# 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.
**50 CFR Part 679**
Accordingly, 50 CFR part 679 is amended by making the following corrections:
**PART 679—FISHERIES OF THE EXCLUSIVE ECONOMIC ZONE OFF ALASKA**
**50 CFR Part 679**
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.*
**50 CFR Part 679**
**Table 14A to Part 679 [Corrected]**
1. Beginning on page 43527, Table 14A is corrected to read as follows:
| 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 | West |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 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 | | | | |
| Other | 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′ | |
**50 CFR Part 679**
2. On page 43530, Table 15 is corrected to read as follows:
| Name of Gear | NMFS Logbooks and Forms | Electronic WPR & Check-in/out Code | 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) | | | 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 | | | 17 | X | | X | |
| Trawl, double otter | | | 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 | |
**50 CFR Part 679**
3. On page 43531, Table 16 is corrected to read as follows:
| COAR: Name (Code) | Species | ADF&G Fisheries Management Areas | Area Description in ADF&G Regulations |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Alaska Peninsula | King Crab: | M | 5 AAC 34.500 |
| | Herring | M | 5 AAC 27.600 |
| Bering Sea: | Bering Sea King Crab | Q | 5 AAC 34.900 |
| Bristol Bay (T) | King Crab | T | 5 AAC 34.800 |
| Chignik (L) | Groundfish | L | 5 AAC 28.500 |
| Cook Inlet: | Groundfish | H | 5 AAC 28.300 |
| 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 | K | 5 AAC 28.400 |
| Kotzebue (X) | Salmon | X | 5 AAC 03.100 |
| Kuskokwim: | Salmon | W | 5 AAC 07.100 |
| Norton Sound (Z) | Norton Sound-Port Clarence Salmon | Z | 5 AAC 04.100 |
| Prince William Sound (E) | Groundfish | E | 5 AAC 28.200 |
| Southeast: | Groundfish | A | 5 AAC 28.100 |
| Yukon River: | Yukon-Northern Salmon | Y | 5 AAC 05.100 |
**50 CFR Part 679**
4. On page 43533, Table 18 is corrected to read as follows:
| Fishery | Form Number and Name |
| --- | --- |
| Salmon | |
| Herring | Herring Buying |
| | Herring Production |
| Crab | (E) |
| Shrimp/Miscellaneous Shellfish | (G) |
| Groundfish | (I)(1) Groundfish Buying |
| Halibut | (K) Halibut Buying & Production |
| Custom Production | |
| PRICES NOT FINAL | (M)(1) Fish Buying Retro Payments |
October 24, 2001.
William T. Hogarth,
Assistant Administrator for Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries