CDQ vessel registraton

Created: 01/15/2016 OMB Control No. 0648-0269 Expiration Date: 01/31/2017

CDQ

CDQ VESSEL REGISTRATION FOR LLP EXEMPTION FOR SMALL HOOK & LINE CATCHER VESSELS

N OAA/NMFS Sustainable Fisheries Division P.O. Box 21668 Juneau, AK 99802-1668 Telephone: 907-586-7228

This form must be submitted ONLINE only.

TYPE OF ACTION

[__] Registration [__] Removal of Vessel

BLOCK A – CDQ GROUP INFORMATION
1. Group Name or Initials:		2. Group Number:
3. Business Telephone Number:	4. Business Fax Number:	5. Business e-mail Address:
6. Representative’s Name:		7. Representative’s Signature:

BLOCK B –VESSEL INFORMATION
1. Vessel Name:	2. ADF&G Vessel Registration No.:
	3. Federal Fisheries Permit No.:

BLOCK C – VESSEL OWNER INFORMATION
1. Primary Owner’s Name:
2. Primary Owner’s Permanent Business Address:
3. Business Telephone Number:	4. Business Fax Number:	5. Business e-mail Address:
6. Name of Managing Company (if any):

BLOCK D – CERTIFICATION (If Removing Vessel)
I certify that (1) that the vessel operator was given notice that the vessel is being removed from the CDQ vessel registration list, and (2) the vessel is not groundfish CDQ fishing at this time.
1. Name of CDQ representative:	2. Signature of CDQ representative:	3. Date of Signature:

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PUBLIC REPORTING BURDEN STATEMENT

Public reporting burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 5 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 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 Magnuson-Stevens 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 VESSEL REGISTRATION

FOR LLP EXEMPTION FOR SMALL HOOK & LINE CATCHER VESSELS

This form must be submitted ONLINE only.

The Western Alaska Community Development Quota (CDQ) vessel registration system provides a means for CDQ representative to register catcher vessels greater than 32 ft length overall (LOA) and less than or equal to 46 ft LOA using hook-and-line gear that will be exempt from the requirement to obtain and carry an License Limitation Program (LLP) license under regulations at 50 CFR part 679 (see § 679.32(c)(3)(iii) and § 679.5(m)). The CDQ representative may add vessels to the CDQ vessel registration list at any time by logging into the CDQ vessel registration system through eFISH.

To receive the exemption from the LLP license requirements for a vessel, the CDQ representative must

(1) register the vessel in the CDQ vessel registration system, and

(2) provide a legible copy of the LLP exemption letter to the operator of the vessel.

The CDQ vessel registration system will provide an LLP exemption letter documenting that the vessel is eligible for the LLP exemption while groundfish CDQ fishing. The CDQ representative must provide a copy of the LLP exemption letter to the appropriate vessel operator. The vessel operator must maintain a legible copy of the LLP exemption letter on board at all times the vessel is groundfish CDQ fishing.

Through the online registration, each registered vessel is added to the CDQ vessel registration list on the NMFS Alaska Region Web site at http://alaskafisheries.noaa.gov. Once registered, a vessel will remain on the CDQ vessel registration list until removed by a CDQ representative.

A CDQ representative may remove a vessel by logging into the CDQ vessel registration system through eFISH and indicating and certifying the removal of a vessel from the CDQ vessel registration list.

To remove the exemption from LLP license requirements for a vessel, the CDQ representative must

(1) remove the vessel in the CDQ vessel registration system, and

(2) certify the vessel operator was given notice that the vessel is being removed from the CDQ vessel registration system and that the vessel is not groundfish CDQ fishing at the time of removal.

The CDQ vessel registration system will provide a printable confirmation that a vessel has been removed from the CDQ vessel registration list. Once a vessel is removed from the CDQ vessel registration list, that vessel is no longer exempt from the LLP requirements, even if the operator was still in possession of the LLP exemption letter.

CDQ Vessel Registration must be submitted online through eFISH at:

https://alaskafisheries.noaa.gov/webapps/coopaccounts/Login

Additional information is available from NMFS Sustainable Fisheries Division by telephone at 907-586-7228.

COMPLETING THE REGISTRATION

Enter NMFS Person ID and password. Entry of this information certifies that all information is true, correct, and complete.

TYPE OF ACTION

BLOCK A – CDQ GROUP INFORMATION

Group Name or Initials

Group Number

Business Telephone Number

Business Fax Number

Business e-mail Address

Representative’s Name and Signature:

BLOCK B –VESSEL INFORMATION

Vessel Name

Alaska Department of Fish and Game (ADF&G) Vessel Registration Number

Federal Fisheries Permit (FFP) Number

BLOCK C – VESSEL OWNER INFORMATION

Primary Owner’s Name

Primary Owner’s Permanent Business Address

Business Telephone Number:

Business Fax Number

Business e-mail Address

Name of Managing Company (if any)

BLOCK D – CERTIFICATION (If Removing Vessel)

Name and signature of CDQ representative and date signed.

CDQ Registration for

LLP Exemption for

Small Vessels Using Hook & Line Gear

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