---
kind: "unit"
title: "50"
title_heading: "Wildlife and Fisheries"
key: "chII/subchK/part296"
level: "part"
label: "Part 296"
heading: "Fishermen's Contingency Fund"
release: "ecfr-current"
date: "2026-08-27"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/50/chII-subchK-part296"
sections_count: 15
---

# Part 296 — Fishermen's Contingency Fund

Title 50 C.F.R. — Wildlife and Fisheries › Chapter II — National Marine Fisheries Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce › Subchapter K — Continental Shelf

## Sections

- [§296.1. Purpose.](/cfr/50/296.1.md)
- [§296.2. Definitions.](/cfr/50/296.2.md)
- [§296.3. Fishermen's contingency fund.](/cfr/50/296.3.md)
- [§296.4. Claims eligible for compensation.](/cfr/50/296.4.md)
- [§296.5. Instructions for filing claims.](/cfr/50/296.5.md)
- [§296.6. NMFS processing of claims.](/cfr/50/296.6.md)
- [§296.7. Burden of proof and presumption of causation.](/cfr/50/296.7.md)
- [§296.8. Amount of award.](/cfr/50/296.8.md)
- [§296.9. Initial determination.](/cfr/50/296.9.md)
- [§296.10. Agency review.](/cfr/50/296.10.md)
- [§296.11. Final determination.](/cfr/50/296.11.md)
- [§296.12. Payment of costs.](/cfr/50/296.12.md)
- [§296.13. Payment of award for claim.](/cfr/50/296.13.md)
- [§296.14. Subrogation.](/cfr/50/296.14.md)
- [§296.15. Judicial review.](/cfr/50/296.15.md)