[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 236 (Monday, December 9, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 73842-73850]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-29356]
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
RIN 0648-XC959
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.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
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 2014. NMFS will send
invoices to processors and registered buyers subject to the fee by
January 15, 2015. Fees are due to NMFS on or before February 15, 2015.
DATES: Effective January 1, 2014.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For general questions about the
observer fee and standard ex-vessel prices, contact Michael Camacho at
907-586-7471. For questions about the fee billing process, contact
Troie Zuniga, Fee Coordinator, 907-586-7105.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
The Observer Program deploys NMFS-certified observers (observers)
who obtain 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.
In 2012, the North Pacific Fishery Management Council restructured
the Observer Program under Amendment 86 to the Fishery Management Plan
for Groundfish of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area
and Amendment 76 to the Fishery Management Plan for Groundfish of the
Gulf of Alaska (Amendments 86/76). The final rule implementing
Amendments 86/76 added a new funding and deployment system for observer
coverage in the groundfish and halibut fisheries off Alaska that allows
NMFS to determine when and where to deploy observers according to
management and conservation needs. The final rule was published in the
Federal Register on November 21, 2012 (77 FR 70062). Regulations
implementing the Observer Program are set forth at 50 CFR part 679,
subpart E.
Restructuring divided the Observer Program into two observer
coverage categories--partial and full. 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. The proposed
rule for Amendments 86/76 (77 FR 23326; April 18, 2012) provides a
detailed explanation of the vessels and processors in the partial
coverage category, the landings subject to the observer fee, and the
process for calculating standard ex-vessel prices. This notice
summarizes that information.
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. Therefore, a fee is only assessed on landings of groundfish
from vessels designated on a Federal Fisheries Permit (FFP) or from
vessels
[[Page 73843]]
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 also shown on page 3 of an
informational bulletin titled ``Observer Program Fee Collection'' on
the NMFS Alaska Region Web page at http://www.alaskafisheries.noaa.gov/sustainablefisheries/observers/observerfees.pdf.
Fee Determination
A fee equal to 1.25 percent of the ex-vessel value will be 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 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, 2015. Processors and registered
buyers must remit the fees to NMFS using NMFS Web Application by
February 15, 2015. Processors and registered buyers will 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 2014. 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 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 persons 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 four
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 persons 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
2014. These prices are based on the CFEC gross revenue data, which are
based on landings data from Alaska Department of Fish and Game fish
tickets and information from the COAR. The COAR contains statewide
buying and production information, and is considered the best routinely
collected information to determine the ex-vessel value of groundfish
harvested from waters off Alaska. More information about the sources of
data and methods used to calculate standard ex-vessel prices for
groundfish is in the proposed and final rules for Amendments 86/76 and
on the NMFS Alaska Region's Web site at http://www.alaskafisheries.noaa.gov/frules/77fr70062.pdf.
The standard ex-vessel prices for groundfish were calculated by
adding the annual volume (weight) and ex-vessel value from the CFEC
gross revenue files for 2010, 2011, and 2012 by the species, port, and
gear category, and then dividing total ex-vessel value over the 3-year
period in each category by total volume in each category. This
calculation results in a weighted average ex-vessel price by species,
port, and gear category. Three gear categories were used for the
standard ex-vessel prices: Pelagic trawl gear, non-pelagic trawl gear,
and other gear (hook-and-line, pot, and jig).
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. More information about the reasons for using a 3-year
rolling average standard ex-vessel price based on the CFEC gross
earnings data is contained in the proposed rule for Amendments 86/76
(77 FR 23326; April 18, 2012).
If a particular 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 (GOA Deep-water Flatfish; GOA Shallow-water Flatfish; GOA
Skate,
[[Page 73844]]
Other; and Other Rockfish). Standard prices for the species groups are
shown at the bottom of Table 2.
If a port-level price does not meet the confidentiality
requirements, the data are aggregated by port-group. Port-group data is
first 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). Port-group data for Southeast Alaska (SEAK) and the Eastern
GOA--with the exception of Cordova, Whittier, and Yakutat in the SEAK--
also are presented separately when price data is available. 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''
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 2014 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 the species or species
group and gear category combination, 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.
