80_FR_77846 80 FR 77606 - Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; North Pacific Groundfish and Halibut Observer Program Standard Ex-Vessel Prices

80 FR 77606 - Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; North Pacific Groundfish and Halibut Observer Program Standard Ex-Vessel Prices

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 240 (December 15, 2015)

Page Range77606-77614
FR Document2015-31520

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 2016. NMFS will send invoices to processors and registered buyers subject to the fee by January 15, 2017. Fees are due to NMFS on or before February 15, 2017.

Federal Register, Volume 80 Issue 240 (Tuesday, December 15, 2015)
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 240 (Tuesday, December 15, 2015)]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XE280


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 2016. NMFS will send 
invoices to processors and registered buyers subject to the fee by 
January 15, 2017. Fees are due to NMFS on or before February 15, 2017.

DATES: Effective January 1, 2016.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For general questions about the 
observer fee and standard ex-vessel prices, contact Sally Bibb at 907-
586-7389. For questions about the fee billing process, contact Kristie 
Balovich at 907-586-7419. Additional information about the Observer 
Program is available on NMFS Alaska Region's Web site at http://alaskafisheries.noaa.gov/sustainablefisheries/observers/.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    The Observer Program deploys NMFS-certified observers (observers) 
who collect 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.
    The Observer Program is divided into two observer coverage 
categories--the partial observer coverage category and the full 
observer coverage category. 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.

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. A fee is only assessed on landings of groundfish from vessels 
designated on a Federal Fisheries Permit or from vessels 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 is on page 2 of an 
informational bulletin titled ``Observer Fee Collection'' on the NMFS 
Alaska Region Web site at https://alaskafisheries.noaa.gov/sustainablefisheries/observers/observerfees.pdf.

Fee Determination

    A fee equal to 1.25 percent of the ex-vessel value is 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

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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, 2017. Processors and registered 
buyers must pay the fees to NMFS using NMFS Web Application by February 
15, 2017. Processors and registered buyers 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 2016. 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 (ADF&G) 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 different vessels 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 three different 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 vessels or three processors 
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 
2016. These prices are based on the CFEC gross revenue data, which are 
based on landings data from ADF&G fish tickets and information from the 
COAR. The COAR contains statewide buying and production information, 
and is considered the most complete routinely collected information to 
determine the ex-vessel value of groundfish harvested from waters off 
Alaska.
    The standard ex-vessel prices for groundfish were calculated by 
adding ex-vessel value from the CFEC gross revenue files for 2012, 
2013, and 2014 by species, port, and gear category, and adding the 
volume (weight) the CFEC gross revenue files for 2012, 2013, and 2014 
by species, port, and gear category, and then dividing total ex-vessel 
value over the 3-year period in each category by total volume over the 
3-year period in each category. This calculation results in an average 
ex-vessel price per pound by species, port, and gear category for the 
3-year period. Three gear categories were used for the standard ex-
vessel prices: (1) Non-trawl gear, including hook-and-line, pot, jig, 
troll, and others (Non-Trawl); (2) non-pelagic trawl gear (NPT); and 
(3) pelagic trawl gear (PTR).
    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.
    If a particular groundfish 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 (BSAI Skate; Flathead Sole; GOA Deep-water 
Flatfish; GOA Shallow-water Flatfish; GOA Skate, Other; and Other 
Rockfish). Standard prices for the groundfish species groups are shown 
in Table 2.
    If a port-level price does not meet the confidentiality 
requirements, the data are aggregated by port group. Port-group data 
for Southeast Alaska (SEAK) and the Eastern GOA excluding Southeast 
Alaska (EGOAxSE) also are presented separately when price data are 
available. Port-group data is then 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). 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'' 
category that can be used 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 2016 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 a species or species 
group and gear category combination in Table 1, Table 2, or Table 3, 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.

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       Table 1--Standard Ex-Vessel Prices for Groundfish Species for 2016 Observer Coverage Fee Liability
                              [Based on volume and value from 2012, 2013, and 2014]
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                                                               Non-trawl
             Species 1 2                   Port/area 3 4          ($)        NPT ($)      PTR ($)    PTR/NPT ($)
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Alaska Plaice Flounder (133)........  Kodiak................           --         0.09           --         0.09
                                      CGOA..................           --         0.09           --         0.09
                                      GOA...................           --         0.09           --         0.09
                                      AK....................           --         0.09           --         0.09
                                      ALL...................           --         0.09           --         0.09
Arrowtooth Flounder (121)...........  Kodiak................           --         0.06         0.06           --
                                      CGOA..................           --         0.06         0.06           --
                                      GOA...................           --         0.06         0.06           --
                                      AK....................         0.45         0.06         0.06           --
                                      ALL...................         0.45         0.06         0.06           --
Black Rockfish (142)................  AK....................         0.48         0.19           --         0.18
Bocaccio Rockfish (137).............  SEAK..................         0.43           --           --           --
                                      EGOA..................         0.43           --           --           --
                                      GOA...................         0.43           --           --           --
                                      AK....................         0.43           --           --           --
                                      ALL...................         0.43           --           --           --
Butter Sole (126)...................  Kodiak................           --         0.16         0.16           --
                                      CGOA..................           --         0.16         0.16           --
                                      GOA...................           --         0.16         0.16           --
                                      AK....................           --         0.16         0.16           --
                                      ALL...................           --         0.16         0.16           --
Canary Rockfish (146)...............  Sitka.................         0.56           --           --           --
                                      SEAK..................         0.51           --           --           --
                                      EGOA..................         0.51           --           --           --
                                      CGOA..................         0.42           --           --           --
                                      GOA...................         0.50           --           --           --
                                      AK....................         0.50           --           --           --
                                      ALL...................         0.50           --           --           --
China Rockfish (149)................  SEAK..................         0.55           --           --           --
                                      Cordova...............         0.37           --           --           --
                                      EGOAxSE...............         0.37           --           --           --
                                      Homer.................         0.53           --           --           --
                                      CGOA..................         0.67           --           --           --
                                      GOA...................         0.45           --           --           --
                                      AK....................         0.45           --           --           --
                                      ALL...................         0.45           --           --           --
Copper Rockfish (138)...............  Sitka.................         0.58           --           --           --
                                      SEAK..................         0.56           --           --           --
                                      Cordova...............         0.29           --           --           --
                                      EGOAxSE...............         0.29           --           --           --
                                      Homer.................         0.38           --           --           --
                                      CGOA..................         0.40           --           --           --
                                      GOA...................         0.41           --           --           --
                                      AK....................         0.41           --           --           --
                                      ALL...................         0.41           --           --           --
Dover Sole (124)....................  Kodiak................           --         0.10         0.10           --
                                      CGOA..................           --         0.10         0.10           --
                                      GOA...................           --         0.10         0.10           --
                                      AK....................           --         0.10         0.10           --
                                      ALL...................           --         0.10         0.10           --
Dusky Rockfish (172)................  Sitka.................         0.50           --           --           --
                                      SEAK..................         0.49           --           --           --
                                      EGOAxSE...............         0.29           --           --           --
                                      Homer.................         0.39           --           --           --
                                      Kodiak................         0.30         0.20         0.20           --
                                      Seward................         0.46           --           --           --
                                      CGOA..................         0.31         0.20         0.20           --
                                      GOA...................         0.35         0.20         0.22           --
                                      AK....................         0.35         0.20         0.22           --
                                      ALL...................         0.35         0.20         0.22           --
English Sole (128)..................  Kodiak................           --         0.16           --         0.16
                                      CGOA..................           --         0.16           --         0.16
                                      GOA...................           --         0.16           --         0.16
                                      AK....................           --         0.16           --         0.16
                                      ALL...................           --         0.16           --         0.16
Flathead Sole (122).................  Kodiak................           --         0.16         0.16           --
                                      CGOA..................           --         0.16         0.16           --
                                      GOA...................           --         0.16         0.10           --
                                      AK....................           --         0.16         0.09           --
                                      ALL...................           --         0.16         0.09           --

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Northern Rockfish (136).............  Kodiak................         0.14         0.20         0.19           --
                                      CGOA..................         0.17         0.20         0.19           --
                                      GOA...................         0.17         0.20         0.19           --
                                      AK....................         0.24         0.20         0.19           --
                                      ALL...................         0.24         0.20         0.19           --
Octopus (870).......................  Homer.................         0.77           --           --           --
                                      Kodiak................         0.56         0.58         0.52           --
                                      CGOA..................         0.57         0.58         0.52           --
                                      WGOA..................         0.41           --           --           --
                                      GOA...................         0.52         0.58         0.52           --
                                      DH/Unalaska...........         0.31           --           --           --
                                      BS....................         0.30           --           --           --
                                      BSAI..................         0.30           --           --           --
                                      AK....................         0.51         0.58         0.52           --
                                      ALL...................         0.51         0.58         0.52           --
Pacific Cod (110)...................  Hoonah................         0.55           --           --           --
                                      Juneau................         0.60           --           --           --
                                      Ketchikan.............         0.31           --           --           --
                                      Petersburg............         0.14           --           --           --
                                      Sitka.................         0.43           --           --           --
                                      SEAK..................         0.57           --           --           --
                                      Cordova...............         0.36           --           --           --
                                      EGOAxSE...............         0.35           --           --           --
                                      Homer.................         0.35           --           --           --
                                      Kodiak................         0.33         0.29         0.27           --
                                      Seward................         0.34           --           --           --
                                      CGOA..................         0.34         0.29         0.27           --
                                      WGOA..................         0.28           --           --           --
                                      GOA...................           --         0.28         0.19           --
                                      Adak..................         0.30           --           --           --
                                      AI....................         0.30           --           --           --
                                      DH/Unalaska...........         0.31         0.29           --         0.29
                                      BS....................         0.31         0.28           --         0.28
                                      BSAI..................           --         0.28           --         0.28
                                      Stationary Floating            0.30           --           --         0.27
                                       Processor.
                                      AK....................         0.31         0.28         0.18           --
                                      ALL...................         0.31         0.28         0.18           --
Pacific Ocean Perch (141)...........  Kodiak................           --         0.21         0.23           --
                                      CGOA..................           --         0.21         0.23           --
                                      GOA...................           --         0.21         0.25           --
                                      AK....................         0.33         0.21         0.25           --
                                      ALL...................         0.33         0.21         0.25           --
Pollock (270).......................  Homer.................         0.34           --           --           --
                                      Kodiak................         0.13         0.16         0.16           --
                                      Seward................         0.09           --           --           --
                                      CGOA..................         0.14         0.16         0.16           --
                                      GOA...................         0.14         0.16         0.16           --
                                      DH/Unalaska...........         0.11         0.16           --         0.16
                                      BS....................         0.10         0.15           --         0.15
                                      BSAI..................         0.10         0.15           --         0.15
                                      Stationary Floating              --           --           --         0.16
                                       Processor.
                                      AK....................         0.14         0.16         0.16           --
                                      ALL...................         0.14         0.16         0.16           --
Quillback Rockfish (147)............  Ketchikan.............         0.46           --           --           --
                                      Sitka.................         0.82           --           --           --
                                      SEAK..................         0.83           --           --           --
                                      Cordova...............         0.27           --           --           --
                                      EGOAxSE...............         0.28           --           --           --
                                      Homer.................         0.39           --           --           --
                                      Seward................         0.39           --           --           --
                                      CGOA..................         0.39           --           --           --
                                      GOA...................         0.59           --           --           --
                                      AK....................         0.59           --           --           --
                                      ALL...................         0.59           --           --           --
Redbanded Rockfish (153)............  Ketchikan.............         0.32           --           --           --
                                      Sitka.................         0.52           --           --           --
                                      SEAK..................         0.37           --           --           --
                                      EGOAxSE...............         0.31           --           --           --
                                      Homer.................         0.34           --           --           --

