83 FR 63834 - Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; North Pacific Halibut and Sablefish Individual Fishing Quota Cost Recovery Programs
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 238 (December 12, 2018)
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 238 (December 12, 2018)
| Page Range | 63834-63837 | |
| FR Document | 2018-26875 |
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 238 (Wednesday, December 12, 2018)] [Notices] [Pages 63834-63837] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2018-26875] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration RIN 0648-XG613 Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; North Pacific Halibut and Sablefish Individual Fishing Quota Cost Recovery Programs AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION: Notice of standard prices and fee percentage. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: NMFS publishes the individual fishing quota (IFQ) standard prices and fee percentage for cost recovery for the IFQ Program for the halibut and sablefish fisheries of the North Pacific (IFQ Program). The fee percentage for 2018 is 2.8 percent. This action is intended to provide holders of halibut and sablefish IFQ permits with the 2018 standard prices and fee percentage to calculate the required payment for IFQ cost recovery fees due by January 31, 2019. DATES: The standard prices and fee percentages are valid on December 12, 2018. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Carl Greene, Fee Coordinator, 907-586- 7105. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background NMFS Alaska Region administers the IFQ Program in the North Pacific. The IFQ Program is a limited access system authorized by the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (Magnuson- Stevens Act) and the Northern Pacific Halibut Act of 1982. Fishing under the IFQ Program began in March 1995. Regulations implementing the IFQ Program are set forth at 50 CFR part 679. In 1996, the Magnuson-Stevens Act was amended to, among other purposes, require the Secretary of Commerce to ``collect a fee to recover the actual costs directly related to the management and enforcement of any . . . individual quota program.'' This requirement was further amended in 2006 to include collection of the actual costs of data collection, and to replace the reference to ``individual quota program'' with a more general reference to ``limited access privilege program'' at section 304(d)(2)(A). Section 304(d)(2) of the Magnuson- Stevens Act also specifies an upper limit on these fees, when the fees must be collected, and where the fees must be deposited. On March 20, 2000, NMFS published regulations in Sec. 679.45 implementing cost recovery for the IFQ Program (65 FR 14919). Under the regulations, an IFQ permit holder must pay a cost recovery fee for every pound of IFQ halibut and IFQ sablefish that is landed on his or her IFQ permit(s). The IFQ permit holder is responsible for self- collecting the fee for all IFQ halibut and IFQ sablefish landings on his or her permit(s). The IFQ permit holder is also responsible for submitting IFQ fee payment(s) to NMFS on or before the due date of January 31 of the year following the year in which the IFQ landings were made. The total dollar amount of the fee due is determined by multiplying the NMFS published fee percentage by the ex-vessel value of all IFQ landings made on the permit(s) during the IFQ fishing year. As required by Sec. 679.45(d)(1) and (d)(3)(i), NMFS publishes this notice of the fee percentage for the halibut and sablefish IFQ fisheries in the Federal Register during or before the last quarter of each year. Standard Prices The fee is based on the sum of all payments made to fishermen for the sale of the fish during the year. This includes any retro-payments (e.g., bonuses, delayed partial payments, post-season payments) made to the IFQ permit holder for previously landed IFQ halibut or sablefish. For purposes of calculating IFQ cost recovery fees, NMFS distinguishes between two types of ex-vessel value: Actual and standard. Actual ex-vessel value is the amount of all compensation, monetary or non-monetary, that an IFQ permit holder received as payment for his or her IFQ fish sold. Standard ex-vessel value is the default value used to calculate the fee. IFQ permit holders have the option of using actual ex-vessel value if they can satisfactorily document it; otherwise, the standard ex-vessel value is used. Section 679.45(b)(3)(iii) requires the Regional Administrator to publish IFQ standard prices during the last quarter of each calendar year. These standard prices are used, along with estimates of IFQ halibut and IFQ sablefish landings, to calculate standard ex-vessel values. The standard prices are described in U.S. dollars per IFQ equivalent pound for IFQ halibut and IFQ sablefish landings made during the year. According to Sec. 679.2, IFQ equivalent pound(s) means the weight amount, recorded in pounds, and calculated as round weight for sablefish and headed and gutted weight for halibut, for an IFQ landing. The weight of halibut in [[Page 63835]] pounds landed as guided angler fish is converted to IFQ equivalent pound(s) as specified in Sec. 300.65(c) of this title. NMFS calculates the standard