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Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic
Zone Off Alaska; North Pacific
Groundfish and Halibut Observer
Program Standard Ex-Vessel Prices
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notification of standard exvessel prices.
AGENCY:
NMFS publishes standard exvessel prices for groundfish and halibut
for the calculation of the observer fee
under the North Pacific Groundfish and
Halibut Observer Program (Observer
Program). This notice is intended to
provide information to vessel owners,
processors, registered buyers, and other
participants about the standard exvessel prices that will be used to
calculate the observer fee liability for
landings of groundfish and halibut
made in 2014. NMFS will send invoices
to processors and registered buyers
subject to the fee by January 15, 2015.
Fees are due to NMFS on or before
February 15, 2015.
DATES: Effective January 1, 2014.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
general questions about the observer fee
and standard ex-vessel prices, contact
Michael Camacho at 907–586–7471. For
questions about the fee billing process,
contact Troie Zuniga, Fee Coordinator,
907–586–7105.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
SUMMARY:
Background
The Observer Program deploys
NMFS-certified observers (observers)
who obtain information necessary for
the conservation and management of the
Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands (BSAI)
and Gulf of Alaska (GOA) groundfish
and halibut fisheries. Fishery managers
use information collected by observers
to monitor quotas, manage groundfish
and prohibited species catch, and
document and reduce fishery
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interactions with protected resources.
Scientists use observer-collected
information for stock assessments and
marine ecosystem research.
In 2012, the North Pacific Fishery
Management Council restructured the
Observer Program under Amendment 86
to the Fishery Management Plan for
Groundfish of the Bering Sea and
Aleutian Islands Management Area and
Amendment 76 to the Fishery
Management Plan for Groundfish of the
Gulf of Alaska (Amendments 86/76).
The final rule implementing
Amendments 86/76 added a new
funding and deployment system for
observer coverage in the groundfish and
halibut fisheries off Alaska that allows
NMFS to determine when and where to
deploy observers according to
management and conservation needs.
The final rule was published in the
Federal Register on November 21, 2012
(77 FR 70062). Regulations
implementing the Observer Program are
set forth at 50 CFR part 679, subpart E.
Restructuring divided the Observer
Program into two observer coverage
categories—partial and full. All
groundfish and halibut vessels and
processors are included in one of these
two categories. The partial observer
coverage category includes vessels and
processors that are not required to have
an observer at all times; the full observer
coverage category includes vessels and
processors required to have all of their
fishing and processing operations off
Alaska observed. Vessels and processors
in the full coverage category arrange and
pay for observer services from a
permitted observer provider. Observer
coverage for the partial coverage
category is funded through a system of
fees based on the ex-vessel value of
groundfish and halibut. The proposed
rule for Amendments 86/76 (77 FR
23326; April 18, 2012) provides a
detailed explanation of the vessels and
processors in the partial coverage
category, the landings subject to the
observer fee, and the process for
calculating standard ex-vessel prices.
This notice summarizes that
information.
Landings Subject to Observer Coverage
Fee
The objective of the observer fee
assessment is to levy a fee on all
landings accruing against a Federal total
allowable catch (TAC) for groundfish or
a commercial halibut quota made by
vessels that are subject to Federal
regulations and not included in the full
coverage category. Therefore, a fee is
only assessed on landings of groundfish
from vessels designated on a Federal
Fisheries Permit (FFP) or from vessels
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landing individual fishing quota (IFQ)
or community development quota
(CDQ) halibut or IFQ sablefish. Within
the subset of vessels subject to the
observer fee, only landings accruing
against the Federal TAC are included in
the fee assessment. A table with
additional information about which
landings are and are not subject to the
observer fee is in NMFS regulations at
§ 679.55(c) and also shown on page 3 of
an informational bulletin titled
‘‘Observer Program Fee Collection’’ on
the NMFS Alaska Region Web page at
https://www.alaskafisheries.noaa.gov/
sustainablefisheries/observers/
observerfees.pdf.
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Fee Determination
A fee equal to 1.25 percent of the exvessel value will be assessed on the
landings of groundfish and halibut
subject to the fee. Ex-vessel value is
determined by multiplying the standard
price for groundfish by the round
weight equivalent for each species, gear,
and port combination, and the standard
price for halibut by the headed and
gutted weight equivalent. NMFS will
assess each landing report submitted via
eLandings and each manual landing
entered into the IFQ landing database
and determine if the landing is subject
to the observer fee and, if it is, which
groundfish in the landing are subject to
the observer fee. All IFQ or CDQ halibut
in a landing subject to the observer fee
will be assessed as part of the fee
liability. For any groundfish or halibut
subject to the observer fee, NMFS will
apply the appropriate standard ex-vessel
prices for the species, gear type, and
port, and calculate the observer fee
liability associated with the landing.
Processors and registered buyers
access the landing-specific, observer fee
liability information through NMFS
Web Application (https://
alaskafisheries.noaa.gov/webapps/efish/
login) or eLandings (https://
elandings.alaska.gov/). For IFQ halibut,
CDQ halibut, and IFQ sablefish, this
information is available as soon as the
IFQ report is submitted. For groundfish
and sablefish that accrue against the
fixed gear sablefish CDQ reserve, the
observer fee liability information is
generally available within 24 hours of
receipt of the report. The time lag on the
groundfish and sablefish CDQ fee
information is necessary because NMFS
must process the landings report
through the catch accounting system
computer programs to determine if all of
the groundfish in the landings are
subject to the observer fee. Information
about which groundfish in a landing
accrues against a Federal TAC is not
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immediately available from the
processor’s data entry into eLandings.
The intent of the North Pacific
Fishery Management Council and
NMFS is for vessel owners to split the
fee liability 50/50 with the processor or
registered buyer. While vessels and
processors are responsible for their
portion of the fee, the owner of a
shoreside processor or a stationary
floating processor and the registered
buyer are responsible for collecting the
fee, including the vessel’s portion of the
fee, and remitting the full fee liability to
NMFS.
NMFS will send invoices to
processors and registered buyers for
their total fee liability, which is
determined by the sum of the fees
reported for each landing for that
processor or registered buyer for the
prior calendar year, by January 15, 2015.
Processors and registered buyers must
remit the fees to NMFS using NMFS
Web Application by February 15, 2015.
Processors and registered buyers will
have access to this system through a
User ID and password issued by NMFS.
Instructions for electronic payment will
be provided on the NMFS Alaska
Region Web site at https://alaska
fisheries.noaa.gov and on the observer
fee liability invoice to be mailed to each
permit holder.
Standard Prices
This notice provides the standard exvessel prices for groundfish and halibut
species subject to the observer fee in
2014. Data sources for ex-vessel prices
are:
• For groundfish other than sablefish
IFQ and sablefish accruing against the
fixed gear sablefish CDQ reserve, the
State of Alaska’s Commercial Fishery
Entry Commission’s (CFEC) gross
revenue data, which are based on the
Commercial Operator Annual Report
(COAR) and Alaska Department of Fish
and Game fish tickets; and
• For halibut IFQ, halibut CDQ,
sablefish IFQ, and sablefish accruing
against the fixed gear sablefish CDQ
reserve, the IFQ Buyer Report that is
submitted annually to NMFS under
§ 679.5(l)(7)(i).
The standard prices in this notice
were calculated using applicable
guidance for protecting confidentiality
of data submitted to or collected by
NMFS. NMFS does not publish any
price information that would permit the
identification of an individual or
business. At least four persons must
make landings of a species with a
particular gear type at a particular port
in order for NMFS to publish that price
data for that species-gear-port
combination. Similarly, at least four
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processors in a particular port must
purchase a species harvested with a
particular gear type in order for NMFS
to publish a price for that species-gearport combination. Price data that is
confidential because fewer than four
persons contributed data to a particular
species-gear-port combination has been
aggregated to protect confidential data.
Groundfish Standard Ex-Vessel Prices
Table 1 shows the groundfish species
standard ex-vessel prices for 2014.
These prices are based on the CFEC
gross revenue data, which are based on
landings data from Alaska Department
of Fish and Game fish tickets and
information from the COAR. The COAR
contains statewide buying and
production information, and is
considered the best routinely collected
information to determine the ex-vessel
value of groundfish harvested from
waters off Alaska. More information
about the sources of data and methods
used to calculate standard ex-vessel
prices for groundfish is in the proposed
and final rules for Amendments 86/76
and on the NMFS Alaska Region’s Web
site at https://
www.alaskafisheries.noaa.gov/frules/
77fr70062.pdf.