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                                      Kodiak................         0.23         0.18           --         0.18
                                      Seward................         0.40           --           --           --
                                      CGOA..................         0.33         0.18           --         0.18
                                      GOA...................         0.36         0.18           --         0.18
                                      AK....................         0.36         0.18           --         0.18
                                      ALL...................         0.36         0.18           --         0.18
Redstripe Rockfish (158)............  EGOA..................         0.46           --           --           --
                                      CGOA..................         0.31           --           --           --
                                      GOA...................         0.35           --           --           --
                                      AK....................         0.35           --           --           --
                                      ALL...................         0.35           --           --           --
Rex Sole (125)......................  Kodiak................           --         0.31         0.31           --
                                      CGOA..................           --         0.31         0.31           --
                                      GOA...................           --         0.31         0.31           --
                                      AK....................           --         0.31         0.31           --
                                      ALL...................           --         0.31         0.31           --
Rock Sole (123).....................  Kodiak................           --         0.25         0.25           --
                                      CGOA..................           --         0.25         0.25           --
                                      GOA...................           --         0.25         0.25           --
                                      AK....................           --         0.25         0.25           --
                                      ALL...................           --         0.25         0.25           --
Rosethorn Rockfish (150)............  SEAK..................         0.45           --           --           --
                                      EGOA..................         0.45           --           --           --
                                      GOA...................         0.44           --           --           --
                                      AK....................         0.44           --           --           --
                                      ALL...................         0.44           --           --           --
Rougheye Rockfish (151).............  Ketchikan.............         0.32           --           --           --
                                      Petersburg............         0.27           --           --           --
                                      Sitka.................         0.52           --           --           --
                                      SEAK..................         0.41           --           --           --
                                      Cordova...............         0.25           --           --           --
                                      EGOAxSE...............         0.28           --           --           --
                                      Homer.................         0.34           --           --           --
                                      Kodiak................         0.31         0.23         0.23           --
                                      Seward................         0.40           --           --           --
                                      CGOA..................         0.35         0.23         0.22           --
                                      GOA...................         0.36         0.25         0.22           --
                                      DH/Unalaska...........         0.14           --           --           --
                                      BS....................         0.14           --           --           --
                                      BSAI..................         0.16           --           --           --
                                      AK....................         0.36         0.25         0.22           --
                                      ALL...................         0.36         0.25         0.22           --
Sablefish (blackcod) (710)..........  Kodiak................      \5\ n/a         2.74         2.73           --
                                      CGOA..................      \5\ n/a         2.74         2.71           --
                                      GOA...................      \5\ n/a         2.75         2.71           --
                                      AK....................      \5\ n/a         2.75         2.71           --
                                      ALL...................      \5\ n/a         2.75         2.71           --
Shortraker Rockfish (152)...........  Ketchikan.............         0.31           --           --           --
                                      Sitka.................         0.54           --           --           --
                                      SEAK..................         0.39           --           --           --
                                      Cordova...............         0.37           --           --           --
                                      EGOAxSE...............         0.50           --           --           --
                                      Homer.................         0.35           --           --           --
                                      Kodiak................         0.30         0.23         0.24           --
                                      Seward................         0.40           --           --           --
                                      CGOA..................         0.39         0.23         0.22           --
                                      GOA...................         0.40         0.29         0.22           --
                                      DH/Unalaska...........         0.38           --           --           --
                                      BS....................         0.34           --           --           --
                                      BSAI..................         0.34           --           --           --
                                      AK....................         0.40         0.29         0.22           --
                                      ALL...................         0.40         0.29         0.22           --
Silvergray Rockfish (157)...........  Ketchikan.............         0.36           --           --           --
                                      Sitka.................         0.55           --           --           --
                                      SEAK..................         0.44           --           --           --
                                      EGOAxSE...............         0.28           --           --           --
                                      Homer.................         0.44           --           --           --
                                      Seward................         0.42           --           --           --
                                      CGOA..................         0.41           --           --           --

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                                      GOA...................         0.43           --           --         0.29
                                      AK....................         0.43           --           --         0.29
                                      ALL...................         0.43           --           --         0.29
Skate, Alaska (703).................  EGOA..................         0.40           --           --           --
                                      GOA...................         0.41           --           --           --
                                      AK....................         0.41           --           --           --
                                      ALL...................         0.41           --           --           --
Skate, Aleutian (704)...............  AK....................         0.43           --           --           --
                                      ALL...................         0.43           --           --           --
Skate, Big (702)....................  EGOAxSE...............         0.43           --           --           --
                                      EGOA..................         0.42           --           --           --
                                      Kodiak................         0.45         0.45         0.45           --
                                      Seward................         0.40           --           --           --
                                      CGOA..................         0.44         0.45         0.45           --
                                      GOA...................         0.44         0.45         0.45           --
                                      AK....................         0.44         0.45         0.45           --
                                      ALL...................         0.44         0.45         0.45           --
Skate, Longnose (701)...............  Petersburg............         0.40           --           --           --
                                      SEAK..................         0.40           --           --           --
                                      EGOAxSE...............         0.41           --           --           --
                                      Homer.................         0.36           --           --           --
                                      Kodiak................         0.45         0.44         0.44           --
                                      Seward................         0.41           --           --           --
                                      CGOA..................         0.44         0.44         0.44           --
                                      GOA...................         0.43         0.44         0.44           --
                                      AK....................         0.43         0.44         0.44           --
                                      ALL...................         0.43         0.44         0.44           --
Skate, Other (700)..................  Kodiak................         0.44           --           --           --
                                      CGOA..................         0.47           --           --           --
                                      GOA...................         0.44           --           --           --
                                      Stationary Floating            0.35           --           --           --
                                       Processor.
                                      AK....................         0.37           --           --           --
                                      ALL...................         0.37           --           --           --
Squid (875).........................  Kodiak................           --           --         0.06         0.06
                                      CGOA..................           --           --         0.08         0.08
                                      GOA...................           --           --         0.08         0.08
                                      AK....................           --         0.03         0.07           --
                                      ALL...................           --         0.03         0.07           --
Starry Flounder (129)...............  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           --
Thornyhead Rockfish (Idiots) (143)..  Ketchikan.............         1.18           --           --           --
                                      Petersburg............         1.00           --           --           --
                                      SEAK..................         1.09           --           --           --
                                      Cordova...............         0.53           --           --           --
                                      EGOAxSE...............         0.82           --           --           --
                                      Homer.................         0.79           --           --           --
                                      Kodiak................         0.64         0.67           --         0.70
                                      Seward................         0.84           --           --           --
                                      CGOA..................         0.77         0.67           --         0.70
                                      WGOA..................         0.72           --           --           --
                                      GOA...................           --         0.67           --         0.70
                                      AI....................         0.44           --           --           --
                                      DH/Unalaska...........         0.75           --           --           --
                                      BS....................         0.73           --           --           --
                                      AK....................         0.85         0.67           --         0.70
                                      ALL...................         0.85         0.67           --         0.70
Tiger Rockfish (148)................  SEAK..................         0.45           --           --           --
                                      Cordova...............         0.25           --           --           --
                                      EGOAxSE...............         0.28           --           --           --
                                      Homer.................         0.35           --           --           --
                                      Seward................         0.39           --           --           --
                                      CGOA..................         0.38           --           --           --
                                      GOA...................         0.40           --           --           --
                                      AK....................         0.40           --           --           --
                                      ALL...................         0.40           --           --           --
Widow Rockfish (156)................  Sitka.................         0.46           --           --           --

