Alaska Native Tribal Subsistence Halibut Certificate app

Rev.: 08/21/2006

OMB Control No.: 0648–0460; Expiration Date: 12/31/2006

Alaska Native Tribal
Subsistence Halibut
Registration Certificate
(SHARC) Application

U.S. Dept of Commerce/NOAA
National Marine Fisheries Service
Restricted Access Management
P.O. Box 21668
Juneau, Alaska 99802-1668
FAX (907) 586-7354

Block A
Identification of Alaska Native Tribe
1. Name of Alaska Native Tribe:
(as defined at 50 CRF 300.61)
3. Telephone Number:

2. Mailing Address:

4. E-Mail Address:

Block B
Tribal Member(s) Information
1. Name of Tribal Member: (First, Middle, Last)

2. Date of Birth:

4. Mailing Address: (Street, City, State, Zip Code)

5. Community of Residence:

3. Telephone Number:

" Fisheries," "Fishing" and "Fishing Vessels"

1. Name of Tribal Member: (First, Middle, Last)

This submission seeks renewal of
collection-of-information requirements that are
4. Mailing Address: (Street, City, State, Zip Code)
part of the program for the Pacific halibut
subsistence fishery. The program includes
requirements for registration to participate in the
fishery, and the marking of setline buoys or
1. Namekegs
of Tribal
Member:
Middle,
Last)registration
used
in this(First,
fishery.
The
requirement is intended to allow qualified
persons to practice the long-term customary
4. Mailing
Address: (Street,
City, State,
Zip Code)
and traditional
harvest
of Pacific
halibut for food
in a non-commercial manner. The gear-marking
requirement aids in enforcement and in actions
related to gear damage or loss. The registration
information
may be(First,
submitted
by an individual
1. Name
of Tribal Member:
Middle, Last)
or as a list of multiple individuals from an Alaska
Native tribe. Submissions may be made by
4. Mailing Address:
(Street,
City,
State, Zip
Code)
mail,
FAX,
e-mail
or on-line.

2. Date of Birth:

3. Telephone Number:

5. Community of Residence:

2. Date of Birth:

3. Telephone Number:

5. Community of Residence:

2. Date of Birth:

5. Community of Residence:

3. Telephone Number

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OMB Control No.: 0648–0460; Expiration Date: 12/31/2006

1. Name of Tribal Member: (First, Middle, Last)

2. Date of Birth:

3. Telephone Number

4. Mailing Address: (Street, City, State, Zip Code)

5. Community of Residence:

1. Name of Tribal Member: (First, Middle, Last)

2. Date of Birth:

4. Mailing Address: (Street, City, State, Zip Code)

5. Community of Residence:

3. Telephone Number

Block C
Certification of Tribal Official
8. I certify that the person(s) listed on this registration application are members of the above-named “Alaska Native Tribe”
as defined at 50 CFR 300.61.
Signature of Tribal Official
9. Print Name of Official:

Date:
10. Official’s Title:

PUBLIC REPORTING BURDEN STATEMENT
Public reporting burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 10 minutes per response, including the time for reviewing
the instructions, searching existing data sources, gathering and maintaining the data needed, and completing and reviewing the collection
of information. Send comments regarding this burden estimate or any other aspect of this collection of information, including suggestions
for reducing the burden, to Sue Salveson, Assistant Regional Administrator, Sustainable Fisheries Division, Alaska Region, NMFS, P.O. Box
21668, Juneau, AK 99802-1668.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Before completing this form please note the following: 1) The NMFS may not conduct or sponsor this information request, and you are not
required to respond to this information request, unless the form displays a currently valid OMB control number; 2) This information is being
used to implement the Alaska Subsistence Halibut Program; 3) Federal law and regulations require and authorize NMFS to manage the
subsistence halibut program in Alaska; 4) Submission of this information is required of all persons seeking to participate in fishing for Pacific
halibut under the subsistence halibut program; 5) This information is mandatory and is required to monitor the subsistence halibut program
under 50 CFR part 679, under section 402(a) of the Magnuson-Stevens Act (16 U.S.C. 1801, et seq.), and under the Northern Pacific Halibut
Act of 1982; 6) Responses to this information request are confidential under section 402(b) of the Magnuson-Stevens Act (16 U.S.C. 1801,
et seq.). They are also confidential under NOAA Administrative Order 216-100, which sets forth procedures to protect confidentiality of
fishery statistics.

