Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; North Pacific Halibut and Sablefish Individual Fishing Quota Cost Recovery Programs, 73908-73913 [E8-28721]
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Applicant: Golden Tree Trading
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Contact: Mr. Sypher Lee, Telephone:
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Application No.: 08–00009.
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All Products.
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i. Refuse to provide Export Trade
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Export Market or Markets.
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inventories and near-term production
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of Products for export can be
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by GTTC with its distributors in Export
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GTTC will not intentionally disclose,
directly or indirectly, to any Supplier
any information about any other
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inventories, domestic prices, domestic
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or methods that is not already generally
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believes that the information or
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that the Export Trade, Export Trade
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a person protected by this Certificate of
Review continue to comply with the
standards of section 303(a) of the Act.
Definition
‘‘Supplier’’ means a person who
produces, provides, or sells Products,
Services, and/or Technology Rights.
Dated: November 26, 2008.
Jeffrey Anspacher,
Director, Export Trading Company Affairs.
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BILLING CODE 3510–DR–P
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
RIN 0648–XL90
Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic
Zone Off Alaska; North Pacific Halibut
and Sablefish Individual Fishing Quota
Cost Recovery Programs
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
AGENCY:
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On March 20, 2000, NMFS published
regulations implementing the IFQ cost
recovery program (65 FR 14919), which
SUMMARY: NMFS publishes IFQ standard are set forth at § 679.45. Under the
prices for the individual fishing quota
regulations, an IFQ permit holder incurs
(IFQ) cost recovery program in the
a cost recovery fee liability for every
halibut and sablefish fisheries of the
pound of IFQ halibut and IFQ sablefish
North Pacific. This action is intended to that is landed on his or her IFQ
provide holders of halibut and sablefish permit(s). The IFQ permit holder is
IFQ permits with the 2008 standard
responsible for self–collecting the fee
prices and fee percentage to calculate
liability for all IFQ halibut and IFQ
the required payment for IFQ cost
sablefish landings on his or her
recovery fees due by January 31, 2009.
permit(s). The IFQ permit holder is also
responsible for submitting a fee liability
DATES: Effective December 4, 2008.
payment to NMFS on or before the due
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
date of January 31 following the year in
Troie Zuniga, Fee Coordinator, 907–
which the IFQ landings were made. The
586–7231.
dollar amount of the fee due is
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
determined by multiplying the annual
IFQ fee percentage (3 percent or less) by
Background
the ex–vessel value of each IFQ landing
NMFS Alaska Region administers the
made on a permit and summing the
halibut and sablefish IFQ programs in
totals of each permit (if more than one).
the North Pacific. The IFQ programs are
Standard Prices
limited access systems authorized by
the Magnuson–Stevens Fishery
The fee liability is based on the sum
Conservation and Management Act
of all payments of monetary worth made
(Magnuson–Stevens Act) and the
to fishermen for the sale of the fish
Northern Pacific Halibut Act of 1982.
during the year. This includes any
Fishing under the IFQ programs began
retro–payments (e.g., bonuses, delayed
in March 1995. Regulations
partial payments, post–season
implementing the IFQ program are set
payments) made to the IFQ permit
forth at 50 CFR part 679.
holder for previously landed IFQ
halibut or sablefish.
In 1996, the Magnuson–Stevens Act
For purposes of calculating IFQ cost
was amended (by Public Law 104–297)
recovery fees, NMFS distinguishes
to, among other things, require the
between two types of ex–vessel value:
Secretary of Commerce to ‘‘collect a fee
‘‘actual’’ and ‘‘standard.’’ ‘‘Actual’’ ex–
to recover the actual costs directly
vessel value is the amount of all
related to the management and
enforcement of any . . . individual quota compensation, monetary or non–
program.’’ This requirement was further monetary, that an IFQ permit holder
received as payment for his or her IFQ
amended in 2006 (by Public Law 109–
fish sold. ‘‘Standard’’ ex–vessel value is
479) to include collection of the actual
the default value on which to base fee
costs of data collection, and to replace
liability calculations. IFQ permit
the reference to ‘‘individual quota
program’’ with a more general reference holders have the option of using actual
to ‘‘limited access privilege program’’ at ex–vessel value if they can satisfactorily
section 304(d)(2)(A). This section of the document it, otherwise the ‘‘standard’’
Magnuson–Stevens Act also specifies an ex–vessel value is used.
Regulations at § 679.45(c)(2)(i) require
upper limit on these fees, when the fees
the Regional Administrator to publish
must be collected, and where the fees
IFQ standard prices during the last
must be deposited.
Notification of standard prices
and fee percentage.