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                                      SEAK..................         0.46           --           --           --
                                      EGOA..................         0.46           --           --           --
                                      GOA...................         0.47           --           --           --
                                      AK....................         0.47           --           --           --
                                      ALL...................         0.47           --           --           --
Yelloweye Rockfish (145)............  Craig.................         1.44           --           --           --
                                      Hoonah................         0.54           --           --           --
                                      Ketchikan.............         1.48           --           --           --
                                      Petersburg............         1.15           --           --           --
                                      Sitka.................         1.78           --           --           --
                                      SEAK..................         1.61           --           --           --
                                      Cordova...............         0.98           --           --           --
                                      Whittier..............         0.86           --           --           --
                                      EGOAxSE...............         0.95           --           --           --
                                      Homer.................         0.79           --           --           --
                                      Kodiak................         0.42         0.25           --         0.25
                                      Seward................         0.67           --           --           --
                                      CGOA..................         0.65         0.25           --         0.25
                                      GOA...................         1.40         0.25           --         0.25
                                      DH/Unalaska...........         0.35           --           --           --
                                      BS....................         0.23           --           --           --
                                      BSAI..................         0.23           --           --           --
                                      AK....................         1.40         0.25           --         0.25
                                      ALL...................         1.40         0.25           --         0.25
Yellowtail Rockfish (155)...........  Sitka.................         0.55           --           --           --
                                      SEAK..................         0.55           --           --           --
                                      EGOA..................         0.54           --           --           --
                                      CGOA..................         0.24           --           --           --
                                      GOA...................         0.32           --           --           --
                                      AK....................         0.32           --           --           --
                                      ALL...................         0.32           --           --           --
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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 in Table 1, Table 2, or Table 3, 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, or see Table 2 or Table 3.
\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 2016 Observer Coverage Fee Liability
                              [Based on volume and value from 2012, 2013, and 2014]
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                               Non-trawl
          Species group \1\                Port/area 2 3          ($)        NPT ($)      PTR ($)    PTR/NPT ($)
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
BSAI Skate (USKT)...................  AK....................         0.43           --           --           --
Flathead Sole (FSOL)................  Kodiak................           --         0.16         0.16           --
                                      CGOA..................           --         0.16         0.16           --
                                      GOA...................           --         0.16         0.10           --
                                      AK....................           --         0.16         0.09           --
GOA Deep-water Flatfish \4\ (DFL4)..  Kodiak................           --         0.10         0.10           --
                                      CGOA..................           --         0.10         0.10           --
                                      GOA...................           --         0.10         0.10           --
GOA Shallow-water Flatfish \5\        Kodiak................           --         0.23         0.23           --
 (SFL1).
                                      CGOA..................           --         0.23         0.23           --
                                      GOA...................           --         0.23         0.23           --
GOA Skate, Other (USKT).............  EGOA..................         0.40           --           --           --
                                      Kodiak................         0.45           --           --           --
                                      CGOA..................         0.47           --           --           --
                                      GOA...................         0.42           --           --           --
Other Rockfish 6 7 (ROCK)...........  Ketchikan.............         0.32           --           --           --
                                      Sitka.................         0.59           --           --           --
                                      SEAK..................         0.48           --           --           --

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                                      Cordova...............         0.79           --           --           --
                                      Whittier..............         0.79           --           --           --
                                      EGOAxSE...............         0.80           --           --           --
                                      Homer.................         0.76           --           --           --
                                      Kodiak................         0.39         0.21           --         0.21
                                      Seward................         0.57           --           --           --
                                      CGOA..................         0.58         0.21         0.28           --
                                      GOA...................         0.60         0.21         0.29           --
                                      AI....................         0.44           --           --           --
                                      DH/Unalaska...........         0.75           --           --           --
                                      BS....................         0.72           --           --           --
                                      AK....................           --         0.21         0.29           --
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-- = no landings in last 3 years or the data is confidential
\1\ If groundfish 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 in Table 1, Table 2, or Table 3, 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; 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)
\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. polyspinis), 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. polyspinis).
\7\ ``Other rockfish'' in the BSAI includes all Sebastes and Sebastolobus species except for Pacific ocean
  perch, northern, shortraker, and rougheye rockfish.


    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 2016 Observer Fee Liability
                    [Based on 2015 IFQ Buyer Report]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                              Price \2\
              Species                     Port/Area \1\          ($)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Halibut (200)......................  Ketchikan.............        $6.59
                                     Petersburg............         6.60
                                     SEAK..................         6.61
                                     Cordova...............         6.65
                                     Yakutat...............         6.47
                                     EGOAxSE...............         6.53
                                     Homer.................         6.74
                                     Kenai.................         7.09
                                     Kodiak................         6.45
                                     CGOA..................         6.58
                                     WGOA..................         5.44
                                     BS....................         5.87
                                     BSAI..................         5.81
                                     AK....................         6.42
                                     ALL...................         6.42
Sablefish (710)....................  Ketchikan.............         3.95
                                     SEAK..................         4.06
                                     EGOAxSE...............         3.63
                                     Homer.................         3.54
                                     Kodiak................         3.76
                                     CGOA..................         3.74
                                     WGOA..................         3.28
                                     BS....................         4.68
                                     BSAI..................         4.52
                                     AK....................         3.85
                                     ALL...................         3.85
------------------------------------------------------------------------
\1\ Regulatory areas are defined at Sec.   679.2. (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; 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.

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 2015 IFQ Buyer Report for landings made from 
October 1, 2014, through September 30, 2015, were used to calculate the 
standard ex-vessel prices for the 2016 observer fee liability for 
halibut IFQ, halibut CDQ, sablefish IFQ, and sablefish landings that 
accrue against the fixed gear sablefish CDQ reserve.

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


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    Dated: December 10, 2015.
Emily H. Menashes,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2015-31520 Filed 12-14-15; 8:45 am]
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                                                    77606                      Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 240 / Tuesday, December 15, 2015 / Notices

                                                       Average Hours per Response: 15                       Program). This notice is intended to                  landings accruing against a Federal total
                                                    minutes.                                                provide information to vessel owners,                 allowable catch (TAC) for groundfish or
                                                       Burden Hours: 63.                                    processors, registered buyers, and other              a commercial halibut quota made by
                                                       Needs and Uses: This request is for a                participants about the standard ex-                   vessels that are subject to Federal
                                                    new information collection.                             vessel prices that will be used to                    regulations and not included in the full
                                                       The National Marine Fisheries Service                calculate the observer fee liability for              coverage category. A fee is only assessed
                                                    (NMFS) proposes to collect landings                     landings of groundfish and halibut                    on landings of groundfish from vessels
                                                    and socioeconomic data from                             made in 2016. NMFS will send invoices                 designated on a Federal Fisheries Permit
                                                    recreational anglers in the U.S. Virgin                 to processors and registered buyers                   or from vessels landing individual
                                                    Islands. This data collection will assist               subject to the fee by January 15, 2017.               fishing quota (IFQ) or community
                                                    in creating and utilizing an appropriate                Fees are due to NMFS on or before                     development quota (CDQ) halibut or
                                                    methodology for future sampling of this                 February 15, 2017.                                    IFQ sablefish. Within the subset of
                                                    segment of these fisheries and to assist                DATES: Effective January 1, 2016.                     vessels subject to the observer fee, only
                                                    in the development of management                                                                              landings accruing against the Federal
                                                                                                            FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
                                                    proposals. In addition, the information                                                                       TAC are included in the fee assessment.
                                                                                                            general questions about the observer fee
                                                    will be used to satisfy legal mandates                                                                        A table with additional information
                                                                                                            and standard ex-vessel prices, contact
                                                    under Executive Order 12898, the                                                                              about which landings are and are not
                                                                                                            Sally Bibb at 907–586–7389. For
                                                    Magnuson-Stevens Fishery                                                                                      subject to the observer fee is in NMFS
                                                                                                            questions about the fee billing process,
                                                    Conservation and Management Act                                                                               regulations at § 679.55(c) and is on page
                                                                                                            contact Kristie Balovich at 907–586–
                                                    (U.S.C. 1801 et seq.), the Regulatory                                                                         2 of an informational bulletin titled
                                                                                                            7419. Additional information about the
                                                    Flexibility Act, the Endangered Species                                                                       ‘‘Observer Fee Collection’’ on the NMFS
                                                                                                            Observer Program is available on NMFS
                                                    Act, and the National Environmental                                                                           Alaska Region Web site at https://
                                                                                                            Alaska Region’s Web site at http://
                                                    Policy Act, and other pertinent statues.                                                                      alaskafisheries.noaa.gov/
                                                                                                            alaskafisheries.noaa.gov/                             sustainablefisheries/observers/
                                                       Affected Public: Individuals or                      sustainablefisheries/observers/.
                                                    households.                                                                                                   observerfees.pdf.
                                                                                                            SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
                                                       Frequency: One time.                                                                                       Fee Determination
                                                       Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary.                  Background
                                                       This information collection request                                                                           A fee equal to 1.25 percent of the ex-
                                                                                                               The Observer Program deploys                       vessel value is assessed on the landings
                                                    may be viewed at reginfo.gov. Follow                    NMFS-certified observers (observers)                  of groundfish and halibut subject to the
                                                    the instructions to view Department of                  who collect information necessary for                 fee. Ex-vessel value is determined by
                                                    Commerce collections currently under                    the conservation and management of the                multiplying the standard price for
                                                    review by OMB.                                          Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands (BSAI)                groundfish by the round weight
                                                       Written comments and                                 and Gulf of Alaska (GOA) groundfish                   equivalent for each species, gear, and
                                                    recommendations for the proposed                        and halibut fisheries. Fishery managers               port combination, and the standard
                                                    information collection should be sent                   use information collected by observers                price for halibut by the headed and
                                                    within 30 days of publication of this                   to monitor quotas, manage groundfish                  gutted weight equivalent. NMFS will
                                                    notice to OIRA_Submission@                              and prohibited species catch, and                     assess each landing report submitted via
                                                    omb.eop.gov or fax to (202) 395–5806.                   document and reduce fishery                           eLandings and each manual landing
                                                      Dated: December 10, 2015.                             interactions with protected resources.                entered into the IFQ landing database
                                                    Sarah Brabson,                                          Scientists use observer-collected                     and determine if the landing is subject
                                                    NOAA PRA Clearance Officer.                             information for stock assessments and                 to the observer fee and, if it is, which
                                                    [FR Doc. 2015–31500 Filed 12–14–15; 8:45 am]            marine ecosystem research.                            groundfish in the landing are subject to
                                                    BILLING CODE 3510–22–P
                                                                                                               The Observer Program is divided into               the observer fee. All IFQ or CDQ halibut
                                                                                                            two observer coverage categories—the                  in a landing subject to the observer fee
                                                                                                            partial observer coverage category and                will be assessed as part of the fee
                                                    DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE                                  the full observer coverage category. All              liability. For any groundfish or halibut
                                                                                                            groundfish and halibut vessels and                    subject to the observer fee, NMFS will
                                                    National Oceanic and Atmospheric                        processors are included in one of these               apply the appropriate standard ex-vessel
                                                    Administration                                          two categories. The partial observer                  prices for the species, gear type, and
                                                                                                            coverage category includes vessels and                port, and calculate the observer fee
                                                    RIN 0648–XE280
                                                                                                            processors that are not required to have              liability associated with the landing.
                                                    Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic                     an observer at all times; the full observer              Processors and registered buyers
                                                    Zone Off Alaska; North Pacific                          coverage category includes vessels and                access the landing-specific, observer fee
                                                                                                            processors required to have all of their              liability information through NMFS
                                                    Groundfish and Halibut Observer
                                                                                                            fishing and processing operations off                 Web Application (https://
                                                    Program Standard Ex-Vessel Prices
                                                                                                            Alaska observed. Vessels and processors               alaskafisheries.noaa.gov/webapps/efish/
                                                    AGENCY:  National Marine Fisheries                      in the full coverage category arrange and             login) or eLandings (https://
                                                    Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and                    pay for observer services from a                      elandings.alaska.gov/). For IFQ halibut,
                                                    Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),                      permitted observer provider. Observer                 CDQ halibut, and IFQ sablefish, this
                                                    Commerce.                                                                                                     information is available as soon as the
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                                                                                                            coverage for the partial coverage
                                                    ACTION: Notification of standard ex-                    category is funded through a system of                IFQ report is submitted. For groundfish
                                                    vessel prices.                                          fees based on the ex-vessel value of                  and sablefish that accrue against the
                                                                                                            groundfish and halibut.                               fixed gear sablefish CDQ reserve, the
                                                    SUMMARY:   NMFS publishes standard ex-                                                                        observer fee liability information is
                                                    vessel prices for groundfish and halibut                Landings Subject to Observer Coverage                 generally available within 24 hours of
                                                    for the calculation of the observer fee                 Fee                                                   receipt of the report. The time lag on the
                                                    under the North Pacific Groundfish and                    The objective of the observer fee                   groundfish and sablefish CDQ fee
                                                    Halibut Observer Program (Observer                      assessment is to levy a fee on all                    information is necessary because NMFS


