CDQ or PSG Transfer Request, CDQ program

Revised: 04/09/10

OMB Control No. 0648-0269 Expiration Date: 08/31/2010

CDQ or PSQ Transfer Request
Community Development Quota
(CDQ) Program

NOAA/National Marine Fisheries Service
Sustainable Fisheries Division
P.O. Box 21668
Juneau, AK 99802-1668
Fax: 907-586-7131
Telephone: 907-586-7228

This form should be completed and signed by a representative from each group proposing to transfer annual
amounts of CDQ or Prohibited Species Quota (PSQ).
BLOCK A. TRANSFERRING CDQ GROUP INFORMATION
1. Group Name or Initials

2. Group Number

3. Telephone No.

4. Fax No.

5. e-mail Address (if available)

6. Representative=s Name

7. Signature

BLOCK B. RECEIVING CDQ GROUP INFORMATION
1. Group Name or Initials

2. Group Number

3. Telephone No.

4. Fax No.

5. e-mail Address (if available)

6. Representative=s Name

7. Signature
BLOCK C. CDQ AMOUNT TRANSFERRED

Species or
Species Category

Area

Amount (mt)

Species or
Species Category

Area

Amount (mt)

Crab
Zone

□ Number of
animals or □ mt

BLOCK D. PSQ AMOUNT TRANSFERRED
Species or
Species Category

Crab
Zone

□ Number of
animals or □ mt

Species or
Species Category

BLOCK E. TRANSFER YEAR
Specify the year to which this transfer applies:

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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
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
NOAA, National Marine Fisheries Service, Alaska Region, Attn: Assistant Regional Administrator, Sustainable Fisheries Division, P.O. Box 21668,
Juneau, AK 99802-1668.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Before completing this form please note the following: 1) Notwithstanding any other provision of the 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 the commercial fishing effort of the CDQ program in the BSAI 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 MagnusonStevens Act as amended in 2006. It is also confidential under NOAA Administrative Order 216-100, which sets forth procedures to protect
confidentiality of fishery statistics.

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Instructions
CDQ or PSQ Transfer Request
CDQ Program
A Western Alaska Community Development Quota (CDQ) group may request to transfer all or part of its annual CDQ or
PSQ for a species or species category to another group. Once approved, a CDQ or PSQ transfer is effective for the year for
which the transfer is requested.
Type or print legibly in ink; retain a copy of completed application for your records.
When complete, mail application to:
NMFS Alaska Region
Sustainable Fisheries Division
P.O. Box 21668
Juneau, AK 99802-1668
Or fax to:

FAX: (907) 586-7131

If you need additional information regarding transfers of CDQ and PSQ, contact Sustainable Fisheries Division at
907-586-7228. Also, regulations at 50 CFR part 679, Subpart C, are available at NMFS Alaska Region web site at
http://alaskafisheries.noaa.gov.
Enter the following information for each transfer.
Block A. Transferring CDQ Group Information
1.
Name or initials of CDQ group
2.
CDQ group number
3-5. Business telephone number, business fax number, and business e-mail address
6-7. Printed name and signature of CDQ representative
Block B.
1.
2.
3-5.
6-7.

Receiving CDQ Group Information
Name or initials of CDQ group
CDQ group number
Business telephone number, business fax number, and business e-mail address
Printed name and signature of CDQ representative

Block C. CDQ Amount Transferred
1. Species or Species Category. For each species for which a transfer is being requested, enter the species name or
species category.
2. Area. Enter the particular management area associated with a species category, such as Eastern Aleutian Islands
(EAI), if applicable.
3. Amount. Specify the amount being transferred. For groundfish, specify transfer amounts to the nearest 0.001
metric tons. For halibut CDQ, specify the amount in pounds (net weight).
Block D. PSQ Amount Transferred
1. Species or Species Category. For each PSQ species for which a transfer is being requested, enter the species name
or species category.
2. Crab Zone. For crab only, designate the appropriate zone for each PSQ being transferred (e.g. Zone 2), if
applicable.
3. Amount. Specify the amount being transferred. For crab and salmon, specify transfer amounts in numbers of
animals. For halibut, specify the amount to the nearest 0.001 metric tons.
Block E. Transfer Year - Specify which year’s CDQ or PSQ is requested to be transferred.

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