Transfer of Crab IFQ

Revised: 08/05/2014

OMB Control No. 0648-0514

APPLICATION FOR
TRANSFER (LEASE)
OF CRAB IFQ

Expiration Date: 07/31/2017

U.S. Dept. of Commerce/NOAA
National Marine Fisheries Service
Restricted Access Management (RAM)
P.O. Box 21668
Juneau, AK 99802-1668
(800) 304-4846 toll free / 586-7202 in Juneau
(907) 586-7354 fax

Annual Application Deadline – August 1
1. Applications to transfer (lease) annual Individual Fishing Quota (IFQ) from one person to another will not be
processed between August 1 of any year and the date of issuance of the IFQ in a Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands
Management Area Crab Rationalization Program (CR Program) fishery.
2. This application may only be used to apply for a lease of annual IFQ from one person to another for the current crab
fishing year. All other applications for transfers, including inter-cooperative transfers, must be submitted on
appropriate transfer applications.

BLOCK A – TYPE OF IFQ TRANSFER
1. Is this a transfer of CVC IFQ?

YES [ ]

NO [ ]

If NO, Stop Here. This form may only be used to transfer CVC/CPC IFQ.
If YES, applicant must submit proof of at least one delivery of a crab species in any CR crab fishery in the
365 days prior to submission to NMFS of the Application for Transfer of IFQ. Proof of this landing is:
♦

Alaska Department of Fish and Game (ADF&G) Fish Ticket with signature of the applicant, or

♦

An affidavit from the vessel owner attesting to that individual’s participation as a member of a fish harvesting
crew onboard a vessel during a landing of a crab quota share (QS) species within the 365 days prior to
submission of an Application for transfer of crab IFQ.

2. Is this a transfer of CVC IFQ only due to a hardship?

YES [ ]

NO [

]

If NO, Stop Here. CVC IFQ can only be transferred as a result of a hardship.
If YES, indicate type of hardship and provide required documentation:
[ ]

Medical condition of QS holder.
QS holder is required to provide documentation of the medical condition from a licensed medical doctor
who verifies that the QS holder cannot participate in the fishery because of the medical condition.

[ ]

Medical condition involving an individual who requires a QS holder’s care.
QS holder is required to provide documentation of the individual’s medical condition from a licensed
medical doctor. The QS holder must verify that he or she provides care for that individual and cannot
participate in the fishery because of the medical condition of the individual;

[

] Total or constructive physical loss of a vessel.
The QS holder must provide evidence that the vessel was lost and could not be replaced in time to
participate in the fishery for which the person is claiming a hardship.
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1. Name of Transferor

BLOCK B B IDENTIFICATION OF TRANSFEROR (LESSOR)
2. NMFS Person ID:
3. Date of Incorporation:

4. Permanent Business Mailing Address:

6. Business Telephone No.:

5. Temporary Business Mailing Address

7. Business Fax No.:

8. E-mail address:

9. Has transferor submitted an EDR, if required to do so under § 680.6?
YES [__]

NO [__]

NOT APPLICABLE [ ]

10. Has transferor paid all fees, as required by § 680.44?
YES [__]

1. Name of Transferee

NO [__]

NOT APPLICABLE [ ]

BLOCK C B IDENTIFICATION OF TRANSFEREE (LESSEE)
2. NMFS Person ID:

3. Date of Incorporation:

4. Permanent Business Mailing Address:

6. Business Telephone No.:

5. Temporary Business Mailing Address

7. Business Fax No.:

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8. E-mail address:

9. Has transferee submitted an EDR, if required to do so under § 680.6?
YES [__]

NO [__]

NOT APPLICABLE [ ]

10. Has transferee paid all fees, as required by § 680.44?
YES [__]

NO [__]

NOT APPLICABLE [ ]

BLOCK D – IDENTIFICATION of IFQ to be TRANSFERRED (LEASED)
Permit Number
Fishery
Sector
Region
IFQ (Class A, B, R, or U)

Pounds

BLOCK E – CERTIFICATION OF TRANSFEROR
Under penalty of perjury, I certify by my signature below that I have examined the information and the claims provided
on this application and, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the information presented here is true, correct, and
complete.
1. Signature of Transferor:
2. Date:

3. Printed Name of Transferor: (If authorized representative, attach authorization)

BLOCK F – CERTIFICATION OF TRANSFEREE
Under penalty of perjury, I certify by my signature below that I have examined the information and the claims provided
on this application and, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the information presented here is true, correct, and
complete.
1. Signature of Transferee:
2. Date:

