[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 78 (Wednesday, April 23, 1997)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 19686-19690]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-10462]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
50 CFR Parts 674 and 679
[Docket No. 970326069-7069-01; I.D. 022597F]
RIN 0648-AJ38
Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; High Seas
Salmon Fishery Off Alaska
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Final rule and technical amendment.
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SUMMARY: NMFS is consolidating 50 CFR part 674 into 50 CFR part 679 as
part of the President's Regulatory Reform Initiative. NMFS is also
correcting a technical error in regulations implementing pelagic trawl
performance standards for the Alaska groundfish trawl fleet. NMFS is
also correcting cross-references contained in the Individual Fishing
Quota program and in the recordkeeping and reporting requirements.
EFFECTIVE DATE: May 23, 1997.
ADDRESSES: Comments on the collection-of-information requirements
repromulgated by this rule may be sent to the Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs (OIRA), Office of Management and Budget (OMB)(0648-
0206), Washington, DC 20503, and to Patsy A. Bearden, Alaska Region,
NMFS, P.O. Box 21668, Juneau, AK 99802.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Patsy A. Bearden, NMFS, 907-586-7228.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Final Rule
The Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act
authorizes the North Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council) to
prepare and amend fishery management plans for any fishery in waters
under its jurisdiction. In December 1978, the Council prepared the
Fishery Management Plan for the High Seas Salmon Fishery off the Coast
of Alaska East of 175 deg. E. Long. (Salmon FMP) and submitted it to
the Secretary of Commerce (Secretary) for approval. On May 3, 1979, the
Secretary approved the Salmon FMP, and it was implemented in May 1979
by Federal regulations at 50 CFR part 674.
As a result of the President's Regulatory Reform Initiative (61 FR
31228, June 19, 1996), NMFS removed parts 671, 672, 673, 675, 676, and
677 of title 50 CFR and consolidated the regulations contained therein
into one new part, 50 CFR part 679. The consolidation of 50 CFR part
674, the regulations implementing the Salmon FMP, was delayed due to
extensive review of the management of the High Seas Salmon Fishery by
NMFS. This final rule removes 50 CFR part 674 and consolidates the
regulations contained therein into 50 part 679. This action provides
the public with a single reference source for the Federal fisheries
regulations specific to the EEZ off Alaska and results in regulations
that are more concise and easier to use.
Technical Amendment
Regulations implementing the Fishery Management Plan for Groundfish
of the Gulf of Alaska and the Fishery Management Plan for the
Groundfish Fishery of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Area appear
at 50 CFR part 679. Due to the complexity of the consolidation of the
six parts into part
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679 and the reorganization of material contained therein, an error was
introduced into the regulatory text. The original intent of regulations
at Sec. 679.7(b) and (c)(3) was to prohibit the possession of 20 or
more crabs by the operator of a vessel using trawl gear when directed
fishing with nonpelagic trawl gear is prohibited. The final rule
implementing this provision was published in the Federal Register on
July 26, 1993 (58 FR 39680), and correctly implemented the intent of
regulations. NMFS is correcting regulations that, during the
consolidation of regulations at 50 CFR part 679, inadvertently changed
the regulatory language implementing this provision and also omitted
its application to the GOA.
NMFS is correcting a cross-reference contained in the introductory
text to Sec. 679.42(j). The last sentence of this paragraph references
Sec. 676.41(c). Part 676 in title 50 of the CFR was removed as part of
NMFS' consolidation of Alaska-related regulations. The regulations
contained in part 676 were consolidated in part 679. However, when NMFS
published the final rule implementing Amendments 33 and 37 to the BSAI
and GOA FMPs, respectively, an error was inadvertently introduced into
the regulatory text. Reference was made to part 676 rather than the
newly consolidated Alaska regulations contained in part 679 (June 27,
1996, 61 FR 33385). This action corrects the cross-reference contained
in the introductory text to paragraph (j) of Sec. 679.41.