The standard ex-vessel prices for
groundfish were calculated by adding
the annual volume (weight) and exvessel value from the CFEC gross
revenue files for 2010, 2011, and 2012
by the species, port, and gear category,
and then dividing total ex-vessel value
over the 3-year period in each category
by total volume in each category. This
calculation results in a weighted average
ex-vessel price by species, port, and gear
category. Three gear categories were
used for the standard ex-vessel prices:
Pelagic trawl gear, non-pelagic trawl
gear, and other gear (hook-and-line, pot,
and jig).
CFEC ex-vessel value data are
available in the fall of the year following
the year the fishing occurred. Thus, it is
not possible to base ex-vessel fee
liabilities on standard prices that are
less than 2 years old. More information
about the reasons for using a 3-year
rolling average standard ex-vessel price
based on the CFEC gross earnings data
is contained in the proposed rule for
Amendments 86/76 (77 FR 23326; April
18, 2012).
If a particular species is not listed in
Table 1, the standard ex-vessel price for
a species group, if it exists in the
management area, will be used. If price
data for a particular species remained
confidential once aggregated to the ALL
level, data is aggregated by species
group (GOA Deep-water Flatfish; GOA
Shallow-water Flatfish; GOA Skate,
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Other; and Other Rockfish). Standard
prices for the species groups are shown
at the bottom of Table 2.
If a port-level price does not meet the
confidentiality requirements, the data
are aggregated by port-group. Port-group
data is first aggregated by regulatory
area in the GOA (Eastern GOA, Central
GOA, and Western GOA) and by subarea
in the BSAI (BS subarea and AI
subarea). Port-group data for Southeast
Alaska (SEAK) and the Eastern GOA—
with the exception of Cordova, Whittier,
and Yakutat in the SEAK—also are
presented separately when price data is
available. If confidentiality
requirements are still not met by
aggregating prices across ports at these
levels, the prices are aggregated at the
level of BSAI or GOA, then statewide
(AK) and ports outside of Alaska
(OTAK), and finally all ports, including
those outside of Alaska (‘‘ALL’’).
Standard prices are presented
separately for non-pelagic trawl and
pelagic trawl when non-confidential
data is available. NMFS also calculated
prices for a ‘‘Pelagic Trawl/Non-pelagic
Trawl Combined’’ when combining
trawl price data for landings of a species
in a particular port or port group will
not violate confidentiality requirements.
Creating this standard price category
allows NMFS to assess a fee on 2014
landings of some of the species with
pelagic trawl gear based on a combined
trawl gear price for the port or port
group.
If no standard ex-vessel price is listed
for the species or species group and gear
category combination, no fee will be
assessed on that landing. Volume and
value data for that species will be added
to the standard ex-vessel prices in future
years, if that data becomes available and
display of a standard ex-vessel price
meets confidentiality requirements.
TABLE 1—STANDARD EX-VESSEL PRICES FOR GROUNDFISH SPECIES FOR 2014 OBSERVER COVERAGE FEE LIABILITY
[Based on volume and value from 2010, 2011, and 2012]
HAL/POT/
JIG
Port/Area 3 4
Species 1 2
NPT
PTR
PTR/NPT
Alaska Plaice Flounder (133):
Kodiak ................................
CGOA .................................
GOA ...................................
AK .......................................
ALL .....................................
—
—
—
—
—
$0.08
0.08
0.08
0.08
0.08
—
—
—
—
—
$0.08
0.08
0.08
0.08
0.08
Kodiak ................................
CGOA .................................
GOA ...................................
AK .......................................
ALL .....................................
AK .......................................
—
—
$0.07
0.07
0.07
0.43
0.06
0.06
0.06
0.06
0.06
0.27
$0.06
0.06
0.06
0.06
0.06
—
—
—
—
—
—
0.27
Sitka ...................................
SEAK ..................................
EGOA .................................
GOA ...................................
AK .......................................
ALL .....................................
0.51
0.38
0.38
0.40
0.40
0.40
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Kodiak ................................
CGOA .................................
GOA ...................................
AK .......................................
ALL .....................................
SEAK ..................................
EGOA .................................
Seward ...............................
CGOA .................................
GOA ...................................
AK .......................................
ALL .....................................
SEAK ..................................
Cordova ..............................
EGOAxSE ..........................
Homer .................................
Seward ...............................
CGOA .................................
GOA ...................................
AK .......................................
ALL .....................................
Sitka ...................................
SEAK ..................................
EGOA .................................
Homer .................................
CGOA .................................
GOA ...................................
AK .......................................
ALL .....................................
Kodiak ................................
—
—
—
—
—
0.48
0.48
0.40
0.40
0.47
0.47
0.47
0.51
0.29
0.29
0.41
0.51
0.45
0.34
0.34
0.34
0.56
0.54
0.33
0.40
0.44
0.34
0.34
0.34
—
0.14
0.14
0.14
0.14
0.14
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
0.10
0.14
0.14
0.14
0.14
0.14
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
0.10
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Arrowtooth Flounder (121):
Black Rockfish (142) .......................................................
Bocaccio Rockfish (137):
Butter Sole (126):
Canary Rockfish (146):
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China Rockfish (149):
Copper Rockfish (138):
Dover Sole (124):
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TABLE 1—STANDARD EX-VESSEL PRICES FOR GROUNDFISH SPECIES FOR 2014 OBSERVER COVERAGE FEE LIABILITY—
Continued
[Based on volume and value from 2010, 2011, and 2012]
Species 1 2
CGOA .................................
GOA ...................................
AK .......................................
ALL .....................................
Sitka ...................................
SEAK ..................................
EGOAxSE ..........................
Homer .................................
Kodiak ................................
Seward ...............................
CGOA .................................
GOA ...................................
AK .......................................
ALL .....................................
Kodiak ................................
CGOA .................................
GOA ...................................
AK .......................................
ALL .....................................
Kodiak ................................
CGOA .................................
GOA ...................................
AK .......................................
ALL .....................................
Kodiak ................................
CGOA .................................
GOA ...................................
AK .......................................
ALL .....................................
Homer .................................
Kodiak ................................
CGOA .................................
GOA ...................................
BS .......................................
BSAI ...................................
AK .......................................
ALL .....................................
Craig ...................................
Hoonah ...............................
Juneau ................................
Ketchikan ............................
Petersburg ..........................
Sitka ...................................
SEAK ..................................
Cordova ..............................
Whittier ...............................
EGOAxSE ..........................
Homer .................................
Kodiak ................................
Seward ...............................
CGOA .................................
King Cove ...........................
WGOA ................................
GOA ...................................
Adak ...................................
AI ........................................
Dutch Harbor/Unalaska ......
BS .......................................
BSAI ...................................
AK .......................................
ALL .....................................
EGOA .................................
Kodiak ................................
CGOA .................................
GOA ...................................
AK .......................................
ALL .....................................
EGOA .................................
Homer .................................
Dusky Rockfish (172):
English Sole (128):
Flathead Sole (122):
Northern Rockfish (136):
Octopus (870):
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Pacific Cod (110):
Pacific Ocean Perch (141):
Pollock (270):
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JIG
Port/Area 3 4
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—
—
—
0.41
0.38
0.24
0.30
0.31
0.35
0.32
0.33
0.33
0.33
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
0.28
0.28
0.28
0.28
0.71
0.48
0.49
0.47
0.25
0.25
0.46
0.46
0.14
0.51
0.58
0.33
0.39
0.50
0.51
0.40
0.35
0.40
0.36
0.34
0.37
0.34
0.29
0.29
—
0.31
0.31
0.34
0.33
—
0.33
0.33
0.45
—
—
0.22
0.18
0.18
0.12
0.30
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NPT
0.10
0.10
0.10
0.10
—
—
—
—
0.18
—
0.18
0.18
0.18
0.18
0.15
0.15
0.15
0.15
0.15
0.14
0.14
0.14
0.14
0.14
0.17
0.17
0.17
0.17
0.17
—
0.52
0.52
0.52
—
—
0.51
0.51
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
0.29
—
0.29
—
—
0.30
—
—
0.30
0.29
0.30
0.29
0.29
—
0.17
0.17
0.17
0.17
0.17
—
—
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0.10
0.10
0.10
0.10
—
—
—
—
0.15
—
0.30
0.30
0.30
0.30
—
—
—
—
—
0.14
0.13
0.12
0.11
0.11
0.16
0.16
0.16
0.16
0.16
—
0.49
0.49
0.47
—
—
0.47
0.47
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
0.29
—
0.29
—
—
0.17
—
—
—
—
—
0.17
0.17
—
0.16
0.16
0.18
0.18
0.18
—
—
PTR/NPT
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
0.15
0.15
0.15
0.15
0.15
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0.30
0.29
0.30
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TABLE 1—STANDARD EX-VESSEL PRICES FOR GROUNDFISH SPECIES FOR 2014 OBSERVER COVERAGE FEE LIABILITY—
Continued
[Based on volume and value from 2010, 2011, and 2012]
Species 1 2
Kodiak ................................
