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DOC/NOAA | RIN: 0648-AW52 | Publication ID: Fall 2008 |
Title: Fisheries in the Western Pacific; Compensation to Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Bottomfish and Lobster Fishermen Due to Fishery Closure in the Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument | |
Abstract: The Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2008 authorizes the Secretary of Commerce to provide compensation to bottomfish and lobster fishery participants who will be displaced by the 2011 fishery closure resulting from the establishment by Presidential Proclamation of the Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument, Northwestern Hawaiian Islands. The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) (designee of the Secretary) is required to promulgate regulations to implement a voluntary capacity reduction program that: (1) Identifies eligible participants as those individuals holding Federal fishing permits for lobster or bottomfish in the designated waters within the monument, (2) provides a mechanism to compensate eligible participants for no more than the economic value of their permits, and (3) at the option of each eligible permit holder, provides an optional mechanism for additional compensation based on the value of the fishing vessel and gear of eligible participants who decide to receive these additional funds, provided that the vessels of such participants will not be used for fishing. For this purpose, $6,697,500 is authorized to be appropriated to the NMFS for FY 2008. | |
Agency: Department of Commerce(DOC) | Priority: Other Significant |
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda | Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule Stage |
Major: No | Unfunded Mandates: No |
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 665 | |
Legal Authority: PL 110-161 |
Legal Deadline:
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes | Government Levels Affected: Undetermined |
Small Entities Affected: Businesses | Federalism: No |
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No | |
RIN Data Printed in the FR: Yes | |
Agency Contact: Alvin Katekaru Assistant Regional Administrator, Sustainable Fisheries Department of Commerce National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 1601 Kapiolani Boulevard, Honolulu, HI 96814 Phone:808 944-2207 Fax:808 973-2941 Email: alvin.katekaru@noaa.gov |