Application for Amendment 80 Vessel Replacement

Revised: 02/15/2023

OMB Control No. 0648-0565 Expiration Date: 04/30/2023

Application For
AMENDMENT 80
VESSEL
REPLACEMENT

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

This application is used to replace an Amendment 80 vessel with another vessel that will be eligible to
participate in the Amendment 80 fisheries in the same manner as the original vessel.
BLOCK A -- IDENTIFICATION OF THE AMENDMENT 80 VESSEL BEING REPLACED
1. Vessel Name:
2. ADF&G Vessel Registration Number:
3. USCG Documentation
Number:

4. Amendment 80 QS permit
Number:

6. Applicant’s name:
8. Business Mailing Address:

9. Business Telephone Number:

5. Last year in which vessel harvested
or processed groundfish in an
Amendment 80 fishery
7. NMFS Person ID:

Permanent

Temporary

10. Business Fax Number:

11. Business E-mail Address:

12. Indicate one:
Vessel was lost at sea

Vessel is permanently ineligible to participate

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Not applicable

BLOCK B -- IDENTIFICATION OF THE AMENDMENT 80 REPLACEMENT VESSEL
1. Vessel Name:
2. ADF&G Vessel Registration Number:
3. USCG Documentation Number:
4. Is the vessel classed?

5. Is the vessel loadlined?

YES

NO

YES

NO

6. If the replacement vessel cannot be classed and loadlined, does the vessel meet the requirements of the USCG

Alternative Compliance and Safety Agreement (ACSA)?
YES

NO

7. Was the vessel built in the United States?
YES

NO

8. Has the vessel ever been rebuilt?
YES

NO

YES

NO

If YES, was it rebuilt in the United States?

9. Owner Name:
11. Business Mailing Address:

12. Business Telephone Number:

10. NMFS Person ID:
Permanent

13. Business Fax Number:

Temporary

14. Business E-mail Address:

NOTE: Persons holding QS for a vessel that has been deemed ineligible for use under 46 U.S.C. 12108 and are applying to
replace that vessel must provide evidence to NMFS that ineligibility has been established through U.S. Coast Guard or
MARAD documentation. Written documentation is needed to establish that an ineligible vessel cannot reenter the fishery and
that a replacement vessel should be permitted to replace the ineligible vessel.

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BLOCK C -- APPLICANT SIGNATURE AND CERTIFICATION
The applicant must sign and date the application certifying that all information is true and correct to the best of their
knowledge and belief. If the application is completed by an authorized or designated representative, then explicit
authorization must accompany the application along with proof of state title.
Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1746, I declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct.
1. Signature of Applicant (or Authorized Representative):

2. Date:

3. Printed Name of Applicant (or Authorized Representative); if representative,
attach authorization:

4. Title:

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INSTRUCTIONS
APPLICATION FOR AMENDMENT 80 REPLACEMENT VESSEL
The owner of an Amendment 80 vessel may replace such vessel for any purpose. The replacement vessel will be
eligible to participate in the Amendment 80 fisheries in the same manner as the original vessel; moreover, the
owner of the replacement vessel is responsible for all monitoring, enforcement, permitting, recordkeeping and
reporting, prohibitions, and general sideboard measures that apply to Amendment 80 vessels in the GOA or BSAI.
A vessel will be approved by the Regional Administrator as an Amendment 80 vessel following the submission and
approval of a completed Application for Amendment 80 Replacement Vessel, provided that only one replacement
vessel is used as a replacement for any one replaced vessel at a given time and that the replacement vessel:
◆ Does not exceed 295 feet length overall (LOA)
◆ Was built in the United States and, if ever rebuilt, rebuilt in the United States
◆ Is classed and loadlined or meets the requirements of the USCG Alternative Compliance and Safety
Agreement
◆ Is not listed at listed at section 208(e)(1) through (20) of the American Fisheries Act (AFA) or
permitted under paragraph (l)(2)(i) of this section; is not an AFA replacement vessel designated on
a listed AFA catcher/processor permit under paragraph (l)(2)of this section; and is not an AFA
catcher vessel permitted under paragraph (l)(3) of this section
GENERAL INFORMATION
Please allow at least 10 working days for this application to be processed. It is important that all blocks are completed
and any required attachments are provided. Failure to answer any of the questions, provide any of the required documents, or
to have signatures could result in delays in the processing of your application.
Forms are available on the NMFS Alaska Region website at https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/region/alaska.
Print information in the application legibly in ink or type information.
Retain a copy of completed application for your records.
When completed, submit the application —
By mail to:

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

By delivery to: Room 713, Federal Building
709 West 9th Street
Juneau, AK 99801
Or, by fax to:

907-586-7354

If you need additional information:
Contact RAM at: (800) 304-4846 (Option #2) or (907) 586-7202 (Option #2)
E-mail address: ram.alaska@noaa.gov
Website: https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/region/alaska
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COMPLETING THE APPLICATION
BLOCK A -- IDENTIFICATION OF THE AMENDMENT 80 VESSEL BEING REPLACED
1. Vessel Name. Enter the complete vessel name as displayed in the official documentation.
2. ADF&G Vessel Registration Number: Enter the 5-digit Alaska Department of Fish and Game (ADF&G)
vessel registration number (example: 51233).
3. USCG Documentation Number: Enter U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) documentation number (example: 566722).
4. Amendment 80 QS Permit Number.
5. Last year in which vessel harvested or processed groundfish in an Amendment 80 fishery.
6. Applicant’s Name. Enter the full name(s) of the owner(s) of the vessel.
Note: If there is more than one owner, list the principal owner first. The permit will be issued to the first
owner listed, with et al. notation. The permit MUST be issued to the owner of the vessel, not to operators
or lessees.
7. NMFS Person ID. NMFS will supply this number, if you do not already have one.
8. Business Address. Indicate whether permanent or temporary.
9. Business Telephone Number.
10. Business Fax Number.
11. Business E-mail Address.
12. Status of vessel: Indicate whether lost at sea, permanently ineligible to participate, or not applicable.
BLOCK B -- IDENTIFICATION OF THE AMENDMENT 80 REPLACEMENT VESSEL
1. Vessel Name. Enter the complete vessel name as displayed in the official documentation.
2. ADF&G Vessel Registration Number: Enter the 5-digit Alaska Department of Fish & Game (ADF&G)
vessel registration number (example: 51233).
3. USCG Documentation Number: Enter U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) documentation
number (example: 566722).
4. Indicate YES or NO whether the vessel is classed.
5. Indicate YES or NO whether the vessel is loadlined.
6. If the replacement vessel cannot be classed and loadlined, indicate whether the vessel meets the
requirements of the USCG Alternative Compliance and Safety Agreement (ACSA).
NOTE: Persons holding QS for a vessel that has been deemed ineligible for use under 46 U.S.C. 12108
and are applying to replace that vessel must provide evidence to NMFS that ineligibility has been
established through U.S. Coast Guard or MARAD documentation. Written documentation is needed to
establish that an ineligible vessel cannot reenter the fishery and that replacement vessels should be
permitted to replace the ineligible vessels.
7. Indicate YES or NO whether the vessel was built in the United States.
8. Indicate YES or NO whether the vessel was ever rebuilt.
If YES, indicate whether it was rebuilt in the United States.
9. Owner Name. Enter the full name(s) of the owner(s) of the vessel
Note: If there is more than one owner, list the principal owner first. The permit will be issued to the first
owner listed, with et al. notation. The permit MUST be issued to the owner of the vessel, not to operators
or lessees.
10. NMFS Person ID. NMFS will supply this number, if you do not already have one.
11.
12.
13.
14.

Business Address. Indicate whether address is permanent or temporary.
Business Telephone Number.
Business Fax Number.
Business E-mail Address.

BLOCK C -- APPLICANT SIGNATURE AND CERTIFICATION
Enter applicant or authorized representative printed name, signature, title, and date signed.
If the application is completed by an authorized or designated representative, then explicit authorization must
accompany the application and attach proof of state title.
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PUBLIC REPORTING BURDEN 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 0648-0565. Without this approval, we could not conduct this information collection. All
responses to this information collection are required to obtain or retain benefits and are required to manage commercial fishing
effort in the GOA and BSAI under 50 CFR 679 and under 402(a) of the Magnuson-Stevens Act (16 U.S.C. 1801, et seq.).
Public reporting burden for this information collection is estimated to average 2 hours per response, including the time for
reviewing the instructions, searching existing data sources, gathering and maintaining the data needed, and completing and
reviewing the information collection. Send comments regarding this burden estimate or any other aspect of this information
collection, including suggestions for reducing the burden, to NOAA, National Marine Fisheries Service, Alaska Region, Attn:
Assistant Regional Administrator, Sustainable Fisheries Division, P.O. Box 21668, Juneau, AK 99802-1668.
PRIVACY ACT STATEMENT
Authority: The collection of this information is authorized under the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management
Act, 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Purpose: NMFS uses this information to determine eligibility of the vessel to be replaced and eligibility of the replacement
vessel. The information required by this application is necessary to ensure that vessel replacement is in compliance with the
regulations governing the replacement of Amendment 80 vessels.
Routing Uses: Disclosure of this information is subject to the published routine uses identified in the Privacy Act System of
Records Notice COMMERCE/NOAA-19, Permits and Registrations for the United States Federally Regulated Fisheries. NMFS
posts some information from this form on its public website (https://alaskafisheries.noaa.gov/). In addition, NMFS may share
information submitted on this application with other State and Federal agencies or fishery management commissions, including
staff of the North Pacific Fishery Management Council and Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission. Other information is
confidential under section 402(b) of the Magnuson-Stevens Act and NOAA Administrative Order 216-100, which sets forth
procedures to protect confidentiality of fishery statistics.
Disclosure: Furnishing this information is voluntary; however, failure to provide complete and accurate information will
prevent NMFS from determining eligibility to replace the vessel

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