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                                                    must process the landings report                        submitted annually to NMFS under                      the year the fishing occurred. Thus, it is
                                                    through the catch accounting system                     § 679.5(l)(7)(i).                                     not possible to base ex-vessel fee
                                                    computer programs to determine if all of                  The standard prices in this notice                  liabilities on standard prices that are
                                                    the groundfish in the landings are                      were calculated using applicable                      less than 2 years old.
                                                    subject to the observer fee. Information                guidance for protecting confidentiality                  If a particular groundfish species is
                                                    about which groundfish in a landing                     of data submitted to or collected by                  not listed in Table 1, the standard ex-
                                                    accrues against a Federal TAC is not                    NMFS. NMFS does not publish any                       vessel price for a species group, if it
                                                    immediately available from the                          price information that would permit the               exists in the management area, will be
                                                    processor’s data entry into eLandings.                  identification of an individual or                    used. If price data for a particular
                                                       The intent of the North Pacific                      business. At least four different vessels             species remained confidential once
                                                    Fishery Management Council and                          must make landings of a species with a                aggregated to the ALL level, data is
                                                    NMFS is for vessel owners to split the                  particular gear type at a particular port             aggregated by species group (BSAI
                                                    fee liability 50/50 with the processor or               in order for NMFS to publish that price               Skate; Flathead Sole; GOA Deep-water
                                                    registered buyer. While vessels and                     data for that species-gear-port                       Flatfish; GOA Shallow-water Flatfish;
                                                    processors are responsible for their                    combination. Similarly, at least three                GOA Skate, Other; and Other Rockfish).
                                                    portion of the fee, the owner of a                      different processors in a particular port             Standard prices for the groundfish
                                                    shoreside processor or a stationary                     must purchase a species harvested with                species groups are shown in Table 2.
                                                    floating processor and the registered                   a particular gear type in order for NMFS                 If a port-level price does not meet the
                                                    buyer are responsible for collecting the                to publish a price for that species-gear-             confidentiality requirements, the data
                                                    fee, including the vessel’s portion of the              port combination. Price data that is                  are aggregated by port group. Port-group
                                                    fee, and remitting the full fee liability to            confidential because fewer than four                  data for Southeast Alaska (SEAK) and
                                                    NMFS.                                                   vessels or three processors contributed               the Eastern GOA excluding Southeast
                                                       NMFS will send invoices to                           data to a particular species-gear-port                Alaska (EGOAxSE) also are presented
                                                                                                            combination has been aggregated to                    separately when price data are available.
                                                    processors and registered buyers for
                                                                                                            protect confidential data.                            Port-group data is then aggregated by
                                                    their total fee liability, which is
                                                    determined by the sum of the fees                       Groundfish Standard Ex-Vessel Prices                  regulatory area in the GOA (Eastern
                                                    reported for each landing for that                         Table 1 shows the groundfish species               GOA, Central GOA, and Western GOA)
                                                    processor or registered buyer for the                   standard ex-vessel prices for 2016.                   and by subarea in the BSAI (BS subarea
                                                    prior calendar year, by January 15, 2017.               These prices are based on the CFEC                    and AI subarea). If confidentiality
                                                    Processors and registered buyers must                   gross revenue data, which are based on                requirements are still not met by
                                                    pay the fees to NMFS using NMFS Web                     landings data from ADF&G fish tickets                 aggregating prices across ports at these
                                                    Application by February 15, 2017.                       and information from the COAR. The                    levels, the prices are aggregated at the
                                                    Processors and registered buyers have                   COAR contains statewide buying and                    level of BSAI or GOA, then statewide
                                                    access to this system through a User ID                 production information, and is                        (AK) and ports outside of Alaska
                                                    and password issued by NMFS.                            considered the most complete routinely                (OTAK), and finally all ports, including
                                                    Instructions for electronic payment will                collected information to determine the                those outside of Alaska (‘‘ALL’’).
                                                    be provided on the NMFS Alaska                          ex-vessel value of groundfish harvested                  Standard prices are presented
                                                    Region Web site at https://                             from waters off Alaska.                               separately for non-pelagic trawl and
                                                    alaskafisheries.noaa.gov and on the                        The standard ex-vessel prices for                  pelagic trawl when non-confidential
                                                    observer fee liability invoice to be                    groundfish were calculated by adding                  data is available. NMFS also calculated
                                                    mailed to each permit holder.                           ex-vessel value from the CFEC gross                   prices for a ‘‘Pelagic Trawl/Non-pelagic
                                                                                                            revenue files for 2012, 2013, and 2014                Trawl Combined’’ category that can be
                                                    Standard Prices
                                                                                                            by species, port, and gear category, and              used when combining trawl price data
                                                       This notice provides the standard ex-                adding the volume (weight) the CFEC                   for landings of a species in a particular
                                                    vessel prices for groundfish and halibut                gross revenue files for 2012, 2013, and               port or port group will not violate
                                                    species subject to the observer fee in                  2014 by species, port, and gear category,             confidentiality requirements. Creating
                                                    2016. Data sources for ex-vessel prices                 and then dividing total ex-vessel value               this standard price category allows
                                                    are:                                                    over the 3-year period in each category               NMFS to assess a fee on 2016 landings
                                                       • For groundfish other than sablefish                by total volume over the 3-year period                of some of the species with pelagic trawl
                                                    IFQ and sablefish accruing against the                  in each category. This calculation                    gear based on a combined trawl gear
                                                    fixed gear sablefish CDQ reserve, the                   results in an average ex-vessel price per             price for the port or port group.
                                                    State of Alaska’s Commercial Fishery                    pound by species, port, and gear                         If no standard ex-vessel price is listed
                                                    Entry Commission’s (CFEC) gross                         category for the 3-year period. Three                 for a species or species group and gear
                                                    revenue data, which are based on the                    gear categories were used for the                     category combination in Table 1, Table
                                                    Commercial Operator Annual Report                       standard ex-vessel prices: (1) Non-trawl              2, or Table 3, no fee will be assessed on
                                                    (COAR) and Alaska Department of Fish                    gear, including hook-and-line, pot, jig,              that landing. Volume and value data for
                                                    and Game (ADF&G) fish tickets; and                      troll, and others (Non-Trawl); (2) non-               that species will be added to the
                                                       • For halibut IFQ, halibut CDQ,                      pelagic trawl gear (NPT); and (3) pelagic             standard ex-vessel prices in future
                                                    sablefish IFQ, and sablefish accruing                   trawl gear (PTR).                                     years, if that data becomes available and
                                                    against the fixed gear sablefish CDQ                       CFEC ex-vessel value data are                      display of a standard ex-vessel price
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                                                    reserve, the IFQ Buyer Report that is                   available in the fall of the year following           meets confidentiality requirements.




