Rockfish Cooperative Fishing Quota Application

Revised: 01/18/2024

OMB Control No. 0648-0545

Application for Rockfish
Cooperative Fishing Quota (CQ)

Expiration Date: 03/31/2024

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

This application must be submitted annually by each Rockfish Cooperative
and received by NMFS by March 1.
A Rockfish Cooperative that submits a complete application that NMFS approves will receive a CQ permit.
The CQ permit will establish an annual amount of primary rockfish species, secondary species, and halibut
prohibited species catch (PSC) based on the collective rockfish quota share (QS) of the License Limitation
Program (LLP) licenses assigned to the rockfish cooperative by its members.
A CQ permit will list the amount of CQ, by fishery, held by the Rockfish Cooperative, the members of the
Rockfish Cooperative, LLP licenses assigned to that rockfish cooperative, and the vessels that are authorized to
harvest fish under that CQ permit.

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ATTACHMENTS
For the cooperative application to be considered complete, the following documents must be attached:
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A copy of the business license issued by the state where the Rockfish Cooperative is registered as a
business entity

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A copy of the articles of incorporation or partnership agreement of the Rockfish Cooperative;

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A copy of the Rockfish Cooperative agreement signed by the members of the Rockfish Cooperative
(if different from the articles of incorporation or partnership agreement of the Rockfish Cooperative)

NOTE: The articles of incorporation or cooperative agreement must specify that
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the Rockfish QS holders affiliated with Rockfish processors cannot participate in price setting negotiations,
except as permitted by general antitrust law

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the Rockfish Cooperative has a monitoring program sufficient to ensure compliance with the
Rockfish Program

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rockfish quota share holders who are members of the Rockfish Cooperative must ensure full payment of
Rockfish cost recovery fees that may be due.

BLOCK A – ROCKFISH COOPERATIVE IDENTIFICATION
1. Rockfish Cooperative's Legal Name:
2. NMFS Person ID:

3. Type of business entity under which the cooperative is organized:
Cooperative
Partnership Other (Please specify)

4. Date of Incorporation:

5. State in which the cooperative is
legally registered as a business entity:

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6. Name of Authorized
Representative:

7. Permanent Business Address:

8. Business Telephone Number:

1. Full Name:

9. Business Fax Number:

10. E-mail Address:

BLOCK B – MEMBERS OF THE ROCKFISH COOPERATIVE
LLP Holder and Ownership Documentation
2. NMFS Person ID:
3. LLP Number(s):

Enter the names of all persons, to the individual level, holding an ownership interest in the LLP license(s) assigned to the rockfish
cooperative and the percent of ownership each person and individual holds in the LLP license(s).

% Ownership in
LLP License

Name

1. Full Name:

LLP Holder and Ownership Documentation
2. NMFS Person ID:
3. LLP Number(s):

Enter the names of all persons, to the individual level, holding an ownership interest in the LLP license(s) listed above and the
percentage ownership each person and individual holds in the LLP license(s). Attach additional pages as necessary.

Name

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% Ownership in
LLP License

1. Full Name:

LLP Holder and Ownership Documentation
2. NMFS Person ID:
3. LLP Number(s):

Enter the names of all persons, to the individual level, holding an ownership interest in the LLP license(s) listed above and the
percentage ownership each person and individual holds in the LLP license(s). Attach additional pages as necessary.

% Ownership in
LLP License

Name

1. Full Name:

LLP Holder and Ownership Documentation
2. NMFS Person ID:
3. LLP Number(s):

Enter the names of all persons, to the individual level, holding an ownership interest in the LLP license(s) listed above and the
percentage ownership each person and individual holds in the LLP license(s). Attach additional pages as necessary.

% Ownership in
LLP License

Name

1. Full Name

LLP Holder and Ownership Documentation
2. NMFS Person ID:
3. LLP Number(s):

Enter the names of all persons, to the individual level, holding an ownership interest in the LLP license(s) listed above and the
percentage ownership each person and individual holds in the LLP license(s). Attach additional pages as necessary.

Name

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% Ownership in
LLP License

BLOCK C -- IDENTIFICATION OF ROCKFISH COOPERATIVE MEMBER VESSELS
Vessel Name

ADF&G Number:

USCG Number:

Vessel Name

ADF&G Number:

USCG Number:

Vessel Name

ADF&G Number:

USCG Number:

Vessel Name

ADF&G Number:

USCG Number:

Vessel Name

ADF&G Number:

USCG Number:

Vessel Name

ADF&G Number:

USCG Number:

Vessel Name

ADF&G Number:

USCG Number:

Vessel Name

ADF&G Number:

USCG Number:

Vessel Name

ADF&G Number:

USCG Number:

Vessel Name

ADF&G Number:

USCG Number:

Vessel Name

ADF&G Number:

USCG Number:

Vessel Name

ADF&G Number:

USCG Number:

Vessel Name

ADF&G Number:

USCG Number:

Vessel Name

ADF&G Number:

USCG Number:

Vessel Name

ADF&G Number:

USCG Number:

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BLOCK D – SHORESIDE PROCESSOR ASSOCIATE OF THE ROCKFISH COOPERATIVE
1. Processor Name:
2. NMFS Person ID:
4. ADF&G Processor Code:

3. Facility Name:

5. Federal Processor Permit Number:

BLOCK E - CERTIFICATION OF COOPERATIVE AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE
Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1746, I declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct.

1. Signature of Cooperative Authorized Representative:

2. Date Signed:

3. Printed Name of Cooperative Authorized Representative (attach authorization):

BLOCK F - CERTIFICATION OF PROCESSOR ASSOCIATE
Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1746, I declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct.

