01-27402. Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Recordkeeping and Reporting Requirements; Alaska Commercial Operator’s Annual Report; Correction

AGENCY:

National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.

ACTION:

Final rule; correcting amendments.

SUMMARY:

This document contains corrections to the final rule for the Alaska Commercial Operator’s Annual Report (COAR) that was published in the Federal Register on August 20, 2001.

DATES:

Effective November 1, 2001.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Patsy A. Bearden, 907-586-7008.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

A final rule was published in the Federal Register on 66 FR 43524 (August 20, 2001), to require groundfish motherships and catcher/processors to submit annually to the State of Alaska, Department of Fish & Game (ADF&G), a COAR.

Several errors were made in Tables 14A, 15, 16, and 18 to 50 CFR part 679. These tables are corrected and reprinted as follows:

List of Subjects in 50 CFR Part 679

Alaska, Fisheries, Recordkeeping and reporting requirements.

Accordingly, 50 CFR part 679 is amended by making the following corrections:

PART 679—FISHERIES OF THE EXCLUSIVE ECONOMIC ZONE OFF ALASKA

1. The authority citation for part 679 continues to read as follows:

Authority: 16 U.S.C. 773 et seq., 1801 et seq., and 3631 et seq.

Table 14A to Part 679 [Corrected]

1. Beginning on page 43527, Table 14A is corrected to read as follows:

Table 14a to Part 679.—Port of Landing Codes, Alaska, Including CDQ and IFQ Primary Ports

Port Name	NMFS Code	ADF&G Code	CDQ/IFQ Primary Ports for Vessel Clearance (X indicates an authorized IFQ port; see § 679.5 (l)(5)(vi))
			CDQ/IFQ	North Latitude	West Longitude
Adak	186	ADA
Akutan	101	AKU	X	54°08′05″	165°46′20″
Akutan Bay	102
Alitak	103	ALI
Anchor Point	104
Anchorage	105	ANC
Angoon	106	ANG
Aniak		ANI
Anvik		ANV
Atka	107	ATK
Auke Bay	108
Baranof Warm Springs	109
Beaver Inlet	110
Bethel		BET
Captains Bay	112
Chefornak	189
Chignik	113	CHG
Chinitna Bay	114
Cordova	115	COR	X	60°33′00″	145°45′00″
Craig	116	CRG	X	55°28′30″	133°09′00″
Dillingham	117	DIL
Douglas	118
Dutch Harbor/Unalaska	119	DUT	X	53°53′27″	166°32′05″
Edna Bay	121
Egegik	122	EGE
Ekuk		EKU
Elfin Cove	123	ELF
Emmonak		EMM
Excursion Inlet	124	XIP
False Pass	125	FSP
Fairbanks		FBK
Galena		GAL
Glacier Bay		GLB
Glennallen		GLN
Gustavus	127	GUS
Haines	128	HNS
Halibut Cove	130
Hollis	131
Homer	132	HOM	X	59°38′40″	151°33′00″
Hoonah	133	HNH
Hooper Bay	188
Hydaburg		HYD
Hyder	134	HDR
Ikatan Bay	135
Juneau	136	JNU
Kake	137	KAK
Kaltag		KAL
Kasilof	138	KAS
Kenai	139	KEN
Kenai River	140
Ketchikan	141	KTN	X	55°20′30″	131°38′45″
King Cove	142	KCO	X	55°03′20″	162°19′00″
King Salmon	143	KNG
Kipnuk	144
Klawock	145	KLA
Kodiak	146	KOD
Kotzebue		KOT
La Conner		LAC
Mekoryuk	147
Metlakatla	148	MET
Moser Bay		MOS
Naknek	149	NAK
Nenana		NEN
Nikiski (or Nikishka)	150	NIK
Ninilchik	151	NIN
Nome	152	NOM
Nunivak Island		NUN
Old Harbor	153	OLD
Other1	499	UNK
Pelican	155	PEL	X	57°57′30″	136°13′30″
Petersburg	156	PBG	X	56°48′10″	132°58′00″
Point Baker	157
Port Alexander	158	PAL
Port Armstrong		PTA
Port Bailey	159	PTB
Port Graham	160	GRM
Port Lions		LIO
Port Moller		MOL
Port Protection	161
Portage Bay (Petersburg)	162
Quinhagak	187
Resurrection Bay	163
Sand Point	164	SPT	X	55°20′15″	160°30′00″
Savoonga	165
Seldovia	166	SEL
Seward	167	SEW	X	60°06′30″	149°26′30″
Sitka	168	SIT	X	57°03′	135°20′
Skagway	169	SKG
Soldotna		SOL
St. George	170	STG
St. Lawrence	171
St. Mary		STM
St. Paul	172	STP	X	57°07′20″	170°16′30″
Tee Harbor	173
Tenakee Springs	174	TEN
Thorne Bay	175
Togiak	176	TOG
Toksook Bay	177
Tununak	178
Ugadaga Bay	179
Ugashik		UGA
Unalakleet		UNA
Valdez	181	VAL
Wasilla		WAS
West Anchor Cove	182
Whittier	183	WHT
Wrangell	184	WRN
Yakutat	185	YAK	X	59°33′	139°44′
1 To report a landing at a location not currently assigned a location code number: Use the code for “Other” for the state or country at which the landing occurs and notify NMFS of the actual location so that the list may be updated. For example, to report a landing for Levelock, Alaska if there is currently no code assigned, use “499,” “Other,” AK.”