NMFS is also correcting a cross-reference contained in
Sec. 679.5(a)(1). On September 24, 1996, NMFS issued a final rule,
technical amendment which clarified the recordkeeping requirements for
catcher vessels under 60 ft (18.3m) length overall by specifically
exempting them from the requirement to comply with recordkeeping and
reporting requirements contained in Sec. 679.5(a)-(k). However, a
cross-reference error was inadvertently introduced into the regulatory
text in Sec. 679.5(a)(1). The cross-reference currently reads
``paragraph (a)(iii)''. This action corrects the cross-reference
contained in Sec. 679.5(a)(1) to read ``paragraph (a)(1)(iii)''.
Classification
This final rule makes only nonsubstantive changes to existing
regulations issued after prior notice and an opportunity for public
comment. This technical amendment makes only minor, non-substantive
corrections to an existing rule. Therefore, prior notice and
opportunity for public comment would serve no purpose. Accordingly, the
Assistant Administrator for Fisheries, under 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(B), for
good cause finds that prior notice and opportunity for public comment
are unnecessary.
Because a general notice of proposed rulemaking is not required to
be published for this rule by 5 U.S.C. 553 or by any other law, this
rule is exempt from the Regulatory Flexibility Act requirement to
prepare a regulatory flexibility analysis and none has been prepared.
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no person is required
to respond to, nor shall a person be subject to a penalty for failure
to comply with, a collection of information subject to the requirements
of the PRA unless that collection of information displays a currently
valid OMB control number.
This rule contains a collection of information requirement subject
to the PRA that has already been approved by OMB under control number
0648-0206. The estimated response time for this requirement is 0.50
hours for a permit application for high seas trollers in the salmon
fishery. The estimated response time shown includes the time to review
instructions, search existing data sources, gather and maintain the
data needed, and complete and review the collection of information.
Send comments regarding this burden estimate, or any other aspect
of this collection-of-information, including suggestions for reducing
the burden, to NMFS and OIRA, OMB (see ADDRESSES).
This final rule has been determined to be not significant for
purposes of E.O. 12866. The technical amendment makes minor technical
changes to a rule that has been determined to be not significant for
purposes of E.O. 12866. No changes in the regulatory impact previously
reviewed and analyzed will result from implementation of this technical
amendment.
List of Subjects
50 CFR Part 674
Fisheries, Fishing, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements.
50 CFR Part 679
Fisheries, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements.
Dated: April 16, 1997.
Nancy Foster,
Deputy Assistant Administrator for Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries
Service.
For reasons set out in the preamble, 50 CFR chapter VI is amended
as follows:
PART 674--HIGH SEAS SALMON FISHERY OFF ALASKA [REMOVED]
1. Under the authority of 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq. and 16 U.S.C. 3631
et seq., part 674 is removed.
PART 679--FISHERIES OF THE EXCLUSIVE ECONOMIC ZONE OFF ALASKA
2. The authority citation for 50 CFR part 679 is revised to read as
follows:
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 773 et seq., 1801 et seq., and 3631 et seq.
3. In Sec. 679.1, paragraph (i) is added to read as follows:
Sec. 679.1 Purpose and scope.
* * * * *
(i) Fishery Management Plan for the High Seas Salmon Fishery off
the Coast of Alaska East of 175 Degrees East Longitude (Salmon FMP).
Regulations in this part govern fishing for salmon by fishing vessels
of the United States in the EEZ seaward of Alaska east of 175 deg. E.
long., referred to as the High Seas Salmon Management Area.
4. In Sec. 679.2, the introductory paragraph of the definition of
``Authorized fishing gear'' and the definition of ``Optimum yield''are
revised; and paragraphs (13) and (14) of the definition of ``Authorized
fishing gear'', the definition of ``Commercial fishing'', the
definition of ``High Seas Salmon Management Area'', paragraph (3) of
the definition of ``Person'', and the definitions of ``Personal use
fishing'' and ``Salmon'' are added to read as follows:
Sec. 679.2 Definitions.
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Authorized fishing gear means fixed gear, hook-and-line, jig,
longline, longline pot, nonpelagic trawl, nontrawl, pelagic trawl, pot-
and-line, trawl, hand troll gear, and power troll gear: * * *
(13) Hand troll gear means, for purposes of the High Seas Salmon
Fishery, one or more lines with lures or hooks attached, drawn through
the water behind a moving vessel, and retrieved by hand or hand-cranked
reels or gurdies and not by any electrically, hydraulically, or
mechanically-powered device or attachment.
