Federal Permit Application for Vessels Fishing for Wreck

OMB CONTROL NO. 0648-0205 Form Approval Expiration: 08/31/2011

U.S. DEPT OF COMMERCE, NOAA
NMFS PERMITS OFFICE, F/SER14

FEDERAL PERMIT APPLICATION FOR
VESSELS FISHING FOR WRECKFISH
OFF THE SOUTH ATLANTIC STATES

263 13th Avenue South
St. Petersburg, FL 33701
Toll Free 877/376-4877 (8:00 am - 4:30 pm ET)
727/824-5326 (8:00 am - 4:30 pm ET)
http://sero.nmfs.noaa.gov

FOR OFFICE USE ONLY
Reviewer's Initials and Date
Permit Check or Money Order
Number and Amount
Sanction Case Number if
Sanctioned
Non Compliance Hold Date
Non Compliance Cleared Date

Application ID

PERMIT NUMBER
Expiration Date(s)

FOR OFFICE USE ONLY

REMEMBER TO SEND A COPY of your current (not expired) United States Coast Guard (USCG) Certificate of Documentation.
If this vessel is not documented, send a copy of your state vessel registration. If we have a copy of your documentaion or
state registration on file, it must not be expired. Do not send your original. We cannot accept a bill of sale. If your vessel's
state registration does not list all owners of the vessel, also provide a copy of the vessel's title, or other documentation from
the appropriate state agency that identifies all vessel owners.
- Please provide the following required information.
- The applicaiton fee is $50.00, replacement fee is $18.00. Fees are payable as Check or Money Order made out to the
U.S. Treasury.

April 16, 2011- January 14, 2012
1. VESSEL INFORMATION
OFFICIAL NUMBER FROM USCG CERTIFICATE OF
DOCUMENTATION (if the vessel is documented)

YEAR BUILT

STATE REGISTRATION NUMBER (as applicable)

Crew Size - Including the Captain

VESSEL NAME

LENGTH (FEET)

HOLD or FISH BOX CAPACITY
(Pounds of Harvest)

HULL IDENTIFICATION or IMO NUMBER

HULL MATERIAL

FUEL DATA
DIESEL

HAILING PORT CITY

HAILING PORT COUNTY OR PARISH

HAILING PORT STATE

FIBERGLASS

GASOLINE

STEEL

OTHER (DESCRIBE)

WOOD
CEMENT

USCG DOCUMENTED VESSELS ONLY
GROSS TONS

TOTAL HORSEPOWER

NET TONS

OTHER
________________

FUEL CAPACITY TOTAL GALLONS

PRODUCT
STORAGE (check
all that apply)
ON ICE IN HOLD,
FISH BOX, ICE
CHEST, COOLER
ETC.,
FREEZER
LIVE WELL

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Form Revision 01/13/2011

1) Please complete section 2 on this page for the Wreckfish Shareholder and Section 3 on this page for the owner of the vessel (used to fish for
wreckfish to be sold on this certificate) as shown on the USCG Certificate of Documentation or, if not documented, on the state registration certificate. If
the vessel is jointly owned, please enter the information for the managing (primary) owner. If the owner is a business, enter the Federal ID number and
date the business was formed. If the owner is an individual, enter the Social Security Number.
2) Complete the bottom part of section 3 for a joint owner if the vessel is jointly owned by more than one owner, OR if the vessel is leased, for the entity
that is leasing the vessel from the vessel owner. You must submit information on each joint owner and for each lessee. If you need more spaces for
additional owners or lessees, copy this page blank first or provide the required information on a separate sheet of paper.
3) If your vessel's state registration does not list all owners of the vessel, also provide a copy of the vessel's title, or other documentation from the
appropriate state agency that identifies all vessel owners.

2. WRECKFISH SHAREHOLDER INFORMATION
Shareholder's Certificate Number
Mr/Mrs/Ms

Last Name or Name of Business

Mailing Address

Tax ID # (Employer ID or SSN)

Apt/Suite #

First Name

City

Suffix JR,SR,etc.

Middle Name

State

Date of Birth/business filed (MM/DD/YYYY)

Zip Code

County/parish

Area Code

Country

Phone Number

3. VESSEL OWNER AND LESSEE INFORMATION
Vessel Owner as shown on the USCG Certificate of Documentation, or for undocumented vessels, the State Registration.
Check one
Mr/Mrs/Ms

INDIVIDUAL or SOLE PROPRIETORSHIP

JOINT OWNERSHIP

Last Name or Name of Business

PARTNERSHIP

CORPORATION

First Name

OTHER ____________
Suffix JR,SR,etc.