prices to closely reflect the variations in the actual ex- vessel values of IFQ halibut and IFQ sablefish landings by month and port or port-group. The standard prices for IFQ halibut and IFQ sablefish are listed in Table 1 that follows the next section. Data from ports are combined as necessary to protect confidentiality. Fee Percentage NMFS calculates the fee percentage each year according to the factors and methods described at Sec. 679.45(d)(2). NMFS determines the fee percentage that applies to landings made in the previous year by dividing the total costs directly related to the management, data collection, and enforcement of the IFQ Program (management costs) during the previous year by the total standard ex-vessel value of IFQ halibut and IFQ sablefish landings made during the previous year (fishery value). NMFS captures the actual management costs associated with certain management, data collection, and enforcement functions through an established accounting system that allows staff to track labor, travel, contracts, rent, and procurement. NMFS calculates the fishery value as described under the section, Standard Prices. Using the fee percentage formula described above, the estimated percentage of management costs to fishery value for the 2018 calendar year is 2.8 percent of the standard ex-vessel value, which is below the 3.0 maximum fee percentage allowed under section 304(d)(2)(B) of the Magnuson-Stevens Act. An IFQ permit holder is to use the fee percentage of 2.8 percent to calculate his or her fee for IFQ equivalent pound(s) landed during the 2018 halibut and sablefish IFQ fishing season. An IFQ permit holder is responsible for submitting the 2018 IFQ fee payment to NMFS on or before January 31, 2019. Payment must be made in accordance with the payment methods set forth in Sec. 679.45(a)(4). NMFS no longer accepts credit card information by phone or in-person for fee payments. NMFS has determined that the practice of accepting credit card information by phone or in-person no longer meets agency standards for protection of personal financial information (81 FR 23645, April 22, 2016). The 2018 fee percentage of 2.8 percent is higher than the 2017 fee percentage of 2.2 percent (82 FR 60379, December 20, 2017). Although management costs for the IFQ Program fisheries dropped 1.9 percent from 2017 to 2018, the rise in fee percentage can be attributed to an estimated 22.4 percent decrease in the value of the fisheries over the same period. Table 1--Registered Buyer Standard Ex-Vessel Prices by Landing Location for the 2018 IFQ Season ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Registered Buyer Standard Ex-Vessel Prices by Landing Location for 2018 IFQ Season \1\ ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Halibut Sablefish Landing location Period ending standard ex- standard ex- vessel price vessel price ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CORDOVA....................................... March 31........................ .............. .............. April 30........................ .............. .............. May 31.......................... .............. .............. June 30......................... .............. .............. July 31......................... 6.37 August 31....................... 6.02 4.17 September 30.................... 5.74 October 31...................... 5.74 November 30..................... 5.74 HOMER......................................... March 31........................ 4.72 April 30........................ 4.89 2.41 May 31.......................... 4.87 3.04 June 30......................... 5.68 July 31......................... 6.18 August 31....................... 6.44 3.59 September 30.................... 5.65 3.81 October 31...................... 5.65 3.81 November 30..................... 5.65 3.81 KETCHIKAN..................................... March 31........................ .............. .............. April 30........................ 5.24 May 31.......................... 5.18 June 30......................... 5.23 July 31......................... 5.70 August 31....................... 5.90 September 30.................... 5.86 October 31...................... 5.86 November 30..................... 5.86 KODIAK........................................ March 31........................ .............. .............. April 30........................ 4.73 2.54 May 31.......................... 4.65 3.21 June 30......................... 5.02 3.56 July 31......................... 5.59 3.28 August 31....................... 5.76 3.86 September 30.................... 5.58 3.81 October 31...................... 5.58 3.81 November 30..................... 5.58 3.81 PETERSBURG.................................... March 31........................ .............. .............. April 30........................ .............. .............. May 31.......................... .............. .............. [[Page 63836]] June 30......................... .............. .............. July 31......................... 5.89 .............. August 31....................... 5.99 .............. September 30.................... .............. .............. October 31...................... .............. .............. November 30..................... .............. .............. SEWARD........................................ March 31........................ .............. .............. April 30........................ .............. .............. May 31.......................... 5.27 3.75 June 30......................... 5.17 3.35 July 31......................... .............. .............. August 31....................... .............. .............. September 30.................... .............. .............. October 31...................... .............. .............. November 30..................... .............. .............. SITKA......................................... March 31........................ 5.18 .............. April 30........................ 5.15 3.38 May 31.......................... .............. 3.92 June 30......................... 4.94 4.09 July 31......................... .............. .............. August 31....................... .............. .............. September 30.................... .............. .............. October 31...................... .............. .............. November 30..................... .............. .............. PORT GROUP BERING SEA \2\..................... March 31........................ .............. .............. April 30........................ 4.75 2.45 May 31.......................... 4.53 2.04 June 30......................... 4.60 2.88 July 31......................... 4.53 2.99 August 31....................... 4.75 3.57 September 30.................... 4.95 3.39 October 31...................... 4.95 3.39 November 30..................... 4.95 3.39 PORT GROUP CENTRAL GULF \3\................... March 31........................ 5.19 3.01 April 30........................ 5.08 3.17 May 31.......................... 4.89 3.36 June 30......................... 5.40 3.55 July 31......................... 6.12 3.20 August 31....................... 6.47 3.74 September 30.................... 5.58 3.79 October 31...................... 5.58 3.79 November 30..................... 5.58 3.79 PORT GROUP SOUTHEAST \4\...................... March 31........................ 5.19 3.73 April 30........................ 5.18 3.46 May 31.......................... 5.10 3.80 June 30......................... 5.21 3.99 July 31......................... 5.84 4.27 August 31....................... 6.00 4.38 September 30.................... 5.88 4.53 October 31...................... 5.88 4.53 November 30..................... 5.88 4.53 ALL-ALASKA \5\................................ March 31........................ 5.18 3.67 April 30........................ 5.12 3.26 May 31.......................... 4.94 3.37 June 30......................... 5.26 3.71 July 31......................... 5.76 3.53 August 31....................... 5.82 3.86 September 30.................... 5.51 4.00 October 31...................... 5.51 4.00 November 30..................... 5.51 4.00 ALL \5\....................................... March 31........................ 5.18 3.67 April 30........................ 5.12 3.26 May 31.......................... 4.94 3.37 June 30......................... 5.26 3.71 July 31......................... 5.76 3.53 August 31....................... 5.82 3.86 [[Page 63837]] September 30.................... 5.51 4.00 October 31...................... 5.51 4.00 November 30..................... 5.51 4.00 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- \1\ Note: In many instances, prices are not shown in order to comply with confidentiality guidelines when there are fewer than three processors operating in a location during a month. \2\ Landing Locations Within Port Group--Bering Sea: Adak, Akutan, Akutan Bay, Atka, Bristol Bay, Chefornak, Dillingham, Captains Bay, Dutch Harbor, Egegik, Ikatan Bay, Hooper Bay, King Cove, King Salmon, Kipnuk, Mekoryuk, Naknek, Nome, Quinhagak, Savoonga, St. George, St. Lawrence, St. Paul, Togiak, Toksook Bay, Tununak, Beaver Inlet, Ugadaga Bay, Unalaska. \3\ Landing Locations Within Port Group--Central Gulf of Alaska: Anchor Point, Anchorage, Alitak, Chignik, Cordova, Eagle River, False Pass, West Anchor Cove, Girdwood, Chinitna Bay, Halibut Cove, Homer, Kasilof, Kenai, Kenai River, Alitak, Kodiak, Port Bailey, Nikiski, Ninilchik, Old Harbor, Palmer, Sand Point, Seldovia, Resurrection Bay, Seward, Valdez, Whittier. \4\ Landing Locations Within Port Group--Southeast Alaska: Angoon, Baranof Warm Springs, Craig, Edna Bay, Elfin Cove, Excursion Inlet, Gustavus, Haines, Hollis, Hoonah, Hyder, Auke Bay, Douglas, Tee Harbor, Juneau, Kake, Ketchikan, Klawock, Metlakatla, Pelican, Petersburg, Portage Bay, Port Alexander, Port Graham, Port Protection, Point Baker, Sitka, Skagway, Tenakee Springs, Thorne Bay, Wrangell, Yakutat. \5\ Landing Locations Within Port Group--All: For Alaska: All landing locations included in 2, 3, and 4. For California: Eureka, Fort Bragg, other California. For Oregon: Astoria, Aurora, Lincoln City, Newport, Warrenton, other Oregon. For Washington: Anacortes, Bellevue, Bellingham, Nagai Island, Edmonds, Everett, Granite Falls, Ilwaco, La Conner, Port Angeles, Port Orchard, Port Townsend, Rainier, Fox Island, Mercer Island, Seattle, Standwood, other Washington. For Canada: Port Hardy, Port Edward, Prince Rupert, Vancouver, Haines Junction, other Canada. Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq. Dated: December 7, 2018. Karen H. Abrams, Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. [FR Doc. 2018-26875 Filed 12-11-18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-22-P