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Instructions for Alaska Native Tribes Completing the Application Form for the

SUBSISTENCE HALIBUT REGISTRATION CERTIFICATE (SHARC)
Program Information
The Halibut Subsistence Fishery is authorized by Federal regulations at 50 CFR Part 300 and provides for eligible persons to conduct subsistence
halibut fishing in Convention waters off Alaska.
Subsistence halibut means halibut caught by a rural resident or a member of an Alaska Native tribe for
direct personal or family consumption as food, sharing for personal or family consumption as food, or for
customary trade.
Eligible persons are identified as those who are:
1.

residents of rural communities with customary and traditional uses of halibut; and

2.

members of federally recognized Alaska Native Tribes with customary and traditional uses of halibut.

For purposes of the program,
Rural Resident means, a person domiciled in a rural community who has maintained a domicile in that rural community for 12 consecutive
months immediately preceding the time when the assertion of residence is made and who is not claiming residency in any other state,
territory, or country.
Alaska Native Tribe means, for purposes of the subsistence fishery for Pacific halibut in waters in and off Alaska, a federally recognized Alaska
Native tribe that has customary and traditional use of halibut (list attached).

Completing the Application
BLOCK A– Alaska Native Tribe
Enter the name, complete mailing address, telephone number, and e-mail address of the Alaska Native Tribe for whose members you are
applying. This tribe must be one of the Alaska Native Tribes listed in 50 CFR 300.65(f)(2).
BLOCK B– Tribal Member’s Information
For each Tribal Member:
1.

Enter full name (First, Middle, Last). Please include any suffixes such as Jr., Sr., etc

2.

Enter date of birth (Month/Day/Year).

3.

Enter the permanent mailing address, including P.O. Box, street, state, and zip code. The SHARC will be sent to this address.

4.

Enter the Community of Residence (city and state).

5.

Enter a daytime telephone number, including area code.

BLOCK C – Certification of Tribal Official
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Sign and date the application, print your name and official title. The official who is applying on behalf of tribal members of the Alaska
Native tribe listed in the application must sign and date the application certifying the eligibility of each tribal member listed in the
application.
The application will be considered incomplete without your signature and will not be processed.
Mail the completed application to:
NMFS, Alaska Region
Restricted Access Management (RAM)
P.O. Box 21668
Juneau, Alaska 99802-1668
Or deliver the completed application to:
Federal Building
709 W. 9th Street, Suite 713
Juneau, Alaska 99801
If you have questions when completing the application, please
o call RAM at (800) 304-4846 (select option 2) or (907) 586-7202 (select option 2),
o check our web site at www.fakr.noaa.gov/ram, or
o e-mail your questions to RAM.Alaska@noaa.gov.

Special Handling of Certificates
Please allow at least 10 days for processing your SHARC application. You may FAX the application to us at
(907) 586-7354, to expedite processing, or use the alternative methods mentioned below.
If you would like to have the SHARC sent by a method other than regular mail, please attach a note indicating a method, and follow the
appropriate procedure below.
Express Mail. If you would like to have the SHARC sent by U.S. Postal Express Mail, send us an express mail envelope with the
correct amount of postage prepaid or send express mail stamps UNATTACHED to an envelope. NOTE: If the express mail
envelope you send is too small or the postage attached is less than the amount required, your SHARC will be sent by regular U.S.
mail.
Other Express Carriers. If you would like to have the SHARC sent by a private express carrier, e.g., Federal Express, UPS,
DHL, etc., submit your account number and name of carrier or a prepaid envelope with the permit application.

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