Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Removal of GOA Sablefish IFQ Pot Gear Tags and Notary Certification Requirements, 70751-70754 [2021-26831]
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requirements to obtain and submit a
notary certification on various
programs’ application forms. NMFS
published a proposed rule to implement
in the Federal Register on October 6,
2021 (86 FR 55560) with comments
invited through November 5, 2021. All
comments submitted on or before
November 5, 2021 were considered in
the development of this final rule and
no substantive changes have been made
from the proposed rule in this final rule.
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
50 CFR Parts 300, 679, and 680
[Docket No. 211206–0252]
RIN 0648–BK76
Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic
Zone Off Alaska; Removal of GOA
Sablefish IFQ Pot Gear Tags and
Notary Certification Requirements
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Final rule.
AGENCY:
NMFS issues regulations to
modify recordkeeping and reporting
requirements to remove pot gear tag
requirements in the sablefish Individual
Fishing Quota (IFQ) fishery in the Gulf
of Alaska (GOA) and remove
requirements to obtain and submit a
notary certification on various
programs’ application forms. This action
is intended to reduce administrative
burden on the regulated fishing industry
and the National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS). This action promotes
the goals and objectives of the
Magnuson-Stevens Fishery
Conservation and Management Act
(Magnuson-Stevens Act, or MSA), the
Halibut Act, fishery management plans
(FMPs), and other applicable laws.
DATES: Effective December 13, 2021.
ADDRESSES: Electronic copies of the
Regulatory Impact Review (referred to as
the Analysis) and Categorical Exclusion
prepared for this action are available
from www.regulations.gov or from the
NMFS Alaska Region website at https://
www.fisheries.noaa.gov/region/alaska.
Written comments regarding the
burden-hour estimates or other aspects
of the collection-of-information
requirements contained in this final rule
may be submitted to NMFS Alaska
Region, P.O. Box 21668, Juneau, AK
99802–1668, Attn: Glenn Merrill; and to
www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain.
Find this particular information
collection by using the search function.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Alicia M Miller at 907–586–7228 or
Alicia.m.miller@noaa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This final
rule implements regulations to modify
recordkeeping and reporting
requirements to remove pot gear tag
requirements in the sablefish Individual
Fishing Quota (IFQ) fishery in the Gulf
of Alaska (GOA) and remove
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Background
In April 2021, the Council requested
NMFS propose regulations pursuant to
section 305(d) of the Magnuson-Stevens
Act to remove the requirements for
sablefish IFQ fishermen using longline
pot gear in the GOA to annually register
their vessel to participate in this fishery
and obtain and mark their gear with pot
gear tags, as well as to remove the
requirement to obtain a notary
certification on IFQ Program application
forms. Amendment 101 to the GOA
FMP authorized the use of longline pot
gear in the sablefish IFQ fishery. The
pot gear tag requirements were
implemented in the final rule
implementing Amendment 101
pursuant to MSA section 305(d), but
were not included in the FMP (81 FR
95435, December 28, 2016). This final
rule will modify recordkeeping and
reporting requirements to remove pot
gear tag requirements in the sablefish
IFQ fishery in the GOA and remove
requirements to obtain and submit a
notary certification on application forms
submitted under the halibut and
sablefish IFQ Program, Charter Halibut
Limited Access Program (CHLAP),
Community Quota Entity (CQE)
Program, License Limitation Program
(LLP), and the Crab Rationalization (CR)
Program. The primary purpose for
requiring a notary certification was to
prevent fraud and forgery by requiring
the personal presence of the signer and
satisfactorily identifying the signer. The
Council determined, and NMFS agrees,
that both the aforementioned pot gear
tag requirements and the notary
requirements are unnecessary and
administratively burdensome on the
fleet and NMFS alike.
The need for this rule and background
information on the IFQ Program, CQE
Program, CHLAP, LLP, and the CR
Program are explained in more detail in
the preamble to the proposed rule
(October 6, 2021, 86 FR 55560). The
purpose and impacts of this rule, as well
as the specific provisions included, are
summarized in the following sections.
The purpose of this action is to
remove recordkeeping and reporting
requirements that are no longer
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necessary. This action is intended to
reduce administrative burden on the
regulated fishing industry and NMFS by
making two types of revisions to Federal
regulations. First, this rule removes
regulations requiring the use of pot gear
tags in the longline pot gear sablefish
IFQ fishery in the GOA. Second, this
rule removes notary certification
requirements for several application
forms submitted to NMFS.
Pot Gear Tags
This rule removes the requirement
that all pots deployed in GOA sablefish
areas have a pot gear tag that is (1)
issued by NMFS and (2) assigned by
NMFS to a vessel that is licensed by the
State of Alaska. Regulations requiring a
vessel owner to request and receive pot
gear tags by submitting an application to
NMFS are removed. NMFS will no
longer issue pot gear tags to vessel
owners. Vessel owners are no longer
required to submit an application to
NMFS for the purpose of assigning pot
gear tags to the gear used by that vessel,
and vessel operators are no longer
required to track individual pot gear
tags marked with a unique identifier
that are assigned to their vessel.
Notary Certification
This rule removes requirements to
obtain and submit a notary certification
on specific NMFS application forms. All
affected application forms submitted to
NMFS continue to include a
certification attesting to agreement with
a statement that the information
submitted on the application form is
true and correct under penalty of
perjury. See 28 U.S.C. 1746. This
certification is sufficient to deter fraud
and forgery, and to adequately enforce
fraud and forgery should it occur.
This rule modifies regulations
applicable to the halibut and sablefish
IFQ Program, CHLAP, CQE Program,
LLP, and the CR Program. The notary
certification is removed from the
following application forms.
