Subsistence Halibut Special Permits Application

Revised: 06/25/2020

Subsistence
Special Permits

OMB Control Number 0648–0512 Expiration Date: 03/31/2024
U.S. Dept of Commerce/NOAA
National Marine Fisheries Service
Restricted Access Management
Halibut
P.O. Box 21668
Application
Juneau, Alaska 99802-1668
Telephone: 1-800-304-4846
FAX: 907-586-7354

This application is used to apply for a subsistence halibut community, ceremonial, or educational permit.
Applications are NOT accepted by e-mail.
BLOCK A -- TYPE OF SUBSISTENCE HALIBUT SPECIAL PERMIT REQUESTED
1. Please indicate the type of permit for which you are applying (please mark only one):
Community Harvest Permit

Ceremonial Permit

Educational Permit

2. Are you applying for a new permit or a renewal of an existing permit?
New

Renewal

3. If a Renewal, enter permit number

___________________________________

BLOCK B -- SUBSISTENCE HALIBUT COMMUNITY HARVEST PERMIT (CHP)
NOTE: Attach any previously issued CHP harvest logs
1. Name of Alaska Native Tribe or Community
2. Printed Name of Tribal or Community Representative
3. Official Title of Tribal or Community Representative

4. Signature of Tribal or Community Representative

5. Name of CHP Coordinator (First, Middle, Last)
6. Daytime Telephone Number

7. E-mail Address

8. Mailing Address (Number, Street, City, State, Zip Code)

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BLOCK C -- SUBSISTENCE HALIBUT CEREMONIAL PERMIT
NOTE: Attach any previously issued ceremonial permit harvest logs
1. Name of Alaska Native Tribe
2. Printed Name of Tribal Representative

3. Title of Tribal Representative

4. Signature of Tribal Representative

5. Name of Ceremonial Permit Coordinator (First, Middle, Last)

6. Daytime Telephone Number

7. E-mail Address

8. Mailing Address (Number, Street, City, State, Zip Code)

9. Describe occasion of cultural or ceremonial significance

BLOCK D - SUBSISTENCE HALIBUT EDUCATION PERMIT
NOTE: Attach any previously issued educational permit harvest logs
1. Name of Alaska Native Tribe
2. Printed Name of Tribal Representative

3. Official Title of Tribal Representative

4. Signature of Tribal Representative

5. Name of Educational Permit Instructor (First, Middle, Last)

6. Daytime Telephone Number

7. E-mail Address

8. Mailing Address (Number, Street, City, State, Zip Code)

9. Name of Educational Institution or Organization

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BLOCK D - SUBSISTENCE HALIBUT EDUCATION PERMIT
NOTE: Attach any previously issued educational permit harvest logs
10. Educational Institution or Organization Mailing Address
11. Daytime Telephone Number
(Number, Street, City, State, Zip Code)

12. Course Description (add extra sheet if necessary)

13. Demonstrate enrollment of qualified students

14. Describe minimum attendance requirements

15. Describe standards for the successful completion of the educational program

16. Describe standards for successful completion of the course

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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 0648-0512. Without this approval, we could not conduct this information collection. Public
reporting for this information collection is estimated to be approximately 10 minutes 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 a permit. Send
comments regarding this burden estimate or any other aspect of this information collection, including suggestions for
reducing this burden to Assistant Regional Administrator, Sustainable Fisheries Division, Alaska Region, NMFS, P.O. Box
21688. Juneau, AK 99802-1668.
PRIVACY ACT STATEMENT
Authority: The collection of this information is authorized under the Northern Pacific Halibut Act of 1982, 16 U.S.C. 773c.
Purpose: NMFS is collecting this information to manage the Subsistence Halibut Program.
Routine Uses: NMFS will use this information to determine the eligibility of the applicant to receive a permit and to issue
the permit if the application is approved. 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. Disclosure of this information is permitted under the Privacy Act of 1974 (5
U.S.C. Section 552a) to be shared among authorized staff for work- related purposes. Disclosure of this information is also
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.
Disclosure: Furnishing this information is required to obtain or retain benefits. Failure to provide complete and accurate
information may delay or prevent an eligible entity from receiving a permit.

