Commerce Department, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
NMFS publishes standard prices and fee percentages for cost recovery for the Amendment 80 Program, the American Fisheries Act (AFA) Program, the Aleutian Islands Pollock (AIP) Program, and the Western Alaska Community Development Quota (CDQ) Program in the Bering Sea Aleutian Islands (BSAI) management area. The fee percentages for 2025 are 1.55 percent for the Amendment 80 Program, 0.36 percent for the AFA inshore cooperatives, 0 percent for the AIP program, and 1.19 percent for the CDQ Program. This notice is intended to provide the 2025 standard prices and fee percentages to calculate the required payment for cost recovery fees due by December 31, 2025.
Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Department of Commerce National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration [RTID 0648-XF337] AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION: Notification of standard prices and fee percentage. SUMMARY: NMFS publishes standard prices and fee percentages for cost recovery for the Amendment 80 Program, the American Fisheries Act (AFA) Program, the Aleutian Islands Pollock (AIP) Program, and the Western Alaska Community Development Quota (CDQ) Program in the Bering Sea Aleutian Islands (BSAI) management area. The fee percentages for 2025 are 1.55 percent for the Amendment 80 Program, 0.36 percent for the AFA inshore cooperatives, 0 percent for the AIP program, and 1.19 percent for the CDQ Program. This notice is intended to provide the 2025 standard prices and fee percentages to calculate the required payment for cost recovery fees due by December 31, 2025. DATES: The standard prices and fee percentages are valid on December 5, 2025. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dana Whitely, Fee Coordinator, 907-586-7231. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background Section 304(d) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (Magnuson-Stevens Act) authorizes and requires that NMFS collect cost recovery fees for limited access privilege programs and the CDQ Program. Cost recovery fees include NMFS' actual costs directly related to its management, data collection, and enforcement of the programs. Section 304(d)…
Citation: 90 FR 56134