![63834 Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 238 / Wednesday, December 12, 2018 / Notices
II. Purpose DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE On March 20, 2000, NMFS published
regulations in § 679.45 implementing
The purpose of this notice is to adjust National Oceanic and Atmospheric cost recovery for the IFQ Program (65
the fee rate for the reduction fishery in Administration FR 14919). Under the regulations, an
accordance with the framework rule’s IFQ permit holder must pay a cost
RIN 0648–XG613
§ 600.1013(b). Section 600.1013(b) recovery fee for every pound of IFQ
directs NMFS to recalculate the fee rate Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic halibut and IFQ sablefish that is landed
that will be reasonably necessary to Zone Off Alaska; North Pacific Halibut on his or her IFQ permit(s). The IFQ
ensure reduction loan repayment within and Sablefish Individual Fishing Quota permit holder is responsible for self-
the specified 30 year term. Cost Recovery Programs collecting the fee for all IFQ halibut and
NMFS has determined for the IFQ sablefish landings on his or her
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries permit(s). The IFQ permit holder is also
reduction fishery that the current fee Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and responsible for submitting IFQ fee
rate of $0.013 per pound is less than Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), payment(s) to NMFS on or before the
that needed to service the A Loan. Commerce. due date of January 31 of the year
Therefore, NMFS is increasing the Loan following the year in which the IFQ
ACTION: Notice of standard prices and
A fee rate to $0.017 per pound which fee percentage. landings were made. The total dollar
NMFS has determined is sufficient to amount of the fee due is determined by
ensure timely loan repayment. The fee SUMMARY: NMFS publishes the multiplying the NMFS published fee
rate for Loan B will remain $0.001 per individual fishing quota (IFQ) standard percentage by the ex-vessel value of all
pound. prices and fee percentage for cost IFQ landings made on the permit(s)
Subsector members may continue to recovery for the IFQ Program for the during the IFQ fishing year. As required
use Pay.gov to disburse collected fee halibut and sablefish fisheries of the by § 679.45(d)(1) and (d)(3)(i), NMFS
deposits at: http://www.pay.gov/ North Pacific (IFQ Program). The fee publishes this notice of the fee
paygov/. percentage for 2018 is 2.8 percent. This percentage for the halibut and sablefish
action is intended to provide holders of IFQ fisheries in the Federal Register
Please visit the NMFS website for halibut and sablefish IFQ permits with during or before the last quarter of each
additional information at: https:// the 2018 standard prices and fee year.
www.fisheries.noaa.gov/national/ percentage to calculate the required
funding-and-financial-services/longline- Standard Prices
payment for IFQ cost recovery fees due
catcher-processor-subsector-bering-sea- by January 31, 2019. The fee is based on the sum of all
and-aleutian-islands-non-pollock. DATES: The standard prices and fee
payments made to fishermen for the sale
percentages are valid on December 12, of the fish during the year. This
III. Notice includes any retro-payments (e.g.,
2018.
bonuses, delayed partial payments,
The new fee rate for the non-pollock FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Carl
post-season payments) made to the IFQ
Groundfish fishery will begin on Greene, Fee Coordinator, 907–586–7105. permit holder for previously landed IFQ
January 1, 2019. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: halibut or sablefish.
From and after this date, all subsector Background For purposes of calculating IFQ cost
members paying fees on the non-pollock recovery fees, NMFS distinguishes
groundfish fishery shall begin paying NMFS Alaska Region administers the between two types of ex-vessel value:
non-pollock groundfish fishery program IFQ Program in the North Pacific. The Actual and standard. Actual ex-vessel
fees at the revised rate. IFQ Program is a limited access system value is the amount of all compensation,
authorized by the Magnuson-Stevens monetary or non-monetary, that an IFQ
Fee collection and submission shall Fishery Conservation and Management permit holder received as payment for
follow previously established methods Act (Magnuson-Stevens Act) and the his or her IFQ fish sold. Standard ex-
in § 600.1013 of the framework rule and Northern Pacific Halibut Act of 1982. vessel value is the default value used to
in the final fee rule published in the Fishing under the IFQ Program began in calculate the fee. IFQ permit holders
Federal Register on September 24, 2007 March 1995. Regulations implementing have the option of using actual ex-vessel
(72 FR 54219). the IFQ Program are set forth at 50 CFR value if they can satisfactorily document
Authority: The authority for this action is part 679. it; otherwise, the standard ex-vessel
Public Law 108–447, 16 U.S.C. 1861a (b–e), In 1996, the Magnuson-Stevens Act value is used.