Table 1--Standard Ex-Vessel Prices for Groundfish Species for 2014 Observer Coverage Fee Liability
[Based on volume and value from 2010, 2011, and 2012]
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Species 1 2 Port/Area 3 4 HAL/POT/JIG NPT PTR PTR/NPT
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Alaska Plaice Flounder (133):
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
Arrowtooth Flounder (121):
Kodiak................ -- 0.06 $0.06 --
CGOA.................. -- 0.06 0.06 --
GOA................... $0.07 0.06 0.06 --
AK.................... 0.07 0.06 0.06 --
ALL................... 0.07 0.06 0.06 --
Black Rockfish (142)................ AK.................... 0.43 0.27 -- 0.27
Bocaccio Rockfish (137):
Sitka................. 0.51 -- -- --
SEAK.................. 0.38 -- -- --
EGOA.................. 0.38 -- -- --
GOA................... 0.40 -- -- --
AK.................... 0.40 -- -- --
ALL................... 0.40 -- -- --
Butter Sole (126):
Kodiak................ -- 0.14 0.14 --
CGOA.................. -- 0.14 0.14 --
GOA................... -- 0.14 0.14 --
AK.................... -- 0.14 0.14 --
ALL................... -- 0.14 0.14 --
Canary Rockfish (146): SEAK.................. 0.48 -- -- --
EGOA.................. 0.48 -- -- --
Seward................ 0.40 -- -- --
CGOA.................. 0.40 -- -- --
GOA................... 0.47 -- -- --
AK.................... 0.47 -- -- --
ALL................... 0.47 -- -- --
China Rockfish (149): SEAK.................. 0.51 -- -- --
Cordova............... 0.29 -- -- --
EGOAxSE............... 0.29 -- -- --
Homer................. 0.41 -- -- --
Seward................ 0.51 -- -- --
CGOA.................. 0.45 -- -- --
GOA................... 0.34 -- -- --
AK.................... 0.34 -- -- --
ALL................... 0.34 -- -- --
Copper Rockfish (138): Sitka................. 0.56 -- -- --
SEAK.................. 0.54 -- -- --
EGOA.................. 0.33 -- -- --
Homer................. 0.40 -- -- --
CGOA.................. 0.44 -- -- --
GOA................... 0.34 -- -- --
AK.................... 0.34 -- -- --
ALL................... 0.34 -- -- --
Dover Sole (124): Kodiak................ -- 0.10 0.10 --
[[Page 73845]]
CGOA.................. -- 0.10 0.10 --
GOA................... -- 0.10 0.10 --
AK.................... -- 0.10 0.10 --
ALL................... -- 0.10 0.10 --
Dusky Rockfish (172): Sitka................. 0.41 -- -- --
SEAK.................. 0.38 -- -- --
EGOAxSE............... 0.24 -- -- --
Homer................. 0.30 -- -- --
Kodiak................ 0.31 0.18 0.15 --
Seward................ 0.35 -- -- --
CGOA.................. 0.32 0.18 0.30 --
GOA................... 0.33 0.18 0.30 --
AK.................... 0.33 0.18 0.30 --
ALL................... 0.33 0.18 0.30 --
English Sole (128): Kodiak................ -- 0.15 -- 0.15
CGOA.................. -- 0.15 -- 0.15
GOA................... -- 0.15 -- 0.15
AK.................... -- 0.15 -- 0.15
ALL................... -- 0.15 -- 0.15
Flathead Sole (122): Kodiak................ -- 0.14 0.14 --
CGOA.................. -- 0.14 0.13 --
GOA................... -- 0.14 0.12 --
AK.................... -- 0.14 0.11 --
ALL................... -- 0.14 0.11 --
Northern Rockfish (136): Kodiak................ -- 0.17 0.16 --
CGOA.................. 0.28 0.17 0.16 --
GOA................... 0.28 0.17 0.16 --
AK.................... 0.28 0.17 0.16 --
ALL................... 0.28 0.17 0.16 --
Octopus (870): Homer................. 0.71 -- -- --
Kodiak................ 0.48 0.52 0.49 --
