Product transfer report

OMB No: 0648-0213
Expires: to be revised.

Revised: 02/12/2018

PRODUCT TRANSFER
REPORT
Shipper

Original
Report
Revised
Report

Federal Fisheries Permit
No.

NOAA Fisheries
Office of Law Enforcement
PO Box 21767
Juneau, AK 99802
Submit by FAX to Data Clerks at:
FAX: 907-586-7313
Phone: 800-304-4846 (option 1)
Email: enf.dataclerk@noaa.gov

Representative Name:

Date & Time of Product
Transfer:

Phone No.

Start:

IFQ Registered Buyer No.
FAX No.

Receiver

RCR Permit No.

Email:

End:

Federal Fisheries Permit
No. (if any)

Position of Product Transfer (lat/long):
(Mothership or Cather/Processor only)

Port or Location of Transfer

Transportation Method:
Ship

Air

Shipping Company:
Ground

Retail

Destination (City, State or Country):
Mothership and Catcher/Processor ONLY
TOTAL OFFLOAD

PRODUCTS SHIPPING

PARTIAL OFFLOAD

If partial offload, record amount and type of product
remaining onboard after this transfer:
Species
Code

Product
Code

Species
Weight*

No of
Units

Unit Wt.
lb

kg

Total Wt
lb

kg

Species
Code

*This column to be used only for scale weight of multiple species within one unit only

Product
Code

Amount
lb

kg

Species
Code

Product
Code

Amount
lb

kg

PUBLIC REPORTING BURDEN STATEMENT
Public reporting burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 20 minutes 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 the burden estimate or any other aspect of this collection of information, including suggestions for
reducing the burden, to Assistant Regional Administrator, Sustainable Fisheries Division, NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service, P.O. Box
21668, Juneau, AK 99802-1668.
PRIVACY ACT STATEMENT
The collection of this information is authorized under the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act, 16 U.S.C 1801 et seq.
The Magnuson-Stevens Act requires that conservation and management measures must prevent over fishing while achieving, on a continuing
basis, the optimum yield from each fishery. Vessel logbooks are essential tools in the management of fishery resources. Section 303(a)(5) of the
Magnuson-Stevens Act specifically identifies the kinds of data to be collected for fishery management plans (FMPs).
The Department will use this information for effective fishery management. Disclosure of this information is permitted under the Privacy Act of
1974 (5 U.S.C. Section 552a), to be shared within NMFS offices, in order to coordinate monitoring and management of sustainability of
fisheries and protected resources, as well as with the applicable State or Regional Marine Fisheries Commissions and International
Organizations. Disclosure of this information is also subject to all of the published routine uses as identified in the COMMERCE/NOAA-6,
Fishermen's Statistical Data. Submission is mandatory for those persons falling under the requirements of 50 CFR 679.5. If the information is
not provided, enforcement action may result.
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 679 and under section 402(a) of the Magnuson-Stevens Act (16 U.S.C. 1801,
et seq.); 3) Responses to this information request are confidential under section 402(b) of the Magnuson-Stevens Act. They are also confidential
under NOAA Administrative Order 216-100, which sets forth procedures to protect confidentiality of fishery statistics.

Instructions for
PRODUCT TRANSFER REPORT (PTR)

REQUIREMENTS
Groundfish and donated prohibited species.
The operator of a mothership or catcher/processor or
the manager of a shoreside processor or stationary
floating processor (SFP) must complete and submit a
separate PTR for each shipment of groundfish and
donated prohibited species caught in groundfish
fisheries. A PTR is not required to accompany a
shipment.
IFQ Halibut, IFQ Sablefish, and CDQ Halibut.
Except as noted below, a Registered Buyer must
submit a separate PTR for each shipment of halibut or
sablefish for which the Registered Buyer submitted an
IFQ landing report or was required to submit an IFQ
landing report. A PTR is not required to accompany a
shipment.
CR crab.
Except as noted below, a Registered Crab
Receiver (RCR) must submit a separate PTR for
each shipment of crab for which the RCR
submitted a CR crab landing report or was
required to submit a CR crab landing report. A
PTR is not required to accompany a shipment.

CR crab. During one calendar day, the RCR may
aggregate and record on one PTR the amount of
transferred retail product of CR crab if each sale
weighs less than 100 lb or 45 kg.
Wholesale sales (non-IFQ groundfish only). The
operator or manager may aggregate and record on one
PTR, wholesale sales of non-IFQ groundfish by species
when recording the amount of such wholesale species
leaving a vessel or facility in one calendar day, if
invoices detailing destinations for all of the product are
available for inspection by an authorized officer.
Dockside sales
A person holding a valid IFQ permit, or IFQ hired
master permit, and a Registered Buyer permit may
conduct a dockside sale of IFQ halibut or IFQ sablefish
with a person who has not been issued a Registered
Buyer permit after all IFQ halibut and IFQ sablefish
have been landed and reported in accordance with
§ 679.5(l).
A person holding a valid halibut CDQ hired master
permit and Registered Buyer permit may conduct a
dockside sale of CDQ halibut with a person who has
not been issued a Registered Buyer permit after all
CDQ halibut have been landed and reported in
accordance with § 679.5(l).