IFQ Program
• Application for Eligibility to
Receive QS/IFQ;
• Application for Transfer of QS;
• Application for Temporary Transfer
of Halibut/Sablefish Individual Fishing
Quota (IFQ) (this includes: Category A
IFQ transfer, surviving beneficiary,
Temporary military transfer, and IFQ
transfer to CDQ groups during year of
low halibut abundance);
• Application for a Non-profit
Corporation to be Designated as a
Recreational Quota Entity (RQE); and
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• Application For Transfer Of Quota
Share To Or From A Recreational Quota
Entity (RQE).
CQE Program
• Application for a Non-profit
Corporation to be Designated as a
Community Quota Entity (CQE); and
• Application for Transfer of Quota
Share to or From A Community Quota
Entity (CQE).
CHLAP
Application For Transfer Of Charter
Halibut Permit (CHP).
LLP
Application For Transfer License
Limitation Program Groundfish/Crab
License.
CR Program
• Application for Transfer of Crab
Quota Share (QS);
• Application for Transfer of Crab
Processor Quota Share (PQS);
• Application to Become An Eligible
Crab Community Organization (ECCO);
• Application for Transfer of Crab
QS/IFQ to or from an Eligible Crab
Community Organization (ECCO); and
• (Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands
(BSAI) Crab Rationalization Program
Quota Share (QS) Beneficiary
Designation Form.
Regulations
This rule revises regulations at 50
CFR part 300, 50 CFR part 679, and 50
CFR part 680 to (1) to remove pot gear
tag requirements in the sablefish IFQ
fishery in the GOA and (2) remove
requirements to obtain and submit a
notary certification on application
forms.
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Pot Gear Tags
This rule revises §§ 679.7(f)(18) and
(19), and 679.42(l)(2) through (l)(5), to
remove regulations governing the
requirements to request and use pot gear
tags when using longline pot gear in the
GOA sablefish IFQ fishery.
Notary Certification
This rule revises §§ 300.67, 679.4,
679.41, and 680.41 to remove
requirements to obtain and submit a
notary certification on application forms
submitted under the IFQ Program,
CHLAP, CQE Program, LLP, and CR
Program.
This rule revises § 300.67(i)(4) to
remove the requirement to obtain a
notary certification on an application to
transfer a CHP.
This rule revises § 679.4(k)(7)(iii) to
remove the requirement to obtain a
notary certification on an application for
transfer of a groundfish or crab LLP.
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This rule revises §§ 679.41(c)(3),
679.41(l)(3)(iii)(D), 679.41(m)(3)(v), and
679.41(n)(2)(iii)(D) to remove
requirements to obtain a notary
certification on the following IFQ
Program and CQE Program Application
forms:
• Application for Transfer of QS;
• Application for Temporary Transfer
of Halibut/Sablefish Individual Fishing
Quota (IFQ) (This includes: Category A
IFQ transfer, surviving beneficiary,
Temporary military transfer, and IFQ
transfer to CDQ groups during year of
low halibut abundance.);
• Application for a Non-profit
Corporation to be Designated as a
Recreational Quota Entity (RQE);
• Application For Transfer Of Quota
Share To Or From A Recreational Quota
Entity (RQE);
• Application for a Non-profit
Corporation to be Designated as a
Community Quota Entity (CQE); and
• Application for Transfer of Quota
Share to or From A Community Quota
Entity (CQE).
The application for eligibility to
receive QS or IFQ requires an applicant
to obtain and submit a notary
certification. This requirement is not
included in regulations and will be
removed from the form.
This rule revises
§§ 680.41(c)(2)(ii)(F)(2), 680.41(i)(2),
680.41(j)(2)(i)(C), and 680.41(k)(3)(ix) to
remove requirements to obtain a notary
certification on the following CR
Program application forms:
• Application for Transfer of Crab
Quota Share (QS);
• Application for Transfer of Crab
Processor Quota Share (PQS);
• Application to Become An Eligible
Crab Community Organization (ECCO);
• Application for Transfer of Crab
QS/IFQ to or from an Eligible Crab
Community Organization (ECCO); and
• Application for CR Program
Eligibility to Receive QS/PQS or IFQ/
IPQ by Transfer.
The BSAI CR Program QS beneficiary
designation form is revised to remove
the requirement to obtain and submit a
notary certification.
This rule also corrects a typographical
error in § 680.41(k)(3)(ix)(B)(1) to
remove the word ‘‘transferor’’ and
replace it with ‘‘transferee’’ consistent
with the preceding paragraph heading.
Comments and Responses
NMFS received one comment
submission from a member of the public
on the proposed rule.
Comment 1: Notary certification
requirements should not be removed
from Federal regulations and identifying
information such as the person’s name,
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address, telephone number, business
information, and signature should be
legible and verified by a notary to
prevent fraud.
Response: NMFS will continue to
collect identifying information
necessary to verify a person’s identity in
compliance with Federal law. All
application forms submitted to NMFS
will continue to include a certification
whereby the applicant attests to a
statement of agreement that the
information submitted on the
application form is true and correct
under penalty of perjury. See 28 U.S.C.
1746. This certification is sufficient to
deter fraud and forgery, and to
adequately enforce the law should fraud
and forgery occur.
Changes From Proposed to Final Rule
There have been no changes in this
final rule from the proposed rule.
Classification
NMFS is issuing this rule pursuant to
section 305(d) of the Magnuson-Stevens
Act. Pursuant to MSA section 305(d),
this action is necessary to carry out the
BSAI FMP, the GOA FMP, and the Crab
FMP, because the aforementioned
recordkeeping and reporting
requirements are no longer necessary to
administer the fishery management
programs implemented under these
FMPs. The NMFS Assistant
Administrator has determined that this
rule is consistent with the BSAI FMP,
the GOA FMP, the Crab FMP, and other
applicable law, subject to further
consideration after public comment.
Regulations governing the U.S.
fisheries for halibut are developed by
the IPHC, the Pacific Fishery
Management Council, the Council, and
the Secretary. Section 5 of the Halibut
Act (16 U.S.C. 773c) allows the regional
council having authority for a particular
geographical area to develop regulations
governing the allocation and catch of
halibut in U.S. Convention waters, as
long as those regulations do not conflict
with IPHC regulations. The final action
is consistent with the Council’s
authority to allocate halibut catches
among fishery participants in the waters
in and off Alaska.