CGOA.................. 0.49 0.52 0.49 --
GOA................... 0.47 0.52 0.47 --
BS.................... 0.25 -- -- --
BSAI.................. 0.25 -- -- --
AK.................... 0.46 0.51 0.47 --
ALL................... 0.46 0.51 0.47 --
Pacific Cod (110): Craig................. 0.14 -- -- --
Hoonah................ 0.51 -- -- --
Juneau................ 0.58 -- -- --
Ketchikan............. 0.33 -- -- --
Petersburg............ 0.39 -- -- --
Sitka................. 0.50 -- -- --
SEAK.................. 0.51 -- -- --
Cordova............... 0.40 -- -- --
Whittier.............. 0.35 -- -- --
EGOAxSE............... 0.40 -- -- --
Homer................. 0.36 -- -- --
Kodiak................ 0.34 0.29 0.29 --
Seward................ 0.37 -- -- --
CGOA.................. 0.34 0.29 0.29 --
King Cove............. 0.29 -- -- --
WGOA.................. 0.29 -- -- --
GOA................... -- 0.30 0.17 --
Adak.................. 0.31 -- -- --
AI.................... 0.31 -- -- --
Dutch Harbor/Unalaska. 0.34 0.30 -- 0.30
BS.................... 0.33 0.29 -- 0.29
BSAI.................. -- 0.30 -- 0.30
AK.................... 0.33 0.29 0.17 --
ALL................... 0.33 0.29 0.17 --
Pacific Ocean Perch (141): EGOA.................. 0.45 -- -- --
Kodiak................ -- 0.17 0.16 --
CGOA.................. -- 0.17 0.16 --
GOA................... 0.22 0.17 0.18 --
AK.................... 0.18 0.17 0.18 --
ALL................... 0.18 0.17 0.18 --
Pollock (270): EGOA.................. 0.12 -- -- --
Homer................. 0.30 -- -- --
[[Page 73846]]
Kodiak................ 0.13 0.18 0.18 --
CGOA.................. 0.13 0.18 0.18 --
GOA................... 0.13 0.18 0.17 --
Dutch Harbor/Unalaska. -- 0.16 -- 0.15
BS.................... 0.05 0.17 -- 0.16
BSAI.................. 0.05 0.17 -- 0.16
AK.................... 0.13 0.17 0.17 --
ALL................... 0.13 0.17 0.17 --
Quillback Rockfish (147): Hoonah................ 0.51 -- -- --
Ketchikan............. 0.47 -- -- --
Petersburg............ 0.23 -- -- --
Sitka................. 0.88 -- -- --
SEAK.................. 0.86 -- -- --
Cordova............... 0.32 -- -- --
EGOAxSE............... 0.29 -- -- --
Homer................. 0.29 -- -- --
Seward................ 0.36 -- -- --
CGOA.................. 0.36 -- -- --
GOA................... 0.65 -- -- --
AK.................... 0.65 -- -- --
ALL................... 0.65 -- -- --
Redbanded Rockfish (153): Ketchikan............. 0.31 -- -- --
Petersburg............ 0.21 -- -- --
Sitka................. 0.43 -- -- --
SEAK.................. 0.32 -- -- --
EGOAxSE............... 0.30 -- -- --
Homer................. 0.30 -- -- --
Kodiak................ 0.26 0.35 -- 0.35
Seward................ 0.33 -- -- --
CGOA.................. 0.31 0.35 -- 0.35
GOA................... 0.32 0.35 -- 0.35
AK.................... 0.32 0.35 -- 0.35
ALL................... 0.32 0.35 -- 0.35
Redstripe Rockfish (158): Sitka................. 0.42 -- -- --
SEAK.................. 0.42 -- -- --
EGOA.................. 0.39 -- -- --
Homer................. 0.26 -- -- --
CGOA.................. 0.26 -- -- --
GOA................... 0.27 -- -- --
AK.................... 0.27 -- -- --
ALL................... 0.27 -- -- --
Rex Sole (125): Kodiak................ -- 0.29 0.29 --
CGOA.................. -- 0.29 0.29 --
GOA................... -- 0.29 0.28 --
AK.................... -- 0.29 0.26 --
ALL................... -- 0.29 0.26 --
Rock Sole (123): Kodiak................ -- 0.23 0.21 --
CGOA.................. -- 0.23 0.21 --
GOA................... -- 0.23 0.21 --
