Lobster permit limited access applications

Permit Holder Name

Permit Number

Street Address

City, State Zip

Dear Permit Holder:

Your application to fish for lobster with traps in Lobster Conservation Management Area 2 (LCMA) and the Outer Cape LCMA for your vessel, F/V Vessel Name, Federal permit number ######, has been received. Upon review of your application, it was determined that your vessel is ineligible to participate in the lobster trap fishery in LCMA [insert area or areas].

If you believe our assessment of your qualification(s) is incorrect, you may appeal in writing to the Regional Administrator within 45 days of the date on this denial letter. You must also provide all necessary documentation to demonstrate your qualification for the Area 2 and/or Outer Cape Effort Control Plan.

You may be eligible for a Director’s Appeal if you were qualified for entry to Area 2 and/or the Outer Cape by your state fisheries agency. Follow the attached instructions for pursuing a Director’s Appeal (to reviewers – we will know this ahead of time so this letter will be tailored to the specific type of appeal).

If you have any questions, please contact the permit office at [insert phone number].

Sincerely,

Ted Hawes

Section Chief

Permits and Limited Access Programs

Public reporting burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 10 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 suggestions for reducing this burden to John K. Bullard, Regional Administrator, Northeast Region, NMFS, 55 Great Republic Drive, Gloucester, MA 01930-2298.

All data will be kept confidential as required by NOAA Administrative Order 216-100, Confidentiality of Fisheries Statistics; however, final eligibility determinations and trap allocations may be made available to the public, consistent with current practices relative to NMFS permit data.  Notwithstanding any other provisions of the law, no person is required to respond to, nor shall any person be subjected 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. 

Revised January 23, 2021

OMB Control No. 0648-xxx

Expiration Date: xx/xx/20xx