Application for Crab Harvesting Cooperative IFQ Permit

Revised: 07/18/2011

OMB Control No. 0648-0514

Application For

Expiration Date: 06/30/2014

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

CRAB HARVESTING COOPERATIVE
INDIVIDUAL FISHING QUOTA (IFQ)
PERMIT

Annual Application Deadline – August 1
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Applications received after August 1 may not be processed.

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To be considered complete, this application must be accompanied by the following documents:
1. Copies of the completed annual IFQ applications from every member of the Cooperative;
2. A copy of the Cooperative’s business license;
3. A copy of the Cooperative’s Articles of Incorporation or Partnership Agreement; and,
4. A copy of the Cooperative Agreement (if different from #3 above).
BLOCK A – IDENTIFICATION OF COOPERATIVE

1. Name of Cooperative:

2. Date of Incorporation:

3. Business Mailing Address of Cooperative:

4. Business Mailing Address of Designated Representative
(if different from Cooperative Business Mailing):

5. Type of business entity

6. State in which the cooperative is legally registered as a
business entity:

[ ] Cooperative

[ ] Partnership [ ] Other (Specify):

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7. Business Telephone Number:

8. Business Fax Number:

9. Business E-mail Address:

10. Name of Designated Representative:

11. Signature of Designated Representative:

12. Date Signed:

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BLOCK B – MEMBERS OF THE COOPERATIVE
NOTE:

All holders of Quota Share (QS) in the BSAI Crab Rationalization fisheries are eligible for membership in a
Cooperative; however, each cooperative must have a minimum of four unique QS holding entities. Block B
may be duplicated, as necessary, to provide all member information.

Name of QS Holder:

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PUBLIC REPORTING BURDEN STATEMENT
Public reporting burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 2.5 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 estimate or any other aspect of this collection of information, to Assistant
Regional Administrator, Sustainable Fisheries Division, NMFS Alaska Region, 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 680, under section 402(a) of
the Magnuson-Stevens Act (16 U.S.C. 1801, et seq.) and under 16 U.S.C. 1862(j); 3) Responses to this information request are
confidential under section 402(b) of the Magnuson-Stevens Act as amended in 2006. They are also confidential under NOAA
Administrative Order 216-100, which sets forth procedures to protect confidentiality of fishery statistics.

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Instructions -- Application For
CRAB HARVESTING COOPERATIVE IFQ PERMIT
A completed application for an annual crab harvesting cooperative IFQ permit must be submitted annually by each crab
harvesting cooperative and received by NMFS no later than August 1, together with the signed annual application for
crab IFQ/IPQ permit forms of all the members of the crab harvesting cooperative.
A Crab Harvesting Cooperative IFQ Permit is an annual permit that authorizes the cooperative to harvest a defined annual
amount of crab during a crab fishing year (July 1 through June 30). The amount of crab authorized by the permit is
derived from the aggregate IFQ amounts that would otherwise have been issued to the members of the cooperative. Each
cooperative will be issued a separate IFQ permit for each type of QS held by its members.
NOTE: To be considered complete, this application must be accompanied by the following documents:
A copy of the completed annual IFQ application from every member of the Cooperative;
A copy of the Cooperative’s business license;
A copy of the Cooperative’s Articles of Incorporation or Partnership Agreement; and,
A copy of the Cooperative Agreement (if different from Articles above).
Submit the completed application, which must be received by NMFS no later than August 1:
by mail to:

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

or deliver to:

Room 713, Federal Building
709 West 9th Street
Juneau, AK 99801

or fax to:

907-586-7354

If you need assistance in completing this application or need additional information, call Restricted Access Management
at (800) 304-4846 (Option 2) or (907) 586-7202 (Option 2).
RAM’s program information, applications, and reports can also be located on the Alaska Region Internet site at
http://alaskafisheries.noaa.gov.
Additionally:
● Type or print legibly in ink.
● Retain a copy of completed application for your records.
● Applications may be faxed to RAM at (907) 586-7354; however, permits will not be returned by fax. Do not
wait until right before an opening to apply for your permit, as you may not receive it on time.

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COMPLETING THE APPLICATION
Block A –Identity of Cooperative
1.

Enter name of the cooperative.

2.

Enter date of incorporation.

3.

Enter business mailing address of cooperative.

4.

Enter business mailing address of designated representative, if different from number 3.

5.

Provide the type of business entity under which the cooperative is organized (a cooperative may be formed as a
partnership, a corporation, or as another legal business entity that is registered under the laws of one of the 50
states or the District of Columbia).

6.

Provide the state in which the cooperative is legally registered as a business entity.

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12.

Provide the business telephone number, fax number, and e-mail address for the cooperative or its designated
representative.
Printed name and signature of the cooperative’s designated representative.
Date signed.

Block B – Members of the Cooperative
A crab harvesting cooperative must have a minimum of four unique QS holding entities. A unique QS holding entity is a
QS holder or group of affiliated QS holders that are not affiliated with any other QS holders or QS holding entities in the
crab harvesting cooperative.
Provide the full name and NMFS Person ID for each member of the cooperative.
Duplicate Block B as necessary to provide all names and ID numbers.

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