Application to transfer chinook salmon PSC

Revised: 12/10/2015 OMB Control No. 0648-0393 Expiration Date: 09/30/2016

APPLICATION FOR TRANSFER OF CHINOOK SALMON PSC ALLOCATIONS

U .S. Dept. of Commerce/NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) Sustainable Fisheries Division P.O. Box 21668 Juneau, AK 99802-1668 Fax: 907-586-7131 Telephone: 907-586-7228

NOTE: May be submitted online at https://alaskafisheries.noaa.gov/webapps/efish/login

This application for Transfer of Chinook Salmon PSC Allocations must be received by NMFS

A SEASON: by June 25. B SEASON: by December 1

BLOCK A – Identification of Transferor
1. Name of Transferor:			2. NMFS Person ID:
3. Business Mailing Address [__] Permanent [__] Temporary
4. Business Telephone Number:	5. Business Fax Number:	6. Business E-mail Address:

BLOCK B – Identification of TransferEE
1. Name of Transferee:			2. NMFS Person ID:
3. Business Mailing Address [__] Permanent [­­__] Temporary
4. Business Telephone Number:	5. Business Fax Number:	6. Business E-mail Address:

BLOCK C – CHINOOK SALMON PSC AMOUNT TRANSFERRED Check either A Season or B Season for each entry
Date of Transfer	Number of Chinook Salmon	A Season [ ]	B Season [ ]

BLOCK D – TRANSFEROR CERTIFICATION
Under penalty of perjury, I certify by my signature below that I have examined the information and the claims provided on this application and, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the information presented here is true, correct, and complete.
Printed Name of Representative:	Signature of Representative:	Date Signed:

BLOCK E – TRANSFEREE CERTIFICATION
Under penalty of perjury, I certify by my signature below that I have examined the information and the claims provided on this application and, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the information presented here is true, correct, and complete.
Printed Name of Representative:	Signature of Representative:	Date Signed:

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PUBLIC REPORTING BURDEN STATEMENT

Public reporting for this collection of information is estimated to average 15 minutes per paper response or 5 minutes online, 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 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, NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service, 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 679, under section 402(a) of the Magnuson-Stevens Act (16 U.S.C. 1801, et seq.) as amended in 2006; 3) Responses to this information request are confidential under section 402(b) of the Magnuson-Stevens Act. 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 TRANSFER

OF CHINOOK SALMON PSC ALLOCATION

This application may be submitted ONLINE at at https://alaskafisheries.noaa.gov/webapps/efish/login

Each year, NMFS allocates to American Fisheries Act (AFA) sectors a portion of the Chinook salmon prohibited species catch (PSC) limit. A representative of an entity representing the catcher/processor sector or the mothership sector may request approval by NMFS to receive transferable Chinook salmon PSC allocations on behalf of the members of the sector.

A Chinook salmon PSC allocation issued to eligible entities may be transferred to any other entity receiving a transferable allocation of Chinook salmon PSC by submitting to NMFS an application for transfer.

Transfers of Chinook salmon PSC allocations. Eligible entities receiving transferable allocations are subject to the following restrictions:

♦ Under the 60,000 PSC limit -- may only transfer to and from other entities receiving allocations under the 60,000 PSC limit.

♦ Under the 45,000 PSC limit may only transfer to and from other entities receiving allocations under the 45,000 PSC limit.

♦ Under the 47,591 PSC limit may only transfer to and from other entities receiving allocations under the 47,591 PSC limit.

♦ Under the 33,318 PSC limit may only transfer to and from other entities receiving allocations under the 33,318 PSC limit.

Post-delivery transfers. If the Chinook salmon bycatch by an entity exceeds its seasonal allocation, the entity may receive transfers of Chinook salmon PSC to cover overages for that season. An entity may conduct transfers to cover an overage that results from Chinook salmon bycatch from any fishing trip by a vessel fishing on behalf of that entity that was completed or is in progress at the time the entity's allocation is first exceeded.