AK.................... -- 0.23 0.21 --
ALL................... -- 0.23 0.21 --
Rosethorn Rockfish (150): SEAK.................. 0.36 -- -- --
EGOA.................. 0.44 -- -- --
GOA................... 0.43 -- -- --
AK.................... 0.43 -- -- --
ALL................... 0.43 -- -- --
Rougheye Rockfish (151): Craig................. 0.28 -- -- --
Hoonah................ 0.30 -- -- --
Ketchikan............. 0.30 -- -- --
Petersburg............ 0.25 -- -- --
Sitka................. 0.44 -- -- --
SEAK.................. 0.36 -- -- --
Cordova............... 0.26 -- -- --
Whittier.............. 0.56 -- -- --
EGOAxSE............... 0.28 -- -- --
Homer................. 0.30 -- -- --
Kodiak................ 0.32 0.19 0.19 --
Seward................ 0.32 -- -- --
CGOA.................. 0.32 0.19 0.19 --
[[Page 73847]]
GOA................... 0.32 0.21 0.19 --
Dutch Harbor/Unalaska. 0.30 -- -- --
BS.................... 0.31 -- -- --
BSAI.................. 0.31 -- -- --
AK.................... 0.32 0.21 0.19 --
ALL................... 0.32 0.21 0.19 --
Sablefish (blackcod) (710): Ketchikan............. \5\ n/a -- -- --
Petersburg............ n/a -- -- --
Sitka................. n/a -- -- --
SEAK.................. n/a -- -- --
Cordova............... n/a -- -- --
Whittier.............. n/a -- -- --
EGOAxSE............... n/a -- -- --
Homer................. n/a -- -- --
Kodiak................ n/a 3.60 3.39 --
Seward................ n/a -- -- --
CGOA.................. n/a 3.60 4.04 --
GOA................... n/a 3.60 4.04 --
Adak.................. n/a -- -- --
AI.................... n/a -- -- --
Dutch Harbor/Unalaska. n/a -- -- --
BS.................... n/a -- -- --
AK.................... n/a 3.60 4.04 --
ALL................... n/a 3.60 4.04 --
Sand Sole (132): Kodiak................ -- 0.15 -- 0.15
CGOA.................. -- 0.20 -- 0.20
GOA................... -- 0.20 -- 0.20
AK.................... -- 0.20 -- 0.20
ALL................... -- 0.20 -- 0.20
Shortraker Rockfish (152): Ketchikan............. 0.30 -- -- --
Petersburg............ 0.25 -- -- --
Sitka................. 0.43 -- -- --
SEAK.................. 0.34 -- -- --
Cordova............... 0.31 -- -- --
Whittier.............. 0.31 -- -- --
EGOAxSE............... 0.42 -- -- --
Homer................. 0.32 -- -- --
Kodiak................ 0.34 0.23 0.22 --
Seward................ 0.34 -- -- --
CGOA.................. 0.34 0.23 0.21 --
GOA................... 0.35 0.27 0.21 --
Dutch Harbor/Unalaska. 0.09 -- -- --
BS.................... 0.17 -- -- --
BSAI.................. 0.17 -- -- --
AK.................... 0.34 0.27 0.21 --
ALL................... 0.34 0.27 0.21 --
Silvergray Rockfish (157): Craig................. 0.31 -- -- --
Ketchikan............. 0.34 -- -- --
Sitka................. 0.43 -- -- --
SEAK.................. 0.37 -- -- --
EGOAxSE............... 0.34 -- -- --
Homer................. 0.38 -- -- --
Seward................ 0.38 -- -- --
CGOA.................. 0.38 -- -- --
GOA................... 0.37 -- 0.21 0.21
AK.................... 0.37 -- 0.21 0.21
ALL................... 0.37 -- 0.21 0.21
Skate, Big (702): EGOAxSE............... 0.38 -- -- --
EGOA.................. 0.38 -- -- --
Homer................. 0.40 -- -- --
Kodiak................ 0.36 0.39 0.36 --
CGOA.................. 0.36 0.39 0.36 --
GOA................... 0.37 0.39 0.36 --
AK.................... 0.37 0.39 0.36 --
ALL................... 0.37 0.39 0.36 --
Skate, Longnose (701): SEAK.................. 0.28 -- -- --
EGOAxSE............... 0.37 -- -- --