ACTION:
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 specifies a
maximum fee of 3 percent of the ex–
vessel value of fish harvested under an
IFQ Program. NMFS annually sets a fee
percentage for sablefish and halibut IFQ
holders that is based on the actual
annual costs associated with certain
management and enforcement
functions, as well as the standard ex–
vessel value of the catch subject to the
IFQ fee for the current year. The method
used by NMFS to calculate the IFQ fee
percentage is described at
§ 679.45(d)(2)(ii).
Regulations at § 679.45(d) 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 2008 sablefish and halibut IFQ
fishing season, an IFQ permit holder is
to use a fee liability percentage of 1.4
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, 2009.
REGISTERED BUYER STANDARD EX–VESSEL PRICESBY LANDING LOCATION FOR 2008 IFQ SEASON
HALIBUT STANDARD EX –VESSEL PRICE ($)
SABLEFISH STANDARD EX–
VESSEL PRICE ($)
March 31
—
—
April 30
—
—
May 31
—
—
June 30
$4.42
—
July 31
$4.67
—
August 31
$4.71
—
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REGISTERED BUYER STANDARD EX–VESSEL PRICESBY LANDING LOCATION FOR 2008 IFQ SEASON—
Continued
HALIBUT STANDARD EX –VESSEL PRICE ($)
SABLEFISH STANDARD EX–
VESSEL PRICE ($)
September 30
$4.34
—
October 31
$4.34
—
November 30
$4.34
—
March 31
—
—
April 30
—
—
May 31
—
—
June 30
—
—
July 31
—
—
August 31
—
—
September 30
—
—
October 31
—
—
November 30
—
—
March 31
—
—
April 30
—
—
May 31
—
—
June 30
$4.62
—
July 31
$4.74
—
August 31
$4.29
—
September 30
—
—
October 31
—
—
November 30
—
—
March 31
—
—
April 30
$4.28
—
May 31
$4.41
—
June 30
—
—
July 31
$4.04
—
August 31
$4.35
—
September 30
$4.43
—
October 31
$4.43
—
November 30
$4.43
—
March 31
$3.93
$2.66
April 30
$4.13
$2.86
May 31
$4.22
$2.91
June 30
$4.23
$2.99
July 31
$4.32
$3.06
August 31
$4.36
$3.09
LANDING LOCATION
DUTCH HARBOR
HOMER
KETCHIKAN
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REGISTERED BUYER STANDARD EX–VESSEL PRICESBY LANDING LOCATION FOR 2008 IFQ SEASON—
Continued
HALIBUT STANDARD EX –VESSEL PRICE ($)
SABLEFISH STANDARD EX–
VESSEL PRICE ($)
September 30
$4.39
$3.13
October 31
$4.39
$3.13
November 30
$4.39
$3.13
—
—
April 30
$4.11
—
May 31
$4.27
—
June 30
$4.35
—
July 31
$4.42
—
August 31
$4.46
—
September 30
$4.43
—
October 31
$4.43
—
November 30
$4.43
—
March 31
—
—
April 30
—
—
May 31
—
—
June 30
—
—
July 31
—
—
August 31
—
—
September 30
—
—
October 31
—
—
November 30
—
—
March 31
—
—
April 30
—
—
May 31
—
—
June 30
—
—
July 31
$4.53
$4.14
August 31
$4.28
$4.71
September 30
—
—
October 31
—
—
November 30
—
—
March 31
—
—
April 30
—
—
May 31
—
—
June 30
—
—
July 31
—
—
August 31
—
—
LANDING LOCATION
PETERSBURG
SEWARD
SITKA
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REGISTERED BUYER STANDARD EX–VESSEL PRICESBY LANDING LOCATION FOR 2008 IFQ SEASON—
Continued
HALIBUT STANDARD EX –VESSEL PRICE ($)
SABLEFISH STANDARD EX–
VESSEL PRICE ($)
September 30
—
—
October 31
—
—
November 30
—
—
LANDING LOCATION
PERIOD ENDING
REGISTERED BUYER STANDARD EX–VESSEL PRICESBY PORT GROUP FOR 2008 IFQ SEASON
HALIBUT STANDARD EX –VESSEL PRICE ($)
SABLEFISH STANDARD EX–
VESSEL PRICE ($)
—
—
April 30
$4.06
$2.65
May 31
$4.10
$2.82
June 30
$4.23
$2.85
July 31
$4.22
$3.13
August 31
$4.30
$2.88
September 30
$4.22
$2.87
October 31
$4.22
$2.87
November 30
$4.22
$2.87
March 31
$4.10
$2.89
April 30
$4.30
$2.95
May 31
$4.28
$2.98
June 30
$4.30
$3.03
July 31
$4.38
$3.06
August 31
$4.38
$3.08
September 30
$4.38
$3.26
October 31
$4.38
$3.26
November 30
$4.38
$3.26
March 31
$4.17
$3.26
April 30
$4.17
$3.25
May 31
$4.27
$3.22
June 30
$4.41
$3.30
July 31
$4.48
$3.82
August 31
$4.45
$3.87
September 30
$4.49
$3.33
October 31
$4.49
$3.33
November 30
$4.49
$3.33
March 31
$4.13
$3.10
April 30
$4.25
$3.05
May 31
$4.26
$3.03
PORT GROUP
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REGISTERED BUYER STANDARD EX–VESSEL PRICESBY PORT GROUP FOR 2008 IFQ SEASON—Continued
HALIBUT STANDARD EX –VESSEL PRICE ($)
SABLEFISH STANDARD EX–
VESSEL PRICE ($)
June 30
$4.32
$3.06
July 31
$4.36
$3.25
August 31
$4.37
$3.25
September 30
$4.36
$3.26
October 31
$4.36
$3.26
November 30
$4.36
$3.26
PORT GROUP
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1Landing
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
2Landing 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
3Landing 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
4Landing 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
Note In many instances prices have not been reported to comply with confidentiality guidelines that prevent price reports when there are
fewer than three processors operating in a location during a month.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: November 28, 2008.