2. On page 43530, Table 15 is corrected to read as follows:

Table 15 to Part 679.—Gear Codes, Descriptions, and Use (X indicates where this code is used)

Name of Gear	NMFS Logbooks and Forms1	Electronic WPR & Check-in/out Code1	Gear Code, Numeric	Use Numeric Code to Complete the Following:
				Shoreside Electronic Logbook (SPELR)	IFQ Terminal & Forms	ADF&G COAR
Diving		OTH	11	X		X
Dredge		OTH	22	X		X
Dredge, hydro/mechanical		OTH	23	X		X
Fish wheel		OTH	08	X		X
Gillnet, drift		OTH	03	X		X
Gillnet, herring		OTH	34	X		X
Gillnet, set		OTH	04	X		X
Gillnet, sunken		OTH	41	X		X
Hand line/jig/troll (IFQ name: hand troll)		(1)	05	X	X	X
Handpicked		OTH	12	X		X
Hatchery		n/a	77	X		X
Hook-and-line	X	HAL	61	X	X	X
Jig, mechanical (IFQ name: jigs)	X	JIG	26	X	X	X
Net,dip		OTH	13	X		X
Net,ring		OTH	10	X		X
Other/specify	X	OTH	99	X		X
Pair Trawl			37			X
Pot	X	POT	91	X	X	X
Pound		OTH	21	X		X
Seine,purse		OTH	01	X		X
Seine,beach		OTH	02	X		X
Shovel		OTH	18	X		X
Trap		OTH	90	X		X
Trawl, beam		(1)	17	X		X
Trawl, double otter		(1)	27	X		X
Trawl, nonpelagic/bottom	X	NPT	07	X		X
Trawl, pelagic/midwater	X	PTR	47	X		X
Troll, dinglebar	X	TROLL	25	X	X	X
Troll, power gurdy	X	TROLL	15	X	X	X
Weir		OTH	14	X		X
1 For logbooks, forms, electronic WPR, electronic check-in/out reports: all trawl gear must be reported as either nonpelagic or pelagic trawl

3. On page 43531, Table 16 is corrected to read as follows:

Table 16 to Part 679.—Area Codes and Descriptions for Use with State of Alaska ADF&G Commercial Operator’s Annual Report (COAR)