CGOA .................................
GOA ...................................
Dutch Harbor/Unalaska ......
BS .......................................
BSAI ...................................
AK .......................................
ALL .....................................
Hoonah ...............................
Ketchikan ............................
Petersburg ..........................
Sitka ...................................
SEAK ..................................
Cordova ..............................
EGOAxSE ..........................
Homer .................................
Seward ...............................
CGOA .................................
GOA ...................................
AK .......................................
ALL .....................................
Ketchikan ............................
Petersburg ..........................
Sitka ...................................
SEAK ..................................
EGOAxSE ..........................
Homer .................................
Kodiak ................................
Seward ...............................
CGOA .................................
GOA ...................................
AK .......................................
ALL .....................................
Sitka ...................................
SEAK ..................................
EGOA .................................
Homer .................................
CGOA .................................
GOA ...................................
AK .......................................
ALL .....................................
Kodiak ................................
CGOA .................................
GOA ...................................
AK .......................................
ALL .....................................
Kodiak ................................
CGOA .................................
GOA ...................................
AK .......................................
ALL .....................................
SEAK ..................................
EGOA .................................
GOA ...................................
AK .......................................
ALL .....................................
Craig ...................................
Hoonah ...............................
Ketchikan ............................
Petersburg ..........................
Sitka ...................................
SEAK ..................................
Cordova ..............................
Whittier ...............................
EGOAxSE ..........................
Homer .................................
Kodiak ................................
Seward ...............................
CGOA .................................
Quillback Rockfish (147):
Redbanded Rockfish (153):
Redstripe Rockfish (158):
Rex Sole (125):
Rock Sole (123):
Rosethorn Rockfish (150):
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[Based on volume and value from 2010, 2011, and 2012]
Species 1 2
GOA ...................................
Dutch Harbor/Unalaska ......
BS .......................................
BSAI ...................................
AK .......................................
ALL .....................................
Ketchikan ............................
Petersburg ..........................
Sitka ...................................
SEAK ..................................
Cordova ..............................
Whittier ...............................
EGOAxSE ..........................
Homer .................................
Kodiak ................................
Seward ...............................
CGOA .................................
GOA ...................................
Adak ...................................
AI ........................................
Dutch Harbor/Unalaska ......
BS .......................................
AK .......................................
ALL .....................................
Kodiak ................................
CGOA .................................
GOA ...................................
AK .......................................
ALL .....................................
Ketchikan ............................
Petersburg ..........................
Sitka ...................................
SEAK ..................................
Cordova ..............................
Whittier ...............................
EGOAxSE ..........................
Homer .................................
Kodiak ................................
Seward ...............................
CGOA .................................
GOA ...................................
Dutch Harbor/Unalaska ......
BS .......................................
BSAI ...................................
AK .......................................
ALL .....................................
Craig ...................................
Ketchikan ............................
Sitka ...................................
SEAK ..................................
EGOAxSE ..........................
Homer .................................
Seward ...............................
CGOA .................................
GOA ...................................
AK .......................................
ALL .....................................
EGOAxSE ..........................
EGOA .................................
Homer .................................
Kodiak ................................
CGOA .................................
GOA ...................................
AK .......................................
ALL .....................................
SEAK ..................................
EGOAxSE ..........................
Homer .................................
Kodiak ................................
Sablefish (blackcod) (710):
Sand Sole (132):
Shortraker Rockfish (152):
Silvergray Rockfish (157):
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Skate, Big (702):
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[Based on volume and value from 2010, 2011, and 2012]
Species 1 2
Seward ...............................
CGOA .................................
GOA ...................................
AK .......................................
ALL .....................................
Kodiak ................................
CGOA .................................
GOA ...................................
AK .......................................
ALL .....................................
Kodiak ................................
CGOA .................................
GOA ...................................
AK .......................................
ALL .....................................
Kodiak ................................
CGOA .................................
GOA ...................................
AK .......................................
ALL .....................................
Hoonah ...............................
Ketchikan ............................
Petersburg ..........................
Port Alexander ...................
Sitka ...................................
SEAK ..................................
Cordova ..............................
EGOAxSE ..........................
Homer .................................
Kodiak ................................
Seward ...............................
CGOA .................................
King Cove ...........................
WGOA ................................
GOA ...................................
Adak ...................................
AI ........................................
Dutch Harbor/Unalaska ......
BS .......................................
AK .......................................
ALL .....................................
SEAK ..................................
EGOAxSE ..........................
Homer .................................
Seward ...............................
CGOA .................................
GOA ...................................
AK .......................................
ALL .....................................
GOA ...................................
AK .......................................
ALL .....................................
Craig ...................................
Hoonah ...............................
Juneau ................................
Ketchikan ............................
Petersburg ..........................
Sitka ...................................
SEAK ..................................
Cordova ..............................
Whittier ...............................
EGOAxSE ..........................
Homer .................................
Kodiak ................................
Seward ...............................
CGOA .................................
WGOA ................................
GOA ...................................
Dutch Harbor/Unalaska ......
Skate, Other (700):
Squid (875):
Starry Flounder (129):
Thornyhead Rockfish (Idiots) (143):
Tiger Rockfish (148):
Vermilion Rockfish (184):
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Continued
[Based on volume and value from 2010, 2011, and 2012]
Species 1 2
HAL/POT/
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Port/Area 3 4
BS .......................................
BSAI ...................................
AK .......................................
ALL .....................................
Sitka ...................................
SEAK ..................................
EGOA .................................
CGOA .................................
GOA ...................................
AK .......................................
ALL .....................................
Yellowtail Rockfish (155):
0.21
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1 If species is not listed, use price for the species group in Table 2 if it exists in the management area. If no price is available for the species or
species group, no fee will be assessed on that landing. That species will come into standard ex-vessel prices in future years.
2 For species codes, see Table 2a to 50 CFR part 679.
3 Regulatory areas are defined at § 679.2. (AI = Aleutian Islands subarea; AK = Alaska; ALL = all ports including those outside Alaska; BS =
Bering Sea subarea; BSAI = Bering Sea/Aleutian Islands; CGOA = Central Gulf of Alaska; EGOA = Eastern Gulf of Alaska; EGOAxSE = Eastern
Gulf of Alaska except Southeast Alaska; GOA = Gulf of Alaska; SEAK = Southeast Alaska; WGOA = Western Gulf of Alaska).
4 If a price is listed for the species, port, and gear type combination, that price will be applied to the round weight equivalent for groundfish
landings. If no price is listed for the port and gear type combination, use port group and gear type combination.
5 n/a = ex-vessel prices for sablefish landed with hook-and-line, pot, or jig gear are listed in Table 3 with the prices for IFQ and CDQ landings.
TABLE 2—STANDARD EX-VESSEL PRICES FOR GROUNDFISH SPECIES GROUPS FOR 2014 OBSERVER COVERAGE FEE
LIABILITY
[Based on volume and value from 2010, 2011, and 2012]
Species Group 1
Port/
Area 2 3
GOA Deep Water Flatfish 4 (DFL4) ...................................................................................
CGOA ......
GOA .........
CGOA ......
GOA ........
SEAK .......
EGOA ......
CGOA ......
GOA .........
SEAK .......
EGOAxSE
CGOA ......
WGOA .....
GOA .........
AI .............
BS ............
AK ............
GOA Shallow Water Flatfish 5 (SFL1) ...............................................................................
GOA Skate, Other (USKT) ................................................................................................
maindgalligan on DSK5TPTVN1PROD with NOTICES
Other Rockfish 6 7 (ROCK) .................................................................................................
HAL/
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—
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$0.34
$0.41
$0.38
$0.33
$0.84
$0.59
$0.43
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$0.71
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$0.10
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$0.10
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$0.15
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1 If species is not listed in Table 1, use price for the species group if it exists in the management area. If no price is available for the species or
species group, no fee will be assessed on that landing. That species will come into standard ex-vessel prices in future years.
2 Regulatory areas are defined at § 679.2. (AI = Aleutian Islands subarea; AK = Alaska; ALL = all ports including those outside Alaska; BS =
Bering Sea subarea; CGOA = Central Gulf of Alaska; EGOA = Eastern Gulf of Alaska; EGOAxSE = Eastern Gulf of Alaska except Southeast
Alaska; GOA = Gulf of Alaska; SEAK = Southeast Alaska; WGOA = Western Gulf of Alaska).
3 If a price is listed for the species, port, and gear type combination, that price will be applied to the round weight equivalent for groundfish
landings. If no price is listed for the port and gear type combination, use port group and gear type combination.