(14) Power troll gear means, for purposes of the High Seas Salmon
Fishery, one or more lines, with hooks or lures attached, drawn through
the water behind a moving vessel, and originating from a power gurdy or
power-driven spool fastened to the
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vessel, the extension or retraction of which is directly to the gurdy
or spool.
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Commercial fishing, for purposes of the High Seas Salmon Fishery,
means fishing for fish for sale or barter.
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High Seas Salmon Management Area means the portion of the EEZ off
Alaska east of 175 degrees E. long. The High Seas Salmon Management
Area is divided into a West Area and an East Area:
(1) The West Area consists of the waters of the High Seas Salmon
Management Area which are west of 143 deg.53'36'' W. long. (Cape
Suckling).
(2) The East Area consists of the waters of the High Seas Salmon
Management Area east of 143 deg.53'36'' W. long.
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Optimum yield means:
(1) With respect to the High Seas Salmon Fishery, that amount of
any species of salmon which will provide the greatest overall benefit
to the Nation, with particular reference to food production and
recreational opportunities, as specified in the Salmon FMP.
(2) With respect to the groundfish fisheries, see
Sec. 679.20(a)(1).
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Person * * *
(3) For purposes of High Seas Salmon Fishery permits issued under
Sec. 679.4(h), the term ``person'' excludes any nonhuman entity.
Personal use fishing means, for purposes of the High Seas Salmon
Fishery, fishing other than commercial fishing.
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Salmon means the following species:
(1) Chinook (or king) salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha);
(2) Coho (or silver) salmon (O. kisutch);
(3) Pink (or humpback) salmon (O. gorbuscha);
(4) Sockeye (or red) salmon (O. nerka); and
(5) Chum (or dog) salmon (O. keta).
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5. In Sec. 679.3, paragraph (f) is added to read as follows:
Sec. 679.3 Relation to other laws.
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(f) Domestic fishing for high seas salmon. (1) Additional
regulations governing the conservation and management of high seas
salmon are set forth in Sec. 600.705 of this chapter.
(2) This part does not apply to fishing for salmon by vessels other
than vessels of the United States conducted under subpart H, part 660
(West Coast Salmon Fisheries) under the North Pacific Fisheries Act of
1954, 16 U.S.C. 1021-1035, concerning fishing for salmon seaward of
Washington, Oregon, and California.
(3) The High Seas Salmon Fishery is administered in close
coordination with ADF&G's administration of the State of Alaska's
regulations governing the salmon troll fishery off Southeast Alaska.
Because no commercial fishing for salmon is allowed in the EEZ west of
Cape Suckling, all commercial salmon fishing west of Cape Suckling must
take place in Alaska's territorial sea and, consequently, is subject to
Alaska's management authority.
(4) For State of Alaska statutes and regulations governing
commercial fishing, see Alaska Statutes, title 16--Fish and Game; title
5 of the Alaska Administrative Code, chapters 1-39.
(5) For State of Alaska regulations specifically governing the
salmon troll fishery, see 5 Alaska Administrative Code 30 (Yakutat
Area), and 5 Alaska Administrative Code 33 (Southeastern Alaska Area).
(6) For State of Alaska statutes and regulations governing sport
and personal use salmon fishing other than subsistence fishing, see
Alaska Statutes, title 16--Fish and Game; 5 Alaska Administrative Codes
42.010 through 75.995.
(7) For State of Alaska statutes and regulations governing
subsistence fishing, see Alaska Statutes, title 16--Fish and Game; 5
Alaska Administrative Codes 01, 02, 39, and 99.010.
6. In 679.4, paragraph (h) is added to read as follows:
Sec. 679.4 Permits.
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(h) High Seas Salmon permits--(1) Operators of commercial fishing
vessels using power troll gear. The operator of a fishing vessel using
power troll gear may engage in commercial fishing for salmon in the
High Seas Salmon Management Area if the operator:
(i) Held a valid State of Alaska power troll permanent entry permit
on May 15, 1979, or is a transferee under paragraph (h)(13) of this
section from an operator who held such a permit on that date;
(ii) Held a valid State of Alaska power troll interim use permit on
May 15, 1979; or
(iii) Holds a High Seas Salmon Fishery permit issued by the
Regional Administrator under paragraph (h)(7) of this section.
