Transfer Appeals

LLP License Limitation Program

ALASKA LICENSE LIMITATION PROGRAM (LLP) FOR GROUNDFISH, CRAB, AND SCALLOPS TRANSFER APPEAL

U.S. Dept of Commerce/NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service Restricted Access Management P.O. Box 21668 Juneau, Alaska 99802-1668 Telephone: 1-800-304-4846 FAX: 907-586-7354

The LLP originally collected basic information in order to make decisions regarding which owners of vessels were issued licenses and which were not. The decisions were based on the fishing history of the vessel and on the vessel's size. Now that the selection process is completed, LLPs are issued to qualifying vessel owners only through transfer.

An LLP has no expiration date, but is transferable. LLP licenses may only be transferred to qualified persons. Permanent LLP licenses are transferable from the person holding the license to other persons. To be effective, an application for the transfer of a license must be submitted to, and approved by, NMFS.

Transfer applications are available online and in pdf format at the NMFS Alaska Region website at http://alaskafisheries.noaa.gov/ram/applications.htm#lpaapp and also from NMFS Restricted Access Management (RAM).

The Regional Administrator will evaluate an application for an LLP transfer and will return an incomplete transfer application to the applicant. Any deficiencies will be identified if the application does not meet all the criteria. An applicant who fails to submit the information specified in the application for a transfer will be provided a reasonable opportunity to submit the specified information or submit a revised application.

The Regional Administrator will prepare and send an Initial Administrative Decision (IAD) to the applicant if the application is deficient or if the applicant fails to submit the specified information or a revised application. The IAD will indicate the deficiencies in the application, including any deficiencies with the information on the revised application. An applicant who receives an IAD may appeal under the appeals procedures set out at 15 CFR Part 906 by providing a written statement in support of the appeal and must show why the IAD should be reversed. In any appeal or reconsideration of an IAD made, an applicant has the burden of proving his or her claim.

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PUBLIC REPORTING BURDEN STATEMENT

Public reporting burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 4 hours per response, including the time for reviewing the 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 Assistant Regional Administrator, Sustainable Fisheries Division, NOAA, NMFS Alaska Region, P.O. Box 21668, Juneau, AK 99802-1668.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Before completing this form please note the following: 1) The NMFS may not conduct or sponsor this information request, and you are not required to respond to this information request, unless the form displays a currently valid OMB control number; 2) This information is being used to implement the Alaska Subsistence Halibut Program;

3) Federal law and regulations require and authorize NMFS to manage subsistence halibut programs in Alaska;

4) Submission of this information is mandatory for any tribe or community participating in directed fishing for Pacific halibut under the Ceremonial or Educational Permit Program; 5) This information is used to monitor the Subsistence Halibut Program under the North Pacific Halibut Act of 1982; 6) Responses to this information request are not confidential.

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