4 ‘‘Deep-water flatfish’’ in the GOA means Dover sole, Greenland turbot, Kamchatka flounder, and deepsea sole.
5 ‘‘Shallow-water flatfish’’ in the GOA means flatfish not including ‘‘deep-water flatfish,’’ flathead sole, rex sole, or arrowtooth flounder.
6 In the GOA:
‘‘Other rockfish (slope rockfish)’’ means Sebastes aurora (aurora), S. melanostomus (blackgill), S. paucispinis (bocaccio), S. goodei
(chilipepper), S. crameri (darkblotch), S. elongatus (greenstriped), S. variegatus (harlequin), S. wilsoni (pygmy), S. babcocki (redbanded), S.
proriger (redstripe), S. zacentrus (sharpchin), S. jordani (shortbelly), S. brevispinis (silvergray), S. diploproa (splitnose), S. saxicola (stripetail), S.
miniatus (vermilion), S. reedi (yellowmouth), S. entomelas (widow), and S. flavidus (yellowtail).
‘‘Demersal shelf rockfish’’ means Sebastes pinniger (canary), S. nebulosus (china), S. caurinus (copper), S. maliger (quillback), S.
helvomaculatus (rosethorn), S. nigrocinctus (tiger), and S. ruberrimus (yelloweye).
‘‘Other rockfish’’ in the Western and Central Regulatory Areas means ‘‘other rockfish (slope rockfish)’’ and demersal shelf rockfish.
‘‘Other rockfish’’ in the West Yakutat District of the EGOA means ‘‘other rockfish (slope rockfish),’’ northern rockfish, S. polyspinous, and
demersal shelf rockfish.
‘‘Other rockfish’’ in the SEO District of the GOA (and SEAK for Table 2) means ‘‘other rockfish (slope rockfish) and northern rockfish, S.
polyspinous.
7 ‘‘Other rockfish’’ in the BSAI includes all Sebastes and Sebastolobus species except for Pacific ocean perch, northern, shortraker, and
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Halibut and Sablefish IFQ and CDQ
Standard Ex-Vessel Prices
Table 3 shows the observer fee
standard ex-vessel prices for halibut and
sablefish. These standard prices are
calculated as a single annual average
price, by port or port group. Volume and
ex-vessel value data collected on the
IFQ Buyer Report for 2013 landings was
used to calculate the standard ex-vessel
prices used to calculate the 2014
observer fee liability for halibut IFQ,
halibut CDQ, sablefish IFQ, and
sablefish landings that accrue against
the fixed gear sablefish CDQ reserve.
TABLE 3—STANDARD EX-VESSEL
PRICES FOR HALIBUT IFQ, HALIBUT
CDQ, SABLEFISH IFQ, AND SABLEFISH ACCRUING AGAINST THE FIXED
GEAR SABLEFISH CDQ RESERVE
FOR THE 2014 OBSERVER FEE LIABILITY
[Based on 2013 IFQ Buyer Report]
Port/Area 1
Halibut (200):
Ketchikan ......
Petersburg .....
SEAK .............
Cordova .........
EGOAxSE .....
Homer ...........
Kenai .............
Kodiak ...........
Seward ..........
CGOA ............
WGOA ...........
AI ...................
BS .................
AK .................
OTAK ............
ALL ................
Ketchikan ......
$5.22
$5.42
$5.04
$5.31
$5.04
$5.37
$4.51
$4.92
$5.25
$5.04
$5.04
$5.04
$5.04
$5.04
$5.04
$5.04
$2.82
SEAK .............
EGOAxSE .....
Homer ...........
Kodiak ...........
Seward ..........
CGOA ............
WGOA ...........
AI ...................
BS .................
AK .................
OTAK ............
ALL ................
$2.88
$2.88
$2.86
$2.92
$2.87
$2.88
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1 Regulatory areas are defined at § 679.2.
(AI = Aleutian Islands subarea; AK = Alaska;
ALL = all ports including those outside Alaska;
BS = Bering Sea subarea; CGOA = Central
Gulf of Alaska; EGOAxSE = Eastern Gulf of
Alaska except Southeast Alaska; OTAK = Outside Alaska; SEAK = Southeast Alaska;
WGOA = Western Gulf of Alaska).
2 If a price is listed for the species and port
combination, that price will be applied to the
round weight equivalent for sablefish landings
and the headed and gutted weight equivalent
for halibut landings. If no price is listed for the
port, use port group.
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Pacific Fishery Management Council;
Public Meetings and Hearings
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of availability of reports;
public meetings, and hearings.
AGENCY:
The Pacific Fishery
Management Council (Pacific Council)
has begun its annual preseason
management process for the 2014 ocean
salmon fisheries. This document
announces the availability of Pacific
Council documents as well as the dates
and locations of Pacific Council
meetings and public hearings
comprising the Pacific Council’s
complete schedule of events for
determining the annual proposed and
final modifications to ocean salmon
fishery management measures. The
agendas for the March and April 2014
Pacific Council meetings will be
published in subsequent Federal
Register documents prior to the actual
meetings.
DATES: Written comments on the salmon
management alternatives must be
received by 11:59 p.m. Pacific Time,
March 30, 2014.
ADDRESSES: Documents will be available
from, and written comments should be
sent to, Ms. Dorothy Lowman, Chair,
Pacific Fishery Management Council,
7700 NE Ambassador Place, Suite 101,
Portland, OR 97220–1384; telephone:
(503) 820–2280 (voice) or (503) 820–
2299 (fax). Comments can also be
submitted via email at
PFMC.comments@noaa.gov. or through
the internet at the Federal Rulemaking
Portal: https://www.regulations.gov.
Follow the instructions for submitting
comments, and include the I.D. number
in the subject line of the message. For
specific meeting and hearing locations,
see SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
Council address: Pacific Fishery
Management Council, 7700 NE
Ambassador Place, Suite 101, Portland,
OR 97220.
SUMMARY:
Species
Sablefish
(710):
Dated: December 4, 2013.
James P. Burgess,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Mr.
Mike Burner, telephone: (503) 820–
2280.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Tentative Schedule for Document
Completion and Availability
February 18, 2014: ‘‘Review of 2013
Ocean Salmon Fisheries, Stock
Assessment and Fishery Evaluation
Document for the Pacific Coast Salmon
Fishery Management Plan’’ will be
mailed to the public and posted on the
Pacific Council Web site at https://
www.pcouncil.org.
February 28, 2014: ‘‘Preseason Report
I-Stock Abundance Analysis and
Environmental Assessment Part 1 for
2014 Ocean Salmon Fishery
Regulations’’ will be mailed to the
public and posted on the Pacific
Council Web site at https://
www.pcouncil.org.
March 21, 2014: ‘‘Preseason Report IIProposed Alternatives and
Environmental Assessment Part 2 for
2014 Ocean Salmon Fishery
Regulations’’ and public hearing
schedule will be mailed to the public
and posted on the Pacific Council Web
site at https://www.pcouncil.org. The
report will include a description of the
adopted salmon management
alternatives and a summary of their
biological and economic impacts.
April 21, 2014: ‘‘Preseason Report IIICouncil-Adopted Management
Measures and Environmental
Assessment Part 3 for 2014 Ocean
Salmon Fishery Regulations’’ will be
mailed to the public and posted on the
Pacific Council Web site at https://
www.pcouncil.org.
May 1, 2014: Federal regulations for
2014 ocean salmon regulations will be
published in the Federal Register and
implemented.
Meetings and Hearings
January 21–24, 2014: The Salmon
Technical Team (STT) will meet at the
Pacific Council office in a public work
session to draft ‘‘Review of 2013 Ocean
Salmon Fisheries’’ and to consider any
other estimation or methodology issues
pertinent to the 2014 ocean salmon
fisheries.
February 18–21, 2014: The STT will
meet at the Pacific Council office in a
public work session to draft ‘‘Preseason
Report I-Stock Abundance Analysis and
Environmental Assessment Part 1 for
2014 Ocean Salmon Fishery
Regulations’’ and to consider any other
estimation or methodology issues
pertinent to the 2014 ocean salmon
fisheries.
March 24–25, 2014: Public hearings
will be held to receive comments on the
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
RIN 0648-XC959
Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; North
Pacific Groundfish and Halibut Observer Program Standard Ex-Vessel
Prices
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notification of standard ex-vessel prices.
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SUMMARY: NMFS publishes standard ex-vessel prices for groundfish and
halibut for the calculation of the observer fee under the North Pacific
Groundfish and Halibut Observer Program (Observer Program). This notice
is intended to provide information to vessel owners, processors,
registered buyers, and other participants about the standard ex-vessel
prices that will be used to calculate the observer fee liability for
landings of groundfish and halibut made in 2014. NMFS will send
invoices to processors and registered buyers subject to the fee by
January 15, 2015. Fees are due to NMFS on or before February 15, 2015.
