Application for CR Program Eligibility To Receive QS/PQS

Revised: 04/27/2023

OMB Control No. 0648-0514 Expiration Date: 3/31/2024

Application for CR Program
Eligibility To Receive QS/PQS
OR IFQ/IPQ By Transfer

U.S. Department of Commerce
NOAA Fisheries Service, Alaska
Region Restricted Access
Management (RAM) Post Office
Box 21668
Juneau, Alaska 99802-1668
(800) 304-4846 toll free / (907) 586-7202 in Juneau
(907) 586-7354 (fax) / ram.alaska@noaa.gov

Except for persons who received crab quota share (QS) or processor quota share (PQS) by initial issuance and
Eligible Crab Community Organizations (ECCO), no person may receive Crab Rationalization (CR) Program
crab QS/IFQ or PQS/IPQ by transfer unless such person has established eligibility to do so. This application is
for use by persons seeking authority to receive QS, PQS, individual fishing quota (IFQ), or individual
processor quota (IPQ) by transfer under the CR Program.
BLOCK A -- TYPE OF QUOTA
If seeking eligibility for (indicate type of Quota):
Complete Application:
Blocks . . .
CVO or CPO QS or IFQ

A, B, D (if applicable), E, and F

CVC or CPC QS or IFQ

A, B, C, E, and F

PQS or IPQ

A, B and F

BLOCK B – APPLICANT INFORMATION
1. Is the Applicant an individual U.S. Citizen or a U.S. Corporation, Partnership, or other business entity?
YES

NO

Note: Only U.S. Citizens may receive QS/IFQ by transfer; any person may receive PQS/IPQ by transfer.
2. Name (Last, First, Middle Initial):

3. NMFS Person ID:

4. Business Mailing Address:

5. Business Telephone Number:

6. Business Fax Number:

7. Business E-Mail Address:

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BLOCK C – ELIGIBILITY TO RECEIVE CVC OR CPC QS/IFQ
Is the purpose of this application to obtain authority to receive “crew shares” (catcher vessel crew (CVC) or
catcher/processor crew (CPC)) or associated IFQ by transfer?
YES

NO

If YES, indicate your eligibility to receive CVC or CPC as follows:
150 days sea time as part of a harvesting crew in any U.S. commercial fishery as demonstrated in
Block E; AND
Participated in one or more CR Program fishery(ies) in the 365 days prior to signing this
application..
OR
From May 1, 2015 until May 1, 2019:
150 days sea time as part of a harvesting crew in any U.S. commercial fishery as demonstrated in
Block E
AND
Initially Issued CVC or CPC Quota Share under the CR Program
OR
Participated in at least one delivery of crab from a fishery included in the CR Program per fishing
season in any 3 of the 5 crab fishing years starting July 1, 2000 through June 30, 2005;
Participation may be demonstrated by attaching:
♦

a signed Alaska Department of Fish and Game (ADF&G) fish ticket imprinted with the
applicant’s CFEC permit card,

♦

an affidavit indicating date of landing of crab species from the owner of a vessel upon which fishing
was done, or

♦

a signed receipt for an IFQ crab landing on which the applicant was serving as a hired master for a
CR Program IFQ permit holder.

BLOCK D –CORPORATIONS, PARTNERSHIPS, OR OTHER BUSINESS ENTITIES
1. Is this application being submitted by, or on behalf of, a Western Alaska Community Development Quota
(CDQ) Group?
YES

NO

If YES, go to Block F.

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2. Is this application being submitted by, or on behalf of, a Corporation, Partnership, or Other Business Entity?
YES

NO

If YES, at least one individual member/owner of the entity must document an ownership interest of at least
20% of the entity and, additionally, must demonstrate that s/he has participated for a minimum of 150 days as
a member of the harvesting crew in any U.S. fishery(ies)
Verification of the 150 days of harvesting participation can be provided by attaching
♦

the individual’s Transfer Eligibility Certificate (TEC) for the Alaska Pacific Halibut and Sablefish
Individual Fishing Quota (IFQ) program or

♦

the individual’s TEC for the CR Program, or

♦

by completing Block E of this application. If Block E is completed, and this application is
approved, the individual will automatically qualify for a TEC for the halibut/sablefish IFQ fisheries.

Identity of individual business owner with required experience participating in one or more U.S.
fishery(ies)
3. Name of Individual Owner:
4. NMFS Person ID:
5. Business Mailing Address:

6. Business Telephone Number:

7. Business Fax Number:

8. Business E-Mail address:

9. Is this application being submitted by, or on behalf of, a U.S. Citizen?
YES

NO

If NO, STOP! This application cannot be approved unless the individual with 20% ownership in the entity listed
in Block B is a U.S. Citizen.
BLOCK E – INDIVIDUAL COMMERCIAL FISHING EXPERIENCE

(Duplicate this page as necessary to display all relevant commercial fishing experience)

If Block E is completed, and this application is approved, the individual will automatically qualify for a
TEC for the halibut/sablefish IFQ fisheries
Note: If the individual who completes this Block E is not the Applicant, this individual must co-sign this
application in Block F.
1. Species (one per block):

