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handle is hein.crs/govesfc0001 and id is 1 raw text is: Fishery Resource Disaster Determination Ti In the Fishery Resource Disasters Improvement Act (P.L. 117-328, Division 5, Title 11), enacte Congress amended or repealed several fishery disaster authorities administered by the Secr Subseauentlv, in the Fishery Imorovement to Streamline untimely reaulatory Hurdles Dost Emer The Secretary of Commerce may initiate-or be asked to initiate1-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 greater than prescribed thresholds. Request to Secretary A requester can submit a request for a determination to the Secretary year years 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 Interim Response The Secretary must provide an interim response to requester after receipt of the days request SEvaluation of Request The Secretary must complete the review days after the conclusion of the fishing season, if it has not 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 Notiication 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) afterthe da onclusion of days the review No later than rFNIDS BRA 1 ' 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. 'A request can be made by the governor ofan affected state,an official resolution ofan Indian tribe, or any other comparable elected or politically appointed representative as determined by the Secretary of Commerce. Atitle in bold indicates the individual for whom a given deadline applies. 'The legislative language (16 U.S.C. §1861a(a)) usestheterms affirmativefisheryresourcedisasterdetermination,positivedetermination, andpositivedisaster determination. For the purpose of this infographic, CRS is assuming the three terms are intended to be interpreted interchangeably. In determining the allocation of appropriations for a fishery resource disaster,the Secretaryof Commerce shall consider revenue losses and negative impacts to subsistence or Indian tribe ceremonial fishing opportunity, for the affected fishery, among other factors. If requested by the Secretary of Commerce, the Director of the White House Office of Management and Budget may review a completed spend plan concurrently with the Secretary in accordance with the 90-day timeline. C R S Information as of January 23, 2025. Prepared by Tony Marshak,Analyst in Natural Resources Policy, and Marl Lee, Visual Information Specialist. Eva Lipiec, Specialist in Natural Resources Policy, assisted with this infographic.

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