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COMMERCIAL FISHERIES REVIEW 



Vol. 28, No. 8 



also could try violators of laws and regula- 

 tions administered by the Secretary of the In- 

 terior for the protection and conservation of 

 fish and wildlife, regardless of where the of- 

 fense was committed. This would include vi- 

 olations of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act, 

 "Duck Stamp Act," Bald Eagle Act, and Black 

 Bass Act. 



In 1964, Congress authorized Commission- 

 ers to have jurisdiction over offenses in Na- 

 tional Forests. At present, a petty offender 

 can choose to be tried by a District Court, but 

 may not be tried by a Commissioner without 

 the suspect's written consent. This choice 

 would be retained under the expsinded juris- 

 diction. 



nSH A^D WIIDUFE SERVICE 

 BUREAU OF COMMERCIAL FISHERIES 



APPLICATIONS FOR 

 FISHING VESSEL LOANS: 



The following applications have been re- 

 ceived for loans from the U. S. Fisheries 

 Loan Fund to aid in financing the construc- 

 tion or purchase of fishing vessels. 



Crosby B. Ames, Matinicus, Maine 04851, 

 construction of a new 30-foot wood vessel to 

 engage in the fishery for lobster. Notice of 

 the application was published by the U. S. De- 

 partment of the Interior's Bureau of Commer- 

 cial Fisheries in the Federal Registe r, June 



15, 1966. 



Lawrence Finlay, Box 2296, Kodiak, Alas- 

 ka 99615, purchase of a used 61.7-foot regis- 

 tered length wood vessel to engage in the f ish- 

 eryfor Dungeness crab, king crab, and salm- 

 on. Notice of the application was published 

 in the Federal Register , June 15, 1966. 



Frank D. Todd, 950 Broadway, Riviera 

 Beach, Florida 33404, purchase of a used 30- 

 foot wood vessel to engage in the fishery for 

 mackerel, snappers, and groupers. Notice 

 of the application was published in the Fed - 

 eral Register , June 15, 1966. 



Alois Kopun, Sr., Box 73, Kodiak, Alaska 

 99615, purchase of a used 42-foot vessel to 

 engage in the fishery for halibut, Dungeness 

 crab, and king crab. Notice of the application 

 was published in the Federal Register , June 



16, 1966. 



Arthur Walter Bidle, 1863 Royal Palm Ave., 

 Fort Myers, Florida 33901, purchase of a 

 61.6-foot registered length wood vessel to en- 

 gage in the fishery for shrimp. Notice of the 



application was published in the Federal Reg- 

 ister , June 21, 1966. 



Charles H. Bundrant and Donald J. Arndt, 

 Box 1515, Kodiak, Alaska 99615, purchase of a 

 54. 5 -foot registeredlength wood vessel to en- 

 gage in the fishery for king crab. Notice of the 

 applications was published in the Federal Reg - 

 ister , June 21, 1966. 



Chester R. Humphries, 216 Lagoon Drive, 

 Russell Park, Fort Myers, Florida 33901, pur- 

 chase of a used 61.6-foot wood vessel to en- 

 gage in the fishery for shrimp. Notice of the 

 application was published in the Federal Reg- 

 ister , June 23, 1966. 



"Margaret F." Corp., 3107 Jarvis St., San 

 Diego, California 92106, purchase of a used 

 53. 9 -foot registeredlength wood vessel to en- 

 gage in the fishery for tuna. Notice of the ap- 

 plication was published in the Federsil Regis- 

 ter, July 14, 1966. 



Regulations and procedures governing fish- 

 ery loans have been revised and no longer re- 

 quire that an applicant for a new or used ves- 

 sel loan replace an existing vessel ( Public 

 Law 89-85; Fisheries Loan Fund Procedures-- 

 50 CFR Part 250, as revi sed August 11, 1965.) 



Note: See Commercial Fisheries Review , July 1966 p. 101. 



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REGULATIONS ON PAYMENT OF SUBSIDIES 

 UNDER FISHING FLEET IMPROVEMENT 



ACT OF 1964 AMENDED: 



An amendment providing a procedure for 

 the payment of subsidies under the Fishing 

 Vessel Construction Differential Subsidy Pro- 

 gram, published in the Federal Register, July 

 2, 1966, relaxes current restrictions contain- 

 ed in Part 256 Code of Federal Regulations. 



The amendment which became effective on 

 publication in the Federal Register of that date 

 follows: 



Title 50— WILDLIFE AND 



FISHERIES 4 



Chapter II — Bureau of Commercial t^ 



Fisheries, Fish and Wildlife Service, .<^ 



Department of the Interior ' 



PART 256— FISHING VESSEL CON- 

 STRUCTION DIFFERENTIAL SUBSIDY 

 PROCEDURES 



On page 16088 of the Federal Reg- 

 ister of December 2, 1964, there was pub- 

 lished a notice and text of a proposed 

 revision of Part 256. These regulations 

 became effective on December 22, 1964. 

 The amendment set forth herein pro- 

 vides a procedure for the payment of sub- 

 sidy relaxing current restrictions con- 

 tained In § 256.10 of Part 256 Code of 



