Application to Become An Eligible Crab Community Organiz

Revised: 04/27/2023

Application to Become
An Eligible Crab Community
Organization (ECCO)

OMB Control No.0648-0514 Expiration Date: 3/31/2024
U.S. Dept. of Commerce/NOAA
National Marine Fisheries Service
Restricted Access Management (RAM)
P.O. Box 21668
Juneau, AK 99802-1668
(800) 304-4846 toll free / (907) 586-7202
(907) 586-7354 fax / ram.alaska@noaa.gov

BLOCK A IDENTIFICATION OF APPLICANT
1. Name of Non-Profit Organization:

2. NMFS Person ID:

3. Business Mailing Address:

Permanent

5. Business Telephone Number:

6. Business Fax Number:

8. Name of Community Represented by Non-Profit:

Temporary

4. Name of Representative:

7. E-mail Address:
9. Name of Contact Person for Community Governing
Body

BLOCK B REQUIRED ATTACHMENTS
The following information must be included as attachments to this application; the application will not
be processed unless appropriate information and documentation are provided.
Articles of incorporation under the laws of the State of Alaska for that non-profit organization
Statement indicating the eligible crab community(ies) (ECCs) represented by that non-profit organization for
purposes of holding crab quota share (QS)
Bylaws of the non-profit organization
List of key personnel of the management organization including, but not limited to, the board of directors,
officers, representatives, and any managers
Additional contact information of the managing personnel for the non-profit and resumes of management personnel
Describe how the non-profit is qualified to manage QS on behalf of the ECC it is designated to represent, and a
demonstration that the non-profit has the management skills and technical expertise to manage QS and
individual fishing quota (IFQ)
Describe the procedures that will be used to determine the distribution of IFQ to residents of the ECC represented
by that non-profit organization, including:
Procedures used to solicit requests from residents to lease IFQ
Criteria used to determine the distribution of IFQ leases among qualified community residents, and
The relative weighting of those criteria.

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BLOCK C APPLICANT SIGNATURE
Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1746, I declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct.
1. Signature of Applicant

2. Date:

3. Printed Name of Applicant (if authorized representative, attach proof of authorization):

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 2.5 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.
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 is collecting this information to manage the Crab Rationalization Program.
Routine Uses: NMFS will use this information to authorize the formation of an Eligible Crab Community Organization. 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 the formation of an Eligible Crab Community Organization.

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Instructions
APPLICATION TO BECOME AN

ELIGIBLE CRAB COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION (ECCO)
This application is required to establish a person’s eligibility to become an eligible crab community
organization (ECCO) in the Crab Rationalization (CR) Program.
An eligible crab community (ECC) is an Alaskan community, not a Western Alaska Community
Development Quota (CDQ) community, in which 3 percent or more of any CR crab fishery was historically
processed. An ECC can form a nonprofit entity to receive quota share (QS), individual fishing quota (IFQ),
processor quota share (PQS), and individual processor quota (IPQ) transfers on behalf of the community.
QS represents a long-term privilege to harvest a percentage of the crab fishery. IFQ is the pounds of crab that
QS yields each year. PQS is a long-term privilege to receive a percentage of the crab harvest in a fishery.
PQS annually yields IPQ, which is the pounds of crab that PQS yields each year.
Prior to initially receiving QS or IFQ by transfer on behalf of a specific ECC, a non-profit organization that
intends to represent that community as an ECCO must submit an Application to Become an Eligible ECCO
and have that application approved by the Regional Administrator.
CR crab may be transferred to or from an ECCO. The ECCO may then lease IFQ to community residents.
The specific communities are:

CDQ Communities
Akutan
False Pass
St. George
St. Paul

Non-CDQ Communities
Unalaska/Dutch Harbor
Kodiak
King Cove
Port Moller
Adak

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
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If you need additional information please contact RAM as follows:
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
COMPLETING THE APPLICATION
BLOCK A - IDENTIFICATION OF APPLICANT
1. Name of the non-profit organization.
2. NMFS Person ID of the non-profit organization.
3. Permanent or temporary business mailing address; indicate which.
4. Name of non-profit organization’s designated representative.
5. Enter business telephone number for Representative
6. Enter business fax number for Representative
7. Enter business e-mail address for Representative
8. Name of community represented by the non-profit.
9. Name of contact person for the governing body of community represented.
BLOCK B -- REQUIRED ATTACHMENTS
Attach the following documents to the application. Indicate with a checkmark.
♦

The articles of incorporation under the laws of the State of Alaska for that nonprofit organization.

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A statement indicating the ECC represented by that non-profit organization for purposes
of holding QS.

♦

The bylaws of the non-profit organization.

♦

A list of key personnel of the management organization including, but not limited to, the board
of directors, officers, representatives, and any managers.

♦

Additional contact information of the managing personnel for the non-profit organization
and resumes of management personnel.

♦

A description of how the non-profit organization is qualified to manage QS on behalf of the
ECC it is designated to represent, and a demonstration that the non-profit organization has the
management skills and technical expertise to manage QS and IFQ.

♦

A statement describing the procedures that will be used to determine the distribution of IFQ
to residents of the ECC represented by that non-profit organization, including:
Procedures used to solicit requests from residents to lease IFQ.
Criteria used to determine the distribution of IFQ leases among qualified community residents;
And The relative weighting of those criteria.

BLOCK C -- APPLICANT CERTIFICATION
Applicant must print and sign his or her name and enter the date the application was signed. If the
application is completed by the Applicant’s authorized representative, attach proof of authorization.
The application will be considered incomplete without your signature and will not be
processed.
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