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                                                    77608                            Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 240 / Tuesday, December 15, 2015 / Notices

                                                       TABLE 1—STANDARD EX-VESSEL PRICES FOR GROUNDFISH SPECIES FOR 2016 OBSERVER COVERAGE FEE LIABILITY
                                                                                                                [Based on volume and value from 2012, 2013, and 2014]

                                                                                                                                                                                   Non-trawl       NPT        PTR       PTR/NPT
                                                                         Species 1 2                                                  Port/area 3 4                                  ($)            ($)        ($)        ($)

                                                    Alaska Plaice Flounder (133) ...................            Kodiak .......................................................             —           0.09        —        0.09
                                                                                                                CGOA .......................................................               —           0.09        —        0.09
                                                                                                                GOA ..........................................................             —           0.09        —        0.09
                                                                                                                AK .............................................................           —           0.09        —        0.09
                                                                                                                ALL ...........................................................            —           0.09        —        0.09
                                                    Arrowtooth Flounder (121) ........................          Kodiak .......................................................             —           0.06      0.06         —
                                                                                                                CGOA .......................................................               —           0.06      0.06         —
                                                                                                                GOA ..........................................................             —           0.06      0.06         —
                                                                                                                AK .............................................................         0.45          0.06      0.06         —
                                                                                                                ALL ...........................................................          0.45          0.06      0.06         —
                                                    Black Rockfish (142) .................................      AK .............................................................         0.48          0.19        —        0.18
                                                    Bocaccio Rockfish (137) ...........................         SEAK ........................................................            0.43            —         —          —
                                                                                                                EGOA .......................................................             0.43            —         —          —
                                                                                                                GOA ..........................................................           0.43            —         —          —
                                                                                                                AK .............................................................         0.43            —         —          —
                                                                                                                ALL ...........................................................          0.43            —         —          —
                                                    Butter Sole (126) .......................................   Kodiak .......................................................             —           0.16      0.16         —
                                                                                                                CGOA .......................................................               —           0.16      0.16         —
                                                                                                                GOA ..........................................................             —           0.16      0.16         —
                                                                                                                AK .............................................................           —           0.16      0.16         —
                                                                                                                ALL ...........................................................            —           0.16      0.16         —
                                                    Canary Rockfish (146) ..............................        Sitka ..........................................................         0.56            —         —          —
                                                                                                                SEAK ........................................................            0.51            —         —          —
                                                                                                                EGOA .......................................................             0.51            —         —          —
                                                                                                                CGOA .......................................................             0.42            —         —          —
                                                                                                                GOA ..........................................................           0.50            —         —          —
                                                                                                                AK .............................................................         0.50            —         —          —
                                                                                                                ALL ...........................................................          0.50            —         —          —
                                                    China Rockfish (149) ................................       SEAK ........................................................            0.55            —         —          —
                                                                                                                Cordova ....................................................             0.37            —         —          —
                                                                                                                EGOAxSE .................................................                0.37            —         —          —
                                                                                                                Homer .......................................................            0.53            —         —          —
                                                                                                                CGOA .......................................................             0.67            —         —          —
                                                                                                                GOA ..........................................................           0.45            —         —          —
                                                                                                                AK .............................................................         0.45            —         —          —
                                                                                                                ALL ...........................................................          0.45            —         —          —
                                                    Copper Rockfish (138) ..............................        Sitka ..........................................................         0.58            —         —          —
                                                                                                                SEAK ........................................................            0.56            —         —          —
                                                                                                                Cordova ....................................................             0.29            —         —          —
                                                                                                                EGOAxSE .................................................                0.29            —         —          —
                                                                                                                Homer .......................................................            0.38            —         —          —
                                                                                                                CGOA .......................................................             0.40            —         —          —
                                                                                                                GOA ..........................................................           0.41            —         —          —
                                                                                                                AK .............................................................         0.41            —         —          —
                                                                                                                ALL ...........................................................          0.41            —         —          —
                                                    Dover Sole (124) .......................................    Kodiak .......................................................             —           0.10      0.10         —
                                                                                                                CGOA .......................................................               —           0.10      0.10         —
                                                                                                                GOA ..........................................................             —           0.10      0.10         —
                                                                                                                AK .............................................................           —           0.10      0.10         —
                                                                                                                ALL ...........................................................            —           0.10      0.10         —
                                                    Dusky Rockfish (172) ................................       Sitka ..........................................................         0.50            —         —          —
                                                                                                                SEAK ........................................................            0.49            —         —          —
                                                                                                                EGOAxSE .................................................                0.29            —         —          —
                                                                                                                Homer .......................................................            0.39            —         —          —
                                                                                                                Kodiak .......................................................           0.30          0.20      0.20         —
                                                                                                                Seward .....................................................             0.46            —         —          —
                                                                                                                CGOA .......................................................             0.31          0.20      0.20         —
                                                                                                                GOA ..........................................................           0.35          0.20      0.22         —
                                                                                                                AK .............................................................         0.35          0.20      0.22         —
                                                                                                                ALL ...........................................................          0.35          0.20      0.22         —
                                                    English Sole (128) ....................................     Kodiak .......................................................             —           0.16        —        0.16
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                                                                                                                CGOA .......................................................               —           0.16        —        0.16
                                                                                                                GOA ..........................................................             —           0.16        —        0.16
                                                                                                                AK .............................................................           —           0.16        —        0.16
                                                                                                                ALL ...........................................................            —           0.16        —        0.16
                                                    Flathead Sole (122) ..................................      Kodiak .......................................................             —           0.16      0.16         —
                                                                                                                CGOA .......................................................               —           0.16      0.16         —
                                                                                                                GOA ..........................................................             —           0.16      0.10         —
                                                                                                                AK .............................................................           —           0.16      0.09         —
                                                                                                                ALL ...........................................................            —           0.16      0.09         —



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                                                                                      Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 240 / Tuesday, December 15, 2015 / Notices                                                            77609

                                                      TABLE 1—STANDARD EX-VESSEL PRICES FOR GROUNDFISH SPECIES FOR 2016 OBSERVER COVERAGE FEE LIABILITY—
                                                                                                 Continued
                                                                                                                  [Based on volume and value from 2012, 2013, and 2014]

                                                                                                                                                                                      Non-trawl       NPT        PTR       PTR/NPT
                                                                         Species 1 2                                                     Port/area 3 4                                  ($)            ($)        ($)        ($)

                                                    Northern Rockfish (136) ............................          Kodiak .......................................................            0.14          0.20      0.19         —
                                                                                                                  CGOA .......................................................              0.17          0.20      0.19         —
                                                                                                                  GOA ..........................................................            0.17          0.20      0.19         —
                                                                                                                  AK .............................................................          0.24          0.20      0.19         —
                                                                                                                  ALL ...........................................................           0.24          0.20      0.19         —
                                                    Octopus (870) ...........................................     Homer .......................................................             0.77            —         —          —
                                                                                                                  Kodiak .......................................................            0.56          0.58      0.52         —
                                                                                                                  CGOA .......................................................              0.57          0.58      0.52         —
                                                                                                                  WGOA ......................................................               0.41            —         —          —
                                                                                                                  GOA ..........................................................            0.52          0.58      0.52         —
                                                                                                                  DH/Unalaska ............................................                  0.31            —         —          —
                                                                                                                  BS .............................................................          0.30            —         —          —
                                                                                                                  BSAI .........................................................            0.30            —         —          —
                                                                                                                  AK .............................................................          0.51          0.58      0.52         —
                                                                                                                  ALL ...........................................................           0.51          0.58      0.52         —
                                                    Pacific Cod (110) ......................................      Hoonah .....................................................              0.55            —         —          —
                                                                                                                  Juneau ......................................................             0.60            —         —          —
                                                                                                                  Ketchikan ..................................................              0.31            —         —          —
                                                                                                                  Petersburg ................................................               0.14            —         —          —
                                                                                                                  Sitka ..........................................................          0.43            —         —          —
                                                                                                                  SEAK ........................................................             0.57            —         —          —
                                                                                                                  Cordova ....................................................              0.36            —         —          —
                                                                                                                  EGOAxSE .................................................                 0.35            —         —          —
                                                                                                                  Homer .......................................................             0.35            —         —          —
                                                                                                                  Kodiak .......................................................            0.33          0.29      0.27         —
                                                                                                                  Seward .....................................................              0.34            —         —          —
                                                                                                                  CGOA .......................................................              0.34          0.29      0.27         —
                                                                                                                  WGOA ......................................................               0.28            —         —          —
                                                                                                                  GOA ..........................................................              —           0.28      0.19         —
                                                                                                                  Adak .........................................................            0.30            —         —          —
                                                                                                                  AI ..............................................................         0.30            —         —          —
                                                                                                                  DH/Unalaska ............................................                  0.31          0.29        —        0.29
                                                                                                                  BS .............................................................          0.31          0.28        —        0.28
                                                                                                                  BSAI .........................................................              —           0.28        —        0.28
                                                                                                                  Stationary Floating Processor ..................                          0.30            —         —        0.27
                                                                                                                  AK .............................................................          0.31          0.28      0.18         —
                                                                                                                  ALL ...........................................................           0.31          0.28      0.18         —
                                                    Pacific Ocean Perch (141) ........................            Kodiak .......................................................              —           0.21      0.23         —
                                                                                                                  CGOA .......................................................                —           0.21      0.23         —
                                                                                                                  GOA ..........................................................              —           0.21      0.25         —
                                                                                                                  AK .............................................................          0.33          0.21      0.25         —
                                                                                                                  ALL ...........................................................           0.33          0.21      0.25         —
                                                    Pollock (270) .............................................   Homer .......................................................             0.34            —         —          —
                                                                                                                  Kodiak .......................................................            0.13          0.16      0.16         —
                                                                                                                  Seward .....................................................              0.09            —         —          —
                                                                                                                  CGOA .......................................................              0.14          0.16      0.16         —
                                                                                                                  GOA ..........................................................            0.14          0.16      0.16         —
                                                                                                                  DH/Unalaska ............................................                  0.11          0.16        —        0.16
                                                                                                                  BS .............................................................          0.10          0.15        —        0.15
                                                                                                                  BSAI .........................................................            0.10          0.15        —        0.15
                                                                                                                  Stationary Floating Processor ..................                            —             —         —        0.16
                                                                                                                  AK .............................................................          0.14          0.16      0.16         —
                                                                                                                  ALL ...........................................................           0.14          0.16      0.16         —
                                                    Quillback Rockfish (147) ...........................          Ketchikan ..................................................              0.46            —         —          —
                                                                                                                  Sitka ..........................................................          0.82            —         —          —
                                                                                                                  SEAK ........................................................             0.83            —         —          —
                                                                                                                  Cordova ....................................................              0.27            —         —          —
                                                                                                                  EGOAxSE .................................................                 0.28            —         —          —
                                                                                                                  Homer .......................................................             0.39            —         —          —
                                                                                                                  Seward .....................................................              0.39            —         —          —
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                                                                                                                  CGOA .......................................................              0.39            —         —          —
                                                                                                                  GOA ..........................................................            0.59            —         —          —
                                                                                                                  AK .............................................................          0.59            —         —          —
                                                                                                                  ALL ...........................................................           0.59            —         —          —
                                                    Redbanded Rockfish (153) .......................              Ketchikan ..................................................              0.32            —         —          —
                                                                                                                  Sitka ..........................................................          0.52            —         —          —
                                                                                                                  SEAK ........................................................             0.37            —         —          —
                                                                                                                  EGOAxSE .................................................                 0.31            —         —          —
                                                                                                                  Homer .......................................................             0.34            —         —          —