(2) Crew members and other persons not the operator of a commercial
fishing vessel using power trawl gear. Crew members or other persons
aboard but not the operator of a fishing vessel may assist in the
vessel's commercial salmon fishing operations in the High Seas
Management Area without a permit if a person described in paragraph
(h)(1)(i) through (iii) of this section is also aboard the vessel and
is engaged in the vessel's commercial fishing operations.
(3) Personal use fishing. Any person who holds a valid State of
Alaska sport fishing license may engage in personal use fishing in the
High Seas Salmon Management Area.
(4) Duration. Authorization under this paragraph (h) to engage in
fishing for salmon in the High Seas Salmon Management Area constitutes
a use privilege which may be revoked or modified without compensation.
(5) Eligibility criteria for permits issued by the Regional
Administrator. (i) Any person is eligible to be issued a High Seas
Salmon Fishery permit under paragraph (h)(7) of this section if that
person, during any one of the calendar years 1975, 1976, or 1977:
(A) Operated a fishing vessel in the High Seas Salmon Management
Area.
(B) Engaged in commercial fishing for salmon in the High Seas
Salmon Management Area.
(C) Caught salmon in the High Seas Salmon Management Area using
power troll gear.
(D) Landed such salmon.
(ii) The following persons are not eligible to be issued a High
Seas Salmon Fishery permit under paragraph (h)(7) of this section:
(A) Persons described in paragraph (h)(1)(i) or (h)(1)(ii) of this
section.
(B) Persons who once held but no longer hold a State of Alaska
power troll permanent entry or interim-use permit.
(6) Application. Applications for a High Seas Salmon Fishery permit
must be in writing, signed by the applicant, and submitted to the
Regional Administrator, at least 30 days prior to the date the person
wishes to commence fishing, and must include:
(i) The applicant's name, mailing address, and telephone number.
(ii) The vessel's name, USCG documentation number or State of
Alaska registration number, home port, length overall, registered
tonnage, and color of the fishing vessel.
(iii) The type of fishing gear used by the fishing vessel.
(iv) State of Alaska fish tickets or other equivalent documents
showing the actual landing of salmon taken in the High Seas Salmon
Management Area by the applicant with power troll gear during any one
of the years 1975 to 1977.
(7) Issuance. (i) Except as provided in subpart D of 15 CFR part
904, upon
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receipt of a properly completed application, the Regional Administrator
will determine whether the permit eligibility conditions have been met,
and if so, will issue a High Seas Salmon Fishery permit.
(ii) If the permit is denied, the Regional Administrator will
notify the applicant in accordance with paragraph (h)(16) of this
section.
(iii) If an incomplete or improperly completed permit application
is filed, the Regional Administrator will notify the applicant of the
deficiency. If the applicant fails to correct the deficiency within 30
days following the date of receipt of notification, the application
shall be considered abandoned.
(8) Amended application. Any person who applies for and receives a
High Seas Salmon Fishery permit issued under paragraph (h)(7) of this
section must notify the Regional Administrator within 30 days of a
change in any of the information submitted under paragraph (h)(6) of
this section.
(9) Replacement. Replacement permits may be issued for lost or
unintentionally mutilated permits. An application for a replacement
permit shall not be considered a new application.
(10) Display. Any permit or license described in paragraph (h)(1)
or (h)(3) of this section must be on board the vessel at all times
while the vessel is in the High Seas Salmon Management Area.
(11) Inspection. Any permit or license described in paragraph
(h)(1) or (h)(3) of this section must be presented for inspection upon
request by an authorized officer.
(12) Sanctions. Procedures governing permit sanctions and denials
are found at subpart D of 15 CFR part 904.
(13) Transfer of authority to fish in the High Seas Salmon
Management Area--(i) State of Alaska power troll permanent entry
permits. The authority of any person to engage in commercial fishing
for salmon using power troll gear in the High Seas Salmon Management
Area shall expire upon the transfer of that person's State of Alaska
power troll permanent entry permit to another and shall be transferred
to the new holder of that permit.