Emily H. Menashes
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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BILLING CODE 3510–22–S
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
RIN 0648–XK27
Incidental Takes of Marine Mammals
During Specified Activities; Beach
Boulevard AICWW Bridge Blasting
Project, Duval County, FL
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; issuance of an incidental
take authorization.
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AGENCY:
SUMMARY: In accordance with the
Marine Mammal Protection Act
(MMPA) regulations, NMFS has issued
an Incidental Harassment Authorization
(IHA) to the Jacksonville Transportation
Authority (JTA) for the take of small
numbers of marine mammals, by Level
B harassment only, incidental to the
removal and replacement of support
structures for the Beach Boulevard
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Waterway (AICWW) in Duval County,
FL.
The IHA is effective from
December 1, 2008, through February 28,
2009.
ADDRESSES: A copy of the IHA is
available by writing to Michael Payne,
Chief, Permits, Conservation and
Education Division, Office of Protected
Resources, National Marine Fisheries
Service, 1315 East–West Highway,
Silver Spring, MD 20910–3225, or by
telephoning the contact listed here.
A copy of the application containing
a list of the references used in this
document may be obtained by writing to
the address specified above, telephoning
the contact listed below (see FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT), or
online at: https://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/pr/
permits/incidental.htm. Documents
cited in this notice may be viewed, by
appointment, during regular business
hours, at the aforementioned address.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Howard Goldstein or Ken Hollingshead,
NMFS, (301) 713–2289.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
DATES:
Background
Sections 101(a)(5)(A) and (D) of the
MMPA (16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.) direct
the Secretary of Commerce to allow,
upon request, the incidental, but not
intentional, taking of marine mammals
by U.S. citizens who engage in a
specified activity (other than
commercial fishing) within a specified
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geographical region if certain findings
are made and either regulations are
issued or, if the taking is limited to
harassment, a notice of a proposed
authorization is provided to the public
for review.
An authorization shall be granted if
NMFS finds that the taking will have a
negligible impact on the species or
stock(s) and will not have an
unmitigable adverse impact on the
availability of the species or stock(s) for
subsistence uses, and if the permissible
methods of taking and requirements
pertaining to the mitigation, monitoring
and reporting of such takings are set
forth to achieve the least practicable
adverse impact. NMFS has defined
‘‘negligible impact’’ in 50 CFR 216.103
as ’’...an impact resulting from the
specified activity that cannot be
reasonably expected to, and is not
reasonably likely to, adversely affect the
species or stock through effects on
annual rates of recruitment or survival.’’
Section 101(a)(5)(D) of the MMPA
established an expedited process by
which citizens of the United States can
apply for an authorization to
incidentally take small numbers of
marine mammals by harassment. Except
with respect to certain activities not
pertinent here, the MMPA defines
‘‘harassment’’ as:
any act of pursuit, torment, or annoyance
which (I) has the potential to injure a marine
mammal or marine mammal stock in the wild
[Level A harassment]; or (ii) has the potential
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
RIN 0648-XL90
Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; North
Pacific Halibut and Sablefish Individual Fishing Quota Cost Recovery
Programs
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
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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 2008 standard
prices and fee percentage to calculate the required payment for IFQ
cost recovery fees due by January 31, 2009.
DATES: Effective December 4, 2008.
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 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'' at section
304(d)(2)(A). This section of the Magnuson-Stevens Act also specifies
an upper limit on these fees, when the fees must be collected, and
where the fees must be deposited.
On March 20, 2000, NMFS published regulations implementing the IFQ
cost recovery program (65 FR 14919), which are set forth at 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 specifies a
maximum fee of 3 percent of the ex-vessel value of fish harvested under
an IFQ Program. NMFS annually sets a fee percentage for sablefish and
halibut IFQ holders that is based on the actual annual costs associated
with certain management and enforcement functions, as well as the
standard ex-vessel value of the catch subject to the IFQ fee for the
current year. The method used by NMFS to calculate the IFQ fee
percentage is described at 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 2008
sablefish and halibut IFQ fishing season, an IFQ permit holder is to
use a fee liability percentage of 1.4 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,
2009.
