[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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