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                                                    77610                            Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 240 / Tuesday, December 15, 2015 / Notices

                                                      TABLE 1—STANDARD EX-VESSEL PRICES FOR GROUNDFISH SPECIES FOR 2016 OBSERVER COVERAGE FEE LIABILITY—
                                                                                                 Continued
                                                                                                                [Based on volume and value from 2012, 2013, and 2014]

                                                                                                                                                                                   Non-trawl       NPT        PTR       PTR/NPT
                                                                         Species 1 2                                                  Port/area 3 4                                  ($)            ($)        ($)        ($)

                                                                                                                Kodiak .......................................................           0.23          0.18        —        0.18
                                                                                                                Seward .....................................................             0.40            —         —          —
                                                                                                                CGOA .......................................................             0.33          0.18        —        0.18
                                                                                                                GOA ..........................................................           0.36          0.18        —        0.18
                                                                                                                AK .............................................................         0.36          0.18        —        0.18
                                                                                                                ALL ...........................................................          0.36          0.18        —        0.18
                                                    Redstripe Rockfish (158) ..........................         EGOA .......................................................             0.46            —         —          —
                                                                                                                CGOA .......................................................             0.31            —         —          —
                                                                                                                GOA ..........................................................           0.35            —         —          —
                                                                                                                AK .............................................................         0.35            —         —          —
                                                                                                                ALL ...........................................................          0.35            —         —          —
                                                    Rex Sole (125) ..........................................   Kodiak .......................................................              —          0.31      0.31         —
                                                                                                                CGOA .......................................................                —          0.31      0.31         —
                                                                                                                GOA ..........................................................              —          0.31      0.31         —
                                                                                                                AK .............................................................            —          0.31      0.31         —
                                                                                                                ALL ...........................................................             —          0.31      0.31         —
                                                    Rock Sole (123) ........................................    Kodiak .......................................................              —          0.25      0.25         —
                                                                                                                CGOA .......................................................                —          0.25      0.25         —
                                                                                                                GOA ..........................................................              —          0.25      0.25         —
                                                                                                                AK .............................................................            —          0.25      0.25         —
                                                                                                                ALL ...........................................................             —          0.25      0.25         —
                                                    Rosethorn Rockfish (150) .........................          SEAK ........................................................            0.45            —         —          —
                                                                                                                EGOA .......................................................             0.45            —         —          —
                                                                                                                GOA ..........................................................           0.44            —         —          —
                                                                                                                AK .............................................................         0.44            —         —          —
                                                                                                                ALL ...........................................................          0.44            —         —          —
                                                    Rougheye Rockfish (151) .........................           Ketchikan ..................................................             0.32            —         —          —
                                                                                                                Petersburg ................................................              0.27            —         —          —
                                                                                                                Sitka ..........................................................         0.52            —         —          —
                                                                                                                SEAK ........................................................            0.41            —         —          —
                                                                                                                Cordova ....................................................             0.25            —         —          —
                                                                                                                EGOAxSE .................................................                0.28            —         —          —
                                                                                                                Homer .......................................................            0.34            —         —          —
                                                                                                                Kodiak .......................................................           0.31          0.23      0.23         —
                                                                                                                Seward .....................................................             0.40            —         —          —
                                                                                                                CGOA .......................................................             0.35          0.23      0.22         —
                                                                                                                GOA ..........................................................           0.36          0.25      0.22         —
                                                                                                                DH/Unalaska ............................................                 0.14            —         —          —
                                                                                                                BS .............................................................         0.14            —         —          —
                                                                                                                BSAI .........................................................           0.16            —         —          —
                                                                                                                AK .............................................................         0.36          0.25      0.22         —
                                                                                                                ALL ...........................................................          0.36          0.25      0.22         —
                                                    Sablefish (blackcod) (710) ........................         Kodiak .......................................................           5 n/a         2.74      2.73         —
                                                                                                                CGOA .......................................................             5 n/a         2.74      2.71         —
                                                                                                                GOA ..........................................................           5 n/a         2.75      2.71         —
                                                                                                                AK .............................................................         5 n/a         2.75      2.71         —
                                                                                                                ALL ...........................................................          5 n/a         2.75      2.71         —
                                                    Shortraker Rockfish (152) .........................         Ketchikan ..................................................             0.31            —         —          —
                                                                                                                Sitka ..........................................................         0.54            —         —          —
                                                                                                                SEAK ........................................................            0.39            —         —          —
                                                                                                                Cordova ....................................................             0.37            —         —          —
                                                                                                                EGOAxSE .................................................                0.50            —         —          —
                                                                                                                Homer .......................................................            0.35            —         —          —
                                                                                                                Kodiak .......................................................           0.30          0.23      0.24         —
                                                                                                                Seward .....................................................             0.40            —         —          —
                                                                                                                CGOA .......................................................             0.39          0.23      0.22         —
                                                                                                                GOA ..........................................................           0.40          0.29      0.22         —
                                                                                                                DH/Unalaska ............................................                 0.38            —         —          —
                                                                                                                BS .............................................................         0.34            —         —          —
                                                                                                                BSAI .........................................................           0.34            —         —          —
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                                                                                                                AK .............................................................         0.40          0.29      0.22         —
                                                                                                                ALL ...........................................................          0.40          0.29      0.22         —
                                                    Silvergray Rockfish (157) ..........................        Ketchikan ..................................................             0.36            —         —          —
                                                                                                                Sitka ..........................................................         0.55            —         —          —
                                                                                                                SEAK ........................................................            0.44            —         —          —
                                                                                                                EGOAxSE .................................................                0.28            —         —          —
                                                                                                                Homer .......................................................            0.44            —         —          —
                                                                                                                Seward .....................................................             0.42            —         —          —
                                                                                                                CGOA .......................................................             0.41            —         —          —



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                                                                                      Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 240 / Tuesday, December 15, 2015 / Notices                                                            77611

                                                      TABLE 1—STANDARD EX-VESSEL PRICES FOR GROUNDFISH SPECIES FOR 2016 OBSERVER COVERAGE FEE LIABILITY—
                                                                                                 Continued
                                                                                                                  [Based on volume and value from 2012, 2013, and 2014]

                                                                                                                                                                                      Non-trawl       NPT        PTR       PTR/NPT
                                                                         Species 1 2                                                     Port/area 3 4                                  ($)            ($)        ($)        ($)

                                                                                                                  GOA ..........................................................            0.43            —         —        0.29
                                                                                                                  AK .............................................................          0.43            —         —        0.29
                                                                                                                  ALL ...........................................................           0.43            —         —        0.29
                                                    Skate, Alaska (703) ..................................        EGOA .......................................................              0.40            —         —          —
                                                                                                                  GOA ..........................................................            0.41            —         —          —
                                                                                                                  AK .............................................................          0.41            —         —          —
                                                                                                                  ALL ...........................................................           0.41            —         —          —
                                                    Skate, Aleutian (704) ................................        AK .............................................................          0.43            —         —          —
                                                                                                                  ALL ...........................................................           0.43            —         —          —
                                                    Skate, Big (702) ........................................     EGOAxSE .................................................                 0.43            —         —          —
                                                                                                                  EGOA .......................................................              0.42            —         —          —
                                                                                                                  Kodiak .......................................................            0.45          0.45      0.45         —
                                                                                                                  Seward .....................................................              0.40            —         —          —
                                                                                                                  CGOA .......................................................              0.44          0.45      0.45         —
                                                                                                                  GOA ..........................................................            0.44          0.45      0.45         —
                                                                                                                  AK .............................................................          0.44          0.45      0.45         —
                                                                                                                  ALL ...........................................................           0.44          0.45      0.45         —
                                                    Skate, Longnose (701) .............................           Petersburg ................................................               0.40            —         —          —
                                                                                                                  SEAK ........................................................             0.40            —         —          —
                                                                                                                  EGOAxSE .................................................                 0.41            —         —          —
                                                                                                                  Homer .......................................................             0.36            —         —          —
                                                                                                                  Kodiak .......................................................            0.45          0.44      0.44         —
                                                                                                                  Seward .....................................................              0.41            —         —          —
                                                                                                                  CGOA .......................................................              0.44          0.44      0.44         —
                                                                                                                  GOA ..........................................................            0.43          0.44      0.44         —
                                                                                                                  AK .............................................................          0.43          0.44      0.44         —
                                                                                                                  ALL ...........................................................           0.43          0.44      0.44         —
                                                    Skate, Other (700) ....................................       Kodiak .......................................................            0.44            —         —          —
                                                                                                                  CGOA .......................................................              0.47            —         —          —
                                                                                                                  GOA ..........................................................            0.44            —         —          —
                                                                                                                  Stationary Floating Processor ..................                          0.35            —         —          —
                                                                                                                  AK .............................................................          0.37            —         —          —
                                                                                                                  ALL ...........................................................           0.37            —         —          —
                                                    Squid (875) ...............................................   Kodiak .......................................................              —             —       0.06       0.06
                                                                                                                  CGOA .......................................................                —             —       0.08       0.08
                                                                                                                  GOA ..........................................................              —             —       0.08       0.08
                                                                                                                  AK .............................................................            —           0.03      0.07         —
                                                                                                                  ALL ...........................................................             —           0.03      0.07         —
                                                    Starry Flounder (129) ................................        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         —
                                                    Thornyhead Rockfish (Idiots) (143) ..........                 Ketchikan ..................................................              1.18            —         —          —
                                                                                                                  Petersburg ................................................               1.00            —         —          —
                                                                                                                  SEAK ........................................................             1.09            —         —          —
                                                                                                                  Cordova ....................................................              0.53            —         —          —
                                                                                                                  EGOAxSE .................................................                 0.82            —         —          —
                                                                                                                  Homer .......................................................             0.79            —         —          —
                                                                                                                  Kodiak .......................................................            0.64          0.67        —        0.70
                                                                                                                  Seward .....................................................              0.84            —         —          —
                                                                                                                  CGOA .......................................................              0.77          0.67        —        0.70
                                                                                                                  WGOA ......................................................               0.72            —         —          —
                                                                                                                  GOA ..........................................................              —           0.67        —        0.70
                                                                                                                  AI ..............................................................         0.44            —         —          —
                                                                                                                  DH/Unalaska ............................................                  0.75            —         —          —
                                                                                                                  BS .............................................................          0.73            —         —          —
                                                                                                                  AK .............................................................          0.85          0.67        —        0.70
                                                                                                                  ALL ...........................................................           0.85          0.67        —        0.70
                                                    Tiger Rockfish (148) .................................        SEAK ........................................................             0.45            —         —          —
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                                                                                                                  Cordova ....................................................              0.25            —         —          —
                                                                                                                  EGOAxSE .................................................                 0.28            —         —          —
                                                                                                                  Homer .......................................................             0.35            —         —          —
                                                                                                                  Seward .....................................................              0.39            —         —          —
                                                                                                                  CGOA .......................................................              0.38            —         —          —
                                                                                                                  GOA ..........................................................            0.40            —         —          —
                                                                                                                  AK .............................................................          0.40            —         —          —
                                                                                                                  ALL ...........................................................           0.40            —         —          —
                                                    Widow Rockfish (156) ...............................          Sitka ..........................................................          0.46            —         —          —