Middle Name

Mailing Address

Apt/Suite #

City

State

County/parish

Zip Code

Country

Physical Address

Apt/Suite #

City

State

County/parish

Zip Code

Country

Check box if same as Mailing Address

Tax ID # (Employer ID or SSN)

Date of Birth/business filed (MM/DD/YYYY)

Area Code

Phone Number

Second Vessel Owner as shown on the USCG Certificate of Documentation or State Registration, or Vessel Lessee
This entity is a vessel OWNER
Check one

or vessel LESSEE

INDIVIDUAL or SOLE PROPRIETORSHIP

(For lessees only) LEASE START DATE:
JOINT OWNERSHIP

LEASE EXPIRATION DATE:

PARTNERSHIP

CORPORATION

OTHER ____________
Suffix -JR,SR,etc.

Mr/Mrs/Ms

Last Name or Name of Business

First Name

Middle Name

Mailing Address

Apt/Suite #

City

State

County/parish

Zip Code

Country

Physical Address

Apt/Suite #

City

State

County/parish

Zip Code

Country

Check box if same as Mailing Address

Tax ID # (Employer ID or SSN)

Date of Birth/business filed (MM/DD/YYYY)

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Area Code

Phone Number

4. OFFICER/SHAREHOLDER INFORMATION FOR WRECKFISH SHAREHOLDERS
Please copy this page as needed to provide information on all persons or businesses that own or lease this vessel.
If this shareholder's certificate is owned by a business, then complete this section for each officer or partner associated with the business. You must
provide the information for all officers that are shown on your most recent annual report. If your business is structured as a corporation, you are
required to identify all shareholders in the corporation, as well as the percentage of all shares in the corporation held by each shareholder. The total of
all entries must be 100 percent.

Business name:

Federal Tax ID #

All individuals associated with the above-named vessel owner or lessee must be included in this application. Photocopy this page or attach additional
sheets as necessary to list all officers, directors, shareholders, and registered agents of the business. Provide names, Social Security Numbers,
addresses, phone number, date of birth, and position held in business.
Position held - check ALL that apply
President/CEO

Vice President

Secretary

Treasurer

Director/Manager

Shareholder

Other

Percent (%) of Corporation Held
Mr/Mrs/Ms

Last Name

First Name

Middle Name

Suffix JR,SR,etc.

Mailing Address

Apt/Suite #

City

State

County/parish

Zip Code

Country

Physical Address

Apt/Suite #

City

State

County/parish

Zip Code

Country

Check box if same as Mailing Address

SSN

Date of Birth (MM/DD/YYYY)

Area Code

Phone Number

Position held - check ALL that apply
President/CEO

Vice President

Secretary

Treasurer

Director/Manager

Shareholder

Other

Percent (%) of Corporation Held
Mr/Mrs/Ms

Last Name

First Name

Middle Name

Suffix JR,SR,etc.

Mailing Address

Apt/Suite #

City

State

County/parish

Zip Code

Country

Physical Address

Apt/Suite #

City

State

County/parish

Zip Code

Country

Check box if same as Mailing Address

SSN

Date of Birth (MM/DD/YYYY)

Area Code

Phone Number

SECTION 5. CERTIFICATION AND SIGNATURE OF APPLICANT. If the wreckfish shareholder is not the vessel
owner, the undersigned certifies and documents that the vessel owner or operator is an employee, contractor or
agent of the shareholder.
Date

Shareholder's
Signature
Print Name

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INSTRUCTIONS

For a person aboard a vessel to fish for and possess wreckfish in federal waters of the South Atlantic, a commercial vessel permit for wreckfish must be
issued to the vessel. To obtain a wreckfish permit, one must be a wreckfish individual transferable quota (ITQ) shareholder, an employee, agent or
contractor to a wreckfish shareholder. The ITQ program requires that all wreckfish must be sold to a commercial dealer with a wreckfish dealer permit.
Anyone operating under the ITQ program would also be required to have a federal commercial permit for South Atlantic snapper-grouper to be able to
harvest wreckfish in excess of the bag limit and to sell wreckfish. If a person has a wreckfish permit, but no commercial permit for South Atlantic
snapper-grouper species, that person cannot sell wreckfish and must adhere to the aggregate snapper-grouper bag limit, which includes wreckfish.