(ii) Transfer of Authority by the Regional Administrator. (A) Any
person to whom the proposed transfer of a State of Alaska power troll
permanent entry permit is denied by the State of Alaska may apply, with
the consent of the current holder of that permit, to the Regional
Administrator for transfer to the applicant of the current holder's
authority to engage in commercial fishing for salmon using power troll
gear in the High Seas Salmon Management Area.
(B) The application for transfer shall be filed with the Regional
Administrator within 30 days of the denial by the State of Alaska of
the proposed transfer of the permit.
(C) The application for transfer shall include all documents and
other evidence submitted to the State of Alaska in support of the
proposed transfer of the permit and a copy of the State of Alaska's
decision denying the transfer of the permit. The Regional Administrator
may request additional information from the applicant or from the State
of Alaska to assist in the consideration of the application.
(D) The Regional Administrator shall approve the transfer if it is
determined that:
(1) The applicant had the ability to participate actively in the
fishery at the time the application for transfer of the permit was
filed with the State of Alaska.
(2) The applicant has access to power troll gear necessary for
participation in the fishery.
(3) The State of Alaska has not instituted proceedings to revoke
the permit on the ground that it was fraudulently obtained.
(4) The proposed transfer of the permit is not a lease.
(E) Upon approval of the transfer application by the Regional
Administrator, the authority of the permit holder to engage in
commercial fishing for salmon in the High Seas Salmon Management Area
using power troll gear shall expire, and that authority shall be
transferred to the applicant.
(14) Other Permits. (i) Except for emergency transfers under
paragraph (h)(15) of this section, the authority of any person
described in paragraph (h)(1)(ii), (h)(1)(iii), or (h)(3) of this
section to fish for salmon in the High Seas Salmon Management Area, may
not be transferred to any other person.
(ii) Except for emergency transfers under paragraph (h)(15) of this
section, the authority to engage in commercial fishing for salmon which
was transferred under paragraph (h)(13)(ii) of this section may not be
transferred to any other person except the current holder of the State
of Alaska power troll permanent entry permit from which that authority
was originally derived.
(iii) The authority described in paragraph (h)(14)(ii) of this
section may be transferred to the current holder of that permit upon
receipt of written notification of the transfer by the Regional
Administrator.
(15) Emergency transfers--authority to use power troll gear. (i)
The authority of any person to engage in commercial fishing for salmon
using power troll gear in the High Seas Salmon Management Area may be
transferred to another person for a period not lasting beyond the end
of the calendar year of the transfer when sickness, injury, or other
unavoidable hardship prevents the holder of that authority from
engaging in such fishing.
(ii) Such a transfer shall take effect automatically upon approval
by the State of Alaska of an emergency transfer of a State of Alaska
power troll entry permit, in accordance with the terms of the permit
transfer.
(iii) Any person may apply to the Regional Administrator for
emergency transfer of the current holder's authority to engage in
commercial fishing for salmon using power troll gear in the High Seas
Salmon Management Area for a period not lasting beyond the calendar
year of the proposed transfer, if a person:
(A) Is denied emergency transfer of a State of Alaska power troll
entry permit by the State of Alaska; or
(B) Requests emergency transfer of a Federal commercial power troll
permit previously issued by the Regional Administrator, with the
consent of the current holder of that permit.
(iv) The Regional Administrator shall approve the transfer if he
determines that:
(A) Sickness, injury, or other unavoidable hardship prevents the
current permit holder from engaging in such fishing.
(B) The applicant had the ability to participate actively in the
fishery at the time the application for emergency transfer of the
permit was filed with the State of Alaska or, in the case of a Federal
permit, with the Regional Administrator.
(C) The applicant has access to power troll gear necessary for
participation in the fishery.
(D) The State of Alaska has not instituted proceedings to revoke
the permit on the grounds that it was fraudulently obtained.
(v) The application in the case of a State of Alaska permit shall
be filed with the Regional Administrator within 30 days of the denial
by the State of Alaska of emergency transfer of the permit.