DATES: Effective January 1, 2014.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For general questions about the
observer fee and standard ex-vessel prices, contact Michael Camacho at
907-586-7471. For questions about the fee billing process, contact
Troie Zuniga, Fee Coordinator, 907-586-7105.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
The Observer Program deploys NMFS-certified observers (observers)
who obtain information necessary for the conservation and management of
the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands (BSAI) and Gulf of Alaska (GOA)
groundfish and halibut fisheries. Fishery managers use information
collected by observers to monitor quotas, manage groundfish and
prohibited species catch, and document and reduce fishery interactions
with protected resources. Scientists use observer-collected information
for stock assessments and marine ecosystem research.
In 2012, the North Pacific Fishery Management Council restructured
the Observer Program under Amendment 86 to the Fishery Management Plan
for Groundfish of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area
and Amendment 76 to the Fishery Management Plan for Groundfish of the
Gulf of Alaska (Amendments 86/76). The final rule implementing
Amendments 86/76 added a new funding and deployment system for observer
coverage in the groundfish and halibut fisheries off Alaska that allows
NMFS to determine when and where to deploy observers according to
management and conservation needs. The final rule was published in the
Federal Register on November 21, 2012 (77 FR 70062). Regulations
implementing the Observer Program are set forth at 50 CFR part 679,
subpart E.
Restructuring divided the Observer Program into two observer
coverage categories--partial and full. All groundfish and halibut
vessels and processors are included in one of these two categories. The
partial observer coverage category includes vessels and processors that
are not required to have an observer at all times; the full observer
coverage category includes vessels and processors required to have all
of their fishing and processing operations off Alaska observed. Vessels
and processors in the full coverage category arrange and pay for
observer services from a permitted observer provider. Observer coverage
for the partial coverage category is funded through a system of fees
based on the ex-vessel value of groundfish and halibut. The proposed
rule for Amendments 86/76 (77 FR 23326; April 18, 2012) provides a
detailed explanation of the vessels and processors in the partial
coverage category, the landings subject to the observer fee, and the
process for calculating standard ex-vessel prices. This notice
summarizes that information.
Landings Subject to Observer Coverage Fee
The objective of the observer fee assessment is to levy a fee on
all landings accruing against a Federal total allowable catch (TAC) for
groundfish or a commercial halibut quota made by vessels that are
subject to Federal regulations and not included in the full coverage
category. Therefore, a fee is only assessed on landings of groundfish
from vessels designated on a Federal Fisheries Permit (FFP) or from
vessels
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landing individual fishing quota (IFQ) or community development quota
(CDQ) halibut or IFQ sablefish. Within the subset of vessels subject to
the observer fee, only landings accruing against the Federal TAC are
included in the fee assessment. A table with additional information
about which landings are and are not subject to the observer fee is in
NMFS regulations at Sec. 679.55(c) and also shown on page 3 of an
informational bulletin titled ``Observer Program Fee Collection'' on
the NMFS Alaska Region Web page at https://www.alaskafisheries.noaa.gov/sustainablefisheries/observers/observerfees.pdf.
Fee Determination
A fee equal to 1.25 percent of the ex-vessel value will be assessed
on the landings of groundfish and halibut subject to the fee. Ex-vessel
value is determined by multiplying the standard price for groundfish by
the round weight equivalent for each species, gear, and port
combination, and the standard price for halibut by the headed and
gutted weight equivalent. NMFS will assess each landing report
submitted via eLandings and each manual landing entered into the IFQ
landing database and determine if the landing is subject to the
observer fee and, if it is, which groundfish in the landing are subject
to the observer fee. All IFQ or CDQ halibut in a landing subject to the
observer fee will be assessed as part of the fee liability. For any
groundfish or halibut subject to the observer fee, NMFS will apply the
appropriate standard ex-vessel prices for the species, gear type, and
port, and calculate the observer fee liability associated with the
landing.
Processors and registered buyers access the landing-specific,
observer fee liability information through NMFS Web Application
(https://alaskafisheries.noaa.gov/webapps/efish/login) or eLandings
(https://elandings.alaska.gov/). For IFQ halibut, CDQ halibut, and IFQ
sablefish, this information is available as soon as the IFQ report is
submitted. For groundfish and sablefish that accrue against the fixed
gear sablefish CDQ reserve, the observer fee liability information is
generally available within 24 hours of receipt of the report. The time
lag on the groundfish and sablefish CDQ fee information is necessary
because NMFS must process the landings report through the catch
accounting system computer programs to determine if all of the
groundfish in the landings are subject to the observer fee. Information
about which groundfish in a landing accrues against a Federal TAC is
not immediately available from the processor's data entry into
eLandings.
The intent of the North Pacific Fishery Management Council and NMFS
is for vessel owners to split the fee liability 50/50 with the
processor or registered buyer. While vessels and processors are
responsible for their portion of the fee, the owner of a shoreside
processor or a stationary floating processor and the registered buyer
are responsible for collecting the fee, including the vessel's portion
of the fee, and remitting the full fee liability to NMFS.
NMFS will send invoices to processors and registered buyers for
their total fee liability, which is determined by the sum of the fees
reported for each landing for that processor or registered buyer for
the prior calendar year, by January 15, 2015. Processors and registered
buyers must remit the fees to NMFS using NMFS Web Application by
February 15, 2015. Processors and registered buyers will have access to
this system through a User ID and password issued by NMFS. Instructions
for electronic payment will be provided on the NMFS Alaska Region Web
site at https://alaskafisheries.noaa.gov and on the observer fee
liability invoice to be mailed to each permit holder.
Standard Prices
This notice provides the standard ex-vessel prices for groundfish
and halibut species subject to the observer fee in 2014. Data sources
for ex-vessel prices are:
For groundfish other than sablefish IFQ and sablefish
accruing against the fixed gear sablefish CDQ reserve, the State of
Alaska's Commercial Fishery Entry Commission's (CFEC) gross revenue
data, which are based on the Commercial Operator Annual Report (COAR)
and Alaska Department of Fish and Game fish tickets; and
For halibut IFQ, halibut CDQ, sablefish IFQ, and sablefish
accruing against the fixed gear sablefish CDQ reserve, the IFQ Buyer
Report that is submitted annually to NMFS under Sec. 679.5(l)(7)(i).
The standard prices in this notice were calculated using applicable
guidance for protecting confidentiality of data submitted to or
collected by NMFS. NMFS does not publish any price information that
would permit the identification of an individual or business. At least
four persons must make landings of a species with a particular gear
type at a particular port in order for NMFS to publish that price data
for that species-gear-port combination. Similarly, at least four
processors in a particular port must purchase a species harvested with
a particular gear type in order for NMFS to publish a price for that
species-gear-port combination. Price data that is confidential because
fewer than four persons contributed data to a particular species-gear-
port combination has been aggregated to protect confidential data.
Groundfish Standard Ex-Vessel Prices
Table 1 shows the groundfish species standard ex-vessel prices for
2014. These prices are based on the CFEC gross revenue data, which are
based on landings data from Alaska Department of Fish and Game fish
tickets and information from the COAR. The COAR contains statewide
buying and production information, and is considered the best routinely
collected information to determine the ex-vessel value of groundfish
harvested from waters off Alaska. More information about the sources of
data and methods used to calculate standard ex-vessel prices for
groundfish is in the proposed and final rules for Amendments 86/76 and
on the NMFS Alaska Region's Web site at https://www.alaskafisheries.noaa.gov/frules/77fr70062.pdf.
The standard ex-vessel prices for groundfish were calculated by
adding the annual volume (weight) and ex-vessel value from the CFEC
gross revenue files for 2010, 2011, and 2012 by the species, port, and
gear category, and then dividing total ex-vessel value over the 3-year
period in each category by total volume in each category. This
calculation results in a weighted average ex-vessel price by species,
port, and gear category. Three gear categories were used for the
standard ex-vessel prices: Pelagic trawl gear, non-pelagic trawl gear,
and other gear (hook-and-line, pot, and jig).
CFEC ex-vessel value data are available in the fall of the year
following the year the fishing occurred. Thus, it is not possible to
base ex-vessel fee liabilities on standard prices that are less than 2
years old. More information about the reasons for using a 3-year
rolling average standard ex-vessel price based on the CFEC gross
earnings data is contained in the proposed rule for Amendments 86/76
(77 FR 23326; April 18, 2012).