3. Printed Name of Transferee: (If authorized representative, attach authorization)

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Instructions
APPLICATION FOR TRANSFER (LEASE) OF CRAB IFQ
GENERAL INFORMATION
Applications to transfer (lease) annual Individual Fishing Quota (IFQ) from one person to another will not be
processed between August 1 of any year and the date of issuance of the IFQ in a Bering Sea and Aleutian
Islands Management Area (BSAI) Crab Rationalization(CR) Program fishery.
NMFS will notify the transferor and transferee once the application has been received and approved. A
transfer of catcher vessel crew/catcher/processor crew (CVC/CPC) IFQ is not effective until approved
by NMFS.
The only lease of crab IFQ currently authorized is for CVC/CPC IFQ due to a hardship as indicated at
50 CFR 680.41(e)(3).
♦

Medical condition of Quota Share (QS) holder.
QS holder is required to provide documentation of the medical condition from a licensed
medical doctor who verifies that the QS holder cannot participate in the fishery because of the
medical condition.

♦

Medical condition involving an individual who requires a QS holder’s care.
QS holder is required to provide documentation of the individual’s medical condition from a
licensed medical doctor. The QS holder must verify that he or she provides care for that
individual and cannot participate in the fishery because of the medical condition of the
individual;

♦

Total or constructive physical loss of a vessel.
The QS holder must provide evidence that the vessel was lost and could not be replaced in time
to participate in the fishery for which the person is claiming a hardship.

This application may only be used to apply for a transfer of CVC/CPC IFQ from one individual to
another for the current crab fishing year. All other applications for transfers must be submitted on an
appropriate transfer application.
This application cannot be processed or approved unless both parties to the proposed transfer have met all the
requirements and conditions of the CR Program, including (as appropriate):
♦

Submit an Economic Data Report (EDR).
An EDR is required from any owner or leaseholder of a vessel or processing plant that
harvested or processed crab in specified CR Program crab fisheries during the prior calendar
year. The annual EDR submission deadline is June 28.

To request that a printed EDR be mailed to you (at no cost), contact
Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission
205 SE Spokane, Suite 100
Portland, OR 97202
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Telephone: 1-877-741-8913
e-mail info@psmfc.org.
♦

Payment of all outstanding fees to NMFS on or before July 31.
All CR allocation holders and Registered Crab Receiver (RCR) permit holders are subject to a fee
liability for any CR crab debited from a CR allocation during a crab fishing year, except for crab
designated as personal use or deadloss, or crab confiscated by NMFS or the State of Alaska. The
annual cost recovery fee submission deadline is on or before July 31.

ADDITIONALLY
♦

Print information in the application legibly in ink or type information.

♦

Retain a copy of completed application for your records.

♦

Do not wait until right before an opening to apply for your permit, as you may not receive it on time.
Please allow up to ten working days for a transfer application to be reviewed, processed, and
approved; the parties will be notified upon approval or disapproval of the transfer.

♦

Submit the completed application:
By mail to:

NMFS, Alaska Region
Restricted Access Management (RAM)
P.O. Box 21668
Juneau, AK 99802-1668

By fax to RAM at:

907-586-7354

Applications may be faxed to RAM at (907) 586-7354; however, permits will not be returned by fax.
The original, signed permit must be on board the vessel.
Or, by courier to:
NMFS Alaska Region
Attn: RAM
Federal Building
709 W. 9th Street, Suite 713
Juneau, Alaska 99801
Items will be sent to you by first class mail, unless you provide alternate instructions and include a prepaid
mailer with appropriate postage or a corporate account number for express delivery. Additional information is
available from RAM, as follows:
Website: http://www.alaskafisheries.noaa.gov/ram/default.htm
Telephone (toll free): 800-304-4846 (press “2”)
Telephone (in Juneau): 907-586-7202 (press “2”)
e-Mail: RAM.Alaska@noaa.gov
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COMPLETING THE FORM
BLOCK A – TYPE OF TRANSFER
1. If applying to receive Catcher Vessel Captain/Crew (CVC) IFQ by transfer, applicant must
submit proof of at least one delivery of a crab species in any CR crab fishery in the 365 days
prior to submission to NMFS of the Application for Transfer of IFQ:
♦

ADF&G Fish Ticket with signature of the applicant, or

♦

An affidavit from the vessel owner attesting to that individual’s participation as a member
of a fish harvesting crew onboard a vessel during a landing of a crab quota share (QS)
species within the 365 days prior to submission of an Application for transfer of crab IFQ.

2. Indicate if this is a transfer of CVC IFQ only due to a hardship.
If NO, Stop Here. CVC IFQ can only be transferred as a result of a hardship.
If YES, a holder of CVC QS may lease the IFQ derived from this QS for the term of the hardship.
However, the holder of CVC QS may not lease the IFQ under this provision for more than 2 crab fishing
years total in any 10 crab fishing year period. Such transfers are valid only during the crab fishing year
for which the IFQ permit is issued and the QS holder must re-apply for any subsequent transfers.
Applicant must submit documentation supporting the need for a hardship transfer. Indicate type of
hardship and provide required documentation:
♦

Medical condition of QS holder.
QS holder is required to provide documentation of the medical condition from a licensed medical
doctor who verifies that the QS holder cannot participate in the fishery because of the medical
condition.

♦

Medical condition involving an individual who requires a QS holder’s care.
QS holder is required to provide documentation of the individual’s medical condition from a
licensed medical doctor. The QS holder must verify that he or she provides care for that
individual and cannot participate in the fishery because of the medical condition of the individual;

♦

Total or constructive physical loss of a vessel.
The QS holder must provide evidence that the vessel was lost and could not be replaced in time to
participate in the fishery for which the person is claiming a hardship.

BLOCK B – IDENTIFICATION OF TRANSFEROR (“LESSOR”)
1.

Enter the full name of the person who intends to transfer the annual IFQ.

2.

Enter transferor’s NMFS Person ID.

3.

Enter the transferor’s date of incorporation.

4.

Enter the transferor’s permanent business mailing address.
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5.

6-8.
9.
10.

Enter the transferor’s temporary business mailing address (this is the address, if different from #4, to
which the applicant wishes materials to be sent).
Enter the transferor’s business telephone number, business fax number, and e-mail address.
Indicate whether transferor has submitted an EDR, if required to do so under § 680.6.
Indicate whether transferor has paid all fees, as required by § 680.44.

BLOCK C – IDENTIFICATION OF TRANSFEREE (“LESSEE”)
1.

Enter the full name of the person who intends to receive the annual IFQ.

2.

Enter the transferee’s NMFS Person ID.

3.

Enter the transferee’s date of incorporation (if applicable).

4.

Enter the transferee’s permanent business mailing address.

5.

Enter the transferee’s temporary business mailing address (this is the address, if different from #4, to
which the applicant wishes materials to be sent).

6-8.
9.
10.

Enter the transferee’s business telephone number, business fax number, and e-mail address.
Indicate whether transferee has submitted an EDR, if required to do so under § 680.6?
Indicate whether transferee has paid all fees, as required by § 680.44?

BLOCK D – IDENTIFICATION OF IFQ TO BE TRANSFERRED
Enter the IFQ permit number, Fishery, Sector, Region, IFQ class (A, B, R, or U), and the number of IFQ pounds
that are intended to transfer.
For your assistance in completing this block, the following table identifies the appropriate codes for each
fishery, sector and region.
Crab Fishery
Bristol Bay red king
Bering Sea snow
Bering Sea Tanner
Eastern Aleutian Golden
Pribilof red and blue king
St. Matthew blue king
Western Aleutian golden
Western Aleutian red
king

Code
BBR
BSS
BST
EAG
PIK
SMB
WAG
WAI

Sector of QS
Catcher Vessel Owner
Catcher/Processor Owner
Catcher Vessel Captain/Crew
Catcher/Processor Captain/Crew
Processor Quota

Code
CVO
CPO
CVC
CPC
PQS

Region
North
South
West
Undesignated

Code
N
S
W
U

Repeat this information for all IFQ pounds that are intended to be transferred. If more space is needed, duplicate
Block D as necessary.
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BLOCKS E AND F – CERTIFICATION OF TRANSFEROR AND TRANSFEREE
Print name, sign, and enter date of signature of both the transferor and transferee. Note, that if an authorized
representative is completing the form, full authorization must be attached.

_______________________________________________________________________________________________

PUBLIC REPORTING BURDEN STATEMENT
Public reporting for this collection of information is estimated to average 2.5 hours per response,
including the time for reviewing the instructions, searching the 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 Assistant Regional Administrator, Sustainable Fisheries Division, NMFS
Alaska Region, P.O. Box 21668, Juneau, AK 99802-1668.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Before completing this form please note the following: 1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no
person is required to respond to, nor shall any person be subject to a penalty for failure to comply with, a
collection of information, subject to the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act, unless that
collection of information displays a currently valid OMB Control Number; 2) This information is
mandatory and is required to manage commercial fishing efforts under 50 CFR part 680, under section
402(a) of the Magnuson-Stevens Act (16 U.S.C. 1801, et seq.), and under 16 U.S.C. 1862(j);
3) Responses to this information request are confidential under section 402(b) of the Magnuson-Stevens
Act as amended in 2006. They are also confidential under NOAA Administrative Order 216-100, which
sets forth procedures to protect confidentiality of fishery statistics.
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