 679.45. Under the and Sablefish Individual Fishing Quota regulations, an IFQ permit holder incurs Cost Recovery Program a cost recovery fee liability for every pound of IFQ halibut and IFQ sablefish AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries that is landed on his or her IFQ Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and permit(s). The IFQ permit holder is Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), responsible for self–collecting the fee Commerce. liability for all IFQ halibut and IFQ ACTION: Notification of standard prices sablefish landings on his or her and fee percentage. permit(s). The IFQ permit holder is also SUMMARY: NMFS publishes IFQ standard responsible for submitting a fee liability payment to NMFS on or before the due prices for the individual fishing quota date of January 31 following the year in (IFQ) cost recovery program in the which the IFQ landings were made. The halibut and sablefish fisheries of the North Pacific. This action is intended to dollar amount of the fee due is provide holders of halibut and sablefish determined by multiplying the annual IFQ fee percentage (3 percent or less) by IFQ permits with the 2007 standard the ex-vessel value of each IFQ landing prices and fee percentage to calculate made on a permit and summing the the required payment for IFQ cost totals of each permit (if more than one). recovery fees due by January 31, 2008. DATES: Effective December 12, 2007. Standard Prices FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The fee liability is based on the sum Troie Zuniga, Fee Coordinator, 907– of all payments of monetary worth made 586–7231. to fishermen for the sale of the fish during the year. This includes any SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: retro–payments (e.g., bonuses, delayed Background partial payments, post–season NMFS Alaska Region administers the payments) made to the IFQ permit halibut and sablefish IFQ programs in holder for previously landed IFQ the North Pacific. The IFQ programs are halibut or sablefish. For purposes of calculating IFQ cost limited access systems authorized by section 303(b) of the Magnuson–Stevens recovery fees, NMFS distinguishes between two types of ex-vessel value: Fishery Conservation and Management ‘‘actual’’ and ‘‘standard.’’ ‘‘Actual’’ exAct (Magnuson–Stevens Act) and the vessel value is the amount of all Northern Pacific Halibut Act of 1982. compensation, monetary or non– Fishing under the IFQ programs began monetary, that an IFQ permit holder in March 1995. Regulations received as payment for his or her IFQ implementing the IFQ program are set fish sold. ‘‘Standard’’ ex-vessel value is forth at 50 CFR part 679. VerDate Aug<31>2005 15:54 Dec 11, 2007 Jkt 214001 PO 00000 Frm 00012 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 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. 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 port– group. 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 Magnuson–Stevens Act provides for a maximum fee of 3 percent of the exvessel 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 exvessel 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) 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 2007 sablefish and halibut IFQ fishing season, an IFQ permit holder is to use a fee liability percentage of 1.2 percent 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, 2008. E:\FR\FM\12DEN1.SGM 12DEN1 Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 238 / Wednesday, December 12, 2007 / Notices 70571 REGISTERED BUYER STANDARD EX–VESSEL PRICES BY LANDING LOCATION FOR 2007 IFQ SEASON LANDING LOCATION CORDOVA HALIBUT STANDARD EX–VESSEL PRICE ($) PERIOD ENDING SABLEFISH STANDARD EX–VESSEL PRICE ($) February 28 $4.20 $2.61 – – $4.32 – August 31 $4.55 – September 30 $4.38 – October 31 $4.38 – November 30 $4.38 – February 28 – – March 31 – – April 30 – – May 31 – – June 30 – – July 31 – – August 31 $4.22 – September 30 $4.30 – October 31 $4.30 – November 30 $4.30 – February 28 – – March 31 – – April 30 – – May 31 – – June 30 $4.80 – July 31 $3.89 – August 31 – – September 30 – – October 31 – – November 30 – – February 28 – – March 31 mstockstill on PROD1PC66 with NOTICES $2.54 July 31 – – April 30 – – May 31 – – June 30 15:54 Dec 11, 2007 $4.05 June 30 VerDate Aug<31>2005 – May 31 KETCHIKAN – April 30 HOMER – March 31 DUTCH HARBOR – – – Jkt 214001 PO 00000 Frm 00013 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\12DEN1.SGM 12DEN1 70572 Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 238 / Wednesday, December 12, 2007 / Notices REGISTERED BUYER STANDARD EX–VESSEL PRICES BY LANDING LOCATION FOR 2007 IFQ SEASON— Continued LANDING LOCATION HALIBUT STANDARD EX–VESSEL PRICE ($) PERIOD ENDING SABLEFISH STANDARD EX–VESSEL PRICE ($) July 31 – – – – – – March 31 $4.25 $2.68 April 30 $4.13 $2.71 May 31 $4.01 $2.53 June 30 $3.91 $2.61 July 31 $4.18 $2.42 August 31 $4.29 $2.53 September 30 $4.16 $2.47 October 31 $4.16 $2.47 November 30 $4.16 $2.47 February 28 – – March 31 – – April 30 $4.06 – May 31 $4.09 – June 30 $4.28 – July 31 $4.44 – August 31 $4.46 – September 30 $4.37 – October 31 $4.37 – November 30 $4.37 – February 28 – – March 31 – – April 30 – – May 31 – – June 30 – – July 31 mstockstill on PROD1PC66 with NOTICES – February 28 – – August 31 – – September 30 – – October 31 15:54 Dec 11, 2007 – November 30 VerDate Aug<31>2005 – October 31 SEWARD – September 30 PETERSBURG – August 31 KODIAK – – – Jkt 214001 PO 00000 Frm 00014 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\12DEN1.SGM 12DEN1 Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 238 / Wednesday, December 12, 2007 / Notices 70573 REGISTERED BUYER STANDARD EX–VESSEL PRICES BY LANDING LOCATION FOR 2007 IFQ SEASON— Continued LANDING LOCATION HALIBUT STANDARD EX–VESSEL PRICE ($) PERIOD ENDING SABLEFISH STANDARD EX–VESSEL PRICE ($) November 30 – – March 31 $4.86 $2.60 April 30 $4.02 $2.51 May 31 $4.29 $2.54 June 30 $4.46 $2.62 July 31 $4.55 $2.59 August 31 $4.52 $2.76 September 30 $4.59 $2.92 October 31 $4.59 $2.92 November 30 $4.50 $2.92 February 28 – – March 31 – – April 30 – – May 31 $4.20 – June 30 – – July 31 – – August 31 – – September 30 – – October 31 – – November 30 YAKUTAT – February 28 SITKA – – – REGISTERED BUYER STANDARD EX–VESSEL PRICES BY PORT GROUP FOR 2007 IFQ SEASON PORT GROUP BERING SEA1 HALIBUT STANDARD EX–VESSEL PRICE ($) PERIOD ENDING SABLEFISH STANDARD EX–VESSEL PRICE ($) – – – $2.28 May 31 $3.89 $2.49 June 30 mstockstill on PROD1PC66 with NOTICES – April 30 $4.05 $2.96 July 31 $4.18 $2.61 August 31 $4.19 $2.60 September 30 15:54 Dec 11, 2007 – March 31 VerDate Aug<31>2005 February 28 $4.31 $2.80 Jkt 214001 PO 00000 Frm 00015 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\12DEN1.SGM 12DEN1 70574 Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 238 / Wednesday, December 12, 2007 / Notices REGISTERED BUYER STANDARD EX–VESSEL PRICES BY PORT GROUP FOR 2007 IFQ SEASON—Continued PORT GROUP HALIBUT STANDARD EX–VESSEL PRICE ($) PERIOD ENDING SABLEFISH STANDARD EX–VESSEL PRICE ($) October 31 February 28 – $4.37 $2.61 $4.13 $2.53 May 31 $4.04 $2.54 June 30 $4.15 $2.64 July 31 $4.28 $2.70 August 31 $4.46 $2.61 September 30 $4.33 $3.19 October 31 $4.33 $3.19 November 30 $4.33 $3.19 February 28 – March 31 $4.77 $2.60 April 30 $4.12 $2.57 May 31 $4.20 $2.66 June 30 $4.36 $2.69 July 31 $4.42 $2.88 August 31 $4.47 $2.85 September 30 $4.47 $2.87 October 31 $4.47 $2.87 November 30 $4.47 $2.87 February 28 – March 31 $4.52 $2.60 April 30 $4.12 $2.53 May 31 $4.09 $2.57 June 30 $4.21 $2.70 July 31 $4.28 $2.71 August 31 $4.38 $2.70 September 30 $4.37 $2.95 October 31 mstockstill on PROD1PC66 with NOTICES $2.80 April 30 $4.37 $2.95 November 30 ALL4 $4.31 March 31 SOUTHEAST ALASKA3 $2.80 November 30 CENTRAL GULF OF ALASKA2 $4.31 $4.37 $2.95 – – – 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, Kodiak, Port Bailey, Nikiski, Ninilchik, Old Harbor, Palmer, Sand Point, Seldovia, Resurrection Bay, Seward, Valdez, Whittier VerDate Aug<31>2005 15:54 Dec 11, 2007 Jkt 214001 PO 00000 Frm 00016 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\12DEN1.SGM 12DEN1 Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 238 / Wednesday, December 12, 2007 / Notices 70575 