COAR: Name (Code)	Species	ADF&G Fisheries Management Areas	Area Description in ADF&G Regulations
Alaska Peninsula South Peninsula (MS) North Peninsula (MN)	King Crab: AK Peninsula/Aleutian Islands Salmon	M M M	5 AAC 34.500 5 AAC 12.100 (Aleutians) 5 AAC 09.100 (AK Peninsula)
	Herring	M	5 AAC 27.600
Bering Sea: Pribilof Island (Q1) St. Matthew Island Q2) St. Lawrence Island (Q4)	Bering Sea King Crab Bering Sea/Kotzebue Herring	Q Q	5 AAC 34.900 5 AAC 27.900
Bristol Bay (T)	King Crab Salmon Herring	T T T	5 AAC 34.800 5 AAC 06.100 5 AAC 27.800
Chignik (L)	Groundfish Herring Salmon	L L L	5 AAC 28.500 5 AAC 27.550 5 AAC 15.100
Cook Inlet: Lower Cook Inlet (HL) Upper Cook Inlet (HU)	Groundfish Herring Cook Inlet Shrimp Outer Cook Inlet Shrimp Dungeness Crab King Crab Tanner Crab Miscellaneous Shellfish Salmon	H H H H H H H H H	5 AAC 28.300 5 AA 27.400 5 AAC 31.300 5 AA 31.400 5 AA 32.300 5 AA 34.300 5 AA 35.400 5 AA 38.300 5 AA 21.100
Dutch Harbor (O)	Aleutian Islands King Crab	O	5 AA 34.600
EEZ (Federal waters of BSAI (FB)	Groundfish	n/a	n/a
GOA (FG)	Atka-Amlia Islands Salmon	n/a	5 AAC 11.1010
Kodiak (western GOA) (K)	Groundfish Herring King Crab Salmon Shrimp Dungeness Crab Tanner Crab Miscellaneous Shellfish	K K K K J J J J	5 AAC 28.400 5 AAC 27.500 5 AAC 34.400 5 AAC 18.100 5 AAC 31.500 5 AAC 32.400 5 AAC 35.500 5 AAC 38.400
Kotzebue (X)	Salmon	X	5 AAC 03.100
Kuskokwim: Kuskokwim River/Bay (W1) Security Cove (W2) Goodnews Bay (W3) Nelson Island (W4) Ninivak Island (W5) Cape Avinof (W6)	Salmon Herring	W W	5 AAC 07.100 5AAC 27.870
Norton Sound (Z)	Norton Sound-Port Clarence Salmon Norton Sound-Port Clarence King Crab	Z	5 AAC 04.100
Prince William Sound (E)	Groundfish Herring Shrimp Dungeness Crab King Crab Tanner Crab Miscellaneous Shellfish Salmon	E E E E E E E E	5 AAC 28.200 5 AAC 27.300 5 AAC 31.200 5 AAC 32.200 5 AAC 34.200 5 AAC 35.300 5 AAC 38.200 5 AAC 24.100
Southeast: Juneau/Haines (A1) Yakutat (A2) Ketchikan/Craig (B) Petersburg/Wrangell (C) Sitka/Pelican (D)	Groundfish Southeast (w/o Yakutat) Herring Yakutat Herring Southeast (w/o Yakutat) Shrimp Yakutat Shrimp Southeast (w/o Yakutat) Dungeness Crab Yakutat Dungeness Crab Southeast (w/o Yakutat) Dungeness, King Crab Yakutat King Crab Southeast (w/o Yakutat) Tanner Crab Yakutat Tanner Crab Southeast (w/o Yakutat) Miscellaneous Shellfish Yakutat Miscellaneous Shellfish Southeast (w/o Yakutat) Salmon Yakutat Salmon	A A D A D A D A D A D A D A D	5 AAC 28.100 5 AAC 27.100 5 AAC 27.200 5 AAC 31.100 5 AAC 31.150 5 AAC 32.100 5 AAC 32.155 5 AAC 34.100 5 AAC 34.160 5 AAC 35.100 5 AAC 35.160 5 AAC 38.100 5 AAC 38.160 5 AAC 33.100 5 AAC 29.010 5 AAC 30.100
Yukon River: Lower Yukon (YL) Upper Yukon (YU)	Yukon-Northern Salmon	Y	5 AAC 05.100

4. On page 43533, Table 18 is corrected to read as follows:

Table 18 to Part 679.—Required Buying and Production Forms for Use with State of Alaska Commercial Operator’s Annual Report (COAR)

Fishery	Form Number and Name
Salmon	Salmon Buying (A)(1) Seine gear (A)(1) Gillnet gear (A)(2) Troll gear (A)(2) Hatchery (A)(3) Miscellaneous gear King Salmon Production (B)(1) Production (B)(1) Canned Production Sockeye Salmon Production: (B)(2)(i) Production (B)(2)(ii) Canned Production Coho Salmon Production (B)(3)(i) Production (B)(3)(ii) Canned Production Pink Salmon Production (B)(4)(i) Production (B)(4)(ii) Canned Production Chum Salmon Production (B)(5)(i) Production (B)(5)(ii) Canned Production Salmon Roe & Byproduct Production (B)(6)(i) Roe (B)(6)(ii) Byproduct Production
Herring	Herring Buying (C)(1)(i) Seine gear (C)(1)(ii) Gillnet gear (C)(2)(i) Gillnet gear (C)(2)(ii) Pound gear (C)(2)(iii) Hand-pick gear
	Herring Production (D)(1)(i) Production (D)(1)(ii) Byproduct Production
Crab	(E) Crab Buying (F) Crab Production
Shrimp/Miscellaneous Shellfish	(G) Shrimp/Misc.Shellfish Buying (G)(1)(i) Trawl gear (G)(1)(ii) Pot gear (G)(1)(iii) Diving/picked gear (G)(1)(iv) Other gear (specify) (H) Shrimp/Misc. Shellfish/Finfish Production
Groundfish	(I)(1) Groundfish Buying (I)(2) Groundfish Buying (J)(1) Groundfish Production (J)(2) Groundfish Production
Halibut	(K) Halibut Buying & Production
Custom Production	Custom Production (L)(1) Associated Processors (L)(1)(i) Custom Fresh/Frozen (L)(1)(ii) Misc. production (L)(1)(iii) Custom Canned Production (L)(2) (additional sheet)
PRICES NOT FINAL	(M)(1) Fish Buying Retro Payments (M)(2) Post-season Adjustments

October 24, 2001.

William T. Hogarth,

Assistant Administrator for Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries