80 FR 28608 - Fishing Capacity Reduction Program for the Southeast Alaska Purse Seine Salmon Fishery

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 96 (May 19, 2015)

Page Range		28608-28609
FR Document		2015-12092

NMFS issues this notice to decrease the fee rate to repay the $13,133,030 reduction loan for the fishing capacity reduction program in the Southeast Alaska purse seine salmon fishery.

Federal Register, Volume 80 Issue 96 (Tuesday, May 19, 2015)

[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 96 (Tuesday, May 19, 2015)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-12092]

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XD943

Fishing Capacity Reduction Program for the Southeast Alaska Purse
Seine Salmon Fishery

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

ACTION: Notice of fee rate adjustment.

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SUMMARY: NMFS issues this notice to decrease the fee rate to repay the
$13,133,030 reduction loan for the fishing capacity reduction program
in the Southeast Alaska purse seine salmon fishery.

DATES: The fee rate decrease is effective June 1, 2015.

ADDRESSES: Send questions about this notice to Paul Marx, Chief,
Financial Services Division, National Marine Fisheries Service, 1315
East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910-3282.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paul Marx, (301) 427-8771.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background

NMFS' authority to make the loan resides in sections 1111 and 1112
of the Merchant Marine Act, 1936 (46 App. U.S.C. 1279(f) and
1279(g)(MMA)(title XI)).
The Program was authorized in the Consolidated Appropriations Act
of 2005 (Section 209 of Title II of Division B of Pub. L. 108-447) and
waives all of the fishing capacity reduction program requirements of
the Magnuson-Stevens Act (Sections 312(b)-(e)) codified at 16 U.S.C.
1801 et seq. except for Sections (b)(1)(C) and (d) which state: (1) It
must be cost-effective; and (2) it is subject to a referendum approved
by a majority of permit holders.
NMFS published proposed program regulations on May 23, 2011 (76 FR
29707), and final program regulations on October 6, 2011 (76 FR 61985),
to implement the reduction program. Subsequently, the Southeast
Revitalization Association submitted a capacity reduction plan to NMFS.
NMFS approved the plan on February 24, 2012. NMFS published the list of
eligible voters on March 1, 2012 (77 FR 12568) and the notice of
referendum period on March 29, 2012 (77 FR 19004). Interested persons
should review these for further program details.
NMFS conducted a referendum where the majority of permit holders
voted to repay a fishing capacity reduction loan to purchase the
permits identified in the reduction plan.
On May 7, 2012, NMFS published another Federal Register document
(77 FR 26744) advising the public that NMFS would tender the program's
reduction payments to the 64 selected bidders who would permanently
stop fishing with the permits they had relinquished in return for
reduction payments. Subsequently, NMFS disbursed $13,133,030 in
reduction payments to the 64 selected bidders.
NMFS published a Federal Register notice on July 16, 2012 (77 FR
41754) informing the public that fee collection would begin on July 22,
2012. Since then all harvesters of Southeast Alaska purse seine salmon
must pay the fee and all fish buyers of Southeast Alaska purse seine
salmon must collect the fee in accordance with the applicable
regulations.
NMFS published a notice in the Federal Register on June 5, 2013 (78
FR 33810) to decrease the fee rate from 3.0% of landed value and any
subsequent bonus payments to 1.5%, effective June 1, 2013.

II. Purpose

The purpose of this notice is to adjust the fee rate for the
reduction fishery in

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accordance with the framework rule's Sec. 600.1013(b). Section
600.1013(b) directs NMFS to recalculate the fee to a rate that will be
reasonably necessary to ensure reduction loan repayment within the
specified 40-year term.
The initial fee applicable to the Southeast Alaska purse seine
salmon program's reduction fishery was 3.0% of landed value and any
subsequent bonus payments, which was decreased in June 2013 to 1.5%.
NMFS has determined this fee rate is more than is needed to service the
loan. Therefore, NMFS is decreasing the fee rate to 1.0% of landed
value and any subsequent bonus payments which NMFS has determined is
sufficient to ensure timely loan repayment. Fish buyers may continue to
use Pay.gov to disburse collected fee deposits at: http://www.pay.gov/paygov/. Please visit the NMFS Web site for additional information at:
http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/mb/financial_services/buyback.htm.

III. Notice

The new fee rate for the Southeast Alaska purse seine salmon
fishery is effective June 1, 2015.
Fish sellers and fish buyers must pay and collect the fee in the
manner set out in 50 CFR 600.1107 and the framework rule. Consequently,
all harvesters and fish buyers should read subpart L to 50 CFR 600.1013
to understand how fish harvesters must pay and fish buyers must collect
the fee.