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                                                    77612                         Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 240 / Tuesday, December 15, 2015 / Notices

                                                      TABLE 1—STANDARD EX-VESSEL PRICES FOR GROUNDFISH SPECIES FOR 2016 OBSERVER COVERAGE FEE LIABILITY—
                                                                                                 Continued
                                                                                                           [Based on volume and value from 2012, 2013, and 2014]

                                                                                                                                                                              Non-trawl       NPT        PTR        PTR/NPT
                                                                       Species 1 2                                               Port/area 3 4                                  ($)            ($)        ($)         ($)

                                                                                                           SEAK ........................................................            0.46            —           —         —
                                                                                                           EGOA .......................................................             0.46            —           —         —
                                                                                                           GOA ..........................................................           0.47            —           —         —
                                                                                                           AK .............................................................         0.47            —           —         —
                                                                                                           ALL ...........................................................          0.47            —           —         —
                                                    Yelloweye Rockfish (145) .........................     Craig .........................................................          1.44            —           —         —
                                                                                                           Hoonah .....................................................             0.54            —           —         —
                                                                                                           Ketchikan ..................................................             1.48            —           —         —
                                                                                                           Petersburg ................................................              1.15            —           —         —
                                                                                                           Sitka ..........................................................         1.78            —           —         —
                                                                                                           SEAK ........................................................            1.61            —           —         —
                                                                                                           Cordova ....................................................             0.98            —           —         —
                                                                                                           Whittier .....................................................           0.86            —           —         —
                                                                                                           EGOAxSE .................................................                0.95            —           —         —
                                                                                                           Homer .......................................................            0.79            —           —         —
                                                                                                           Kodiak .......................................................           0.42          0.25          —       0.25
                                                                                                           Seward .....................................................             0.67            —           —         —
                                                                                                           CGOA .......................................................             0.65          0.25          —       0.25
                                                                                                           GOA ..........................................................           1.40          0.25          —       0.25
                                                                                                           DH/Unalaska ............................................                 0.35            —           —         —
                                                                                                           BS .............................................................         0.23            —           —         —
                                                                                                           BSAI .........................................................           0.23            —           —         —
                                                                                                           AK .............................................................         1.40          0.25          —       0.25
                                                                                                           ALL ...........................................................          1.40          0.25          —       0.25
                                                    Yellowtail Rockfish (155) ..........................   Sitka ..........................................................         0.55            —           —         —
                                                                                                           SEAK ........................................................            0.55            —           —         —
                                                                                                           EGOA .......................................................             0.54            —           —         —
                                                                                                           CGOA .......................................................             0.24            —           —         —
                                                                                                           GOA ..........................................................           0.32            —           —         —
                                                                                                           AK .............................................................         0.32            —           —         —
                                                                                                           ALL ...........................................................          0.32            —           —         —
                                                       — = 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 in Table 1, Table 2, or Table 3, 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, or see Table 2 or Table 3.
                                                       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 2016 OBSERVER COVERAGE FEE
                                                                                                  LIABILITY
                                                                                                           [Based on volume and value from 2012, 2013, and 2014]

                                                                                                                                                                              Non-trawl       NPT        PTR        PTR/NPT
                                                                     Species group 1                                             Port/area 2 3                                  ($)            ($)        ($)         ($)

                                                    BSAI Skate (USKT) ..................................   AK .............................................................         0.43            —         —           —
                                                    Flathead Sole (FSOL) ...............................   Kodiak .......................................................             —           0.16      0.16          —
                                                                                                           CGOA .......................................................               —           0.16      0.16          —
                                                                                                           GOA ..........................................................             —           0.16      0.10          —
                                                                                                           AK .............................................................           —           0.16      0.09          —
                                                    GOA Deep-water Flatfish 4 (DFL4) ...........           Kodiak .......................................................             —           0.10      0.10          —
                                                                                                           CGOA .......................................................               —           0.10      0.10          —
                                                                                                           GOA ..........................................................             —           0.10      0.10          —
                                                    GOA Shallow-water Flatfish 5 (SFL1) .......            Kodiak .......................................................             —           0.23      0.23          —
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                                                                                                           CGOA .......................................................               —           0.23      0.23          —
                                                                                                           GOA ..........................................................             —           0.23      0.23          —
                                                    GOA Skate, Other (USKT) .......................        EGOA .......................................................             0.40            —         —           —
                                                                                                           Kodiak .......................................................           0.45            —         —           —
                                                                                                           CGOA .......................................................             0.47            —         —           —
                                                                                                           GOA ..........................................................           0.42            —         —           —
                                                    Other Rockfish 6 7 (ROCK) ........................     Ketchikan ..................................................             0.32            —         —           —
                                                                                                           Sitka ..........................................................         0.59            —         —           —
                                                                                                           SEAK ........................................................            0.48            —         —           —



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                                                                                  Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 240 / Tuesday, December 15, 2015 / Notices                                                                          77613

                                                       TABLE 2—STANDARD EX-VESSEL PRICES FOR GROUNDFISH SPECIES GROUPS FOR 2016 OBSERVER COVERAGE FEE
                                                                                             LIABILITY—Continued
                                                                                                              [Based on volume and value from 2012, 2013, and 2014]

                                                                                                                                                                                     Non-trawl         NPT           PTR             PTR/NPT
                                                                     Species group 1                                                 Port/area 2 3                                     ($)              ($)           ($)              ($)

                                                                                                              Cordova ....................................................                  0.79             —             —               —
                                                                                                              Whittier .....................................................                0.79             —             —               —
                                                                                                              EGOAxSE .................................................                     0.80             —             —               —
                                                                                                              Homer .......................................................                 0.76             —             —               —
                                                                                                              Kodiak .......................................................                0.39           0.21            —             0.21
                                                                                                              Seward .....................................................                  0.57             —             —               —
                                                                                                              CGOA .......................................................                  0.58           0.21          0.28              —
                                                                                                              GOA ..........................................................                0.60           0.21          0.29              —
                                                                                                              AI ..............................................................             0.44             —             —               —
                                                                                                              DH/Unalaska ............................................                      0.75             —             —               —
                                                                                                              BS .............................................................              0.72             —             —               —
                                                                                                              AK .............................................................                —            0.21          0.29              —
                                                       — = no landings in last 3 years or the data is confidential
                                                       1 If groundfish 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 in Table 1, Table 2, or Table 3, 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; 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 = South-
                                                    east 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. polyspinis), 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.
                                                    polyspinis).
                                                       7 ‘‘Other rockfish’’ in the BSAI includes all Sebastes and Sebastolobus species except for Pacific ocean perch, northern, shortraker, and
                                                    rougheye rockfish.
                                                                                                                                                            2 If a price is listed for the species and port
                                                         TABLE 3—STANDARD EX-VESSEL                                         TABLE 3—STANDARD EX-VESSEL
                                                                                                                                                          combination, that price will be applied to the
                                                       PRICES FOR HALIBUT IFQ, HALIBUT                                    PRICES FOR HALIBUT IFQ, HALIBUT round weight equivalent for sablefish landings
                                                       CDQ, SABLEFISH IFQ, AND SABLE-                                     CDQ, SABLEFISH IFQ, AND SABLE- and the headed and gutted weight equivalent
                                                       FISH ACCRUING AGAINST THE FIXED                                    FISH ACCRUING AGAINST THE FIXED for halibut landings. If no price is listed for the
                                                                                                                                                          port, use port group.
                                                       GEAR SABLEFISH CDQ RESERVE                                         GEAR SABLEFISH CDQ RESERVE
                                                       FOR THE 2016 OBSERVER FEE LI-                                      FOR THE 2016 OBSERVER FEE LI- Halibut and Sablefish IFQ and CDQ
                                                       ABILITY                                                            ABILITY—Continued               Standard Ex-Vessel Prices
                                                         [Based on 2015 IFQ Buyer Report]                                     [Based on 2015 IFQ Buyer Report]        Table 3 shows the observer fee
                                                                                                                                                                    standard ex-vessel prices for halibut and
                                                                                                    Price 2                                                                       Price 2
                                                        Species            Port/Area 1                ($)                Species       Port/Area 1                  sablefish. These standard prices are
                                                                                                                                                           ($)
                                                                                                                                                                    calculated as a single annual average
                                                    Halibut (200) ..     Ketchikan ......                $6.59                        EGOAxSE .....            3.63 price, by port or port group. Volume and
                                                                         Petersburg ....                  6.60                        Homer ...........        3.54 ex-vessel value data collected on the
                                                                         SEAK ............                6.61                        Kodiak ...........       3.76 2015 IFQ Buyer Report for landings
                                                                         Cordova ........                 6.65                        CGOA ...........         3.74 made from October 1, 2014, through
                                                                         Yakutat ..........               6.47                        WGOA ...........         3.28 September 30, 2015, were used to
                                                                         EGOAxSE .....                    6.53                        BS .................     4.68 calculate the standard ex-vessel prices
                                                                         Homer ...........                6.74                        BSAI ..............      4.52 for the 2016 observer fee liability for
                                                                         Kenai .............              7.09
                                                                                                                                      AK .................     3.85
                                                                         Kodiak ...........               6.45                                                      halibut IFQ, halibut CDQ, sablefish IFQ,
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                                                                                                                                      ALL ................     3.85
                                                                         CGOA ...........                 6.58                                                      and sablefish landings that accrue
                                                                         WGOA ...........                 5.44         1 Regulatory areas are defined at § 679.2.   against the fixed gear sablefish CDQ
                                                                         BS .................             5.87       (AK = Alaska; ALL = all ports including those reserve.
                                                                         BSAI ..............              5.81       outside Alaska; BS = Bering Sea subarea;
                                                                         AK .................             6.42       CGOA = Central Gulf of Alaska; EGOAxSE =                                    Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
                                                                         ALL ................             6.42       Eastern Gulf of Alaska except Southeast Alas-
                                                                                                                     ka; SEAK = Southeast Alaska; WGOA =
                                                    Sablefish            Ketchikan ......                 3.95       Western Gulf of Alaska)
                                                      (710).
                                                                         SEAK ............                   4.06



