[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 84 (Wednesday, May 1, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Page 25426]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-10303]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
RIN 0648-XC583
Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; American
Fisheries Act, Amendment 80 Program, Western Alaska Community
Development Quota Program; Public Workshops
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of public workshops.
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SUMMARY: NMFS announces two workshops to solicit input from
participants in the pollock fishery in the Bering Sea authorized under
the American Fisheries Act (AFA), the Aleutian Islands pollock fishery,
the Amendment 80 trawl fisheries in the Bering Sea and Aleutian
Islands, and the Western Alaska Community Development Quota (CDQ)
Program. The workshops will address (1) The applicability of cost
recovery fees mandated under section 304(d)(2) of the Magnuson-Stevens
Fishery Conservation and Management Act (Magnuson-Stevens Act) to the
AFA, Aleutian Islands pollock fishery, Amendment 80 Program, and CDQ
Program, (2) an overview of the potential impacts of cost recovery
programs, and (3) an overview of proposed regulatory approaches to
implement cost recovery programs. The meeting is open to the public,
but NMFS is particularly seeking participation by people who are
knowledgeable about the AFA, Aleutian Islands pollock fishery,
Amendment 80, and CDQ programs and who can discuss with NMFS the
potential impacts of cost recovery programs and proposed regulatory
approaches.
DATES: The first workshop will be held on Monday, May 13, 2013, from 10
a.m. to 2 p.m. Alaska daylight savings time.
The second workshop will be held on Tuesday, May 14, 2013, from 1
p.m. to 4 p.m. Pacific daylight savings time.
ADDRESSES: The first workshop will be held at the Old Federal Building,
605 W 4th Avenue, Suite 205, Anchorage, AK.
The second workshop will be held in the United Catcher Boats
Conference Room at 4005 20th Ave. W., Suite 116, Fishermen's Terminal,
Seattle, WA 98199.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Darrell Brannan, 352-562-4388, or
Glenn Merrill, 907-586-7228.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The meeting will address several issues
regarding the proposed cost recovery fee that are of interest to
stakeholders and will provide an opportunity for those individuals to
comment. Issues to be addressed include:
Why the cost recovery fee would be implemented and under
what authority;
Why these fisheries would be included in the proposed
program and not others;
How costs would be determined, how will they would be
used, and what are they estimated to be give current information;
What landings would be subject to a cost recovery fee;
How the standard ex-vessel price would be determined for
each species subject to the fee;
Who would be responsible for payment of the fee liability;
What is the timeframe for implementation; and
What is the role of the North Pacific Fishery Management
Council (Council) in this process?
NMFS plans to present a draft analysis of the potential effects of cost
recovery fee programs to the Council at its meeting scheduled from June
3 through 11 in Juneau, Alaska. These workshops will provide
stakeholders information before the Council meeting so that they have
the opportunity to present any concerns to the Council and NMFS. Input
from the public received at these workshops and the Council will help
inform NMFS as it prepares proposed regulations pursuant to section
305(d) of the Magnuson-Stevens Act.
This meeting is open to the public, but NMFS is particularly
seeking participation by people who are knowledgeable about the AFA,
Aleutian Islands pollock fishery, Amendment 80 Program, and CDQ
Program.
Special Accommodations
The meeting will be physically accessible to people with
disabilities. Requests for sign language interpretation or other
auxiliary aids should be directed to Glenn Merrill, 907-586-7228, at
least 10 workdays prior to the meeting date.
Dated: April 26, 2013.
Kara Meckley,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2013-10303 Filed 4-30-13; 8:45 am]
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