50 CFR § 679.110 - Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone off Alaska - Gulf of Alaska Trawl Economic Data

859 Fishery Conservation and Management § 679.110 (B) All Pacific cod brought onboard the vessel is weighed on a NMFS-ap proved scale in compliance with the scale requirements at § 679.28(b), and that each set is weighed and recorded separately. (C) An observer sampling station meeting the requirements at § 679.28(d) is available at all times, unless other wise approved by NMFS. (D) The vessel is in compliance with the video monitoring requirements de scribed at § 679.28(k). (E) The Observer Program is notified by phone at 1 (907) 581–2060 (Dutch Har bor, AK) or 1 (907) 481–1770 (Kodiak, AK) at least 24 hours prior to departure when the vessel will be carrying an ob server who has not previously been de ployed on that vessel within the last 12 months. Subsequent to the vessel’s de parture notification, but prior to de parture, NMFS may contact the vessel to arrange for a pre-cruise meeting. The pre-cruise meeting must mini mally include the vessel operator or manager and any observers assigned to the vessel. (ii) NMFS will use the weight of all catch that passes over the scale for the purposes of accounting for Pacific cod catch. (iii) At the time NMFS approves the scale used to weigh Pacific cod, NMFS will provide the vessel owner or oper ator with one of the following designa tions on the scale inspection report that will be used for catch accounting of Pacific cod for the duration of the approval period: (A) Scale prior to bleeding. If the scale is located before the location where Pacific cod are bled, a PRR of 1.00 will be applied to all catch weighed on the motion-compensated scale. (B) Scale between bleeding and holding area. If Pacific cod are bled before being weighed and prior to the bleeding holding area, a PRR of 0.99 will be ap plied to all catch weighed on the scale. (C) Scale after holding area. If Pacific cod are bled and placed in a bleeding holding area before being weighed, a PRR of 0.98 will be applied to all catch weighed on the scale. (c) Electronic logbooks. The operator of a vessel subject to paragraph (b) of this section at any time during a year must comply with the requirements for electronic logbooks at § 679.5(f) at all times during that year. [77 FR 59061, Sept. 26, 2012, as amended at 77 FR 70103, Nov. 21, 2012; 79 FR 68616, Nov. 18, 2014; 83 FR 30533, June 29, 2018] Subpart J—Gulf of Alaska Trawl Economic Data § 679.110 Gulf of Alaska Trawl Eco nomic Data Reports (EDRs). (a) Requirements to submit an EDR—(1) GOA Trawl Catcher Vessels. The owner or leaseholder of any vessel who is named on a Limited License Program (LLP) groundfish license that author izes a catcher vessel using trawl gear to harvest LLP groundfish species in the GOA must submit a complete An nual Trawl Catcher Vessel Economic Data Report (EDR) for that calendar year by following the instructions on the Annual Trawl Catcher Vessel EDR form. (2) GOA Shoreside Processors and Sta tionary Floating Processors. The owner or leaseholder of a shoreside processor or stationary floating processor with a Federal Processor Permit (FPP) that processes groundfish caught by vessels fishing with trawl gear in the GOA must submit a complete Annual Shore side Processor Economic Data Report (EDR) for that calendar year by fol lowing the instructions on the Annual Shoreside Processor EDR form. (3) Annual Trawl Catcher/Processor Economic Data Report (EDR). The owner or leaseholder of a vessel that is named on a Limited License Program (LLP) groundfish license that authorizes a Catcher/Processor using trawl gear to harvest and process LLP groundfish in the GOA must submit an Annual Trawl Catcher/Processor EDR as described at § 679.94 for that calendar year. (b) Deadline. A completed EDR or EDR certification page for: (1) The Annual Trawl Catcher Vessel EDR or the Annual Shoreside Proc essor EDR must be submitted to the DCA for each calendar year on or be fore 1700 hours, A.l.t., June 1 of the fol lowing year, or (2) The Annual Trawl Catcher/Proc essor EDR must be submitted to NMFS as