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of the Commonwealth of the Northern
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are extending the comment period for
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comments through July 26, 2021. The
public may submit comments as
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Administration
Under the implementing regulations
for the Program, fees are reviewed
annually to ascertain that the hourly
fees charged are adequate to recover the
costs of the services rendered. Any
necessary adjustments to fees are made
in accordance with the requirements of
50 CFR 260.81 and notice is provided to
program participants. This Federal
Register notice serves to inform program
participants of an adjusted fee schedule,
effective June 1, 2021.
The Program will increase its fees as
outlined in this notice, which will apply
until notified otherwise. Fees will be
charged to contract and non-contract
customers requesting services as listed
below. The cost of other applicable
services rendered will be recovered
through fee collection using the base
rate of $143 per hour.
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Revised Fees and Charges for the USDC
Seafood Inspection Program
Dated: May 18, 2021.
Jennifer M. Wallace,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Adjustment of Fees for Seafood
Inspection Services
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of a revised fee schedule
for seafood inspection services.
AGENCY:
The NMFS Seafood
Inspection Program is notifying program
participants of a revised fee schedule.
DATES: The revised fee schedule applies
to services rendered as of June 1, 2021,
until notified otherwise.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Steven Wilson, Office of International
Affairs and Seafood Inspection, 301–
427–8350 or at steven.wilson@noaa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
National Marine Fisheries Service
(NMFS) operates a voluntary fee-forservice seafood inspection program
(Program) under the authorities of the
Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946, as
amended, the Fish and Wildlife Act of
1956, and the Reorganization Plan No.
4 of 1970. The regulations implementing
the Program are contained in 50 CFR
part 260. The program offers inspection
grading and certification services,
including the use of official quality
grade marks which indicate that specific
products have been federally inspected.
Those wishing to participate in the
program must request the services and
submit specific compliance information.
In July 1992, NMFS announced new
inspection services, which were fully
based on guidelines recommended by
the National Academy of Sciences,
known as Hazard Analysis Critical
Control Point (HACCP).
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Effective June 1, 2021, per hour fees
and charges for fishery products
inspection services will be as follows,
which represent an increase of 10%
from prior levels and will apply until
notified otherwise.
Contract Rates
Regular time: Services provided
during any 8-hour shift.
Overtime: Services provided outside
the inspector’s normal work schedule.
In addition to any hourly service
charge, a night differential fee equal to
10 percent of the employee’s hourly
salary will be charged for each hour of
service provided after 6 p.m. and before
6 a.m. A guarantee of payment is
required for all contracts equal to 3
months of service or $10,000, whichever
is greater.
Non-Contract Rates
Regular time: Services provided
within the inspector’s normal work
schedule, Monday through Friday.
Overtime: Services provided outside
the inspector’s normal work schedule.
Any services under contract in excess
of the contracted hours will be charged
at the non-contract rate.
Contract Rates
Non-HACCP Contracts
Regular Time: $143.00.
Overtime: $215.00.
Sunday & Holidays: $286.00.
HACCP/QMP Contracts
HACCP Regular: $308.00.
HACCP Overtime: $462.00.
HACCP Sunday & Holidays: $616.00.
All Non-Contract Work Rates
Regular Time: $215.00.
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Overtime: $323.00.
Sunday & Holidays: $430.00.
Certificates
All certificate requests, whether or not
a product inspection was conducted,
will be billed at a set flat rate of $99 per
request.
Additional information about, and
applications for, Program services and
fees may be obtained from NMFS (see
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT).
Dated: May 19, 2021.
Alexa Cole,
Director, Office of International Affairs and
Seafood Inspection, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2021–10891 Filed 5–21–21; 8:45 am]
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Administration
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Pacific Fishery Management Council;
Public Meeting
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of public online meeting.
AGENCY:
The Pacific Fishery
Management Council (Pacific Council)
will convene a webinar meeting of its
Groundfish Management Team (GMT) to
discuss items on the Pacific Council’s
June 2021 meeting agenda. This meeting
is open to the public.
DATES: The online meeting will be held
on Thursday, June 10, 2021, from 9 a.m.
to 12 p.m., Pacific Daylight Time. The
scheduled ending time for this GMT
meeting is an estimate, the meeting will
adjourn when business for the day is
completed.
SUMMARY:
This meeting will be held
online. Specific meeting information,
including directions on how to join the
meeting and system requirements will
be provided in the meeting
announcement on the Pacific Council’s
website (see www.pcouncil.org). You
may send an email to Mr. Kris
Kleinschmidt (kris.kleinschmidt@
noaa.gov) or contact him at (503) 820–
2412 for technical assistance.
Council address: Pacific Fishery
Management Council, 7700 NE
Ambassador Place, Suite 101, Portland,
OR 97220–1384.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Todd Phillips, Staff Officer, Pacific
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email: todd.phillips@noaa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
primary purpose of the GMT webinar is
to prepare for the Pacific Council’s June
2021 agenda items. The GMT will
discuss items related to groundfish
management and administrative Pacific
Council agenda items. A detailed
agenda for the webinar will be available
on the Pacific Council’s website prior to
the meeting. The GMT may also address
other assignments relating to groundfish
management. No management actions
will be decided by the GMT.
Although non-emergency issues not
contained in the meeting agenda may be
discussed, those issues may not be the
subject of formal action during this
meeting. Action will be restricted to
those issues specifically listed in this
document and any issues arising after
publication of this document that
require emergency action under section
305(c) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery
Conservation and Management Act,
provided the public has been notified of
the intent to take final action to address
the emergency.
Special Accommodations
Requests for sign language
interpretation or other auxiliary aids
should be directed to Mr. Kris
Kleinschmidt, (kris.kleinschmidt@
noaa.gov; (503) 820–2412), at least 10
days prior to the meeting date.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: May 18, 2021.
