Section 20 AAC 05.245 - Schedule of annual fees(a) The commission will determine, on a yearly basis, the annual fee for the issuance or renewal of an entry permit or interim-use permit according to the following: (1) the annual base fee for the issuance or renewal of an entry permit or interim-use permit in a limited fishery is four-tenths of one percent of the estimated value of the entry permit, as determined under 20 AAC 05.1990, rounded to the nearest fee class amount established in (4) of this subsection; if insufficient data are available to determine the estimated value of an entry permit or no permit sale values have been recorded for the most recent three years, the annual fee in a limited fishery will be calculated according to (2) or (3) of the subsection;(2) the annual base fee for the issuance or renewal of an interim-use permit in an unlimited fishery is four-tenths of one percent of the estimated average gross earnings per permit in the most recent three years for which data are available, rounded to the nearest fee class amount established in (4) of this subsection;(3) notwithstanding (1) and (2) of this subsection, and subject to the limits for an annual base fee in AS 16.43.160(c), the commission may make an appropriate adjustment to an annual base fee if (A) more than one permit type allows the directed harvest of the same species with the same gear in the same area or if one permit allows the directed harvest of the same species by a combination of gears in the same area; or (B) strict application of (1) and (2) of this subsection results in an annual base fee that is not appropriate in light of the rate of economic return for the fisheries covered by that permit;(A) more than one permit type allows the directed harvest of the same species with the same gear in the same area or if one permit allows the directed harvest of the same species by a combination of gears in the same area; or(B) strict application of (1) and (2) of this subsection results in an annual base fee that is not appropriate in light of the rate of economic return for the fisheries covered by that permit;(4) the annual base fees are as follows: (A) Except as specified in (B) of this paragraph, as follows: FEE CLASS ANNUAL BASE FEE 40 $3,000 39 2,925 38 2,850 37 2,775 36 2,700 35 2,625 34 2,550 33 2,475 32 2,400 31 2,325 30 2,250 29 2,175 28 2,100 27 2,025 26 1,950 25 1,875 24 1,800 23 1,725 22 1,650 21 1,575 20 1,500 19 1,425 18 1,350 17 1,275 16 1,200 15 1,125 14 1,050 13 975 12 900 11 825 10 750 9 675 8 600 7 525 6 450 5 375 4 300 3 225 2 150 1 75 (B) notwithstanding (A) of this paragraph, the commission will restrict the annual base fees for interim-use and entry permits according to the following caps: (i) for 2006, fee class 14;(ii) for 2007, fee class 27; and(iii) beginning in 2008, fee class 40;(5) under (1) of this subsection, the entry permit value for each fishery will be estimated by the commission in June of the year immediately preceding the year for which the annual base fee applies;(6) under (2) and (3) of this subsection, the average gross earnings for each fishery will be estimated by the commission in June of the year immediately preceding the year for which the annual base fee applies; these estimates will be based upon the most recent three years for which data are available; if less than three years of data are available for a fishery, the average will be calculated using the available years;(7) in addition to the annual base fees for all interim-use or entry permits renewed for the year, a person who is not a resident of this state, will be charged an annual nonresident surcharge for that year as calculated under this paragraph; once every three years, the commission will obtain from the Office of the Governor, Office of Management and Budget (OMB), the values necessary to calculate the maximum allowable annual fee differentials under the per capita formula established by Carlson v. State, 919 P.2d 1337, 1342-45 (Alaska 1996); to determine the annual nonresident surcharge, the commission will calculate an average of the maximum allowable fee differentials in the five most recent fiscal years for which OMB has provided values, and will round the calculated average to the nearest five dollars; the commission will recalculate the annual nonresident surcharge every three years;(8) notwithstanding (2) of this subsection, an applicant for an interim-use permit in a halibut or sablefish fishery regulated under a federal individual fishing quota program may pay an annual base fee corresponding to fee class 1 as specified under (4) of this subsection if the applicant, during the most recent completed calendar year, harvested and delivered 8,000 standardized (headed and gutted) pounds or less of halibut to qualify for the reduced halibut fee or 9,000 round pounds or less of sablefish to qualify for the reduced sablefish fee, as documented by the National Marine Fisheries Service, restricted access management; if the applicant did not deliver halibut or sablefish in the most recent calendar year, the applicant must submit evidence showing the applicant is authorized to harvest and deliver 8,000 pounds or less of halibut to qualify for the reduced halibut fee and 9,000 pounds or less of sablefish to qualify for the reduced sablefish fee during the upcoming calendar year; for purposes of this paragraph, an applicant's fee under (c) or (d) of this section is 50 percent of the annual base fee the applicant would qualify for under (2) of this subsection.(9) an applicant for a halibut interim-use permit that is used only to participate in the Western Alaska Community Development Quota (CDQ) Program as authorized under 16 U.S.C. 1855(i)(1) (sec. 305(i)(1) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act) may pay an annual base fee corresponding to fee class 1 as specified under (4) of this subsection if the applicant designates on the application the name of the CDQ community or group on behalf of which the applicant will be participating and certifies that the interim-use permit will be used only to harvest halibut under the CDQ program.(b) Unless fishery resources, gear, or administrative areas are combined under this chapter, and except as provided in 20 AAC 05.120, a separate permit is required for each separate fishery resource, gear, and administrative area.(c) A person may apply on a form prescribed by the commission for a reduced fee for the issuance of an interim-use permit or the annual renewal of an interim-use or entry permit if the person meets the eligibility standards for the federal food stamp program as described in AS 16.43.160(d). A person applying under this section must provide all documentation required on the form. The reduced fee for a resident entry or interim-use permit is 50 percent of the annual base fee determined under (a)(4) of this section. The reduced fee for a nonresident entry or interim-use permit is 50 percent of the annual base fee determined under (a)(4) of this section, in addition to the full amount of the annual nonresident surcharge under (a)(7) of tins section.Eff. 10/27/2001, Register 160; am 5/16/2002, Register 162; am 12/21/2002, Register 164; am 12/6/2003, Register 168; am 12/1/2004, Register 172; am 11/6/2005, Register 176; am 10/28/2006, Register 180; am 11/10/2007, Register 184; am 11/23/2008, Register 188; am 11/20/2009, Register 192; am 12/31/2010, Register 196; am 12/25/2011, Register 200; am 12/27/2012, Register 204; am 12/25/2013, Register 208; am 11/13/2014, Register 212, January 2015; am 11/4/2015, Register 216, January 2016; am 11/16/2016, Register 220, January 2017; am 10/29/2017,Register 224, January 2018; am 11/25/2018, Register 228, January 2019; am 6/25/2020, Register 232, January 2020; am 6/25/2020, Register 234, July 2020; am 3/26/2021, Register 237, April 2021 Authority:AS 16.43.100
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