Revised: 06/02/2014 OMB Control No. 0648-0514 Expiration Date: XX/XX/20XX
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Eligible Crab Community Organization (ECCO) Annual Report |
U.S. Dept. of Commerce/NOAA N ational Marine Fisheries Service Restricted Access Management P.O. Box 21668 Juneau, AK 99802-1668 (800) 304-4846 toll free / (907) 586-7202 in Juneau (907) 586-7354 fax |
The ECCO Annual Report must detail the use of the crab quota share (QS) and individual fishing quota (IFQ) and is intended to ensure that the ECCO maintains that the QS and IFQ will benefit residents of eligible communities. The ECCO must submit a copy of the annual report to the governing body of each ECC represented by the ECCO.
The ECCO must submit a complete annual report to the Regional Administrator on its crab activity for the prior crab fishing year for each Eligible Crab Community which the ECCO represents by June 30 of the crab fishing year:
By mail to NMFS Alaska Region
Regional Administrator
c/o Restricted Access Management Program
P.O. Box 21668
Juneau, AK 99802-1668
By fax to (907) 586-7354
By courier to NMFS
Room 713
709 West 9th Street
Juneau, AK 99801
The ECCO Annual Report must include the following information:
Name of each vessel from which the crab IFQ was harvested
ADF&G vessel registration number
USCG documentation number
Federal crab vessel permit
Name and business addresses of individuals employed as crew members when fishing the crab IFQ
Criteria used by the ECCO to distribute IFQ leases among eligible community residents
Describe efforts to ensure that IFQ lessees employ crew members who are eligible community
residents of the ECC aboard vessels on which IFQ derived from QS held by an ECCO is being fished
Describe process used to solicit lease applications from eligible community residents of the ECC
on whose behalf the ECCO is holding QS
Each individual applying to receive IFQ from the ECCO
Names
Business address
Amount of IFQ requested
Any changes in the bylaws of the ECCO, board of directors, or other key management personnel
Attachments
Copy of minutes, bylaw changes, motions, and other relevant decision-making documents from ECCO
Board meetings
Additionally:
♦ Type or print legibly in ink
♦ Retain a copy for your records
♦ Contact RAM for additional information: Telephone (toll free): 800-304-4846 (press “2”)
E-Mail: RAM.Alaska@noaa.gov
Paperwork Reduction Act Statement
A Federal agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, nor shall a person be subject to a penalty for failure to comply with an information collection subject to the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 unless the information collection has a currently valid OMB Control Number. The approved OMB Control Number for this information collection is 0648-0514. Without this approval, we could not conduct this information collection. Public reporting for this information collection is estimated to be approximately 4 hours per response, including the time for reviewing instructions, searching existing data sources, gathering and maintaining the data needed, and completing and reviewing the information collection. All responses to this information collection are required to obtain benefits. Send comments regarding this burden estimate or any other aspect of this information collection, including suggestions for reducing this burden to the Assistant Regional Administrator, Sustainable Fisheries Division, NMFS Alaska Region, P.O. Box 21668, Juneau, AK 99802-1668.
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