EXCEPTIONS
Bait sales (non-IFQ groundfish only).
During one calendar day, the operator or manager may
aggregate and record on one PTR the individual sales
or shipments of non-IFQ groundfish to vessels for bait
purposes during a day recording the amount of such
bait product shipped from a vessel or facility that day.

A Registered Buyer conducting dockside sales must
issue a receipt to each individual receiving IFQ halibut,
CDQ halibut, or IFQ sablefish in lieu of a PTR. This
receipt must include:
Date of sale;
Registered Buyer permit number;
Weight by product of the IFQ halibut, CDQ
halibut or IFQ sablefish transferred.

Retail sales
IFQ halibut, IFQ sablefish, CDQ halibut, and nonIFQ groundfish. During one calendar day, the operator,
manager, or Registered Buyer may aggregate and
record on one PTR the amount of transferred retail
product of IFQ halibut, IFQ sablefish, CDQ halibut,
and non-IFQ groundfish if each sale weighs less than
10 lb or 4.5 kg.

A Registered Buyer must maintain a copy of each
dockside sales receipt as described in § 679.5(l).

TRANSFER DIRECTLY FROM THE LANDING
SITE TO A PROCESSING FACILITY (CDQ
HALIBUT, IFQ HALIBUT, IFQ SABLEFISH, OR
CR CRAB ONLY).
A PTR is not required for transportation of
unprocessed IFQ halibut, IFQ sablefish, CDQ halibut,
or CR crab directly from the landing site to a facility
for processing, provided the following conditions are
met:

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A copy of the IFQ landing report receipt
(Internet receipt) documenting the IFQ
landing accompanies the offloaded IFQ
halibut, IFQ sablefish, or CDQ halibut while
in transit.
A copy of the CR crab landing report receipt
(Internet receipt) documenting the IFQ
landing accompanies the offloaded CR crab
while in transit.
A copy of the IFQ landing report or CR crab
landing report receipt is available for
inspection by an authorized officer.
The Registered Buyer submitting the IFQ
landing report or RCR submitting the CR crab
landing report completes a PTR for each
shipment from the processing facility.

If you need assistance in completing this report or
need additional information:
Call: 800-304-4846 (option 1)

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If any information on the original PTR
changes prior to the first destination of the
shipment, submit a revised PTR by
Fax to OLE, Juneau, AK (907-586-7313) or
Electronic file to enf.dataclerk@noaa.gov
by 1200 hours, A.l.t., on the Tuesday
following the end of the applicable weekly
reporting period in which the change
occurred.

The operator, the manager, the Registered Buyer, or
RCR must include the following information on a PTR:
Original or revised PTR.
Whether a submittal is an original or revised PTR. If
revised, record the confirmation number of the original
PTR.
SHIPPER INFORMATION.
Name, telephone number, and fax number of the
representative, according to the following table:

Fax: 907-586-7313
e-mail your questions: enf.dataclerk@noaa.gov

If you are
shipping ...
Non-IFQ
groundfish

TIME LIMITS AND SUBMITTAL.
The operator, the manager, the Registered Buyer, or the
RCR must:
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Record all product transfer information on a
PTR within 2 hours of the completion of the
shipment.
Within 1200 hours, A.l.t., on the Tuesday
following the end of the applicable weekly
reporting period in which the shipment
occurred, submit a PTR by:

IFQ halibut, CDQ
halibut or IFQ
sablefish
CR crab
Non-IFQ
groundfish, IFQ
halibut, CDQ
halibut or IFQ
sablefish, and CR
crab on the same
PTR

Enter under “Shipper”…
Your processor’s name, Federal
fisheries or Federal processor
permit number.
Your Registered Buyer name and
permit number.
Your RCR name and permit
number.
(1) Your processor’s name and
Federal fisheries or Federal
processor permit number.
(2) Your Registered Buyer’s
name and permit number, and.
(3) Your RCR name and permit
number

fax to: OLE, Juneau, AK
(907-586-7313)
e-mail attachment to: OLE, Juneau, AK
enf.dataclerk@noaa.gov

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Transfer Information.
Using descriptions from the following table, enter receiver information, date and time of product transfer, location of product transfer (e.g., port, position coordinates, or
city), mode of transportation, and intended route.

