[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 157 (Wednesday, August 14, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 49478-49479]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-19737]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XC403


National Saltwater Angler Registry Program

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

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: NMFS has established an annual fee of twenty-five dollars 
($25.00) for registration of anglers, spear fishers and for-hire 
fishing vessels to register under the National Saltwater Angler 
Registry Program.

DATES: The registration fee will be required effective August 1, 2013.

ADDRESSES: Gordon C. Colvin, NMFS ST-12453, 1315 East-West Highway, 
Silver Spring, MD 20910.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gordon C. Colvin; (240) 357-4524; 
email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The final rule implementing the National 
Saltwater Angler Registry Program, 50 CFR part 600, subpart P, was 
published in the Federal Register on December 30, 2008. The final rule 
states that persons registering with NMFS must pay an annual fee 
effective January 1, 2011, and that NMFS will publish the annual 
schedule for such fees in the Federal Register. The annual fee for 
registration was originally set at $15.00, effective January 1, 2011. 
NMFS policy requires that fees be reviewed every two years and be 
revised to reflect changes in estimated costs for administration of the 
program that requires the fees.
    NMFS has completed its biennial review and has determined that the 
annual registration fee for anglers, spear fishers and for-hire fishing 
vessels will be raised to twenty-five dollars ($25.00). All persons 
registering on or after August 1, 2013 will be required to pay that 
registration fee, unless they are exempt as indigenous people per the 
provisions of 50 CFR 600.1410(f).


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    Dated: August 8, 2013.
Alan D. Risenhoover,
Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, performing the functions and 
duties of the Deputy Assistant Administrator for Regulatory Programs, 
National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2013-19737 Filed 8-13-13; 8:45 am]
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