The Assistant Administrator for
Fisheries, NOAA, finds good cause
pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 553(d)(1) of the
Administrative Procedure Act (APA) to
waive the 30-day delay in effectiveness
provision of the APA and make this rule
effective immediately upon publication
in the Federal Register. Because this
substantive rule relieves a restriction by
removing pot gear tag and notary
certification requirements, the 30-day
delay in effectiveness serves no
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purpose. Thus, this rule should not be
subject to the 30-day delayed
effectiveness provision of the APA
pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 553(d)(1). As
previously discussed, this rule removes
the requirement that all pots deployed
in GOA sablefish areas have a pot gear
tag that is (1) issued by NMFS and (2)
assigned by NMFS to a vessel that is
licensed by the State of Alaska. This
rule also removes requirements to
obtain and submit a notary certification
on specific NMFS application forms.
This final rule has been determined to
be not significant for the purposes of
Executive Order 12866.
Regulatory Impact Review
The Regulatory Flexibility Act, as
amended, requires an agency to
consider the impact of proposed rules
on small entities. A Regulatory Impact
Review (RIR) was prepared to assess the
costs and benefits of available regulatory
alternatives. The RIR considers all
quantitative and qualitative measures. A
copy of this analysis is available from
NMFS (see ADDRESSES).
The Chief Counsel for Regulation of
the Department of Commerce certified
to the Chief Counsel for Advocacy of the
Small Business Administration during
the proposed rule stage that this action
would not have a significant economic
impact on a substantial number of small
entities. The factual basis for the
certification was published in the
proposed rule and is not repeated here.
No comments were received regarding
this certification. As a result, a
regulatory flexibility analysis was not
required and none was prepared.
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Information Collection Requirements
This final rule contains information
collection requirements subject to the
Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) and
which have been approved by the Office
of Management and Budget (OMB)
under OMB Control Numbers 0648–
0272 (Alaska Pacific Halibut & Sablefish
Fisheries: Individual Fishing Quota
(IFQ)); 0648–0334 (Alaska License
Limitation Program for Groundfish,
Crab, and Scallops); 0648–0514 (Alaska
Region Crab Permits); and 0648–0575
(Alaska Pacific Halibut Fisheries:
Charter).
This final rule also contains
information collection requirements
subject to review and approval by the
OMB under the PRA. NMFS has
submitted these requirements to OMB
for approval under OMB Control
Numbers 0648–0353 (Alaska Region
Gear Identification Requirements) and
0648–0665 (Alaska Community Quota
Entity (CQE) Program).
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OMB Control Number 0648–0272
The notary certification is removed
from five forms approved under this
control number. No changes are made to
the estimated reporting burdens for
these applications as the estimates allow
for differences in the time needed to
complete and submit the applications.
Public reporting burden per individual
response is estimated to average 200
hours for the Application for a Nonprofit Corporation to be Designated as a
Recreational Quota Entity (RQE); and 2
hours each for the Application for
Eligibility to Receive QS/IFQ, the
Application for Transfer of QS, the
Application for Temporary Transfer of
Halibut/Sablefish Individual Fishing
Quota (IFQ), and the Application For
Transfer Of Quota Share To Or From A
Recreational Quota Entity (RQE).
Removing the notary certification
decreases the cost burden of completing
these forms.
OMB Control Number 0648–0334
The notary certification is removed
from the Application for Transfer
License Limitation Program Groundfish/
Crab License. No changes are made to
the estimated reporting burden for this
application as the estimate allows for
differences in the time needed to
complete and submit the application.
Public reporting burden per individual
response is estimated to average one
hour. Removing the notary certification
decreases the cost burden of completing
this form.
OMB Control Number 0648–0514
The notary certification is removed
from five forms approved under this
control number. No changes are made to
the estimated reporting burdens for
these applications as the estimates allow
for differences in the time needed to
complete and submit the applications.
Public reporting burden per individual
response is estimated to average 2.5
hours for the Application to Become An
Eligible Crab Community Organization
(ECCO); 2 hours each for the
Application for Transfer of Crab Quota
Share (QS), Application for Transfer of
Crab Processor Quota Share (PQS),
Application for Transfer of Crab QS/IFQ
to or from an Eligible Crab Community
Organization (ECCO); and 30 minutes
for the BSAI Crab Rationalization
Program Quota Share (QS) Beneficiary
Designation Form. Removing the notary
certification decreases the cost burden
of completing these forms.
OMB Control Number 0648–0575
The notary certification is removed
from the Application for Transfer Of
Charter Halibut Permit (CHP). No
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changes are made to the estimated
reporting burden for this application as
the estimate allows for differences in the
time needed to complete and submit the
application. Public reporting burden per
individual response is estimated to
average two hours. Removing the notary
certification decreases the cost burden
of completing this form.
OMB Control Number 0648–0353
This collection is revised to remove
two forms associated with pot gear tags:
(1) IFQ Sablefish Longline Pot Gear:
Vessel Registration and Request for Pot
Gear Tags; and (2) IFQ Sablefish Request
for Replacement of Longline Pot Gear
Tags. These forms are no longer
necessary because this rule removes the
requirements for vessel owners
participating in the longline pot gear
sablefish IFQ fishery in the GOA to
register their vessel for this fishery and
use pot gear tags. Removing these
requirements decreases the time burden
and cost to participants in this fishery.
OMB Control Number 0648–0665
This information collection is revised,
and NMFS requests extension of this
collection for three years. This
collection contains the application used
by a non-profit entity to be designated
as a CQE and contains the applications
and reports submitted by CQEs to apply
for a CHP permit or LLP license; transfer
IFQ, quota share, or guided angler fish;
and report and manage their fishing
activities. This collection is necessary
for NMFS to manage the CQE Program.
