Registered buyer permit application

Revised: 8/17/06

OMB No. 0648-0272; Expires 04/30/2008

APPLICATION FOR
IFQ/CDQ
REGISTERED BUYER PERMIT

Is this application a renewal?

Yes ____

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

No____

Registered Buyer Number (if this is a renewal) ____________________________
BLOCK A - APPLICANT IDENTIFICATION
1. Name of Registered Buyer:

2. SSN (optional), TAX ID, NMFS Person ID or RB ID:

3. Name of Contact Person:
4. Business Mailing Address: Permanent [ ] Temporary [ ]

6. Business Phone:

5. Physical Location of Facility:

7. Fax:

8. e-mail:

BLOCK B - TYPE OF ACTIVITY (Check ALL that apply)
1. Card holder making dockside sales (catcher-seller) or transferring IFQ/CDQ fish outside Alaska (permit holder or vessel
operator) [ ] ; or
2. Person receiving fish from harvester as a (check all that apply):
Buyer-Broker
Retail Operation
Mothership/Stationary Floating Processor
Other (please describe)

[ ]
[ ]
[ ]
[ ]

Catcher/Processor
Restaurant
Shoreplant
Tender

[ ]
[ ]
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[ ]

BLOCK C - PASSWORD
1. Do you currently have a Password to report landings on-line?

Yes [ ]

No [ ]

2. If Yes, supply password (must be eight characters long, and will be case sensitive). ____________________________
BLOCK D - SIGNATURE
Under penalties of perjury, I declare that I have examined this application, and to the best of my knowledge and belief, the information presented
here is true, correct, and complete.
1. Signature of Applicant or Authorized Agent:

2. Date:

3. Printed Name of Applicant or Authorized Agent (Note: If this is completed by an agent, attach authorization.):

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INSTRUCTIONS
Application for IFQ/CDQ Registered Buyer Permit

Use this application to apply for or renew a Registered Buyer permit under federal regulations governing the Individual
Fishing Quota (IFQ) Program (50 CFR Part 679).
This permit is required for each person who receives IFQ or CDQ fish from the harvester; and for each IFQ/CDQ
permit holder who harvests IFQ/CDQ fish and then transfers those fish in dockside sales to individuals: for personal
consumption, outside of an IFQ regulatory area, or outside the State of Alaska. A Registered Buyer permit is also
required for a vessel operator when IFQ/CDQ fish are being transferred outside the State of Alaska.
Each facility (i.e., tender, mothership, shoreplant, etc.) that receives IFQ/CDQ fish in Alaska is required to have its
own Registered Buyer permit number.
Note that entities receiving IFQ/CDQ fish at locations outside Alaska do not need these permits and will not be
issued them. In such case the vessel operator must be a Registered Buyer.
Type or print legibly in ink; retain a copy of completed application for your records. Completed forms should be
mailed or faxed to:
NMFS Alaska Region
Restricted Access Management
P.O. Box 21668
Juneau, AK 99802-1668
(907) 586-7354
If you need additional information, contact Restricted Access Management at (800) 304-4846 (#2) or (907) 586-7202
(#2).
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.

BLOCK A - APPLICANT IDENTIFICATION
1.

Name of Registered Buyer - Name of the IFQ/CDQ card holder transferring IFQ/CDQ fish in dockside sales
to individuals for personal consumption, outside an IFQ regulatory area, outside the State of Alaska; OR
name of vessel operator transferring fish outside the State of Alaska; OR name of person or business
receiving IFQ/CDQ halibut or sablefish from harvester within Alaska.

2.

SSN, TAX ID, or NMFS Person ID
Privacy Act Statement: Federal regulations (at 50 CFR Part 679) authorize collection of this
information. This information is used to verify the identity of the applicant(s) and to accurately
retrieve confidential records related to federal commercial fishery permits. Where the requested
information is a Social Security Number (SSN), disclosure is voluntary; in the event it is not
provided, NMFS will assign a unique code that will identify the records.

3.

Name of Contact Person - Name of a person we may contact regarding this application, such as the business
Business Mailing Address - Including state and zip code. If you check
owner, or manager.
“Permanent Address,” we will update the official RAM database. If you choose “Temporary Address,” we
will use it for this one application and we will not change the RAM database.

5.

Physical Location of Facility - If there is no fixed location facility (as with some buyers), or if the activity
occurs at multiple locations (as with some motherships), indicate the most frequently used location. Enter the
physical location of the facility where the registered buyer operation occurs.

6-8.

Business, fax, and e-mail - Include area codes as appropriate.

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BLOCK B - TYPE OF ACTIVITY
Select all of the activities that best describe your anticipated Registered Buyer activity.
BLOCK C - PASSWORD
1.
Indicate whether or not you have a Password. A Password is required to make on-line IFQ/CDQ halibut and
sablefish landings. If Yes, skip to number 3. If No, see number 2.
2.

If you do not have a Password and you need one, NMFS will assign one or you can request a customized one.
The password you select must be at least eight (8) characters and will be case sensitive. When selecting
password choose something that you can easily remember.

BLOCK D - SIGNATURE
1-2.

Signature of Applicant or Authorized Agent - The applicant or authorized agent must sign and date the
application certifying all information set forth in the application is true, correct, and complete to the best of
the applicant’s knowledge and belief. The application will not be considered without the applicant’s or
authorized agent’s signature. Note: If a representative is acting on behalf of the applicant, written
authorization signed by the applicant must be submitted with the application.

3.

Printed name of the Applicant or Authorized Agent - Print or type the full name of the applicant or authorized
agent signing on behalf of the applicant.

PUBLIC REPORTING BURDEN STATEMENT
Public reporting burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 0.5 hours per response, including the time for
reviewing the instructions, searching the existing data sources, gathering and maintaining the data needed, and completing and
reviewing the collection of information. Send comments regarding the burden estimate or any other aspect of this collection of
information, including suggestions for reducing the burden, to Assistant Regional Administrator, Sustainable Fisheries Division,
NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service, P.O. Box 21668, Juneau, AK 99802-1668.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Before completing this form, please note the following: 1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no person is required to
respond to, nor shall any person be subject to a penalty for failure to comply with, a collection of information subject to the
requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act, unless that collection of information displays a currently valid OMB Control Number;
2) This information is mandatory and is required to manage commercial fishing efforts under 50 CFR part 679 and under section
402(a) of the Magnuson-Stevens Act (16 U.S.C. 1801, et seq.); 3) Responses to this information request are confidential under section
402(b) of the Magnuson-Stevens Act (16 U.S.C. 1801, et seq.). They are also confidential under NOAA Administrative Order 216100, which sets forth procedures to protect confidentiality of fishery statistics.

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