and 50 CFR 600.1000 et seq. was amended to, among other purposes, Section 679.45(b)(3)(iii) requires the
require the Secretary of Commerce to Regional Administrator to publish IFQ
Dated: December 3, 2018.
‘‘collect a fee to recover the actual costs standard prices during the last quarter
Brian Pawlak, directly related to the management and of each calendar year. These standard
CFO/CAO Director, Office of Management enforcement of any . . . individual prices are used, along with estimates of
and Budget, National Marine Fisheries quota program.’’ This requirement was IFQ halibut and IFQ sablefish landings,
Service. further amended in 2006 to include to calculate standard ex-vessel values.
[FR Doc. 2018–26884 Filed 12–11–18; 8:45 am] collection of the actual costs of data The standard prices are described in
BILLING CODE 3510–22–P collection, and to replace the reference U.S. dollars per IFQ equivalent pound
to ‘‘individual quota program’’ with a for IFQ halibut and IFQ sablefish
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more general reference to ‘‘limited landings made during the year.
access privilege program’’ at section According to § 679.2, IFQ equivalent
304(d)(2)(A). Section 304(d)(2) of the pound(s) means the weight amount,
Magnuson-Stevens Act also specifies an recorded in pounds, and calculated as
upper limit on these fees, when the fees round weight for sablefish and headed
must be collected, and where the fees and gutted weight for halibut, for an IFQ
must be deposited. landing. The weight of halibut in
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TABLE 1—REGISTERED BUYER STANDARD EX-VESSEL PRICES BY LANDING LOCATION FOR THE 2018 IFQ SEASON—
Continued
Registered Buyer Standard Ex-Vessel Prices by Landing Location for 2018 IFQ Season 1
Halibut Sablefish
Landing Period standard standard
location ending ex-vessel ex-vessel
price price
September 30 ..................................................................................... 5.51 4.00
October 31 ......................................................................................... 5.51 4.00
November 30 ...................................................................................... 5.51 4.00
1 Note: In many instances, prices are not shown in order to comply with confidentiality guidelines when there are fewer than three processors
operating in a location during a month.
2 Landing Locations Within Port Group—Bering Sea: Adak, Akutan, Akutan Bay, Atka, Bristol Bay, Chefornak, Dillingham, Captains Bay, Dutch
Harbor, Egegik, Ikatan Bay, Hooper Bay, King Cove, King Salmon, Kipnuk, Mekoryuk, Naknek, Nome, Quinhagak, Savoonga, St. George, St.
Lawrence, St. Paul, Togiak, Toksook Bay, Tununak, Beaver Inlet, Ugadaga Bay, Unalaska.
3 Landing Locations Within Port Group—Central Gulf of Alaska: Anchor Point, Anchorage, Alitak, Chignik, Cordova, Eagle River, False Pass,
West Anchor Cove, Girdwood, Chinitna Bay, Halibut Cove, Homer, Kasilof, Kenai, Kenai River, Alitak, Kodiak, Port Bailey, Nikiski, Ninilchik, Old
Harbor, Palmer, Sand Point, Seldovia, Resurrection Bay, Seward, Valdez, Whittier.
4 Landing Locations Within Port Group—Southeast Alaska: Angoon, Baranof Warm Springs, Craig, Edna Bay, Elfin Cove, Excursion Inlet, Gus-
tavus, Haines, Hollis, Hoonah, Hyder, Auke Bay, Douglas, Tee Harbor, Juneau, Kake, Ketchikan, Klawock, Metlakatla, Pelican, Petersburg, Por-
tage Bay, Port Alexander, Port Graham, Port Protection, Point Baker, Sitka, Skagway, Tenakee Springs, Thorne Bay, Wrangell, Yakutat.
