Subsistence Halibut Special Permits Application

Revised: 05/18/2011

OMB No. 0648–0512, Expiration Date: 06-30-2011
U.S. Dept of Commerce/NOAA
National Marine Fisheries Service
Restricted Access Management
P.O. Box 21668
Juneau, Alaska 99802-1668
Telephone: 1-800-304-4846
FAX: 907-586-7354

Subsistence Halibut Special
Permits Application

Block A - Type of Subsistence Halibut Special Permit Requested
Please indicate the type of permit for which you are applying (please mark only one):
[

] Community Harvest Permit

[

] Ceremonial Permit

Are you applying for a new permit or a renewal of an existing permit?

[ ] Educational Permit
[ ] New

[ ] Renewal

If a Renewal, enter permit number

Block B - Subsistence Halibut Community Harvest Permit
1. Name of Alaska Native tribe or community

2. Community Halibut Permit Coordinator
Name (First, Middle, Last)
Mailing Address (Number, Street, City, State, Zip Code)

Daytime Telephone Number

NOTE: Attach any previously issued CHP harvest logs
Block C - Subsistence Halibut Ceremonial Permit
1. Name of Alaska Native tribe or community

2. Ceremonial Halibut Permit Coordinator
Name (First, Middle, Last)
Mailing Address (Number, Street, City, State, Zip Code)

Daytime Telephone Number

3. Describe occasion of cultural or ceremonial significance

NOTE: Attach any previously issued ceremonial permit harvest logs
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Block D - Subsistence Halibut Education Permit
1. Name of Alaska Native Tribe

2. Educational Halibut Permit Instructor
Name (First, Middle, Last)

Daytime Telephone Number

Mailing Address (Number, Street, City, State, Zip Code)

3. Educational Institution or Organization
Mailing Address (Number, Street, City, State, Zip Code)

Daytime Telephone Number

4. Course Description (add extra sheet if necessary)

5. Demonstrate enrollment of qualified students

6. Describe minimum attendance requirements

7. Describe standards for the successful completion of the educational program
8. Describe standards for successful completion of the course

NOTE: Attach any previously issued educational permit harvest logs

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INSTRUCTIONS
Subsistence Halibut Special Permits Application
The Halibut Subsistence Fishery is authorized by Federal regulations at 50 CFR Part 300.60 through
300.66 and provides for eligible persons to conduct subsistence halibut fishing in Convention waters off
Alaska.
Subsistence halibut means halibut caught by a rural resident or a member of an Alaska Native tribe for
direct personal or family consumption as food, sharing for personal or family consumption as food, or for
customary trade.
The Community Harvest Permit (CHP) Program allows an eligible tribe or community to select individual
harvesters who may possess particular expertise in halibut fishing to harvest halibut on behalf of the
community or tribe under reduced gear and harvest restrictions. NMFS will issue a laminated CHP permit
card and a harvest log to the tribe or community for each approved registration application. The tribe or
community must designate a coordinator as part of the registration process. An eligible community or
tribe may possess only one CHP at any given time and the CHP expires 1 year from the date of issuance.
Renewal of the CHP is the responsibility of the tribe or community.
Alaska Native Tribe means, for purposes of the subsistence fishery for Pacific halibut in waters in and off
Alaska, a federally recognized Alaska Native tribe that has customary and traditional use of halibut.
It is the responsibility of the CHP coordinator to issue the laminated CHP permit card to an eligible
fisherman. The fisherman must have the CHP permit card as well as his/her SHARC on his/her person
when fishing under the CHP.
Upon completion, submit by
mail to:

NMFS, Alaska Region
Restricted Access Management
P.O. Box 21668
Juneau, AK 99802-1668

or
online

https://alaskafisheries.noaa.gov/webapps/halibutsubsistence/PermitInitial

NOTE: An application for an educational permit may not be submitted online.
If you have questions, call: 1-800-304-4846 or fax: 907-586-7354.
COMPLETING THE APPLICATION
BLOCK A - TYPE OF SUBSISTENCE HALIBUT SPECIAL PERMIT REQUESTED
Please indicate the type of permit for which you are applying (please mark only one):
Community Harvest Permit,
Ceremonial Permit, or
Educational Permit.
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Indicate whether you are applying for a new permit or a renewal of an existing permit.
If a Renewal, enter permit number
BLOCK B - SUBSISTENCE HALIBUT COMMUNITY HARVEST PERMIT
1. Name of Alaska Native tribe or community
2. Community Halibut Permit Coordinator
Name (First, Middle, Last)
Mailing Address (Number, Street, City, State, Zip Code)
Daytime Telephone Number
NOTE: Attach any previously issued CHP harvest logs.
BLOCK C - SUBSISTENCE HALIBUT CEREMONIAL PERMIT
1. Name of Alaska Native tribe or community
2. Ceremonial Halibut Permit Coordinator
Name (First, Middle, Last)
Mailing Address (Number, Street, City, State, Zip Code)
Daytime Telephone Number
3. Describe occasion of cultural or ceremonial significance
NOTE: Attach any previously issued ceremonial permit harvest logs.

BLOCK D - SUBSISTENCE HALIBUT EDUCATION PERMIT
1. Name of Alaska Native Tribe
2. Educational Halibut Permit Instructor
Name (First, Middle, Last)
Mailing Address (Number, Street, City, State, Zip Code)
Daytime Telephone Number
3. Educational Institution or Organization
Mailing Address (Number, Street, City, State, Zip Code)
Daytime Telephone Number
4. Course Description (add extra sheet if necessary)
5. Demonstrate enrollment of qualified students
6. Describe minimum attendance requirements
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7. Describe standards for the successful completion of the educational program
8. Describe standards for successful completion of the course
NOTE: Attach any previously issued educational permit harvest logs.

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PUBLIC REPORTING BURDEN STATEMENT
Public reporting burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 10 minutes per response, including the time
for reviewing the 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 aspect of this collection of
information, including suggestions for reducing the burden, to Assistant Regional Administrator, Sustainable Fisheries
Division, Alaska Region, NMFS, P.O. Box 21668, Juneau, AK 99802-1668.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Before completing this form please note the following: 1) The NMFS may not conduct or sponsor this information request,
and you are not required to respond to this information request, unless the form displays a currently valid OMB control
number; 2) This information is being used to implement the Alaska Subsistence Halibut Program; 3) Federal law and
regulations require and authorize NMFS to manage subsistence halibut programs in Alaska; 4) Submission of this information
is mandatory for any tribe participating in subsistence fishing for Pacific halibut; 5) This information is used to monitor the
subsistence halibut program under the Northern Pacific Halibut Act of 1982; 6) Responses to this information request are not
confidential.
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