If you are the shipper and ...

Receiver

Receiver is on land and transfer involves one van,
truck, or vehicle.

Receiver name and Federal
fisheries or Federal processor
permit number (if any).

Receiver is on land and transfer involves multiple
vans, trucks, or vehicles.

Receiver name and Federal
fisheries or Federal processor
permit number (if any).

Receiver is on land and transfer involves one
airline flight.

Receiver name and Federal
fisheries or Federal processor
permit number (if any).
Receiver name and Federal
fisheries or Federal processor
permit number (if any).

Receiver is on land and transfer involves multiple
airline flights.

Receiver is a vessel and transfer occurs at sea.

Vessel name and call sign

Receiver is a vessel and transfer takes place in
port.
Receiver is an agent (buyer, distributor, or
shipping agent) and transfer is in a containerized
van(s).
You are aggregating individual retail sales for
human consumption. (see § 679.5(g)(2))
You are aggregating individual bait sales during a
day onto one PTR (non-IFQ groundfish only).
Non-IFQ Groundfish only. You are aggregating
wholesale non-IFQ groundfish product sales by
species during a single day onto one PTR and
maintaining invoices detailing destinations for all
of the product for inspection by an authorized
officer.

Vessel name and call sign

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Updated March 31, 2015

Then enter ...
Date & time of
Location of product transfer
product transfer
Date and time when
Port or city of product transfer
shipment leaves the
plant.
Date and time when
loading of vans or
trucks is completed
each day.
Date and time when
shipment leaves the
plant.
Date and time of
shipment when the
last airline flight of
the day leaves.
Start and finish dates
and times of transfer.

“RETAIL SALES”

Start and finish dates
and times of transfer.
Transfer start and
finish dates and
times.
Date of transfer.

“BAIT SALES”
“WHOLESALE SALES”

Agent name and location (city,
state).

Port or city of product transfer

Port or city of product transfer

Port or city of product transfer

Transfer position coordinates
in latitude and longitude, in
degrees and minutes.
Port or position of product
transfer
Port, city, or position of
product transfer.

Mode of transportation and
intended route
Name of the shipping
company; destination city
and state or foreign
country.
Name of the shipping
company; destination city
and state or foreign
country.
Name of the airline
company; destination
airport city and state.
Name of the airline
company(s); destination
airport(s) city and state.
The first destination of the
vessel.

Port or city of product transfer

The first destination of the
vessel.
Name (if available) of the
vessel transporting the van;
destination port.
n/a

Date of transfer.

Port or city of product transfer

n/a

Time of the first sale
of the day; time of
the last sale of the
day.

Port or city of product transfer

n/a

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PRODUCTS SHIPPED.
The operator, manager, Registered Buyer, or RCR
must record the following information for each product
shipped:
Species code and product code.
For non-IFQ groundfish, IFQ halibut, IFQ sablefish,
and CDQ halibut, the species code and product code
(Tables 1 and 2 to part 679).
For CR crab, the species code and product code
(Tables 1 and 2 to 50 CFR part 680).
Do not record on PTR
Products identified by the
Product codes 41, 42, 98, or 99.
Species weight.
Use only if recording 2 or more species with 2 or more
product types contained within the same production
unit. Enter the actual scale weight of each product of
each species to the nearest kilogram or pound (indicate
which).
If not applicable, enter “n/a” in the species weight
column.
If using more than one line to record species in one
carton, use a brace “}” to tie the carton information
together.

Number of units.
Total number of production units (blocks, trays, pans,
individual fish, boxes, or cartons; if iced, enter number
of totes or containers).
Unit weight.
Unit weight (average weight of single production unit
as listed in "No. of Units," less packing materials) for
each species and product code in kilograms or pounds
(indicate which).
Total weight.
Total weight for each species and product code of
shipment less packing materials in kilograms or pounds
(indicate which).
Total or partial offload.
Use only if a mothership or catcher/processor. The
operator must indicate whether fish or fish products are
left onboard the vessel (partial offload) after the
shipment is complete.
If a partial offload, for the products remaining on board
after the transfer, the operator must enter: species code,
product code, and total product weight to the nearest
kilogram or pound (indicate which) for each product.
To calculate metric tons from pounds:
No. cartons x average carton weight (lb)
2204.6

DO NOT USE THIS COLUMN if you are
aggregating daily wholesale shipments onto one PTR
To calculate metric tons from kilograms:
DO NOT USE THIS COLUMN if you are shipping
the same kind of product made from the same kind of
species to one customer.

PTR
Updated March 31, 2015

No. cartons x average carton weight (kg)
1,000

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