Due to this rule, this collection is
revised to remove the notary
certification from the Application for a
Non-profit Corporation to be Designated
as a Community Quota Entity (CQE) and
the Application for Transfer of Quota
Share to or From A Community Quota
Entity (CQE). No changes are made to
the estimated reporting burdens for
these applications as the estimates allow
for differences in the time needed to
complete and submit the applications.
Removing the notary certification
decreases the cost burden of completing
these forms.
The estimated number of respondents
for this collection is 94; the estimated
total annual burden hours are 1,620
hours; and the estimated total annual
cost to the public for recordkeeping and
reporting costs is $895.
Public reporting burden per
individual response is estimated to
average 200 hours for the Application
for Nonprofit Corporation to be
Designated as a CQE; 40 hours for the
CQE Annual Report; 20 hours for the
Application for a CQE to Receive a Nontrawl Groundfish LLP License; 2 hours
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each for the Application for Transfer of
Quota Share to or from a Community
Quota Entity, the Application for a CQE
to Transfer IFQ to an Eligible
Community Resident or Non-resident,
and the Application for Transfer (Lease)
Between IFQ and Guided Angler Fish by
a Community Quota Entity (CQE); and
1 hour each for the CQE License
Limitation Program Authorization letter
and the Application for Community
Charter Halibut Permit.
Commenting on Information Collections
We invite the general public and other
Federal agencies to comment on
proposed and continuing information
collections, which helps us assess the
impact of our information collection
requirements and minimize the public’s
reporting burden. Written comments
and recommendations for this
information collection should be
submitted on the following website:
www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain.
Find the particular information
collection by using the search function
and entering either the title of the
collection or the OMB Control Number.
Notwithstanding any other provision
of the law, no person is required to
respond to, nor shall any person be
subject to penalty for failure to comply
with, a collection of information subject
to the requirement of the PRA, unless
that collection of information displays a
currently valid OMB control number.
List of Subjects
50 CFR Part 300
Administrative practice and
procedure, Antarctica, Canada, Exports,
Fish, Fisheries, Fishing, Imports,
Indians, Labeling, Marine resources,
Reporting and recordkeeping
requirements, Russian Federation,
Transportation, Treaties, Wildlife.
50 CFR Part 679
Alaska, Fisheries, Reporting and
recordkeeping requirements.
50 CFR Part 680
Alaska, Fisheries, Reporting and
recordkeeping requirements.
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Dated: December 7, 2021.
Samuel D. Rauch, III,
Deputy Assistant Administrator for
Regulatory Programs, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
For the reasons set out in the
preamble, 50 CFR parts 300, 679, and
680 are amended as follows:
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PART 300—INTERNATIONAL
FISHERIES REGULATIONS
Subpart E—Pacific Halibut Fisheries
1. The authority citation for part 300,
subpart E, continues to read as follows:
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Authority: 16 U.S.C. 773–773k.
2. In § 300.67, remove the phrase
‘‘notarized and’’ from the first sentence
in paragraph (i)(4).
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PART 679—FISHERIES OF THE
EXCLUSIVE ECONOMIC ZONE OFF
ALASKA
3. The authority citation for part 679
continues to read as follows:
■
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 773 et seq.; 1801 et
seq.; 3631 et seq.; Pub. L. 108–447; Pub. L.
111–281.
4. In § 679.4, remove the phrase
‘‘notarized and’’ from the first sentence
in paragraph (k)(7)(iii).
■ 5. In § 679.7, remove and reserve
paragraphs (f)(18)(ii) and (f)(19).
■ 6. In § 679.41:
■ a. Remove the word ‘‘notarized’’ from
paragraph (c)(3);
■ b. Revise paragraph (l)(3)(iii)(D);
■ c. Remove paragraph (m)(3)(vi); and
■ d. Revise paragraph (n)(2)(iii)(D).
The revisions read as follows:
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§ 679.41
Transfer of quota shares and IFQ.
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(l) * * *
(3) * * *
(iii) * * *
(D) The name of the non-profit
organization, taxpayer ID number,
NMFS person number, permanent
business mailing addresses, name of
contact persons and additional contact
information of the managing personnel
for the non-profit entity, resumes of
management personnel, name of
community or communities represented
by the CQE, name of contact for the
governing body of each community
represented, date, name and signature of
applicant.
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(n) * * *
(2) * * *
(iii) * * *
(D) The name of the non-profit
organization, taxpayer ID number,
NMFS person number, permanent
business mailing addresses, name of
contact persons and additional contact
information of the managing personnel
for the non-profit entity, resumes of
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management personnel, name and
signature of applicant; and
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■ 7. In § 679.42, remove and reserve
paragraphs (l)(2)(i), (l)(2)(ii), (l)(3), and
(l)(4), and revise paragraph (l)(5)(iv) to
read as follows:
§ 679.42
Limitations on use of QS and IFQ.
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(l) * * *
(5) * * *
(iv) Longline pot gear used on
multiple vessels. Longline pot gear
assigned to one vessel and deployed to
fish IFQ sablefish in the GOA must be
removed from the fishing grounds, and
returned to port before being deployed
by another vessel to fish IFQ sablefish
in the GOA.
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PART 680—SHELLFISH FISHERIES OF
THE EXCLUSIVE ECONOMIC ZONE
OFF ALASKA
8. The authority citation for part 680
continues to read as follows:
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Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1862; Pub. L. 109–
241; Pub. L. 109–479.
9. In § 680.41:
a. Remove and reserve paragraph
(c)(2)(ii)(F)(2);
■ b. Remove the phrase ‘‘original
notarized’’ from paragraph (i)(2) and the
word ‘‘notarized’’ from the first sentence
in paragraph (j)(2)(i)(C)(1);
■ c. Remove and reserve paragraph
(j)(2)(i)(C)(2);
■ d. Revise the heading for paragraph
(k)(3)(ix);
■ e. Remove and reserve paragraph
(k)(3)(ix)(A)(2);
■ f. Remove the word ‘‘transferor’’ and
add in its place the word ‘‘transferee’’ in
the first sentence in paragraph
(k)(3)(ix)(B)(1);
■ g. Remove and reserve paragraph
(k)(3)(ix)(B)(2); and
■ h. Remove and reserve paragraph
(k)(3)(ix)(C)(2).