2. Gear Type:

3. Location:

4. Date From: (MMYY)

5. Date To: (MMYY)

6. Number of Actual Days Spent
Harvesting Fish:

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7. Duties performed while directly involved in the fishing activity (please be specific):

8. Vessel Name:

9. ADF&G or USCG Number:

10. Vessel Owner:
12. Reference Name (person other
than Applicant):

11. Vessel Operator:
13. Reference’s Relationship to
Applicant:

14. Reference's Business Telephone
Number:

15. Reference's Business Mailing Address:

BLOCK E – INDIVIDUAL COMMERCIAL FISHING EXPERIENCE (Continuation)
If Block E is completed, and this application is approved, the individual will automatically qualify for a
TEC for the halibut/sablefish IFQ fisheries
Note: If the individual who completes this Block E is not the Applicant, the individual must co-sign this
application in Block F.
1. Species (one per block):

2. Gear Type:

3. Location:

4. Date From: (MMYY)

5. Date To: (MMYY)

6. Number of Actual Days Spent
Harvesting Fish:

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7. Duties performed while directly involved in the fishing activity (please be specific):

8. Vessel Name:

9. ADF&G or USCG Number:

10. Vessel Owner:

11. Vessel Operator:

12. Reference Name (person other
than Applicant):

13. Reference's Relationship to
Applicant:

14. Reference's Business Telephone
Number:

15. Reference's Business Mailing Address:

BLOCK F – CERTIFICATION
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 Applicant’s Representative:
2. Date Signed:
3. Printed Name of Applicant or Applicant’s Representative:
(Note: If this is completed by the Applicant’s Representative, attach authorization)
BLOCK G – ADDITIONAL CERTIFICATION
(Required if the individual who completed Block E is not the Applicant)
Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1746, I declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct.
1. Signature of Individual who completed Block E:
3. Printed Name of Individual who completed Block E:

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2. Date Signed:

Instructions
CR PROGRAM ELIGIBILITY to RECEIVE
QS/PQS or IFQ/IPQ by TRANSFER
NOTE: only U.S. Citizens qualify to receive QS/IFQ by transfer.
This application is required to establish a person’s eligibility to receive quota share (QS), processor quota share
(PQS), individual fishing quota (IFQ), or individual processing quota (IPQ) by transfer, if the person is not an
Eligible Crab Community Organization (ECCO). A successful applicant will receive a letter of acknowledgment of
eligibility; the acknowledgment will not expire.
Transfer of crab QS, PQS, IFQ, or IPQ means any transaction, approved by NMFS, requiring QS or PQS, or the use
thereof in the form of IFQ or IPQ, to pass from one person to another, permanently or for a fixed period of time,
except that:
♦

A crab IFQ hired master permit issued by NMFS, as described in § 680.4, is not a transfer of crab QS or
IFQ; and

♦

The use of IFQ assigned to a crab harvesting cooperative and used within that cooperative is not a transfer
of IFQ.

The following table provides standards for eligibility to receive CR Program Quota by transfer:
Quota
Type
PQS
IPQ
CVO or
CPO QS

Eligible Person
Any Person
Any Person
A person who received
QS by initial issuance
An Individual

No other requirements
No other requirements
No other requirements

An ECCO

who is a U.S. citizen and who has at least 150 days
experience as part of a harvesting crew in any U.S.
commercial fishery
that has at least one individual member (owner) who
is a U.S. citizen and who:
♦ owns at least 20% of the entity, and
♦ has at least 150 days experience as part of the
harvesting crew in any U.S. commercial fishery
that meets other regulatory requirements

A CDQ Group

No other requirements

An Individual

who is a U.S. citizen with
♦ at least 150 days of sea time as part of a
harvesting crew in any U.S. commercial fishery and
♦ establishes recent participation in at least one
delivery of crab in a CR crab fishery in the 365 days
prior to submission of the application for eligibility,
except that from May 1, 2015 through May 1, 2019,
CVC or CPC QS also may be transferred to an
individual who is a U.S. citizen with:
♦ at least 150 days of sea time as part of a
harvesting crew in any U.S. commercial fishery,

A corporation,
partnership, association
or other non-individual
entity

CVC or
CPC QS

Eligibility Standards

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Quota
Type

Eligible Person

Eligibility Standards
and who either
(i) received an initial allocation of CVC or CPC
QS; or
(ii) participated in at least one delivery of crab in a
CR crab fishery in any 3 of the 5 crab fishing years
starting on July 1, 2000, through June 30, 2005.

Note: CVO = catcher vessel owner; CPO = catcher/processor owner; CDQ = Western Alaska Community
Development Quota

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 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 – TYPE OF QUOTA
Indicate the type(s) of QS, PQS, IFQ or IPQ for which the applicant is seeking eligibility to receive by transfer.
BLOCK B – APPLICANT INFORMATION
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.

