NOTICE OF PROPOSED CHANGES IN REGULATIONS
AND OF A PUBLIC MEETING
COMMERCIAL FISHERIES ENTRY COMMISSION
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION |
| The Commercial Fisheries Entry Commission proposes to change regulations on reduced permit fees, interim-use permit fee refunds, and emergency transfers of second salmon entry permits. |
The Alaska Commercial Fisheries Entry Commission proposes to adopt regulation changes in Title 20, Chapter 05 of the Alaska Administrative Code dealing with miscellaneous regulations, including the following:
The Commission proposes to:
- Amend 20 AAC 05.245(c-e), 20 AAC 05.250(b), and 20 AAC 05.1910(h) to update the references to the federal guidelines used to determine eligibility for reduced permit fees;
- Amend 20 AAC 05.425(c) to allow a fee refund when an erroneously purchased interim-use permit has been replaced with the correct permit; and
- Amend 20 AAC 05.1946(b) to allow a permit holder to emergency transfer a second salmon permit when they show an intent to permanently transfer the permit that cannot presently be fulfilled in spite of substantial, good faith efforts to do so.
You may comment on the proposed regulation changes, including the potential costs to private persons of complying with the proposed changes, by submitting written comments to Doug Rickey at Commercial Fisheries Entry Commission, 8800 Glacier Highway, Suite 109, P.O. Box 110302, Juneau, AK 99801-8079 or by email: doug.rickey@alaska.gov. The comments must be received no later than 5:00 p.m. on August 17, 2015.
If you are a person with a disability who may need a special accommodation in order to participate in this process, please contact Doug Rickey at (907) 789-6160 no later than August 14, 2015, to ensure that any necessary accommodations can be provided.
A copy of the proposed regulation changes is available online at the Alaska Online Public Notice System at https://aws.state.ak.us/OnlinePublicNotices/Default.aspx or at the Commercial Fisheries Entry Commission webpage at http://www.cfec.state.ak.us; or you may contact Doug Rickey, Law Specialist, Commercial Fisheries Entry Commission, 8800 Glacier Highway, Suite 109, P.O. Box 110302, Juneau, AK 99801-8079, (907) 789-6160, Fax: (907) 789-6170, email doug.rickey@alaska.gov.
After the public comment period ends, the Commercial Fisheries Entry Commission will either adopt these or other provisions dealing with the same subject without further notice, or decide to take no action on them. The language of the final regulations may be different from that of the proposed regulations. YOU SHOULD COMMENT DURING THE TIME ALLOWED IF YOUR INTERESTS COULD BE AFFECTED. Written comments received are public records and are subject to public inspection.
Statutory Authority: AS 16.43.100; AS 16.43.110(a)
Statutes Being Implemented, Interpreted, or Made Specific: AS 16.43.100; AS 16.43.110;
AS 16.43.140; AS 16.43.150; AS 16.43.160; and AS 16.43.220.
Fiscal Information: The proposed regulation changes are not expected to require an increased appropriation.
Under the Open Meetings Act (AS 44.62.310), the Commission will conduct a public meeting in the Commission’s Conference Room, 8800 Glacier Highway, Suite 109, Juneau, Alaska, on August 24, 2015 at 3:00 p.m. to consider action upon the proposed regulations. You can contact Doug Rickey for a copy of the agenda on the Tuesday before the scheduled meeting. No public testimony will be accepted at this meeting.
The Commission keeps a list of individuals and organizations interested in its regulations. Those on the list will automatically be sent a copy of all of the Commission’s Notice of Proposed Regulation Changes. To be added to or removed from the list, send a request to CFEC at 8800 Glacier Highway, Suite 109, P.O. Box 110302, Juneau, AK 99801-8079, or email: doug.rickey@alaska.gov, giving your name, and either your email address or mailing address, as you prefer for receiving notices.
By Direction of the
Commercial Fisheries Entry Commission
Bruce Twomley, Chairman
Benjamin Brown, Commissioner
/s/ Bruce Twomley
Date: July 13, 2015.
ADDITIONAL REGULATIONS NOTICE INFORMATION
(AS 44.62.190(d))
1. Adopting agency: Commercial Fisheries Entry Commission
2. General subject of regulation: Amends regulations on reduced permit fees, interim-use permit fee refunds, and emergency transfers of second salmon entry permits.
3. Citation of regulation (may be grouped): 20 AAC 05.245, 250, 425, 1910 and 1946.
4. Department of Law file number, if any: JU2015200525
5. Reason for the proposed action:
( x ) Compliance with federal law or action (identify): 7 C.F.R. 273.8-273.11 (food stamp program) and 80 Fed. Reg. 3236 (January 22, 2015) (updated poverty guidelines for Alaska).
( ) Compliance with new or changed state statute
( ) Compliance with Federal or state court decision (identify)
( x) Development of program standards
( ) Other (identify):
6. Appropriation/Allocation: Commercial Fisheries/Commercial Fisheries Entry Commission
7. Estimated annual costs in the aggregate to comply with the proposed action to:
Private Persons: -0-
Other State Agencies: -0-
Municipalities: -0-
8. Cost of implementation to the state agency and available funding (in thousands of dollars):
Initial Year Subsequent
FY 2016 Years
Operating Cost $ -0- $ -0-
Capital Cost $ -0- $ -0-
1002 Federal receipts $ $
1003 General fund match $ $
1004 General fund $ $
1005 General fund/
program $ $
1037 General fund/
mental health $ $
Other $ $
9. The name of the contact person for the regulations:
Name: Doug Rickey
Title: Law Specialist
Address: 8800 Glacier Hwy., Ste. 109; PO Box 110302
Juneau, AK 99811-0302
Telephone: (907) 789-6160
E-mail address doug.rickey@alaska.gov
10. The origin of the proposed action:
__X__ Staff of state agency
_____ Federal government
_____ General public
_____ Petition for regulation change
_____ Other (identify)
11. Date: July 15, 2015 Prepared by: /s/ Doug Rickey_____________________________
[signature]
Name (printed): Doug Rickey
Title (printed): Law Specialist
Telephone: (907) 789-6160