required at § 679.94(a)(2). (c) Information required. The Annual Trawl Catcher Vessel EDR, Annual VerDate Sep<11>2014 08:57 Jan 13, 2023 Jkt 256248 PO 00000 Frm 00869 Fmt 8010 Sfmt 8010 Q:\50\50V13.TXT PC31sf ra tti ni o n LA P JZ K W 1R 2 w ith $ $ JO B 860 50 CFR Ch. VI (10–1–22 Edition) § 679.120 Shoreside Processor EDR, and Annual Trawl Catcher/Processor EDR forms are available on the NMFS Alaska Re gion Web site at www.alaskafisheries.noaa.gov, or by con tacting NMFS at 1–800–304–4846. (d) EDR certification. A person re quired to submit an EDR under para graph (a) of this section, or the des ignated representative, if applicable, must submit the EDR certification statement as either: (1) Part of the entire EDR. A person submitting the applicable EDR form must attest to the accuracy and com pletion of the EDR by signing and dat ing the certification portion of the ap plicable EDR form; or (2) EDR certification only. A person submitting a completed EDR certifi cation only must attest that they meet the conditions exempting them from submitting the entire EDR as described in the certification portion of the ap plicable EDR form and sign and date the certification portion of the form. (e) Verification of EDR data. (1) NMFS, the DCA, or the DDCA will con duct verification of information with a person required to submit the applica ble EDR, or if applicable, that person’s designated representative. (2) The person required to submit the applicable EDR or designated rep resentative, if applicable, must respond to inquiries by NMFS, the designated DCA, or the DDCA within 20 days of the date of issuance of the inquiry. (3) The person required to submit the applicable EDR or designated rep resentative, if applicable, must provide copies of additional data to facilitate data verification. NMFS, the DCA, or the DDCA may review and request cop ies of additional data provided by the person required to submit the applica ble EDR form or designated representa tive, if applicable, including but not limited to, previously audited or re viewed financial statements, work sheets, tax returns, invoices, receipts, and other original documents substan tiating the data submitted in an EDR form. (f) DCA authorization. Except for EDR data submitted as required under § 679.94(a), the DCA is authorized to re lease unaggregated EDR data to au thorized data users in blind data for mat only. [79 FR 71318, Dec. 2, 2014] Subpart K—Halibut Deck Sorting SOURCE: 84 FR 55054, Oct. 15, 2019, unless otherwise noted. § 679.120 Halibut deck sorting. (a) Applicability. The owner and oper ator of a mothership or catcher/proc essor using trawl gear in the non-pol lock groundfish fisheries in the Gulf of Alaska and the Bering Sea and Aleu tian Islands Management Area must comply with the requirements of this section when participating in halibut deck sorting as defined at § 679.2. (b) Catch monitoring requirements—(1) Catch weighing. When halibut deck sorting, all catch, except halibut sorted on deck, must be weighed on a NMFS approved scale in compliance with the scale requirements at § 679.28(b). Each haul must be weighed separately, all catch must be made available for sam pling by a NMFS-certified observer, and no sorting of catch, except halibut sorted on deck, may take place prior to weighing. When halibut deck sorting, no fish may be weighed on a NMFS-ap proved scale used to weigh catch at sea unless two observers are available to complete data collection duties, one on deck and one in the factory. A visual signal, specified in paragraph (e)(8) of this section, must be used to indicate when catch may not be weighed. (2) Observer sampling station. An ob server sampling station meeting the re quirements at § 679.28(d) must be avail able at all times. (3) Observer coverage requirements. Comply with the observer coverage re quirements at § 679.51(a)(2). (4) Sample storage. Provide a storage space sufficient to accommodate a minimum of 10 observer sampling bas kets. This space must be within or ad jacent to the observer sampling sta tion. (5) Vessel crew in tanks or bins. 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