If a particular species is not listed in Table 1, the standard ex-
vessel price for a species group, if it exists in the management area,
will be used. If price data for a particular species remained
confidential once aggregated to the ALL level, data is aggregated by
species group (GOA Deep-water Flatfish; GOA Shallow-water Flatfish; GOA
Skate,
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Other; and Other Rockfish). Standard prices for the species groups are
shown at the bottom of Table 2.
If a port-level price does not meet the confidentiality
requirements, the data are aggregated by port-group. Port-group data is
first aggregated by regulatory area in the GOA (Eastern GOA, Central
GOA, and Western GOA) and by subarea in the BSAI (BS subarea and AI
subarea). Port-group data for Southeast Alaska (SEAK) and the Eastern
GOA--with the exception of Cordova, Whittier, and Yakutat in the SEAK--
also are presented separately when price data is available. If
confidentiality requirements are still not met by aggregating prices
across ports at these levels, the prices are aggregated at the level of
BSAI or GOA, then statewide (AK) and ports outside of Alaska (OTAK),
and finally all ports, including those outside of Alaska (``ALL'').
Standard prices are presented separately for non-pelagic trawl and
pelagic trawl when non-confidential data is available. NMFS also
calculated prices for a ``Pelagic Trawl/Non-pelagic Trawl Combined''
when combining trawl price data for landings of a species in a
particular port or port group will not violate confidentiality
requirements. Creating this standard price category allows NMFS to
assess a fee on 2014 landings of some of the species with pelagic trawl
gear based on a combined trawl gear price for the port or port group.
If no standard ex-vessel price is listed for the species or species
group and gear category combination, no fee will be assessed on that
landing. Volume and value data for that species will be added to the
standard ex-vessel prices in future years, if that data becomes
available and display of a standard ex-vessel price meets
confidentiality requirements.
Table 1--Standard Ex-Vessel Prices for Groundfish Species for 2014 Observer Coverage Fee Liability
[Based on volume and value from 2010, 2011, and 2012]
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Species 1 2 Port/Area 3 4 HAL/POT/JIG NPT PTR PTR/NPT
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Alaska Plaice Flounder (133):
Kodiak................ -- $0.08 -- $0.08
CGOA.................. -- 0.08 -- 0.08
GOA................... -- 0.08 -- 0.08
AK.................... -- 0.08 -- 0.08
ALL................... -- 0.08 -- 0.08
Arrowtooth Flounder (121):
Kodiak................ -- 0.06 $0.06 --
CGOA.................. -- 0.06 0.06 --
GOA................... $0.07 0.06 0.06 --
AK.................... 0.07 0.06 0.06 --
ALL................... 0.07 0.06 0.06 --
Black Rockfish (142)................ AK.................... 0.43 0.27 -- 0.27
Bocaccio Rockfish (137):
Sitka................. 0.51 -- -- --
SEAK.................. 0.38 -- -- --
EGOA.................. 0.38 -- -- --
GOA................... 0.40 -- -- --
AK.................... 0.40 -- -- --
ALL................... 0.40 -- -- --
Butter Sole (126):
Kodiak................ -- 0.14 0.14 --
CGOA.................. -- 0.14 0.14 --
GOA................... -- 0.14 0.14 --
AK.................... -- 0.14 0.14 --
ALL................... -- 0.14 0.14 --
Canary Rockfish (146): SEAK.................. 0.48 -- -- --
EGOA.................. 0.48 -- -- --
Seward................ 0.40 -- -- --
CGOA.................. 0.40 -- -- --
GOA................... 0.47 -- -- --
AK.................... 0.47 -- -- --
ALL................... 0.47 -- -- --
China Rockfish (149): SEAK.................. 0.51 -- -- --
Cordova............... 0.29 -- -- --
EGOAxSE............... 0.29 -- -- --
Homer................. 0.41 -- -- --
Seward................ 0.51 -- -- --
CGOA.................. 0.45 -- -- --
GOA................... 0.34 -- -- --
AK.................... 0.34 -- -- --
ALL................... 0.34 -- -- --
Copper Rockfish (138): Sitka................. 0.56 -- -- --
SEAK.................. 0.54 -- -- --
EGOA.................. 0.33 -- -- --
Homer................. 0.40 -- -- --
CGOA.................. 0.44 -- -- --
GOA................... 0.34 -- -- --
AK.................... 0.34 -- -- --
ALL................... 0.34 -- -- --
Dover Sole (124): Kodiak................ -- 0.10 0.10 --
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CGOA.................. -- 0.10 0.10 --
GOA................... -- 0.10 0.10 --
AK.................... -- 0.10 0.10 --
ALL................... -- 0.10 0.10 --
Dusky Rockfish (172): Sitka................. 0.41 -- -- --
SEAK.................. 0.38 -- -- --
EGOAxSE............... 0.24 -- -- --
Homer................. 0.30 -- -- --
Kodiak................ 0.31 0.18 0.15 --
Seward................ 0.35 -- -- --
CGOA.................. 0.32 0.18 0.30 --
GOA................... 0.33 0.18 0.30 --
AK.................... 0.33 0.18 0.30 --
ALL................... 0.33 0.18 0.30 --
English Sole (128): Kodiak................ -- 0.15 -- 0.15
CGOA.................. -- 0.15 -- 0.15
GOA................... -- 0.15 -- 0.15
AK.................... -- 0.15 -- 0.15
ALL................... -- 0.15 -- 0.15
Flathead Sole (122): Kodiak................ -- 0.14 0.14 --
CGOA.................. -- 0.14 0.13 --
GOA................... -- 0.14 0.12 --
AK.................... -- 0.14 0.11 --
ALL................... -- 0.14 0.11 --
Northern Rockfish (136): Kodiak................ -- 0.17 0.16 --
CGOA.................. 0.28 0.17 0.16 --
GOA................... 0.28 0.17 0.16 --
AK.................... 0.28 0.17 0.16 --
ALL................... 0.28 0.17 0.16 --
Octopus (870): Homer................. 0.71 -- -- --
Kodiak................ 0.48 0.52 0.49 --
CGOA.................. 0.49 0.52 0.49 --
GOA................... 0.47 0.52 0.47 --
BS.................... 0.25 -- -- --
BSAI.................. 0.25 -- -- --
AK.................... 0.46 0.51 0.47 --
ALL................... 0.46 0.51 0.47 --
Pacific Cod (110): Craig................. 0.14 -- -- --
Hoonah................ 0.51 -- -- --
Juneau................ 0.58 -- -- --
Ketchikan............. 0.33 -- -- --
Petersburg............ 0.39 -- -- --
Sitka................. 0.50 -- -- --
SEAK.................. 0.51 -- -- --
Cordova............... 0.40 -- -- --
Whittier.............. 0.35 -- -- --
EGOAxSE............... 0.40 -- -- --
Homer................. 0.36 -- -- --
Kodiak................ 0.34 0.29 0.29 --
Seward................ 0.37 -- -- --
CGOA.................. 0.34 0.29 0.29 --
King Cove............. 0.29 -- -- --
WGOA.................. 0.29 -- -- --
GOA................... -- 0.30 0.17 --
Adak.................. 0.31 -- -- --
AI.................... 0.31 -- -- --
Dutch Harbor/Unalaska. 0.34 0.30 -- 0.30
BS.................... 0.33 0.29 -- 0.29
BSAI.................. -- 0.30 -- 0.30
AK.................... 0.33 0.29 0.17 --
ALL................... 0.33 0.29 0.17 --
Pacific Ocean Perch (141): EGOA.................. 0.45 -- -- --
Kodiak................ -- 0.17 0.16 --
CGOA.................. -- 0.17 0.16 --
GOA................... 0.22 0.17 0.18 --
AK.................... 0.18 0.17 0.18 --
ALL................... 0.18 0.17 0.18 --
Pollock (270): EGOA.................. 0.12 -- -- --
Homer................. 0.30 -- -- --
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Kodiak................ 0.13 0.18 0.18 --
CGOA.................. 0.13 0.18 0.18 --
GOA................... 0.13 0.18 0.17 --
Dutch Harbor/Unalaska. -- 0.16 -- 0.15
BS.................... 0.05 0.17 -- 0.16
BSAI.................. 0.05 0.17 -- 0.16
AK.................... 0.13 0.17 0.17 --
ALL................... 0.13 0.17 0.17 --
Quillback Rockfish (147): Hoonah................ 0.51 -- -- --
Ketchikan............. 0.47 -- -- --
Petersburg............ 0.23 -- -- --
Sitka................. 0.88 -- -- --
SEAK.................. 0.86 -- -- --
Cordova............... 0.32 -- -- --
EGOAxSE............... 0.29 -- -- --
Homer................. 0.29 -- -- --
Seward................ 0.36 -- -- --
CGOA.................. 0.36 -- -- --
GOA................... 0.65 -- -- --
AK.................... 0.65 -- -- --
ALL................... 0.65 -- -- --