The revisions read as follows:
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§ 680.41
Transfer of QS, PQS, IFQ and IPQ.
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(3) * * *
(ix) Certification information—
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 236 (Monday, December 13, 2021)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 70751-70754]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-26831]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
50 CFR Parts 300, 679, and 680
[Docket No. 211206-0252]
RIN 0648-BK76
Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Removal of
GOA Sablefish IFQ Pot Gear Tags and Notary Certification Requirements
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: NMFS issues regulations to modify recordkeeping and reporting
requirements to remove pot gear tag requirements in the sablefish
Individual Fishing Quota (IFQ) fishery in the Gulf of Alaska (GOA) and
remove requirements to obtain and submit a notary certification on
various programs' application forms. This action is intended to reduce
administrative burden on the regulated fishing industry and the
National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS). This action promotes the
goals and objectives of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and
Management Act (Magnuson-Stevens Act, or MSA), the Halibut Act, fishery
management plans (FMPs), and other applicable laws.
DATES: Effective December 13, 2021.
ADDRESSES: Electronic copies of the Regulatory Impact Review (referred
to as the Analysis) and Categorical Exclusion prepared for this action
are available from www.regulations.gov or from the NMFS Alaska Region
website at https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/region/alaska.
Written comments regarding the burden-hour estimates or other
aspects of the collection-of-information requirements contained in this
final rule may be submitted to NMFS Alaska Region, P.O. Box 21668,
Juneau, AK 99802-1668, Attn: Glenn Merrill; and to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular information collection by using
the search function.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Alicia M Miller at 907-586-7228 or
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This final rule implements regulations to
modify recordkeeping and reporting requirements to remove pot gear tag
requirements in the sablefish Individual Fishing Quota (IFQ) fishery in
the Gulf of Alaska (GOA) and remove requirements to obtain and submit a
notary certification on various programs' application forms. NMFS
published a proposed rule to implement in the Federal Register on
October 6, 2021 (86 FR 55560) with comments invited through November 5,
2021. All comments submitted on or before November 5, 2021 were
considered in the development of this final rule and no substantive
changes have been made from the proposed rule in this final rule.
Background
In April 2021, the Council requested NMFS propose regulations
pursuant to section 305(d) of the Magnuson-Stevens Act to remove the
requirements for sablefish IFQ fishermen using longline pot gear in the
GOA to annually register their vessel to participate in this fishery
and obtain and mark their gear with pot gear tags, as well as to remove
the requirement to obtain a notary certification on IFQ Program
application forms. Amendment 101 to the GOA FMP authorized the use of
longline pot gear in the sablefish IFQ fishery. The pot gear tag
requirements were implemented in the final rule implementing Amendment
101 pursuant to MSA section 305(d), but were not included in the FMP
(81 FR 95435, December 28, 2016). This final rule will modify
recordkeeping and reporting requirements to remove pot gear tag
requirements in the sablefish IFQ fishery in the GOA and remove
requirements to obtain and submit a notary certification on application
forms submitted under the halibut and sablefish IFQ Program, Charter
Halibut Limited Access Program (CHLAP), Community Quota Entity (CQE)
Program, License Limitation Program (LLP), and the Crab Rationalization
(CR) Program. The primary purpose for requiring a notary certification
was to prevent fraud and forgery by requiring the personal presence of
the signer and satisfactorily identifying the signer. The Council
determined, and NMFS agrees, that both the aforementioned pot gear tag
requirements and the notary requirements are unnecessary and
administratively burdensome on the fleet and NMFS alike.
The need for this rule and background information on the IFQ
Program, CQE Program, CHLAP, LLP, and the CR Program are explained in
more detail in the preamble to the proposed rule (October 6, 2021, 86
FR 55560). The purpose and impacts of this rule, as well as the
specific provisions included, are summarized in the following sections.
The purpose of this action is to remove recordkeeping and reporting
requirements that are no longer necessary. This action is intended to
reduce administrative burden on the regulated fishing industry and NMFS
by making two types of revisions to Federal regulations. First, this
rule removes regulations requiring the use of pot gear tags in the
longline pot gear sablefish IFQ fishery in the GOA. Second, this rule
removes notary certification requirements for several application forms
submitted to NMFS.
Pot Gear Tags
This rule removes the requirement that all pots deployed in GOA
sablefish areas have a pot gear tag that is (1) issued by NMFS and (2)
assigned by NMFS to a vessel that is licensed by the State of Alaska.
Regulations requiring a vessel owner to request and receive pot gear
tags by submitting an application to NMFS are removed. NMFS will no
longer issue pot gear tags to vessel owners. Vessel owners are no
longer required to submit an application to NMFS for the purpose of
assigning pot gear tags to the gear used by that vessel, and vessel
operators are no longer required to track individual pot gear tags
marked with a unique identifier that are assigned to their vessel.
Notary Certification
This rule removes requirements to obtain and submit a notary
certification on specific NMFS application forms. All affected
application forms submitted to NMFS continue to include a certification
attesting to agreement with a statement that the information submitted
on the application form is true and correct under penalty of perjury.
See 28 U.S.C. 1746. This certification is sufficient to deter fraud and
forgery, and to adequately enforce fraud and forgery should it occur.
This rule modifies regulations applicable to the halibut and
sablefish IFQ Program, CHLAP, CQE Program, LLP, and the CR Program. The
notary certification is removed from the following application forms.
