[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 117 (Friday, June 18, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 32888-32889]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-15498]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
Glacier Bay National Park, Alaska; Dungeness Crab Commercial
Fishery Compensation Program Application Procedures
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Glacier Bay National Park Dungeness crab commercial fishery
compensation program application procedures; extension of application
deadline.
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SUMMARY: Section 123 (b) (1)-(3) of the Omnibus Consolidated and
Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act for FY 1999Act (``the Act''),
as amended by section 501 of the 1999 Emergency Supplemental
Appropriations Act, Public Law 106-31 (05/21/99), authorizes
compensation for qualifying fishermen with a history of commercial
Dungeness crab fishing in designated wilderness waters of the Beardslee
Islands or Dundas Bay in at least six of the years during the period of
1987 through 1998. This Federal Register notice serves to provide
application instructions for individuals who believe they qualify for
compensation as outlined by the Act. Applications must be provided to
the Superintendent, Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve, on or
before August 1, 1999.
DATES: Applications for the Dungeness crab commercial fishery
compensation program will be accepted on or before August 1, 1999.
ADDRESSES: Applications for the Dungeness crab commercial fishery
compensation program should be submitted to the Superintendent, Glacier
Bay National Park and Preserve, P.O. Box 140, Gustavus, Alaska 99826. A
delivery address is located at 1 Park Road, in Gustavus.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For information regarding the
Dungeness crab commercial fishery compensation program, please contact
Chuck Young, Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve, P. O. Box 140,
Gustavus, Alaska 99826. Phone: (907) 697-2230.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Act requires fishermen to provide
certain information sufficient to determine their eligibility for
compensation. Fishermen making application to NPS for compensation, as
outlined by the Act, must provide the following information to the
superintendent: (1) Full name, mailing address, and a contact phone
number. (2) A sworn and notarized personal affidavit attesting to the
applicant's history of participation in the Beardslee Island or Dundas
Bay wilderness water commercial fisheries for Dungeness crab as a
permit holder for at least 6 of 12 years during the period of 1987
through 1998. (3) A copy of the fisherman's current state of Alaska
Dungeness crab commercial fishing permit. (4) Any available
corroborating information--including sworn and notarized affidavits of
witnesses or documentation of commercial Dungeness crab landings from
the Alaska Department of Fish and Game shellfish statistical units that
include wilderness areas in the Beardslee Islands or Dundas Bay--that
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can assist in a determination of eligibility for compensation.
The superintendent will make a written determination on eligibility
for compensation based on the information provided by the applicant.
The superintendent will also make a written determination on the amount
of compensation to be paid to an eligible applicant. The amount of
compensation will depend on the compensation formula and options
selected by the applicant and--as appropriate--the fair market values
of the Dungeness crab commercial fishing permit and the fishing vessel
and gear used in the fishery. The Act requires payment within six
months from the date of application. If an application for compensation
is denied, the superintendent will provide the applicant the reasons
for the denial in writing. Any applicant adversely affected by the
superintendent's determination may appeal to the regional director,
Alaska region, within 60 days. Applicants must substantiate the basis
of their disagreement with the superintendent's determination. The
regional director will provide an opportunity for an informal oral
hearing. After consideration of written materials and oral hearing, if
any, and within a reasonable time, the regional director will affirm,
reverse, or modify the superintendent's determination and set forth in
writing the basis for the decision. A copy of the decision will be
forwarded promptly to the applicant and will constitute final agency
action.
Dated: June 8, 1999.
Robert D. Barbee,
Regional Director, Alaska.
[FR Doc. 99-15498 Filed 6-17-99; 8:45 am]
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