253.16—Fees.
(a) Application fee.
The Division will not accept an application without the application fee. Fifty percent of the application fee is fully earned at application acceptance, and is not refundable. The rest is fully earned when the Division issues an approval in principal letter, and it is refundable only if the Division declines an application or an applicant requests refund before the Division issues an approval in principal letter.
(b) Guarantee fee.
Each guarantee fee will be due in advance and will be based on the guaranteed note's repayment provisions for the prospective year. The first annual guarantee fee is due at guarantee closing. Each subsequent one is due and payable on the guarantee closing's anniversary date. Each is fully earned when due, and shall not subsequently be refunded for any reason.
(c) Refinancing or assumption fee.
This fee applies only to refinancing or assuming existing guaranteed notes. It is due upon application for refinancing or assuming a guaranteed note. It is fully earned when due and shall be nonrefundable. The Division may waive a refinancing or assumption fee's payment when the refinancing or assumption's primary purpose is to protect the U.S.
(d) Where payable.
Fees are payable by check made payable to “NMFS/FSFF.” Other than those collected at application or closing, fees are payable by mailing checks to: U.S. Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Marine Fisheries Service, P.O. Box 73004, Chicago, Ill. 60673. To ensure proper crediting, each check must include the official case number the Division assigns to each guarantee.