Redbanded Rockfish (153): Ketchikan............. 0.31 -- -- --
Petersburg............ 0.21 -- -- --
Sitka................. 0.43 -- -- --
SEAK.................. 0.32 -- -- --
EGOAxSE............... 0.30 -- -- --
Homer................. 0.30 -- -- --
Kodiak................ 0.26 0.35 -- 0.35
Seward................ 0.33 -- -- --
CGOA.................. 0.31 0.35 -- 0.35
GOA................... 0.32 0.35 -- 0.35
AK.................... 0.32 0.35 -- 0.35
ALL................... 0.32 0.35 -- 0.35
Redstripe Rockfish (158): Sitka................. 0.42 -- -- --
SEAK.................. 0.42 -- -- --
EGOA.................. 0.39 -- -- --
Homer................. 0.26 -- -- --
CGOA.................. 0.26 -- -- --
GOA................... 0.27 -- -- --
AK.................... 0.27 -- -- --
ALL................... 0.27 -- -- --
Rex Sole (125): Kodiak................ -- 0.29 0.29 --
CGOA.................. -- 0.29 0.29 --
GOA................... -- 0.29 0.28 --
AK.................... -- 0.29 0.26 --
ALL................... -- 0.29 0.26 --
Rock Sole (123): Kodiak................ -- 0.23 0.21 --
CGOA.................. -- 0.23 0.21 --
GOA................... -- 0.23 0.21 --
AK.................... -- 0.23 0.21 --
ALL................... -- 0.23 0.21 --
Rosethorn Rockfish (150): SEAK.................. 0.36 -- -- --
EGOA.................. 0.44 -- -- --
GOA................... 0.43 -- -- --
AK.................... 0.43 -- -- --
ALL................... 0.43 -- -- --
Rougheye Rockfish (151): Craig................. 0.28 -- -- --
Hoonah................ 0.30 -- -- --
Ketchikan............. 0.30 -- -- --
Petersburg............ 0.25 -- -- --
Sitka................. 0.44 -- -- --
SEAK.................. 0.36 -- -- --
Cordova............... 0.26 -- -- --
Whittier.............. 0.56 -- -- --
EGOAxSE............... 0.28 -- -- --
Homer................. 0.30 -- -- --
Kodiak................ 0.32 0.19 0.19 --
Seward................ 0.32 -- -- --
CGOA.................. 0.32 0.19 0.19 --
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GOA................... 0.32 0.21 0.19 --
Dutch Harbor/Unalaska. 0.30 -- -- --
BS.................... 0.31 -- -- --
BSAI.................. 0.31 -- -- --
AK.................... 0.32 0.21 0.19 --
ALL................... 0.32 0.21 0.19 --
Sablefish (blackcod) (710): Ketchikan............. \5\ n/a -- -- --
Petersburg............ n/a -- -- --
Sitka................. n/a -- -- --
SEAK.................. n/a -- -- --
Cordova............... n/a -- -- --
Whittier.............. n/a -- -- --
EGOAxSE............... n/a -- -- --
Homer................. n/a -- -- --
Kodiak................ n/a 3.60 3.39 --
Seward................ n/a -- -- --
CGOA.................. n/a 3.60 4.04 --
GOA................... n/a 3.60 4.04 --
Adak.................. n/a -- -- --
AI.................... n/a -- -- --
Dutch Harbor/Unalaska. n/a -- -- --
BS.................... n/a -- -- --
AK.................... n/a 3.60 4.04 --
ALL................... n/a 3.60 4.04 --
Sand Sole (132): Kodiak................ -- 0.15 -- 0.15
CGOA.................. -- 0.20 -- 0.20
GOA................... -- 0.20 -- 0.20
AK.................... -- 0.20 -- 0.20
ALL................... -- 0.20 -- 0.20
Shortraker Rockfish (152): Ketchikan............. 0.30 -- -- --
Petersburg............ 0.25 -- -- --
Sitka................. 0.43 -- -- --
SEAK.................. 0.34 -- -- --
Cordova............... 0.31 -- -- --
Whittier.............. 0.31 -- -- --
EGOAxSE............... 0.42 -- -- --
Homer................. 0.32 -- -- --
Kodiak................ 0.34 0.23 0.22 --
Seward................ 0.34 -- -- --
CGOA.................. 0.34 0.23 0.21 --
GOA................... 0.35 0.27 0.21 --
Dutch Harbor/Unalaska. 0.09 -- -- --
BS.................... 0.17 -- -- --
BSAI.................. 0.17 -- -- --
AK.................... 0.34 0.27 0.21 --
ALL................... 0.34 0.27 0.21 --
Silvergray Rockfish (157): Craig................. 0.31 -- -- --
Ketchikan............. 0.34 -- -- --
Sitka................. 0.43 -- -- --
SEAK.................. 0.37 -- -- --
EGOAxSE............... 0.34 -- -- --
Homer................. 0.38 -- -- --
Seward................ 0.38 -- -- --
CGOA.................. 0.38 -- -- --
GOA................... 0.37 -- 0.21 0.21
AK.................... 0.37 -- 0.21 0.21
ALL................... 0.37 -- 0.21 0.21
Skate, Big (702): EGOAxSE............... 0.38 -- -- --
EGOA.................. 0.38 -- -- --
Homer................. 0.40 -- -- --
Kodiak................ 0.36 0.39 0.36 --
CGOA.................. 0.36 0.39 0.36 --
GOA................... 0.37 0.39 0.36 --
AK.................... 0.37 0.39 0.36 --
ALL................... 0.37 0.39 0.36 --
Skate, Longnose (701): SEAK.................. 0.28 -- -- --
EGOAxSE............... 0.37 -- -- --
Homer................. 0.40 -- -- --
Kodiak................ 0.40 0.39 0.41 --
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Seward................ 0.39 -- -- --
CGOA.................. 0.40 0.39 0.41 --
GOA................... 0.39 0.39 0.41 --
AK.................... 0.39 0.39 0.41 --
ALL................... 0.39 0.39 0.41 --
Skate, Other (700): Kodiak................ 0.34 -- -- --
CGOA.................. 0.41 -- -- --
GOA................... 0.38 -- -- --
AK.................... 0.34 0.05 -- 0.05
ALL................... 0.34 0.05 -- 0.05
Squid (875): Kodiak................ -- -- 0.07 0.07
CGOA.................. -- -- 0.07 0.07
GOA................... -- -- 0.07 0.07
AK.................... -- -- 0.08 0.08
ALL................... -- -- 0.08 0.08
Starry Flounder (129): Kodiak................ -- 0.07 0.07 --
CGOA.................. -- 0.07 0.07 --
GOA................... -- 0.07 0.07 --
AK.................... -- 0.07 0.07 --
ALL................... -- 0.07 0.07 --
Thornyhead Rockfish (Idiots) (143): Hoonah................ 1.00 -- -- --
Ketchikan............. 1.20 -- -- --
Petersburg............ 1.01 -- -- --
Port Alexander........ 1.03 -- -- --
Sitka................. 1.04 -- -- --
SEAK.................. 1.03 -- -- --
Cordova............... 0.53 -- -- --
EGOAxSE............... 0.84 -- -- --
Homer................. 0.85 -- -- --
Kodiak................ 0.66 0.49 -- 0.49
Seward................ 0.80 -- -- --
CGOA.................. 0.75 0.49 -- 0.49
King Cove............. 0.96 -- -- --
WGOA.................. 0.75 -- -- --
GOA................... -- 0.50 -- 0.50
Adak.................. 0.42 -- -- --
AI.................... 0.55 -- -- --
Dutch Harbor/Unalaska. 0.72 -- -- --
BS.................... 0.72 -- -- --
AK.................... 0.83 0.50 -- 0.50
ALL................... 0.83 0.50 -- 0.50
Tiger Rockfish (148): SEAK.................. 0.32 -- -- --
EGOAxSE............... 0.25 -- -- --
Homer................. 0.28 -- -- --
Seward................ 0.37 -- -- --
CGOA.................. 0.35 -- -- --
GOA................... 0.31 -- -- --
AK.................... 0.31 -- -- --
ALL................... 0.31 -- -- --
Vermilion Rockfish (184): GOA................... 0.30 -- -- --
AK.................... 0.30 -- -- --
ALL................... 0.33 -- -- --
Yelloweye Rockfish (145): Craig................. 1.39 -- -- --
Hoonah................ 0.53 -- -- --
Juneau................ 0.99 -- -- --
Ketchikan............. 1.05 -- -- --
Petersburg............ 1.12 -- -- --
Sitka................. 1.50 -- -- --
SEAK.................. 1.35 -- -- --
Cordova............... 0.95 -- -- --
Whittier.............. 0.82 -- -- --
EGOAxSE............... 0.96 -- -- --
Homer................. 0.70 -- -- --
Kodiak................ 0.47 0.24 -- 0.24
Seward................ 0.67 -- -- --
CGOA.................. 0.64 0.24 -- 0.24
WGOA.................. 0.43 -- -- --
GOA................... -- 0.24 -- 0.24
Dutch Harbor/Unalaska. 0.21 -- -- --
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BS.................... 0.21 -- -- --
BSAI.................. 0.21 -- -- --
AK.................... 1.15 0.24 -- 0.24
ALL................... 1.15 0.24 -- 0.24
Yellowtail Rockfish (155): Sitka................. 0.54 -- -- --
SEAK.................. 0.53 -- -- --
EGOA.................. 0.52 -- -- --
CGOA.................. 0.20 -- -- --
GOA................... 0.30 -- -- --
AK.................... 0.30 -- -- --
ALL................... 0.30 -- -- --
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-- = no landings in last 3 years or the data is confidential.