General Instructions:
In addition to the instructions provided herein, applicants with specific questions are encouraged to contact the Permits Office at (727)
824-5326 or toll free at (877) 376-4877 between 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. ET, and to consult the U.S. Code of Federal Regulations
whose guidance for application requirements, permit eligibilities, and related information will always prevail. (Incomplete or illegible
applications will be returned.)
1. Complete all applicable sections of this application form. Incomplete or illegible applications will be returned. Applications should be
typed, or hand printed and should be filled out in ink.
2. The application fee is $50 and is non-refundable. A check or money order payable to the U.S. TREASURY must accompany
each application. The fee for a duplicate is $18.00.
3. Mail the application, payment, and all required supporting documentation to: National Marine Fisheries Service (F/SER14), 263
th
13 Avenue South., St. Petersburg, FL 33701. Questions may be telephoned to our toll free number at (877) 376-4877 or 727/8245326 between 8 am - 4:30pm ET. If you would like your permit and associated documents returned to you overnight upon completion
of processing, enclose a completed, pre-paid FEDERAL EXPRESS air bill, complete with your street delivery address (FEDEX does
not deliver to PO Boxes), telephone number, and your FEDEX account number or major credit card number with the expiration date.
Please note, using the prepaid overnight delivery option does not expedite permit processing, it can only expedite delivery upon
completion of processing.
APPLICATION SECTION 1: Unless otherwise exempted by the application form, complete all portions of Section 1. Enter the Official
Number and the length of the vessel as they appear on the U.S. Coast Guard Certificate of Documentation; or if not documented, the
state registration certificate.
APPLICATION SECTION 2: Enter the information of the person/business that is the Wreckfish Shareholder. All information is required.
If the shareholder is an individual, provide the shareholder’s date of birth and enter the Social Security Number (taxpayer ID
information). If the shareholder is a corporation or partnership, provide the date that the corporation was filed or the partnership was
formed and the company’s Federal Tax ID number (taxpayer ID information). If corporations are in an INACTIVE status, permits will not
be issued.
APPLICATION SECTION 3: Enter the information of the person/business shown as the owner on the U.S. Coast Guard Certificate of
Documentation or, if not documented, from the state registration certificate. If there is more than one vessel owner shown on the USCG
documentation or the vessel is titled to more than one person, provide the required information for all listed owners. If additional space
is needed, please photocopy the blank page as many times as is necessary to provide information on all vessel owners and lessees.
If the owner is an individual, provide the owner’s date of birth and enter the individual’s taxpayer ID information (Social Security
Number). If the owner is a corporation or partnership, provide the date that the corporation was filed or the partnership was formed and
the company’s Federal Tax ID number (taxpayer ID information). If corporations are in an INACTIVE status, permits will not be issued.
APPLICATION SECTION 4: If the application is for shares that are owned by corporation, partnership, or other business entity, then
information on the wreckfish shareholder’s officers/ company shareholders is required. Information on all officers/ company
shareholders associated with the wreckfish shareholder is required. If additional space is needed, please photocopy the blank page as
many times as is necessary to provide information on all officers/shareholders associated with the vessel owners and lessees.
APPLICATION SECTION 5: The application must be signed and dated by the wreckfish shareholder. For corporate owned shares, an
officer or shareholder of the company must sign and date the application.
Public reporting burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 20 minutes per response, including the time for reviewing instructions,
searching existing data sources, gathering and maintaining the data needed, and completing and reviewing the collection of information. Send
comments regarding this burden estimate or any other suggestions for reducing this burden to PRA Officer, National Marine Fisheries Service, F/SER2,
263 13th Avenue South, St. Petersburg, FL 33701.
The National Marine Fisheries Service requires this information for the conservation and management of marine fishery resources. The data reported
will be used to develop, implement, and monitor fishery management activities for a variety of other uses. Responses to this collection are required to
obtain or retain a fisheries permit under the Magnuson - Stevens Act. Confidential name and address information will be released via a NOAA Fisheries
website. All other data submitted will be handled as confidential material in accordance with NOAA Administrative Order 216-100, Protection of
Confidential Fishery Statistics. Notwithstanding any other provisions of the law, no person is required to respond to, nor shall any person be subjected
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.
KNOWINGLY SUPPLYING FALSE INFORMATION OR WILLFULLY OVERVALUING ANY FISHING INCOME FOR THE PURPOSE OF OBTAINING A
PERMIT IS A VIOLATION OF FEDERAL LAW PUNISHABLE BY A FINE AND/OR IMPRISONMENT.
Last Revision 01/13/2011