1. Signature of Shoreside Processor Authorized Representative:
3. Printed Name of Shoreside Processor Authorized Representative (attach authorization):

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2. Date Signed:

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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 0648-0545. Without this approval, we could not conduct this information collection. Public reporting for this information
collection is estimated to be approximately 2 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 or retain benefits pursuant to 50 CFR part 679 and section 402(a) of the MagnusonStevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1801, et seq.). 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 by the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act,
16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
PURPOSE: NMFS uses the information provided on this application form to identify cooperatives eligible to participate in the Central
Gulf of Alaska Rockfish Program; the license holders and vessels that are the members of each cooperative; and the person who is the
authorized representative for the cooperative. In addition, NMFS uses the information on this application form as a basis for issuing
annual cooperative quota for groundfish and halibut prohibited species to each eligible cooperative.
ROUTINE 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 these application forms on its public website (www.alaskafisheries.noaa.gov), including the name of the
authorized representative of the cooperative, the business address of the cooperative, and the names of the license holders who are
members of the cooperative. In addition, NMFS may share information submitted on this application form 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: Providing this information is required to obtain or retain benefits; however, the failure to provide complete and
accurate information will prevent the determination of eligibility and annual issuance of Rockfish Program cooperative quota.
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Instructions for
APPLICATION FOR ROCKFISH COOPERATIVE QUOTA (CQ)

Catcher vessel sector: Those rockfish eligible harvesters, who hold an LLP license without a catcher/processor
designation with at least one rockfish legal landing that could, or does, generate rockfish quota share (QS). Catcher
vessels may form a cooperative with other catcher vessels with an association with any shoreside processor located within
the geographic boundaries of the City of Kodiak. No minimum number of License Limitation Program (LLP) licenses is
required.
Catcher/processor sector: Those rockfish eligible harvesters, who hold an LLP license with a catcher/processor
designation that is assigned at least one rockfish legal landing that could, or does, generate rockfish QS.
Catcher/processors may form a cooperative with other catcher/processors. No minimum number of LLP licenses required.
Rockfish Program Species of the Central Gulf of Alaska
Rockfish Primary Species:
Rockfish Secondary Species:
1.Northern rockfish
1.Sablefish not allocated to the IFQ Program
2.Pacific Ocean perch
2.Thornyhead rockfish
3.Pelagic Shelf rockfish
3.Pacific cod for catcher vessel sector
4.Rougheye rockfish for the catcher/processor sector
5.Shortraker rockfish for the catcher/processor sector
A Rockfish CQ permit is valid only until the end of the calendar year for which the CQ permit is issued.
GENERAL INFORMATION
Please allow at least 10 working days for your application to be processed. Items will be sent by first class mail,
unless you provide alternate instructions and include a prepaid mailer with appropriate postage or corporate account
number for express delivery.
Application forms are available on the NMFS Alaska Region website at

https://alaskafisheries.noaa.gov/fisheries/central-goa-rockfish-program
or by contacting NMFS at 800–304–4846, Option 2.
A completed application must be received by NMFS no later than 1700 hours, A.l.t., March 1 or if sent by U.S. mail, the
application must be postmarked by that time. For applications delivered by hand delivery or carrier only, the receiving
date of signature by NMFS staff is the date the application was received. If the application is submitted by fax, the
receiving date of the application is the date stamped received by NMFS.
Objective written evidence of timely application will be considered as proof of a timely application.
This application may only be submitted to NMFS using the methods described below. Type or print legibly in ink; retain a
copy of completed application for your records.

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Complete application and submit:
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
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)
Print information in the application legibly in ink or type information.
Retain a copy of completed application for your records.
COMPLETING THE APPLICATION
ATTACHMENTS
Include all of the attachments required at 50 CFR § 679.81(f)(4)(i) and listed on page 1 of the application form.
BLOCK A – ROCKFISH COOPERATIVE IDENTIFICATION
1. Rockfish cooperative’s legal name
2. NMFS Person ID
3. Type of business entity under which organized
4. Date of Incorporation
5. State in which legally registered as a business entity
6. Name of the authorized representative
7. Permanent business address, including P.O. Box number or street address, city, state, and zip code
8-9. Business telephone number and fax number, including area code
10. Business e-mail address
BLOCK B – MEMBERS OF ROCKFISH COOPERATIVE (LLP Holder and Ownership Documentation)
(Copy this page to accommodate additional coop members)
1. Full name of member
2. NMFS Person ID
3. LLP license number(s)
4. List all persons, to the individual level, holding an ownership interest in the LLP(s) assigned to the rockfish
cooperative and the percent of ownership each person and individual holds in the LLP license(s).
BLOCK C – IDENTIFICATION OF ROCKFISH COOPERATIVE MEMBER VESSELS
Provide a list of any vessels that may be used by the cooperative to harvest CQ during the year for which CQ is applied.
This list may not be modified during the year for which the CQ permit is issued. For each vessel provide:
Vessel name
Alaska Department of Fish and Game (ADF&G) vessel registration number
U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) documentation number

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BLOCK D – SHORESIDE PROCESSOR ASSOCIATE OF THE ROCKFISH COOPERATIVE
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

Processor name
NMFS Person ID
Facility name
ADF&G processor code
Federal processor permit (FPP) number

BLOCK E – CERTIFICATION OF COOPERATIVE
The Rockfish Cooperative’s authorized representative must enter printed name, sign, and date the application certifying
that all information is true and correct to the best of their knowledge and belief.
BLOCK F – CERTIFICATION OF PROCESSOR ASSOCIATE
The Processor Associate’s authorized representative must enter printed name, sign, and date the application certifying that
all information is true and correct to the best of their knowledge and belief.

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