Dated: May 14, 2015.
Basil Brown,
Acting Director, Office of Management and Budget, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
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Activities shall not resume until Activities may continue while NMFS I. Background
NMFS is able to review the reviews the circumstances of the NMFS’ authority to make the loan
circumstances of the prohibited take. incident. resides in sections 1111 and 1112 of the
NMFS shall work with the City of San 9. A copy of this Authorization must Merchant Marine Act, 1936 (46 App.
Diego to determine what is necessary to be in the possession of all contractors U.S.C. 1279(f) and 1279(g)(MMA)(title
minimize the likelihood of further and PSOs operating under the authority XI)).
prohibited take and ensure MMPA of this IHA. The Program was authorized in the
compliance. The City of San Diego may Consolidated Appropriations Act of
not resume their activities until notified Request for Public Comments
2005 (Section 209 of Title II of Division
by NMFS via letter or email, or via NMFS requests comment on our B of Pub. L. 108–447) and waives all of
telephone. analysis, the draft authorization, and the fishing capacity reduction program
any other aspect of the preliminary requirements of the Magnuson-Stevens
Reporting an Injured or Dead Marine
determinations and notice of the Act (Sections 312(b)–(e)) codified at 16
Mammal with an Unknown Cause of
proposed IHA for the City of San Diego’s U.S.C. 1801 et seq. except for Sections
Death
construction activities at the La Jolla (b)(1)(C) and (d) which state: (1) It must
In the event that the City of San Diego Children’s Pool Lifeguard Station. be cost-effective; and (2) it is subject to
discovers an injured or dead marine Please include with your comments any a referendum approved by a majority of
mammal, and the lead PSO determines supporting data or literature citations to permit holders.
that the cause of the injury or death is help inform our final decision on the NMFS published proposed program
unknown and the death is relatively City of San Diego’s request for an regulations on May 23, 2011 (76 FR
recent (i.e., in less than a moderate state MMPA authorization. Concurrent with 29707), and final program regulations
of decomposition as described in the the publication of this notice in the on October 6, 2011 (76 FR 61985), to
next paragraph), the City of San Diego Federal Register, NMFS is forwarding implement the reduction program.
will immediately report the incident to copies of this IHA application to the Subsequently, the Southeast
the Chief of the Permits and Marine Mammal Commission and its Revitalization Association submitted a
Conservation Division, Office of Committee of Scientific Advisors. capacity reduction plan to NMFS.
Protected Resources, NMFS, at 301– NMFS approved the plan on February
427–8401, and/or by email to Dated: May 11, 2015.
Perry F. Gayaldo, 24, 2012. NMFS published the list of
Jolie.Harrison@noaa.gov and eligible voters on March 1, 2012 (77 FR
Howard.Goldstein@noaa.gov, and the Deputy Director, Office of Protected
Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
12568) and the notice of referendum
NMFS West Coast Regional Office (1– period on March 29, 2012 (77 FR
866–767–6114) and/or the West Coast [FR Doc. 2015–11994 Filed 5–18–15; 8:45 am]
19004). Interested persons should
Regional Stranding Coordinator (562– BILLING CODE 3510–22–P
review these for further program details.
980–3230). The report must include the NMFS conducted a referendum where
same information identified in the the majority of permit holders voted to
Condition 8(a) above. Activities may DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE repay a fishing capacity reduction loan
continue while NMFS reviews the to purchase the permits identified in the
circumstances of the incident. NMFS National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration reduction plan.
will work with the City of San Diego to On May 7, 2012, NMFS published
determine whether modifications in the RIN 0648–XD943 another Federal Register document (77
activities are appropriate. FR 26744) advising the public that
Reporting an Injured or Dead Marine Fishing Capacity Reduction Program NMFS would tender the program’s
Mammal Not Related to the Activities for the Southeast Alaska Purse Seine reduction payments to the 64 selected
Salmon Fishery bidders who would permanently stop
In the event that the City of San Diego fishing with the permits they had
discovers an injured or dead marine AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries relinquished in return for reduction
mammal, and the lead PSO determines Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and payments. Subsequently, NMFS
that the injury or death is not associated Atmospheric Administration, disbursed $13,133,030 in reduction
with or related to the activities Commerce. payments to the 64 selected bidders.
authorized in Condition 2 to 4 of this ACTION: Notice of fee rate adjustment. NMFS published a Federal Register
Authorization (e.g., previously wounded notice on July 16, 2012 (77 FR 41754)
animal, carcass with moderate to SUMMARY: NMFS issues this notice to informing the public that fee collection
advanced decomposition, or scavenger decrease the fee rate to repay the would begin on July 22, 2012. Since
damage), the City of San Diego shall $13,133,030 reduction loan for the then all harvesters of Southeast Alaska
report the incident to the Chief of the fishing capacity reduction program in purse seine salmon must pay the fee and
Permits and Conservation Division, the Southeast Alaska purse seine all fish buyers of Southeast Alaska purse
Office of Protected Resources, NMFS, at salmon fishery. seine salmon must collect the fee in
301–427–8401, and/or by email to DATES: The fee rate decrease is effective accordance with the applicable
Jolie.Harrison@noaa.gov and June 1, 2015. regulations.
Howard.Goldstein@noaa.gov, and the ADDRESSES: Send questions about this NMFS published a notice in the
NMFS West Coast Regional Office (1– notice to Paul Marx, Chief, Financial Federal Register on June 5, 2013 (78 FR
866–767–6114) and/or the West Coast Services Division, National Marine 33810) to decrease the fee rate from
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Regional Stranding Coordinator (562– Fisheries Service, 1315 East-West 3.0% of landed value and any
980–3230), within 24 hours of the Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910– subsequent bonus payments to 1.5%,
discovery. The City of San Diego shall 3282. effective June 1, 2013.
provide photographs or video footage (if
available) or other documentation of the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paul II. Purpose
stranded animal sighting to NMFS and Marx, (301) 427–8771. The purpose of this notice is to adjust
the Marine Mammal Stranding Network. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: the fee rate for the reduction fishery in

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Category		Regulatory Information
Collection		Federal Register
sudoc Class		AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106:
Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Notices
Action		Notice of fee rate adjustment.
Dates		The fee rate decrease is effective June 1, 2015.
Contact		Paul Marx, (301) 427-8771.
FR Citation		80 FR 28608
RIN Number		0648-XD94

80 FR 28608 - Fishing Capacity Reduction Program for the Southeast Alaska Purse Seine Salmon Fishery

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