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handle is hein.crs/goveqkn0001 and id is 1 raw text is: Fishery Resource Disaster D In the Fishery Resource Disasters Improvement Act (P.L 1 Congress amended or repealed several fishery disaster authoriti The Secretary of Commerce may initiate-or be asked to initiate'-a review to determine whether a fishery resource disaster has occurred. After an evaluation process, the Secretary makes a final determination based on criteria such as whether there was a loss of access to the fishery resource and if economic losses were greaterthan prescribed thresholds. after the conclusion of the fishing season or the onset of complete fishery closure, OR after the conclusion of the fishing season, if the cause occurs during more than one consecutive fishing season SInterim Response The Secretary must provide an interim response to requester fl after receipt of the request days SEvaluation of Request The Secretary must complete the review after the conclusion of the fishing season, if it has not days concluded when the request is received, OR after the Secretary receives a complete request, if * there is no defined fishing season * the fishing season has concluded, or * the fishery is expected to be closed for the entire season Notification of Determination The Secretary must notify the requester (and others) of the determination (e.g., positive determination that a fishery resource disaster has occurred, including its identified cause; negative determination; determination that a fishery is ineligible) after the conclusion of days the review No later than * FUDN DIBRA The Secretary of Commerce may begin the process for disbursing funds to communities with unfunded positive disaster determinations once Congress has appropriated funds to support a particular fishery disaster or multiple fishery disasters. Congress may appropriate these funds on a case-by-case basis, typically post-disaster, or in anticipation of future fishery disasters. 1A request can be made by the governor ofan affected state, an official resolution of an Indian tribe, or any other comparableelected or politically appointed representative as determined by the Secretary of Commerce A title in bold indicates the individual for whom a given deadline applies. 2The legislative language (16 U.S.C §1861a(a)) uses the terms oairmative fishery resource disaster determination, positive determination, and positive disaster determination. For the purpose of this infographic, TRS is assuming the three terms are intended to be interpreted interchangeably. In determining the allocation of appropriations for a fishery resource disaster, the Secretary shall consider revenue losses and negative impacts to subsistence or Indian Tribe ceremonial fishing opportunity, for the affected fishery, among other factors. Information as of August 22, 2024. Prepared by Tony Marshak, Analyst in Natural Resources Policy; and Mari Lee, Visual Information Specialist. Eva Lipiec, Specialist in Natural Resources Policy, assisted with this infographic. ACRS Request to Secretary A requester can submit a request for a determination to the Secretary year years

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