(vi) The application shall include all documents and other evidence
submitted to the State of Alaska in support of the proposed emergency
transfer of the permit and a copy of the State of Alaska's decision
denying the emergency transfer of the permit. The Regional
Administrator may request additional information from the
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applicant or from the State of Alaska to assist in the consideration of
the application.
(vii) Upon approval of the application by the Regional
Administrator, the authority of the permit holder to engage in
commercial fishing for salmon using power troll gear in the High Seas
Salmon Management Area shall expire for the period of the emergency
transfer, and that authority shall be transferred to the applicant for
that period.
(16) Appeals and hearings. (i) A decision by the Regional
Administrator to deny a permit under paragraph (h)(7) of this section
or to deny transfer of authority to engage in commercial fishing for
salmon in the High Seas Salmon Management Area under paragraphs (h)(13)
and (h)(14) of this section will:
(A) Be in writing.
(B) State the facts and reasons therefor.
(C) Advise the applicant of the rights provided in this paragraph
(h)(16).
(ii) Any such decision of the Regional Administrator shall be final
30 days after receipt by the applicant, unless an appeal is filed with
the NOAA/NMFS Assistant Administrator within that time.
(iii) Failure to file a timely appeal shall constitute waiver of
the appeal.
(iv) Appeals under this paragraph (h)(16) must:
(A) Be in writing.
(B) Set forth the reasons why the appellant believes the Regional
Administrator's decision was in error.
(C) Include any supporting facts or documentation.
(v) At the time the appeal is filed with the Assistant
Administrator, the appellant may request a hearing with respect to any
disputed issue of material fact. Failure to request a hearing at this
time will constitute a waiver of the right to request a hearing.
(vi) If a hearing is requested, the Assistant Administrator may
order an informal fact-finding hearing if it is determined that a
hearing is necessary to resolve material issues of fact and shall so
notify the appellant.
(vii) If the Assistant Administrator orders a hearing, the order
will appoint a hearing examiner to conduct the hearing.
(viii) Following the hearing, the hearing examiner shall promptly
furnish the Assistant Administrator with a report and appropriate
recommendations.
(ix) As soon as practicable after considering the matters raised in
the appeal, and any report or recommendation of the hearing examiner in
the event a hearing is held under this paragraph (h)(16), the Assistant
Administrator shall decide the appeal.
(x) The Assistant Administrator shall promptly notify the appellant
of the final decision. Such notice shall set forth the findings of the
Assistant Administrator and set forth the basis of the decision. The
decision of the Assistant Administrator shall be the final
administrative action of the Department of Commerce.
7. In Sec. 679.5, paragraph (a)(1) introductory text is revised to
read as follows:
Sec. 679.5 Recordkeeping and reporting.
(a) * * *
(1) * * *. Except as provided in paragraph (a)(1)(iii) of this
section, the following must comply with the recordkeeping and reporting
requirements of this section:
* * * * *
8. In Sec. 679.7, paragraph (b) is removed and reserved, paragraph
(c)(3) is removed, and paragraphs (a)(14) and (i) are added to read as
follows:
Sec. 679.7 Prohibitions.
* * * * *
(a) * * *
(14) Trawl performance standard. Use a vessel to participate in a
directed fishery for pollock with trawl gear and have on board the
vessel, at any particular time, 20 or more crab of any species that
have a width of more than 1.5 inches (38 mm) at the widest dimension
when directed fishing for pollock with nonpelagic trawl gear is closed.
(b) [Reserved]
* * * * *
(i) High Seas Salmon Fisheries. (1) Fish for, take, or retain any
salmon in violation of the North Pacific Fisheries Act of 1954, 16
U.S.C. 1021-1035 or this part.
(2) Engage in fishing for salmon in the High Seas Salmon Management
Area except to the extent authorized by Sec. 679.4(h).
9. In Sec. 679.42, paragraph (j) introductory text, the last
sentence is revised to read as follows:
Sec. 679.42 Limitations on use of QS and IFQ.
* * * * *
(j) * * * Such transfers of additional QS within these areas must
be to an individual pursuant to Sec. 679.41(c) of this part and be used
pursuant to paragraphs (c) and (i) of this section.
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