Vessels fishing on behalf of an entity that has exceeded its Chinook salmon PSC allocation for a season may not start a new fishing trip for pollock on behalf of that same entity for the remainder of that season.

GENERAL

A complete application must include an attached authorization contract. The contract authorizes the entity to act on behalf of the vessel owner for purposes of receiving and transferring Chinook salmon PSC allocations and authorizes the entity to be responsible for receiving legal papers on behalf of the vessel owners in the sector.

Once submitted, the contract attached to the application is valid until amended or revoked by the parties to the contract.

Chinook salmon PSC allocations may not be transferred between seasons.

This application must be received by NMFS:

Deadline, application: no later than 1700 hours Alaska local time for

A SEASON: by June 25

B SEASON: by October 1

of the year prior to the fishing year for which the Chinook salmon PSC allocations are effective.

Chinook salmon PSC allocations may not be transferred between seasons. NMFS will not approve an application for transfer of A Season Chinook salmon PSC after June 25 or after December 1 for the B season.

Deadline, Contract Amendments: An amendment to sector entity contract, with no change in entity participants, may be submitted to NMFS at any time and is effective upon written notification of approval by NMFS to the entity representative. To amend a contract, the entity representative must submit a complete application for the next year.

If additional information is needed. contact Sustainable Fisheries Division call 907-586-7228 or refer to regulations

at 50 CFR part 679, Subpart C, on the NMFS Alaska Region web site at http://alaskafisheries.noaa.gov (select regulations).

Retain a copy of completed application for your records. When application is complete, submit:

Electronic

♦ Online to: eFISH at https://alaskafisheries.noaa.gov/webapps/efish/login

The transferor's designated entity representative must log onto the NMFS online services system and create a transfer request as indicated on the computer screen. By using the transferor's NMFS ID, password, and Transfer Key, and submitting the transfer request, the designated representative certifies that all information is true, correct, and complete.

The transferee's designated representative must log onto the NMFS online services system and accept the transfer request as indicated on the computer screen. By using the transferee's NMFS ID, password, and Transfer Key, the

designated representative certifies that all information is true, correct, and complete.

Non-electronic

♦ By mail to NMFS Alaska Region

Sustainable Fisheries Division

P.O. Box 21668

Juneau, AK 99802-1668

♦ By fax to 907-586-7131

♦ By email to: as attachment to email at http://alaskafisheries.noaa.gov

Chinook salmon PSC allocations may not be transferred between seasons.

Deadline: This application must be received by NMFS

A SEASON by June 25

B SEASON by December 1

If additional information is needed. contact Sustainable Fisheries Division at 907-586-7228 or refer to regulations

at 50 CFR part 679, Subpart C, on the NMFS Alaska Region web site at http://alaskafisheries.noaa.gov (select regulations).

COMPLETING THE APPLICATION

Enter the following information for each transfer.

BLOCK A – IDENTIFICATION OF TRANSFEROR

1. Name of Transferor

2. NMFS Person ID

3. Business Mailing Address: indicate whether permanent or temporary

4-6. Business Telephone Number, Business Fax Number, and Business E-mail address

BLOCK B – IDENTIFICATION OF TRANSFEREE

1. Name of Transferee

2. NMFS Person ID

3. Business Mailing Address: indicate whether permanent or temporary

4-6. Business Telephone Number, Business Fax Number, and Business E-mail address

BLOCK C – CHINOOK PSC AMOUNT TRANSFERRED

1. Date of transfer

2. Number of Chinook Salmon

3. Indicate whether A Season or B Season

BLOCK D – TRANSFEROR CERTIFICATION

Enter printed name and signature of Representative and date signed

BLOCK E – TRANSFEREE CERTIFICATION

Enter printed name and signature of Representative and date signed

Application for Transfer of Chinook Salmon PSC

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