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, Rainier, 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 5, 2007. Emily H. Menashes, Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. [FR Doc. E7–24078 Filed 12–11–07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–22–S DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Publication of North American Datum of 1983 State Plane Coordinates in Feet in Maine National Geodetic Survey (NGS), National Ocean Service (NOS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. ACTION: Notice. mstockstill on PROD1PC66 with NOTICES AGENCY: SUMMARY: The National Geodetic Survey (NGS) will publish North American Datum of 1983 (NAD 83) State Plane Coordinate (SPC) grid values in both meters and U.S. Survey Feet (1 ft = 1200/3937 m) in Maine, for all well defined geodetic survey control monuments maintained by NGS in the National Spatial Reference System (NSRS) and computed from various geodetic positioning utilities. The adoption of this standard is implemented in accordance with NGS policy and a request from the Maine Department of Transportation, the Maine Society of Land Surveyors, and the Maine GIS Stakeholders. DATES: Individuals or organizations wishing to submit comments on the Publication of North American Datum of 1983 State Plan Coordinates in feet in Maine, should do by January 11, 2008. ADDRESSES: Written comments should be sent to the attention of David Doyle, Chief Geodetic Surveyor, Office of the National Geodetic Survey, National Ocean Service (N/NGS2) 1315 East-West Highway, Silvery Spring, Maryland, 20910, fax 301–713–4324, or via e-mail Dave.Doyle@noaa.gov. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information should be directed to David Doyle, Chief Geodetic Surveyor, National Geodetic Survey (N/NGS2), 1315 East-West VerDate Aug<31>2005 18:36 Dec 11, 2007 Jkt 214001 Highway, Silver Spring, MD, 20910; Phone: (301) 713–3178. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Abstract IN 1991, NGS adopted a policy that defines the conditions under which NAD 83 State Plane Coordinates (SPCs) would be published in feet in addition to meters. As outlined in that policy, each state or territory must adopt NAD 83 legislation (typically referenced as Codes, Laws or Statutes), which specifically defines a conversion to either U.S. Survey or International Feet as defined by the U.S. Bureau of Standards in Federal Register Notice 59–5442. To date, 48 states have adopted the NAD 83 legislation however, for various reasons, only 33 included a specific definition of the relationship between meters and feet. This lack of uniformity has led to confusion and misuse of SPCs as provided in various NGS products, services and tools, and created errors in mapping, charting and surveying programs in numerous states due to inconsistent coordinate conversions. Dated: December 3, 2007. David B. Zilkoski, Director, Office of National Geodetic Survey, National Ocean Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. [FR Doc. 07–6026 Filed 12–11–07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–JE–M DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE Office of the Secretary of Defense Renewal of Department of Defense Federal Advisory Committees DoD. Renewal of Federal Advisory Committee. AGENCY: ACTION: SUMMARY: Under the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act of 1972, (5 U.S.C. Appendix, as amended), the Sunshine in the Government Act of 1976 (5 U.S.C. 552b, as amended), and 41 CFR 102–3.65, the Department of Defense gives notice that it is renewing the charter for the Defense Business Board (hereafter referred to as the Board). PO 00000 Frm 00017 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 The Board is a discretionary Federal advisory committee established by the Secretary of Defense to provide the Department of Defense independent advice and recommendations on effective strategies for the implementation of best business practices of interest to the Department of Defense. 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[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XE24


Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; North 
Pacific Halibut and Sablefish Individual Fishing Quota Cost Recovery 
Program

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

ACTION: Notification of standard prices and fee percentage.

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SUMMARY: NMFS publishes IFQ standard prices for the individual fishing 
quota (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 2007 standard 
prices and fee percentage to calculate the required payment for IFQ 
cost recovery fees due by January 31, 2008.

DATES: Effective December 12, 2007.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Troie Zuniga, Fee Coordinator, 907-
586-7231.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    NMFS Alaska Region administers the halibut and sablefish IFQ 
programs in the North Pacific. The IFQ programs are limited access 
systems authorized by section 303(b) of 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 (by Public Law 104-
297) 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 (by Public Law 109-479) 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'' (section 
304(d)(2)(A)). Section 304(d)(2) of the Magnuson-Stevens Act 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 Sec.  
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 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 each IFQ landing 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 of monetary 
worth 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'' ex-
vessel 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.
    Regulations at Sec.  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 port-group. 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 Magnuson-Stevens Act provides for 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 Sec.  679.45(d)(2)(ii).
    Regulations at Sec.  679.45(d) 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 2007 
sablefish and halibut IFQ fishing season, an IFQ permit holder is to 
use a fee liability percentage of 1.2 percent 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, 
2008.

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                                     April 30                   $4.05                      $2.54
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                                     March 31                   $4.86                      $2.60
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                                     July 31                    $4.55                      $2.59
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                                     August 31                  $4.52                      $2.76
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                                     September 30               $4.59                      $2.92
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                                     October 31                 $4.59                      $2.92
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                                     November 30                $4.50                      $2.92
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YAKUTAT                              February 28                -                          -
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                                     March 31                   -                          -
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                                     April 30                   -                          -
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                                     May 31                     $4.20                      -
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                                     June 30                    -                          -
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                                     July 31                    -                          -
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                                     August 31                  -                          -
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                                     September 30               -                          -
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                                     October 31                 -                          -
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                                     November 30                -                          -
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                  REGISTERED BUYER STANDARD EX-VESSEL PRICES BY PORT GROUP FOR 2007 IFQ SEASON
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                                                                  HALIBUT  STANDARD  EX-    SABLEFISH  STANDARD
             PORT GROUP                    PERIOD ENDING             VESSEL PRICE ($)       EX-VESSEL PRICE ($)
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BERING SEA\1\                        February 28                -                          -
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                                     March 31                   -                          -
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                                     April 30                   -                          $2.28
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                                     May 31                     $3.89                      $2.49
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                                     June 30                    $4.05                      $2.96
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                                     July 31                    $4.18                      $2.61
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                                     August 31                  $4.19                      $2.60
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                                     September 30               $4.31                      $2.80
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                                     October 31                 $4.31                      $2.80
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                                     November 30                $4.31                      $2.80
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CENTRAL GULF OF ALASKA\2\            February 28                -                          -
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                                     March 31                   $4.37                      $2.61
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                                     April 30                   $4.13                      $2.53
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                                     May 31                     $4.04                      $2.54
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                                     June 30                    $4.15                      $2.64
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                                     July 31                    $4.28                      $2.70
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                                     August 31                  $4.46                      $2.61
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                                     September 30               $4.33                      $3.19
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                                     October 31                 $4.33                      $3.19
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                                     November 30                $4.33                      $3.19
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SOUTHEAST ALASKA\3\                  February 28                -                          -
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                                     March 31                   $4.77                      $2.60
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                                     April 30                   $4.12                      $2.57
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                                     May 31                     $4.20                      $2.66
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                                     June 30                    $4.36                      $2.69
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                                     July 31                    $4.42                      $2.88
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                                     August 31                  $4.47                      $2.85
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                                     September 30               $4.47                      $2.87
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                                     October 31                 $4.47                      $2.87
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                                     November 30                $4.47                      $2.87
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ALL\4\                               February 28                -                          -
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                                     March 31                   $4.52                      $2.60
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                                     April 30                   $4.12                      $2.53
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                                     May 31                     $4.09                      $2.57
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                                     June 30                    $4.21                      $2.70
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                                     July 31                    $4.28                      $2.71
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                                     August 31                  $4.38                      $2.70
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                                     September 30               $4.37                      $2.95
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                                     October 31                 $4.37                      $2.95
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                                     November 30                $4.37                      $2.95
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\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, Kodiak, Port Bailey, Nikiski, Ninilchik, Old Harbor, Palmer, Sand Point, Seldovia,
  Resurrection Bay, Seward, Valdez, Whittier

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\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, Rainier, 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 5, 2007.
Emily H. Menashes,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E7-24078 Filed 12-11-07; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3510-22-S
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