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INSTRUCTIONS
SUBSISTENCE HALIBUT SPECIAL PERMITS APPLICATION
Subsistence halibut special permits are the Community Harvest Permit, the Ceremonial Permit, and the Educational
Permit. A community or Alaska Native tribe may apply for a subsistence special permit by submitting an
application to the Alaska Region, NMFS. Applications must be submitted by mail to—
NMFS, Alaska Region
Restricted Access Management (RAM)
P.O. Box 21668
Juneau, AK 99802-1668
If you have questions when completing the application, please—
• call RAM at (800) 304-4846 (select option 2) or (907) 586-7202 (select option 2);
• fax RAM at (907) 586-7354;
• e-mail your questions to RAM.Alaska@noaa.gov; or
• check our web site at https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/alaska/sustainable-fisheries/subsistence-halibutfishing-alaska.
Community Harvest Permit (CHP)
An Area 2C or Area 3A community or Alaska Native tribe listed in 50 CFR 300.65(g)(1) or (g)(2) may apply for a
CHP, which allows a community or Alaska Native tribe to appoint one or more individuals from its respective
community or Alaska Native tribe to harvest subsistence halibut from a single vessel under reduced gear and
harvest restrictions. The CHP consists of a Community Harvest Permit harvest log and up to 5 laminated permit
cards.
NMFS may issue a CHP to any community or Alaska Native tribe that applies and that is qualified to conduct
subsistence fishing for halibut. NMFS will issue a CHP to a community in Area 2C or Area 3A only if—
• The applying community is listed as eligible in Area 2C or Area 3A, and
• No Alaska Native tribe exists in that community.
Eligible communities or Alaska Native tribes may appoint one CHP Coordinator per community or tribe. Each
fisherman must have one of the laminated CHP cards as well as his or her valid subsistence halibut registration
certificate (SHARC) in his or her possession when fishing under the CHP.
Each CHP will be valid only for the period of time specified on the permit. A CHP will expire one year from the
date of issuance to a community or Alaska Native tribe eligible to harvest halibut. A community or Alaska Native
tribe may renew its CHP.
Each Community Harvest Permit Harvest Log must be submitted to NMFS on or before the permit’s expiration
date by fax or mail. Harvest logs must be mailed to RAM at the address given above or faxed to 907–586–7354.
Ceremonial Permit or Educational Permit
An eligible Area 2C or Area 3A Alaska Native tribe may apply for a Ceremonial or Educational Permit, allowing
the tribe to harvest up to 25 halibut per permit issued. The Ceremonial and Educational Permits each consist of a
harvest log and a single laminated permit card.
NMFS may issue a Ceremonial or Educational Permit to any Alaska Native tribe that completes an application and
that is qualified to conduct subsistence fishing for halibut. Eligible Alaska Native tribes may appoint only one
Ceremonial Permit Coordinator per tribe. Eligible Alaska Native tribes may appoint only one authorized Instructor
per Educational Permit.
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Each Ceremonial or Educational Permit will be valid only for the period of time specified on the permit.
Ceremonial and Educational Permits will expire 30 days from the date of issuance to an Alaska Native tribe eligible
to harvest halibut. A tribe eligible to harvest subsistence halibut may apply for additional Ceremonial or
Educational Permits at any time.
Each Ceremonial Permit Coordinator or Educational Permit Instructor must ensure:
• The designated harvesters or students who may fish under the permit are identified on the
Ceremonial/Educational Permit harvest log when the permit is used;
• The Ceremonial Permit remains in the possession of the Ceremonial Permit Coordinator or other tribal
authority when not in use and is issued to designated harvesters when necessary; and
• All required recordkeeping and data reporting of subsistence harvests under the Ceremonial or Educational
Permit are performed.
Submission of a Ceremonial or Educational Permit Harvest Log is required upon the expiration of each permit and
must be received by Restricted Access Management within 15 days of the expiration by fax or mail. Harvest logs
must be mailed to RAM at the address above or faxed to 907–586–7354.
COMPLETING THE APPLICATION
BLOCK A -- TYPE OF SUBSISTENCE HALIBUT SPECIAL PERMIT REQUESTED
1. Please indicate the type of permit for which you are applying (please mark only one):
Community Harvest Permit, Ceremonial Permit, or Educational Permit.
2. Indicate whether you are applying for a new permit or a renewal of an existing permit.
3. If a Renewal, enter permit number.
BLOCK B -- SUBSISTENCE HALIBUT COMMUNITY HARVEST PERMIT (CHP)
NOTE: Attach any previously issued CHP harvest logs
1. Enter the name of Alaska Native tribe or community.
2–4.

Enter the name, title, and signature of tribal or community representative.

5. Enter the name of the person designated as the Community Halibut Permit Coordinator (first, middle, last).
6–8.

Enter the Coordinator’s daytime telephone number (include area code), e-mail address, and mailing address
(number, street, city, state, zip code).

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BLOCK C -- SUBSISTENCE HALIBUT CEREMONIAL PERMIT
NOTE: Attach any previously issued Ceremonial Permit Harvest logs
1. Enter the name of Alaska Native tribe.
2–4.

Enter the name, title, and signature of tribal representative.

5. Enter the name of the person designated as the Ceremonial Permit Coordinator (first, middle, last).
6–8.

Enter the Coordinator’s daytime telephone number (include area code), e-mail address, and mailing address
(number, street, city, state, zip code).

9. Describe the occasion of cultural or ceremonial significance.
BLOCK D - SUBSISTENCE HALIBUT EDUCATION PERMIT
NOTE: Attach any previously issued Educational Permit Harvest logs
1. Enter the name of Alaska Native tribe.
2–4.

Enter the name, title, and signature of tribal representative.

5. Enter the name of the person designated as the Educational Permit Instructor (first, middle, last).
6–8.

Enter the Instructor’s daytime telephone number (include area code), e-mail address, and mailing address
(number, street, city, state, zip code).

9. Enter the name of the educational institution or organization.
10–11. Enter the educational institution’s or organization’s daytime phone number (include area code) and mailing
address (number, street, city, state, zip code).
12.

Describe the course (add extra sheet if necessary).

13.

Demonstrate enrollment of qualified students.

14.

Describe minimum attendance requirements.

15.

Describe standards for the successful completion of the educational program.

16.

Describe standards for successful completion of the course.

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