Purpose.

1. Law
2. CFR 50
3. Wildlife and Fisheries
4. National Marine Fisheries Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
5. Continental Shelf
6. Fishermen's Contingency Fund
7. Purpose.

§ 296.1 Purpose.

These regulations implement title IV of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act Amendments of 1978, as amended (title IV). Title IV establishes a Fishermen's Contingency Fund to compensate commercial fishermen for damage or loss caused by obstructions associated with oil and gas activities on the Outer Continental Shelf.

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