\1\ If species is not listed, use price for the species group in Table 2 if it exists in the management area. If
no price is available for the species or species group, no fee will be assessed on that landing. That species
will come into standard ex-vessel prices in future years.
\2\ For species codes, see Table 2a to 50 CFR part 679.
\3\ Regulatory areas are defined at Sec. 679.2. (AI = Aleutian Islands subarea; AK = Alaska; ALL = all ports
including those outside Alaska; BS = Bering Sea subarea; BSAI = Bering Sea/Aleutian Islands; CGOA = Central
Gulf of Alaska; EGOA = Eastern Gulf of Alaska; EGOAxSE = Eastern Gulf of Alaska except Southeast Alaska; GOA =
Gulf of Alaska; SEAK = Southeast Alaska; WGOA = Western Gulf of Alaska).
\4\ If a price is listed for the species, port, and gear type combination, that price will be applied to the
round weight equivalent for groundfish landings. If no price is listed for the port and gear type combination,
use port group and gear type combination.
\5\ n/a = ex-vessel prices for sablefish landed with hook-and-line, pot, or jig gear are listed in Table 3 with
the prices for IFQ and CDQ landings.
Table 2--Standard Ex-Vessel Prices for Groundfish Species Groups for 2014 Observer Coverage Fee Liability
[Based on volume and value from 2010, 2011, and 2012]
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HAL/ POT/
Species Group \1\ Port/Area 2 3 JIG NPT PTR
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GOA Deep Water Flatfish \4\ (DFL4)......... CGOA........................ -- $0.10 $0.10
GOA......................... -- $0.10 $0.10
GOA Shallow Water Flatfish \5\ (SFL1)...... CGOA........................ -- $0.20 $0.15
GOA......................... -- $0.20 $0.15
GOA Skate, Other (USKT).................... SEAK........................ $0.34 -- --
EGOA........................ $0.34 -- --
CGOA........................ $0.41 -- --
GOA......................... $0.38 -- --
Other Rockfish 6 7 (ROCK).................. SEAK........................ $0.33 -- --
EGOAxSE..................... $0.84 -- --
CGOA........................ $0.59 $0.25 $0.22
WGOA........................ $0.43 -- --
GOA......................... -- $0.25 $0.23
AI.......................... $0.55 -- --
BS.......................... $0.71 -- --
AK.......................... -- $0.25 $0.23
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-- = no landings in last 3 years or the data is confidential.
\1\ If species is not listed in Table 1, use price for the species group if it exists in the management area. If
no price is available for the species or species group, no fee will be assessed on that landing. That species
will come into standard ex-vessel prices in future years.
\2\ Regulatory areas are defined at Sec. 679.2. (AI = Aleutian Islands subarea; AK = Alaska; ALL = all ports
including those outside Alaska; BS = Bering Sea subarea; CGOA = Central Gulf of Alaska; EGOA = Eastern Gulf of
Alaska; EGOAxSE = Eastern Gulf of Alaska except Southeast Alaska; GOA = Gulf of Alaska; SEAK = Southeast
Alaska; WGOA = Western Gulf of Alaska).
\3\ If a price is listed for the species, port, and gear type combination, that price will be applied to the
round weight equivalent for groundfish landings. If no price is listed for the port and gear type combination,
use port group and gear type combination.
\4\ ``Deep-water flatfish'' in the GOA means Dover sole, Greenland turbot, Kamchatka flounder, and deepsea sole.
\5\ ``Shallow-water flatfish'' in the GOA means flatfish not including ``deep-water flatfish,'' flathead sole,
rex sole, or arrowtooth flounder.
\6\ In the GOA:
``Other rockfish (slope rockfish)'' means Sebastes aurora (aurora), S. melanostomus (blackgill), S. paucispinis
(bocaccio), S. goodei (chilipepper), S. crameri (darkblotch), S. elongatus (greenstriped), S. variegatus
(harlequin), S. wilsoni (pygmy), S. babcocki (redbanded), S. proriger (redstripe), S. zacentrus (sharpchin),
S. jordani (shortbelly), S. brevispinis (silvergray), S. diploproa (splitnose), S. saxicola (stripetail), S.
miniatus (vermilion), S. reedi (yellowmouth), S. entomelas (widow), and S. flavidus (yellowtail).
``Demersal shelf rockfish'' means Sebastes pinniger (canary), S. nebulosus (china), S. caurinus (copper), S.
maliger (quillback), S. helvomaculatus (rosethorn), S. nigrocinctus (tiger), and S. ruberrimus (yelloweye).
``Other rockfish'' in the Western and Central Regulatory Areas means ``other rockfish (slope rockfish)'' and
demersal shelf rockfish.
``Other rockfish'' in the West Yakutat District of the EGOA means ``other rockfish (slope rockfish),'' northern
rockfish, S. polyspinous, and demersal shelf rockfish.
``Other rockfish'' in the SEO District of the GOA (and SEAK for Table 2) means ``other rockfish (slope rockfish)
and northern rockfish, S. polyspinous.
\7\ ``Other rockfish'' in the BSAI includes all Sebastes and Sebastolobus species except for Pacific ocean
perch, northern, shortraker, and rougheye rockfish.
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Halibut and Sablefish IFQ and CDQ Standard Ex-Vessel Prices
Table 3 shows the observer fee standard ex-vessel prices for
halibut and sablefish. These standard prices are calculated as a single
annual average price, by port or port group. Volume and ex-vessel value
data collected on the IFQ Buyer Report for 2013 landings was used to
calculate the standard ex-vessel prices used to calculate the 2014
observer fee liability for halibut IFQ, halibut CDQ, sablefish IFQ, and
sablefish landings that accrue against the fixed gear sablefish CDQ
reserve.
Table 3--Standard Ex-Vessel Prices for Halibut IFQ, Halibut CDQ,
Sablefish IFQ, and Sablefish Accruing Against the Fixed Gear Sablefish
CDQ Reserve for the 2014 Observer Fee Liability
[Based on 2013 IFQ Buyer Report]
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Species Port/Area \1\ Price \2\
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Halibut (200): Ketchikan............. $5.22
Petersburg............ $5.42
SEAK.................. $5.04
Cordova............... $5.31
EGOAxSE............... $5.04
Homer................. $5.37
Kenai................. $4.51
Kodiak................ $4.92
Seward................ $5.25
CGOA.................. $5.04
WGOA.................. $5.04
AI.................... $5.04
BS.................... $5.04
AK.................... $5.04
OTAK.................. $5.04
ALL................... $5.04
Sablefish (710): Ketchikan............. $2.82
SEAK.................. $2.88
EGOAxSE............... $2.88
Homer................. $2.86
Kodiak................ $2.92
Seward................ $2.87
CGOA.................. $2.88
WGOA.................. $2.88
AI.................... $2.88
BS.................... $2.88
AK.................... $2.88
OTAK.................. $2.88
ALL................... $2.88
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\1\ Regulatory areas are defined at Sec. 679.2. (AI = Aleutian Islands
subarea; AK = Alaska; ALL = all ports including those outside Alaska;
BS = Bering Sea subarea; CGOA = Central Gulf of Alaska; EGOAxSE =
Eastern Gulf of Alaska except Southeast Alaska; OTAK = Outside Alaska;
SEAK = Southeast Alaska; WGOA = Western Gulf of Alaska).
\2\ If a price is listed for the species and port combination, that
price will be applied to the round weight equivalent for sablefish
landings and the headed and gutted weight equivalent for halibut
landings. If no price is listed for the port, use port group.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: December 4, 2013.
James P. Burgess,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2013-29356 Filed 12-6-13; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3510-22-P