REGISTERED BUYER STANDARD EX-VESSEL PRICES BY LANDING LOCATION FOR 2008
IFQ SEASON
------------------------------------------------------------------------
SABLEFISH
HALIBUT STANDARD STANDARD EX-
LANDING LOCATION PERIOD ENDING EX -VESSEL PRICE VESSEL PRICE ($)
($)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
CORDOVA March 31 -- --
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April 30 -- --
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May 31 -- --
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June 30 $4.42 --
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July 31 $4.67 --
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August 31 $4.71 --
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September 30 $4.34 --
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October 31 $4.34 --
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November 30 $4.34 --
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DUTCH HARBOR March 31 -- --
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April 30 -- --
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May 31 -- --
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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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HOMER March 31 -- --
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April 30 -- --
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May 31 -- --
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June 30 $4.62 --
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July 31 $4.74 --
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August 31 $4.29 --
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September 30 -- --
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October 31 -- --
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November 30 -- --
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KETCHIKAN March 31 -- --
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April 30 $4.28 --
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May 31 $4.41 --
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June 30 -- --
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July 31 $4.04 --
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August 31 $4.35 --
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September 30 $4.43 --
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October 31 $4.43 --
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November 30 $4.43 --
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KODIAK March 31 $3.93 $2.66
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April 30 $4.13 $2.86
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May 31 $4.22 $2.91
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June 30 $4.23 $2.99
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July 31 $4.32 $3.06
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August 31 $4.36 $3.09
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September 30 $4.39 $3.13
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October 31 $4.39 $3.13
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November 30 $4.39 $3.13
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PETERSBURG March 31 -- --
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April 30 $4.11 --
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May 31 $4.27 --
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June 30 $4.35 --
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July 31 $4.42 --
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August 31 $4.46 --
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September 30 $4.43 --
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October 31 $4.43 --
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November 30 $4.43 --
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SEWARD March 31 -- --
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April 30 -- --
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May 31 -- --
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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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SITKA March 31 -- --
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April 30 -- --
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May 31 -- --
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June 30 -- --
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July 31 $4.53 $4.14
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August 31 $4.28 $4.71
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September 30 -- --
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October 31 -- --
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November 30 -- --
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YAKUTAT March 31 -- --
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April 30 -- --
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May 31 -- --
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June 30 -- --
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July 31 -- --
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August 31 -- --
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September 30 -- --
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October 31 -- --
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November 30 -- --
------------------------------------------------------------------------
REGISTERED BUYER STANDARD EX-VESSEL PRICES BY PORT GROUP FOR 2008 IFQ
SEASON
------------------------------------------------------------------------
SABLEFISH
HALIBUT STANDARD STANDARD EX-
PORT GROUP PERIOD ENDING EX -VESSEL PRICE VESSEL PRICE ($)
($)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
BERING SEA\1\ March 31 -- --
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April 30 $4.06 $2.65
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May 31 $4.10 $2.82
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June 30 $4.23 $2.85
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July 31 $4.22 $3.13
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August 31 $4.30 $2.88
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September 30 $4.22 $2.87
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October 31 $4.22 $2.87
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November 30 $4.22 $2.87
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CENTRAL GULF OF March 31 $4.10 $2.89
ALASKA\2\
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April 30 $4.30 $2.95
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May 31 $4.28 $2.98
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June 30 $4.30 $3.03
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July 31 $4.38 $3.06
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August 31 $4.38 $3.08
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September 30 $4.38 $3.26
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October 31 $4.38 $3.26
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November 30 $4.38 $3.26
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SOUTHEAST March 31 $4.17 $3.26
ALASKA\3\
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April 30 $4.17 $3.25
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May 31 $4.27 $3.22
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June 30 $4.41 $3.30
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July 31 $4.48 $3.82
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August 31 $4.45 $3.87
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September 30 $4.49 $3.33
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October 31 $4.49 $3.33
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November 30 $4.49 $3.33
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ALL\4\ March 31 $4.13 $3.10
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April 30 $4.25 $3.05
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May 31 $4.26 $3.03
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June 30 $4.32 $3.06
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July 31 $4.36 $3.25
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August 31 $4.37 $3.25
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September 30 $4.36 $3.26
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October 31 $4.36 $3.26
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November 30 $4.36 $3.26
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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
\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
Note In many instances prices have not been reported to comply with
confidentiality guidelines that prevent price reports when there are
fewer than three processors operating in a location during a month.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: November 28, 2008.
Emily H. Menashes
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E8-28721 Filed 12-3-08; 8:45 am]
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