5 Landing Locations Within Port Group—All: For Alaska: All landing locations included in 2, 3, and 4. For California: Eureka, Fort Bragg, other
California. For Oregon: Astoria, Aurora, Lincoln City, Newport, Warrenton, other Oregon. For Washington: Anacortes, Bellevue, Bellingham,
Nagai Island, Edmonds, Everett, Granite Falls, Ilwaco, La Conner, Port Angeles, Port Orchard, Port Townsend, Rainier, Fox Island, Mercer Is-
land, Seattle, Standwood, other Washington. For Canada: Port Hardy, Port Edward, Prince Rupert, Vancouver, Haines Junction, other Canada.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq. gear, and who have also been issued Atlantic Shark Identification
Dated: December 7, 2018. shark or swordfish limited access Workshops
Karen H. Abrams, permits. Additional free workshops will Since January 1, 2008, Atlantic shark
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable be conducted during 2019 and will be dealers have been prohibited from
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. announced in a future notice. receiving, purchasing, trading, or
[FR Doc. 2018–26875 Filed 12–11–18; 8:45 am] DATES: The Atlantic Shark Identification bartering for Atlantic sharks unless a
valid Atlantic Shark Identification
BILLING CODE 3510–22–P Workshops will be held on January 10,
Workshop certificate is on the premises
February 7, and March 28, 2019. The
of each business listed under the shark
Safe Handling, Release, and dealer permit that first receives Atlantic
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Identification Workshops will be held sharks (71 FR 58057; January 2, 2006).
National Oceanic and Atmospheric on January 10, January 15, February 1, Dealers who attend and successfully
Administration February 7, March 1, and March 13, complete a workshop are issued a
2019. See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION certificate for each place of business that
RIN 0648–XG605 for further details. is permitted to receive sharks. These
Schedules for Atlantic Shark ADDRESSES: The Atlantic Shark certificate(s) are valid for 3 years. Thus,
Identification Workshops and Safe Identification Workshops will be held in certificates that were initially issued in
Handling, Release, and Identification Boutte, LA; Virginia Beach, VA; and 2016 will be expiring in 2019.
Workshops Fort Pierce, FL. The Safe Handling, Approximately 151 free Atlantic Shark
Release, and Identification Workshops Identification Workshops have been
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries will be held in Portsmouth, NH; Key conducted since January 2008.
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Currently, permitted dealers may send
Largo, FL; Gulfport, MS; Charleston, SC;
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), a proxy to an Atlantic Shark
Manahawkin, NJ; and Houston, TX. See
Commerce. Identification Workshop. However, if a
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for further
ACTION: Notice of public workshops. dealer opts to send a proxy, the dealer
details on workshop locations. must designate a proxy for each place of
SUMMARY: Free Atlantic Shark FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rick business covered by the dealer’s permit
Identification Workshops and Safe Pearson by phone: (727) 824–5399. which first receives Atlantic sharks.
Handling, Release, and Identification Only one certificate will be issued to
Workshops will be held in January, SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The each proxy. A proxy must be a person
February, and March of 2019. Certain workshop schedules, registration who is currently employed by a place of
fishermen and shark dealers are information, and a list of frequently business covered by the dealer’s permit;
required to attend a workshop to meet asked questions regarding the Atlantic is a primary participant in the
regulatory requirements and to maintain Shark ID and Safe Handling, Release, identification, weighing, and/or first
valid permits. Specifically, the Atlantic and ID workshops are posted on the receipt of fish as they are offloaded from
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Shark Identification Workshop is internet at: https:// a vessel; and who fills out dealer
mandatory for all federally permitted www.fisheries.noaa.gov/atlantic-highly- reports. Atlantic shark dealers are
Atlantic shark dealers. The Safe migratory-species/atlantic-shark- prohibited from renewing a Federal
Handling, Release, and Identification identification-workshops and https:// shark dealer permit unless a valid
Workshop is mandatory for vessel www.fisheries.noaa.gov/atlantic-highly- Atlantic Shark Identification Workshop
owners and operators who use bottom migratory-species/safe-handling-release- certificate for each business location
longline, pelagic longline, or gillnet and-identification-workshops. that first receives Atlantic sharks has
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| Action | Notice of standard prices and fee percentage. | |
| Dates | The standard prices and fee percentages are valid on December 12, 2018. | |
| Contact | Carl Greene, Fee Coordinator, 907-586- 7105. | |
| FR Citation | 83 FR 63834 | |
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