Homer................. 0.40 -- -- --
Kodiak................ 0.40 0.39 0.41 --
[[Page 73848]]
Seward................ 0.39 -- -- --
CGOA.................. 0.40 0.39 0.41 --
GOA................... 0.39 0.39 0.41 --
AK.................... 0.39 0.39 0.41 --
ALL................... 0.39 0.39 0.41 --
Skate, Other (700): Kodiak................ 0.34 -- -- --
CGOA.................. 0.41 -- -- --
GOA................... 0.38 -- -- --
AK.................... 0.34 0.05 -- 0.05
ALL................... 0.34 0.05 -- 0.05
Squid (875): Kodiak................ -- -- 0.07 0.07
CGOA.................. -- -- 0.07 0.07
GOA................... -- -- 0.07 0.07
AK.................... -- -- 0.08 0.08
ALL................... -- -- 0.08 0.08
Starry Flounder (129): Kodiak................ -- 0.07 0.07 --
CGOA.................. -- 0.07 0.07 --
GOA................... -- 0.07 0.07 --
AK.................... -- 0.07 0.07 --
ALL................... -- 0.07 0.07 --
Thornyhead Rockfish (Idiots) (143): Hoonah................ 1.00 -- -- --
Ketchikan............. 1.20 -- -- --
Petersburg............ 1.01 -- -- --
Port Alexander........ 1.03 -- -- --
Sitka................. 1.04 -- -- --
SEAK.................. 1.03 -- -- --
Cordova............... 0.53 -- -- --
EGOAxSE............... 0.84 -- -- --
Homer................. 0.85 -- -- --
Kodiak................ 0.66 0.49 -- 0.49
Seward................ 0.80 -- -- --
CGOA.................. 0.75 0.49 -- 0.49
King Cove............. 0.96 -- -- --
WGOA.................. 0.75 -- -- --
GOA................... -- 0.50 -- 0.50
Adak.................. 0.42 -- -- --
AI.................... 0.55 -- -- --
Dutch Harbor/Unalaska. 0.72 -- -- --
BS.................... 0.72 -- -- --
AK.................... 0.83 0.50 -- 0.50
ALL................... 0.83 0.50 -- 0.50
Tiger Rockfish (148): SEAK.................. 0.32 -- -- --
EGOAxSE............... 0.25 -- -- --
Homer................. 0.28 -- -- --
Seward................ 0.37 -- -- --
CGOA.................. 0.35 -- -- --
GOA................... 0.31 -- -- --
AK.................... 0.31 -- -- --
ALL................... 0.31 -- -- --
Vermilion Rockfish (184): GOA................... 0.30 -- -- --
AK.................... 0.30 -- -- --
ALL................... 0.33 -- -- --
Yelloweye Rockfish (145): Craig................. 1.39 -- -- --
Hoonah................ 0.53 -- -- --
Juneau................ 0.99 -- -- --
Ketchikan............. 1.05 -- -- --
Petersburg............ 1.12 -- -- --
Sitka................. 1.50 -- -- --
SEAK.................. 1.35 -- -- --
Cordova............... 0.95 -- -- --
Whittier.............. 0.82 -- -- --
EGOAxSE............... 0.96 -- -- --
Homer................. 0.70 -- -- --
Kodiak................ 0.47 0.24 -- 0.24
Seward................ 0.67 -- -- --
CGOA.................. 0.64 0.24 -- 0.24
WGOA.................. 0.43 -- -- --
GOA................... -- 0.24 -- 0.24
Dutch Harbor/Unalaska. 0.21 -- -- --
[[Page 73849]]
BS.................... 0.21 -- -- --
BSAI.................. 0.21 -- -- --
AK.................... 1.15 0.24 -- 0.24
ALL................... 1.15 0.24 -- 0.24
Yellowtail Rockfish (155): Sitka................. 0.54 -- -- --
SEAK.................. 0.53 -- -- --
EGOA.................. 0.52 -- -- --
CGOA.................. 0.20 -- -- --
GOA................... 0.30 -- -- --
AK.................... 0.30 -- -- --
ALL................... 0.30 -- -- --
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-- = 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, 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 combination.