Diane M. DeJames-Daly,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
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Pacific Islands Aquaculture
Management Program; Public
Meetings
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of public meetings.
AGENCY:
NMFS will convene four
public meetings to receive public
comments on a Draft Programmatic
Environmental Impact Statement
(DPEIS) for an aquaculture management
program in the Pacific Islands. The
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DPEIS outlines potential management
alternatives, and analyzes the potential
direct, indirect, and cumulative impacts
on the environment.
DATES: The virtual meetings will be held
between June 15 and June 24, 2021. For
specific times, see SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION.
The public meetings will be
held by web conference. Audio and
visual portions of the meetings can be
accessed at: https://
www.mymeetings.com/nc/join/.
Conference number: RWXW2188630,
Audience passcode: 2249526, Toll free
tel: (800) 857–6627, Alternative (toll)
tel: (312) 470–7498.
NMFS will also post meeting access
information at https://
www.fisheries.noaa.gov/action/
potential-aquaculture-managementprogram-pacific-islands.
For assistance with the web
conference connection, contact Tori
Spence McConnell, Sustainable
Fisheries, NMFS Pacific Islands
Regional Office, tel (808) 725–5186.
You may review the DPEIS and
submit written comments via the
Federal e-Rulemaking Portal. Go to
https://www.regulations.gov/document/
NOAA-NMFS-2021-0044-0003, click the
‘‘Comment’’ icon, complete the required
fields, and enter or attach your
comments.
ADDRESSES:
Tori
Spence McConnell, tel (808) 725–5186.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In
accordance with the National
Environmental Policy Act and the
Magnuson-Stevens Fishery
Conservation and Management Act,
NMFS prepared a DPEIS for public
review and comment. The DPEIS
analyzes the potential direct, indirect,
and cumulative effects of several
offshore aquaculture management
alternatives on the human, physical,
and biological environment. NMFS and
the Western Pacific Fishery
Management Council will consider
comments received on this DPEIS to
develop a final PEIS that would support
a future management program for
offshore aquaculture in the Pacific
Islands.
To provide additional opportunities
for the public to comment on the DPEIS,
NMFS will hold four public meetings.
At each meeting, NMFS will provide a
brief presentation about the DPEIS,
followed by the opportunity for the
public to provide comments.
Commenters will be limited to 2
minutes each. If time permits and all
commenters have spoken, an
opportunity for additional comments
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[RTID 0648-XB118]
Adjustment of Fees for Seafood Inspection Services
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of a revised fee schedule for seafood inspection
services.
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SUMMARY: The NMFS Seafood Inspection Program is notifying program
participants of a revised fee schedule.
DATES: The revised fee schedule applies to services rendered as of June
1, 2021, until notified otherwise.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Steven Wilson, Office of International
Affairs and Seafood Inspection, 301-427-8350 or at
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS)
operates a voluntary fee-for-service seafood inspection program
(Program) under the authorities of the Agricultural Marketing Act of
1946, as amended, the Fish and Wildlife Act of 1956, and the
Reorganization Plan No. 4 of 1970. The regulations implementing the
Program are contained in 50 CFR part 260. The program offers inspection
grading and certification services, including the use of official
quality grade marks which indicate that specific products have been
federally inspected. Those wishing to participate in the program must
request the services and submit specific compliance information. In
July 1992, NMFS announced new inspection services, which were fully
based on guidelines recommended by the National Academy of Sciences,
known as Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point (HACCP).
Under the implementing regulations for the Program, fees are
reviewed annually to ascertain that the hourly fees charged are
adequate to recover the costs of the services rendered. Any necessary
adjustments to fees are made in accordance with the requirements of 50
CFR 260.81 and notice is provided to program participants. This Federal
Register notice serves to inform program participants of an adjusted
fee schedule, effective June 1, 2021.
The Program will increase its fees as outlined in this notice,
which will apply until notified otherwise. Fees will be charged to
contract and non-contract customers requesting services as listed
below. The cost of other applicable services rendered will be recovered
through fee collection using the base rate of $143 per hour.
Revised Fees and Charges for the USDC Seafood Inspection Program
Effective June 1, 2021, per hour fees and charges for fishery
products inspection services will be as follows, which represent an
increase of 10% from prior levels and will apply until notified
otherwise.
Contract Rates
Regular time: Services provided during any 8-hour shift.
Overtime: Services provided outside the inspector's normal work
schedule.
In addition to any hourly service charge, a night differential fee
equal to 10 percent of the employee's hourly salary will be charged for
each hour of service provided after 6 p.m. and before 6 a.m. A
guarantee of payment is required for all contracts equal to 3 months of
service or $10,000, whichever is greater.
Non-Contract Rates
Regular time: Services provided within the inspector's normal work
schedule, Monday through Friday.
Overtime: Services provided outside the inspector's normal work
schedule.
Any services under contract in excess of the contracted hours will
be charged at the non-contract rate.
Contract Rates
Non-HACCP Contracts
Regular Time: $143.00.
Overtime: $215.00.
Sunday & Holidays: $286.00.
HACCP/QMP Contracts
HACCP Regular: $308.00.
HACCP Overtime: $462.00.
HACCP Sunday & Holidays: $616.00.
All Non-Contract Work Rates
Regular Time: $215.00.
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Overtime: $323.00.
Sunday & Holidays: $430.00.
Certificates
All certificate requests, whether or not a product inspection was
conducted, will be billed at a set flat rate of $99 per request.
Additional information about, and applications for, Program
services and fees may be obtained from NMFS (see FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT).
Dated: May 19, 2021.
Alexa Cole,
Director, Office of International Affairs and Seafood Inspection,
National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2021-10891 Filed 5-21-21; 8:45 am]
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