IFQ Program
Application for Eligibility to Receive QS/IFQ;
Application for Transfer of QS;
Application for Temporary Transfer of Halibut/Sablefish
Individual Fishing Quota (IFQ) (this includes: Category A IFQ transfer,
surviving beneficiary, Temporary military transfer, and IFQ transfer to
CDQ groups during year of low halibut abundance);
Application for a Non-profit Corporation to be Designated
as a Recreational Quota Entity (RQE); and
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Application For Transfer Of Quota Share To Or From A
Recreational Quota Entity (RQE).
CQE Program
Application for a Non-profit Corporation to be Designated
as a Community Quota Entity (CQE); and
Application for Transfer of Quota Share to or From A
Community Quota Entity (CQE).
CHLAP
Application For Transfer Of Charter Halibut Permit (CHP).
LLP
Application For Transfer License Limitation Program Groundfish/Crab
License.
CR Program
Application for Transfer of Crab Quota Share (QS);
Application for Transfer of Crab Processor Quota Share
(PQS);
Application to Become An Eligible Crab Community
Organization (ECCO);
Application for Transfer of Crab QS/IFQ to or from an
Eligible Crab Community Organization (ECCO); and
(Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands (BSAI) Crab
Rationalization Program Quota Share (QS) Beneficiary Designation Form.
Regulations
This rule revises regulations at 50 CFR part 300, 50 CFR part 679,
and 50 CFR part 680 to (1) to remove pot gear tag requirements in the
sablefish IFQ fishery in the GOA and (2) remove requirements to obtain
and submit a notary certification on application forms.
Pot Gear Tags
This rule revises Sec. Sec. 679.7(f)(18) and (19), and
679.42(l)(2) through (l)(5), to remove regulations governing the
requirements to request and use pot gear tags when using longline pot
gear in the GOA sablefish IFQ fishery.
Notary Certification
This rule revises Sec. Sec. 300.67, 679.4, 679.41, and 680.41 to
remove requirements to obtain and submit a notary certification on
application forms submitted under the IFQ Program, CHLAP, CQE Program,
LLP, and CR Program.
This rule revises Sec. 300.67(i)(4) to remove the requirement to
obtain a notary certification on an application to transfer a CHP.
This rule revises Sec. 679.4(k)(7)(iii) to remove the requirement
to obtain a notary certification on an application for transfer of a
groundfish or crab LLP.
This rule revises Sec. Sec. 679.41(c)(3), 679.41(l)(3)(iii)(D),
679.41(m)(3)(v), and 679.41(n)(2)(iii)(D) to remove requirements to
obtain a notary certification on the following IFQ Program and CQE
Program Application forms:
Application for Transfer of QS;
Application for Temporary Transfer of Halibut/Sablefish
Individual Fishing Quota (IFQ) (This includes: Category A IFQ transfer,
surviving beneficiary, Temporary military transfer, and IFQ transfer to
CDQ groups during year of low halibut abundance.);
Application for a Non-profit Corporation to be Designated
as a Recreational Quota Entity (RQE);
Application For Transfer Of Quota Share To Or From A
Recreational Quota Entity (RQE);
Application for a Non-profit Corporation to be Designated
as a Community Quota Entity (CQE); and
Application for Transfer of Quota Share to or From A
Community Quota Entity (CQE).
The application for eligibility to receive QS or IFQ requires an
applicant to obtain and submit a notary certification. This requirement
is not included in regulations and will be removed from the form.
This rule revises Sec. Sec. 680.41(c)(2)(ii)(F)(2), 680.41(i)(2),
680.41(j)(2)(i)(C), and 680.41(k)(3)(ix) to remove requirements to
obtain a notary certification on the following CR Program application
forms:
Application for Transfer of Crab Quota Share (QS);
Application for Transfer of Crab Processor Quota Share
(PQS);
Application to Become An Eligible Crab Community
Organization (ECCO);
Application for Transfer of Crab QS/IFQ to or from an
Eligible Crab Community Organization (ECCO); and
Application for CR Program Eligibility to Receive QS/PQS
or IFQ/IPQ by Transfer.
The BSAI CR Program QS beneficiary designation form is revised to
remove the requirement to obtain and submit a notary certification.
This rule also corrects a typographical error in Sec.
680.41(k)(3)(ix)(B)(1) to remove the word ``transferor'' and replace it
with ``transferee'' consistent with the preceding paragraph heading.
Comments and Responses
NMFS received one comment submission from a member of the public on
the proposed rule.
Comment 1: Notary certification requirements should not be removed
from Federal regulations and identifying information such as the
person's name, address, telephone number, business information, and
signature should be legible and verified by a notary to prevent fraud.
Response: NMFS will continue to collect identifying information
necessary to verify a person's identity in compliance with Federal law.
All application forms submitted to NMFS will continue to include a
certification whereby the applicant attests to a statement of agreement
that the information submitted on the application form is true and
correct under penalty of perjury. See 28 U.S.C. 1746. This
certification is sufficient to deter fraud and forgery, and to
adequately enforce the law should fraud and forgery occur.
Changes From Proposed to Final Rule
There have been no changes in this final rule from the proposed
rule.
Classification
NMFS is issuing this rule pursuant to section 305(d) of the
Magnuson-Stevens Act. Pursuant to MSA section 305(d), this action is
necessary to carry out the BSAI FMP, the GOA FMP, and the Crab FMP,
because the aforementioned recordkeeping and reporting requirements are
no longer necessary to administer the fishery management programs
implemented under these FMPs. The NMFS Assistant Administrator has
determined that this rule is consistent with the BSAI FMP, the GOA FMP,
the Crab FMP, and other applicable law, subject to further
consideration after public comment.
Regulations governing the U.S. fisheries for halibut are developed
by the IPHC, the Pacific Fishery Management Council, the Council, and
the Secretary. Section 5 of the Halibut Act (16 U.S.C. 773c) allows the
regional council having authority for a particular geographical area to
develop regulations governing the allocation and catch of halibut in
U.S. Convention waters, as long as those regulations do not conflict
with IPHC regulations. The final action is consistent with the
Council's authority to allocate halibut catches among fishery
participants in the waters in and off Alaska.