Indicate whether the Applicant is a U.S. Citizen
Enter the name of the applicant; please include middle initial.
Enter the NMFS Person ID.
Enter the permanent business mailing address.
Enter the business telephone number
Enter the business fax number
Enter the business e-mail address

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BLOCK C – ELIGIBILITY TO RECEIVE CVC OR CPC QS/IFQ
Note: A transfer of catcher vessel crew (CVC) or catcher/processor crew (CPC) QS or IFQ will not be approved
unless the intended recipient of the QS or IFQ demonstrates recent participation in CR Program crab fisheries
within the 365 days prior to the date the transfer application was submitted. Except, between May 1, 2015 and May
1, 2019 this recent participation requirement may be waived if:
1. The applicant was initially issued CVC or CPQ QS under the CR Program; or
2. The applicant participated in at least one delivery of crab from a fishery included in the CR Program per
fishing season in any 3 of the 5 crab fishing years beginning July 1, 2000 through June 30, 2005.
Indicate whether the purpose of the application is to obtain authority to receive “crew shares” (CVC or CPC QS),
or “crew” IFQ by transfer.
If YES, the applicant must demonstrate eligibility to obtain CVC or CPC QS as follows:
Initially issued CVC or CPC Quota Share under the CR Program;
Participated in at least one delivery of crab from a fishery included in the CR Program per fishing season
in any 3 of the 5 crab fishing years beginning July 1, 2000 through June 30, 2005, or
Participated in one or more CR Program fishery(ies) in the 365 days prior to signing this application.
Participation may be demonstrated by attaching:
♦ a signed ADF&G fish ticket imprinted with the applicant’s Alaska Commercial Fisheries Entry
Commission (CFEC) permit card;
♦ an affidavit indicating date of landing of crab species from the owner of a vessel upon which fishing
was done; or
♦ a signed receipt for an IFQ crab landing on which the applicant was serving as a hired master for a CR
Program IFQ permit holder.
BLOCK D – CORPORATIONS, PARTNERSHIPS, OR OTHER BUSINESS ENTITIES
1. Indicate whether the application is being submitted by, or on behalf of, a Western Alaska Community
Development Quota (CDQ) group.
If YES, go to Block F.
2. Indicate whether the application is being submitted by, or on behalf of, a Corporation, Partnership, or Other
Business entity.
If YES, at least one individual member/owner of the entity must document an ownership interest of at least
20% of the entity and, additionally, must demonstrate that s/he has participated for a minimum
of 150 days as a member of the harvesting crew in any U.S. fishery(ies).
♦ Documentation of a 20% ownership interest may consist of corporation or partnership articles of
incorporation, or completion of the Annual Application for an IFQ/IPQ Permit.
♦ Participant Verification (requisite experience) of 150 days of harvesting participation is:
● Transfer Eligibility Certificate (TEC) for the Alaska Halibut and Sablefish IFQ Program
● TEC for the CR Program, or
● Completion of Block E.
3.
4.

Provide the name of the individual owner with the requisite experience participating in one or more U.S.
fishery(ies)
Prove the NMFS ID of the individual owner with the requisite experience participating in one or more U.S.
fishery(ies)
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5.
6.
7.
8.
9.

Business mailing address, business telephone number, business fax number, and business E-Mail address
Business telephone number
Business fax number
Business e-mail address
Indicate whether this application is being submitted by, or on behalf of, a U.S. Citizen.
If NO, STOP! This application cannot be approved unless the individual with 20% ownership in the
entity listed in Block B is a U.S. Citizen.

BLOCK E – INDIVIDUAL COMMERCIAL FISHING EXPERIENCE
Duplicate the form as necessary until a minimum of 150 days experience is recorded and claimed.
Note: if the individual who completes Block E is not the Applicant, the individual must sign the
application in Block G - Additional Certification.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.

Enter the species for which fishing was undertaken.
Enter the gear type used in the fishing.
Enter the location of the fishing (regulatory area or geographic designation e.g., “Area T” or “Bristol
Bay”)
Enter the month and year that fishing commenced.
Enter the month and year that fishing concluded.
Enter the number of days spent as a member of the harvesting crew.
Record the duties performed. Please be specific (e.g., “picked nets,” “set pots,” “washed crab,” etc. and
not “deckhand”).
Enter the name of the vessel upon which the fishing occurred.
Enter the name, the ADF&G vessel registration number, or United States Coast Guard (USCG)
documentation number of the vessel.
Enter the name(s) of the vessel’s owner during the time claimed.
Enter the name of te vessel’s operator during the time claimed.
Enter the name of a reference (i.e., a person other than the Applicant who, if contacted by RAM, could
verify the Applicant’s claim of participation).
Describe Reference's relationship to Applicant.
Reference's business mailing address.
Reference's business telephone number.

BLOCK F – CERTIFICATION
Enter applicant or authorized representative printed name, signature, and date signed.
If the application is completed by an authorized or designated representative, then explicit authorization must
accompany the application.
BLOCK G – ADDITIONAL CERTIFICATION
Enter applicant or authorized representative printed name, signature, and date signed.
If the application is completed by an authorized or designated representative, then explicit authorization must
accompany the application.

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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 0648-0514. 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 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 determine eligibility to receive QS/PQS or IFQ/IPQ by transfer. 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 determination of eligibility to receive QS/PQS or IFQ/IPQ by transfer.

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