\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 2014 Observer Coverage Fee Liability
[Based on volume and value from 2010, 2011, and 2012]
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
HAL/ POT/
Species Group \1\ Port/Area 2 3 JIG NPT PTR
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
GOA Deep Water Flatfish \4\ (DFL4)......... CGOA........................ -- $0.10 $0.10
GOA......................... -- $0.10 $0.10
GOA Shallow Water Flatfish \5\ (SFL1)...... CGOA........................ -- $0.20 $0.15
GOA......................... -- $0.20 $0.15
GOA Skate, Other (USKT).................... SEAK........................ $0.34 -- --
EGOA........................ $0.34 -- --
CGOA........................ $0.41 -- --
GOA......................... $0.38 -- --
Other Rockfish 6 7 (ROCK).................. SEAK........................ $0.33 -- --
EGOAxSE..................... $0.84 -- --
CGOA........................ $0.59 $0.25 $0.22
WGOA........................ $0.43 -- --
GOA......................... -- $0.25 $0.23
AI.......................... $0.55 -- --
BS.......................... $0.71 -- --
AK.......................... -- $0.25 $0.23
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-- = no landings in last 3 years or the data is confidential.
\1\ If 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, 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; ALL = all ports
including those outside 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; WGOA = Western Gulf of 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. polyspinous, 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. polyspinous.
\7\ ``Other rockfish'' in the BSAI includes all Sebastes and Sebastolobus species except for Pacific ocean
perch, northern, shortraker, and rougheye rockfish.
[[Page 73850]]
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 IFQ Buyer Report for 2013 landings was used to
calculate the standard ex-vessel prices used to calculate the 2014
observer fee liability for halibut IFQ, halibut CDQ, sablefish IFQ, and
sablefish landings that accrue against the fixed gear sablefish CDQ
reserve.
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 2014 Observer Fee Liability
[Based on 2013 IFQ Buyer Report]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Port/Area \1\ Price \2\
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Halibut (200): Ketchikan............. $5.22
Petersburg............ $5.42
SEAK.................. $5.04
Cordova............... $5.31
EGOAxSE............... $5.04
Homer................. $5.37
Kenai................. $4.51
Kodiak................ $4.92
Seward................ $5.25
CGOA.................. $5.04
WGOA.................. $5.04
AI.................... $5.04
BS.................... $5.04
AK.................... $5.04
OTAK.................. $5.04
ALL................... $5.04
Sablefish (710): Ketchikan............. $2.82
SEAK.................. $2.88
EGOAxSE............... $2.88
Homer................. $2.86
Kodiak................ $2.92
Seward................ $2.87
CGOA.................. $2.88
WGOA.................. $2.88
AI.................... $2.88
BS.................... $2.88
AK.................... $2.88
OTAK.................. $2.88
ALL................... $2.88
------------------------------------------------------------------------
\1\ 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; CGOA = Central Gulf of Alaska; EGOAxSE =
Eastern Gulf of Alaska except Southeast Alaska; OTAK = Outside 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.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: December 4, 2013.
James P. Burgess,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2013-29356 Filed 12-6-13; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3510-22-P