The Assistant Administrator for Fisheries, NOAA, finds good cause
pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 553(d)(1) of the Administrative Procedure Act
(APA) to waive the 30-day delay in effectiveness provision of the APA
and make this rule effective immediately upon publication in the
Federal Register. Because this substantive rule relieves a restriction
by removing pot gear tag and notary certification requirements, the 30-
day delay in effectiveness serves no
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purpose. Thus, this rule should not be subject to the 30-day delayed
effectiveness provision of the APA pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 553(d)(1). As
previously discussed, this rule removes the requirement that all pots
deployed in GOA sablefish areas have a pot gear tag that is (1) issued
by NMFS and (2) assigned by NMFS to a vessel that is licensed by the
State of Alaska. This rule also removes requirements to obtain and
submit a notary certification on specific NMFS application forms.
This final rule has been determined to be not significant for the
purposes of Executive Order 12866.
Regulatory Impact Review
The Regulatory Flexibility Act, as amended, requires an agency to
consider the impact of proposed rules on small entities. A Regulatory
Impact Review (RIR) was prepared to assess the costs and benefits of
available regulatory alternatives. The RIR considers all quantitative
and qualitative measures. A copy of this analysis is available from
NMFS (see ADDRESSES).
The Chief Counsel for Regulation of the Department of Commerce
certified to the Chief Counsel for Advocacy of the Small Business
Administration during the proposed rule stage that this action would
not have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small
entities. The factual basis for the certification was published in the
proposed rule and is not repeated here. No comments were received
regarding this certification. As a result, a regulatory flexibility
analysis was not required and none was prepared.
Information Collection Requirements
This final rule contains information collection requirements
subject to the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) and which have been
approved by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) under OMB Control
Numbers 0648-0272 (Alaska Pacific Halibut & Sablefish Fisheries:
Individual Fishing Quota (IFQ)); 0648-0334 (Alaska License Limitation
Program for Groundfish, Crab, and Scallops); 0648-0514 (Alaska Region
Crab Permits); and 0648-0575 (Alaska Pacific Halibut Fisheries:
Charter).
This final rule also contains information collection requirements
subject to review and approval by the OMB under the PRA. NMFS has
submitted these requirements to OMB for approval under OMB Control
Numbers 0648-0353 (Alaska Region Gear Identification Requirements) and
0648-0665 (Alaska Community Quota Entity (CQE) Program).
OMB Control Number 0648-0272
The notary certification is removed from five forms approved under
this control number. No changes are made to the estimated reporting
burdens for these applications as the estimates allow for differences
in the time needed to complete and submit the applications. Public
reporting burden per individual response is estimated to average 200
hours for the Application for a Non-profit Corporation to be Designated
as a Recreational Quota Entity (RQE); and 2 hours each for the
Application for Eligibility to Receive QS/IFQ, the Application for
Transfer of QS, the Application for Temporary Transfer of Halibut/
Sablefish Individual Fishing Quota (IFQ), and the Application For
Transfer Of Quota Share To Or From A Recreational Quota Entity (RQE).
Removing the notary certification decreases the cost burden of
completing these forms.
OMB Control Number 0648-0334
The notary certification is removed from the Application for
Transfer License Limitation Program Groundfish/Crab License. No changes
are made to the estimated reporting burden for this application as the
estimate allows for differences in the time needed to complete and
submit the application. Public reporting burden per individual response
is estimated to average one hour. Removing the notary certification
decreases the cost burden of completing this form.
OMB Control Number 0648-0514
The notary certification is removed from five forms approved under
this control number. No changes are made to the estimated reporting
burdens for these applications as the estimates allow for differences
in the time needed to complete and submit the applications. Public
reporting burden per individual response is estimated to average 2.5
hours for the Application to Become An Eligible Crab Community
Organization (ECCO); 2 hours each for the Application for Transfer of
Crab Quota Share (QS), Application for Transfer of Crab Processor Quota
Share (PQS), Application for Transfer of Crab QS/IFQ to or from an
Eligible Crab Community Organization (ECCO); and 30 minutes for the
BSAI Crab Rationalization Program Quota Share (QS) Beneficiary
Designation Form. Removing the notary certification decreases the cost
burden of completing these forms.
OMB Control Number 0648-0575
The notary certification is removed from the Application for
Transfer Of Charter Halibut Permit (CHP). No changes are made to the
estimated reporting burden for this application as the estimate allows
for differences in the time needed to complete and submit the
application. Public reporting burden per individual response is
estimated to average two hours. Removing the notary certification
decreases the cost burden of completing this form.
OMB Control Number 0648-0353
This collection is revised to remove two forms associated with pot
gear tags: (1) IFQ Sablefish Longline Pot Gear: Vessel Registration and
Request for Pot Gear Tags; and (2) IFQ Sablefish Request for
Replacement of Longline Pot Gear Tags. These forms are no longer
necessary because this rule removes the requirements for vessel owners
participating in the longline pot gear sablefish IFQ fishery in the GOA
to register their vessel for this fishery and use pot gear tags.
Removing these requirements decreases the time burden and cost to
participants in this fishery.
OMB Control Number 0648-0665
This information collection is revised, and NMFS requests extension
of this collection for three years. This collection contains the
application used by a non-profit entity to be designated as a CQE and
contains the applications and reports submitted by CQEs to apply for a
CHP permit or LLP license; transfer IFQ, quota share, or guided angler
fish; and report and manage their fishing activities. This collection
is necessary for NMFS to manage the CQE Program.
Due to this rule, this collection is revised to remove the notary
certification from the Application for a Non-profit Corporation to be
Designated as a Community Quota Entity (CQE) and the Application for
Transfer of Quota Share to or From A Community Quota Entity (CQE). No
changes are made to the estimated reporting burdens for these
applications as the estimates allow for differences in the time needed
to complete and submit the applications. Removing the notary
certification decreases the cost burden of completing these forms.