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                                                    77614                      Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 240 / Tuesday, December 15, 2015 / Notices

                                                      Dated: December 10, 2015.                             of the envelope ‘‘Comments on 2016/                   DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
                                                    Emily H. Menashes,                                      2018 Atlantic Herring RSA EFP.’’
                                                                                                                                                                  National Oceanic and Atmospheric
                                                    Acting Director, Office of Sustainable                    • Fax: (978) 281–9135.
                                                    Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.                                                                 Administration
                                                    [FR Doc. 2015–31520 Filed 12–14–15; 8:45 am]            FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
                                                                                                            Daniel Luers, Fishery Management                      Proposed Information Collection;
                                                    BILLING CODE 3510–22–P
                                                                                                            Specialist, (978) 282–8457,                           Comment Request; Alaska Region
                                                                                                            Daniel.Luers@noaa.gov.                                Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands (BSAI)
                                                    DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE                                                                                        Crab Economic Data Reports (EDR)
                                                                                                            SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:      The
                                                                                                            subject Exempted Fishing Permit (EFP)                 AGENCY: National Oceanic and
                                                    National Oceanic and Atmospheric                                                                              Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
                                                    Administration                                          would facilitate herring research set-
                                                                                                                                                                  Commerce.
                                                                                                            aside (RSA) compensation fishing in
                                                    RIN 0648–XE353                                                                                                ACTION: Notice.
                                                                                                            support of project(s) funded under the
                                                                                                            2016–2018 herring RSA competition.                    SUMMARY:    The Department of
                                                    Magnuson-Stevens Act Provisions;
                                                                                                            Proposals are currently under review.                 Commerce, as part of its continuing
                                                    General Provisions for Domestic
                                                                                                            One project would examine river                       effort to reduce paperwork and
                                                    Fisheries; Application for Exempted
                                                    Fishing Permits                                         herring portside sampling and an                      respondent burden, invites the general
                                                                                                            avoidance program while the other                     public and other Federal agencies to
                                                    AGENCY:  National Marine Fisheries                      would investigate mixing of the Gulf of               take this opportunity to comment on
                                                    Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and                    Maine-Georges Bank Atlantic herring                   proposed and/or continuing information
                                                    Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),                      resource with the Scotian shelf Atlantic              collections, as required by the
                                                    Commerce.                                               herring resource using genetic analysis               Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
                                                    ACTION: Notice; request for comments.                   techniques. Consistent with previous                  DATES: Written comments must be
                                                                                                            herring RSA compensation fishing EFPs,                submitted on or before February 16,
                                                    SUMMARY:    The Assistant Regional                      vessels would be authorized to harvest                2016.
                                                    Administrator for Sustainable Fisheries,                herring RSA quota after a herring                     ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments
                                                    Greater Atlantic Region, NMFS                           management area quota has been caught                 to Jennifer Jessup, Departmental
                                                    (Assistant Regional Administrator), has                                                                       Paperwork Clearance Officer,
                                                                                                            and the fishery is limited to a 2,000 lb
                                                    made a preliminary determination that                                                                         Department of Commerce, Room 6616,
                                                                                                            (907.2 kg) herring possession limit per
                                                    the Exempted Fishing Permit that would                                                                        14th and Constitution Avenue NW.,
                                                    facilitate the harvest of Atlantic herring              trip, as well as allow vessels to harvest
                                                                                                            RSA quota during the seasonal closures                Washington, DC 20230 (or via the
                                                    research set-aside quota warrants further                                                                     Internet at JJessup@doc.gov).
                                                    consideration. The Exempted Fishing                     in Management Areas 1A and 1B from
                                                                                                            January through May and January                       FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
                                                    Permit would authorize federally
                                                    permitted Atlantic herring vessels to                   through April, respectively. Grant                    Requests for additional information or
                                                    harvest Atlantic Herring research set-                  recipients will be required to meet all               copies of the information collection
                                                    aside quota without possession limit                    EFP application requirements prior to                 instrument and instructions should be
                                                    after the possession limit in herring                   the issuance of the subject EFPs.                     directed to NMFS Alaska Region, Patsy
                                                    management areas has been reduced to                                                                          A. Bearden, (907) 586–7008 or
                                                                                                               If approved, the applicants may                    patsy.bearden@noaa.gov.
                                                    2,000 lb (907.2 kg) for commercial                      request minor modifications and
                                                    herring vessels. It would also allow                                                                          SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
                                                                                                            extensions to the EFP throughout the
                                                    vessels to harvest Atlantic herring                     year. EFP modifications and extensions                I. Abstract
                                                    research set-aside quota during Area 1A                 may be granted without further notice if                 The Crab Rationalization (CR)
                                                    and 1B seasonal closures. Vessels                       they are deemed essential to facilitate               Program is a limited-access system that
                                                    working with researchers for approved                   completion of the proposed research                   allocates crab managed under the
                                                    projects will need the Exempted Fishing                 and have minimal impacts that do not                  Fisheries Management Plan (FMP)
                                                    Permits to harvest herring that will
                                                                                                            change the scope or impact of the                     among harvesters, processors, and
                                                    generate funds to pay for the research.
                                                                                                            initially approved EFP request. Any                   coastal communities. The CR Program
                                                       Regulations under the Magnuson-
                                                                                                            fishing activity conducted outside the                currently includes a comprehensive
                                                    Stevens Fishery Conservation and
                                                                                                            scope of the exempted fishing activity                economic data collection program
                                                    Management Act require publication of
                                                                                                            would be prohibited.                                  requiring participants to complete
                                                    this notification to provide interested
                                                                                                                                                                  annual Economic Data Reports (EDRs).
                                                    parties the opportunity to comment on                     Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
                                                                                                                                                                  These EDRs are intended to aid the
                                                    proposed EFPs.                                            Dated: December 10, 2015.                           North Pacific Fisheries Management
                                                    DATES: Comments must be received on                                                                           Council and NMFS in assessing the
                                                                                                            Emily H. Menashes,
                                                    or before December 30, 2015.                                                                                  success of the CR Program and
                                                                                                            Acting Director, Office of Sustainable
                                                    ADDRESSES: You may submit written                       Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.         developing amendments to the FMP to
                                                    comments by any of the following                        [FR Doc. 2015–31519 Filed 12–14–15; 8:45 am]          mitigate any unintended consequences
                                                    methods:                                                                                                      of the CR Program.
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                                                       • Email: NMFS.GAR.EFP@noaa.gov.                      BILLING CODE 3510–22–P
                                                                                                                                                                     Pacific States Marine Fisheries
                                                    Include in the subject line ‘‘Comments                                                                        Commission (PSMFC) is the Data
                                                    on 2016/2018 Atlantic Herring RSA                                                                             Collection Agent for the CR Program.
                                                    EFP.’’                                                                                                        The CR Crab EDR program collects
                                                       • Mail: John K. Bullard, Regional                                                                          annually reported cost, revenue,
                                                    Administrator, NMFS, NE Regional                                                                              ownership, and employment data from
                                                    Office, 55 Great Republic Drive,                                                                              harvest and processing sector
                                                    Gloucester, MA 01930. Mark the outside                                                                        participants in the CR fisheries. This


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Document Created: 2018-03-02 09:16:25
Document Modified: 2018-03-02 09:16:25
CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
GS 4.107:
AE 2.106:
PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotification of standard ex-vessel prices.
DatesEffective January 1, 2016.
ContactFor general questions about the observer fee and standard ex-vessel prices, contact Sally Bibb at 907- 586-7389. For questions about the fee billing process, contact Kristie Balovich at 907-586-7419. Additional information about the Observer Program is available on NMFS Alaska Region's Web site at http:// alaskafisheries.noaa.gov/sustainablefisheries/observers/.
FR Citation80 FR 77606 
RIN Number0648-XE28

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