Aleutians East Borough (AEB) is the borough government that serves communities on the Alaska Peninsula and eastern Aleutians. Its assembly sets policy on commercial fisheries, ports and harbors, and public services for Sand Point, King Cove, Cold Bay, False Pass, Akutan, and Nelson Lagoon.
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Aleutians East Borough posts form to help fishermen gather fuel data for USDA relief
The Aleutians East Borough posted a spreadsheet Monday to help commercial fishermen organize their fuel costs and fuel use before emailing them to the U.S. Department of Agriculture's [email protected] inbox. The form notes that the inbox is monitored "for informational purposes only" and that fishermen "will still need to resubmit information through the official application process," which has not opened yet.
USDA announced the $8 billion Harvest Fuel Relief Program on Oct. 19. The program will make one-time payments, and USDA's Farm Service Agency will run it. As Alaska News reported Oct. 20, USDA asked fishermen to send fuel-cost data but did not say how much they might get. USDA expects to release payment rates for row crops this month.
The next day, Sen. Dan Sullivan said Alaska fishermen are eligible and urged them to "begin compiling and submitting data on their vessels' fuel consumption and costs to help USDA determine relief payments." His press release said USDA was still developing the program and had not yet announced an application period. It said USDA encouraged fishermen to set up Login.gov accounts in the meantime.
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