The estimated number of respondents for this collection is 94; the
estimated total annual burden hours are 1,620 hours; and the estimated
total annual cost to the public for recordkeeping and reporting costs
is $895.
Public reporting burden per individual response is estimated to
average 200 hours for the Application for Nonprofit Corporation to be
Designated as a CQE; 40 hours for the CQE Annual Report; 20 hours for
the Application for a CQE to Receive a Non-trawl Groundfish LLP
License; 2 hours
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each for the Application for Transfer of Quota Share to or from a
Community Quota Entity, the Application for a CQE to Transfer IFQ to an
Eligible Community Resident or Non-resident, and the Application for
Transfer (Lease) Between IFQ and Guided Angler Fish by a Community
Quota Entity (CQE); and 1 hour each for the CQE License Limitation
Program Authorization letter and the Application for Community Charter
Halibut Permit.
Commenting on Information Collections
We invite the general public and other Federal agencies to comment
on proposed and continuing information collections, which helps us
assess the impact of our information collection requirements and
minimize the public's reporting burden. Written comments and
recommendations for this information collection should be submitted on
the following website: www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find the
particular information collection by using the search function and
entering either the title of the collection or the OMB Control Number.
Notwithstanding any other provision of the law, no person is
required to respond to, nor shall any person be subject to penalty for
failure to comply with, a collection of information subject to the
requirement of the PRA, unless that collection of information displays
a currently valid OMB control number.
List of Subjects
50 CFR Part 300
Administrative practice and procedure, Antarctica, Canada, Exports,
Fish, Fisheries, Fishing, Imports, Indians, Labeling, Marine resources,
Reporting and recordkeeping requirements, Russian Federation,
Transportation, Treaties, Wildlife.
50 CFR Part 679
Alaska, Fisheries, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements.
50 CFR Part 680
Alaska, Fisheries, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements.
Dated: December 7, 2021.
Samuel D. Rauch, III,
Deputy Assistant Administrator for Regulatory Programs, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
For the reasons set out in the preamble, 50 CFR parts 300, 679, and
680 are amended as follows:
PART 300--INTERNATIONAL FISHERIES REGULATIONS
Subpart E--Pacific Halibut Fisheries
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1. The authority citation for part 300, subpart E, continues to read as
follows:
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 773-773k.
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2. In Sec. 300.67, remove the phrase ``notarized and'' from the first
sentence in paragraph (i)(4).
PART 679--FISHERIES OF THE EXCLUSIVE ECONOMIC ZONE OFF ALASKA
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3. The authority citation for part 679 continues to read as follows:
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 773 et seq.; 1801 et seq.; 3631 et seq.;
Pub. L. 108-447; Pub. L. 111-281.
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4. In Sec. 679.4, remove the phrase ``notarized and'' from the first
sentence in paragraph (k)(7)(iii).
0
5. In Sec. 679.7, remove and reserve paragraphs (f)(18)(ii) and
(f)(19).
0
6. In Sec. 679.41:
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a. Remove the word ``notarized'' from paragraph (c)(3);
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b. Revise paragraph (l)(3)(iii)(D);
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c. Remove paragraph (m)(3)(vi); and
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d. Revise paragraph (n)(2)(iii)(D).
The revisions read as follows:
Sec. 679.41 Transfer of quota shares and IFQ.
* * * * *
(l) * * *
(3) * * *
(iii) * * *
(D) The name of the non-profit organization, taxpayer ID number,
NMFS person number, permanent business mailing addresses, name of
contact persons and additional contact information of the managing
personnel for the non-profit entity, resumes of management personnel,
name of community or communities represented by the CQE, name of
contact for the governing body of each community represented, date,
name and signature of applicant.
* * * * *
(n) * * *
(2) * * *
(iii) * * *
(D) The name of the non-profit organization, taxpayer ID number,
NMFS person number, permanent business mailing addresses, name of
contact persons and additional contact information of the managing
personnel for the non-profit entity, resumes of management personnel,
name and signature of applicant; and
* * * * *
0
7. In Sec. 679.42, remove and reserve paragraphs (l)(2)(i),
(l)(2)(ii), (l)(3), and (l)(4), and revise paragraph (l)(5)(iv) to read
as follows:
Sec. 679.42 Limitations on use of QS and IFQ.
* * * * *
(l) * * *
(5) * * *
(iv) Longline pot gear used on multiple vessels. Longline pot gear
assigned to one vessel and deployed to fish IFQ sablefish in the GOA
must be removed from the fishing grounds, and returned to port before
being deployed by another vessel to fish IFQ sablefish in the GOA.
* * * * *
PART 680--SHELLFISH FISHERIES OF THE EXCLUSIVE ECONOMIC ZONE OFF
ALASKA
0
8. The authority citation for part 680 continues to read as follows:
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1862; Pub. L. 109-241; Pub. L. 109-479.
0
9. In Sec. 680.41:
0
a. Remove and reserve paragraph (c)(2)(ii)(F)(2);
0
b. Remove the phrase ``original notarized'' from paragraph (i)(2) and
the word ``notarized'' from the first sentence in paragraph
(j)(2)(i)(C)(1);
0
c. Remove and reserve paragraph (j)(2)(i)(C)(2);
0
d. Revise the heading for paragraph (k)(3)(ix);
0
e. Remove and reserve paragraph (k)(3)(ix)(A)(2);
0
f. Remove the word ``transferor'' and add in its place the word
``transferee'' in the first sentence in paragraph (k)(3)(ix)(B)(1);
0
g. Remove and reserve paragraph (k)(3)(ix)(B)(2); and
0
h. Remove and reserve paragraph (k)(3)(ix)(C)(2).
The revisions read as follows:
Sec. 680.41 Transfer of QS, PQS, IFQ and IPQ.
* * * * *
(k) * * *
(3) * * *
(ix) Certification information--
* * * * *
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