Inshore Vessel Contract Fishing Notification AFA

Revised: 12/20/2019

Inshore Vessel Contract
Fishing Notification
AMERICAN FISHERIES
ACT (AFA)

OMB Control No. 0648-0393 Expiration Date: 01/31/2020
U.S. Dept. of Commerce/NOAA
National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS)
Restricted Access Management (RAM)
P.O. Box 21668
Juneau, AK 99802-1668
(800) 304-484ll free / 586-7202 in Juneau
(907) 586-7354 fax

All AFA Inshore Cooperatives that intend to contract with non-member vessels to harvest a portion of the
cooperative’s annual pollock allocation must submit complete information in Blocks A and B of this form.

Block A - AFA Permit Holder
1. Name of Vessel’s Home Cooperative:

2. Address of Vessel’s Home Cooperative:

3. Name of Home Cooperative Representative:

4. Contract Vessel AFA Permit Number:

5. Email Address:

6. Telephone Number:

7. Signature of Home Cooperative Representative:

8. Date:

Block B - Chartering Cooperative Information
1. Name Contract Vessel’s Chartering Cooperative:

2. Address of Contract Vessel’s Chartering Cooperative:

3. Description of Complete Harvest Schedule:

4. Email Address:

5. Telephone Number:

6. Name of Chartering Cooperative Representative:
7. Signature of Chartering Cooperative Representative:

8. Date:

BLOCK C- Vessel Owner Information
1. Vessel Owner Name:
2. Vessel Owner Address:
3. Email Address:

4. Telephone Number:

5. Vessel Owner Signature

6. Date
Application for Inshore Vessel Contract AFA
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Paperwork Reduction Act Statement
1. This information is required to manage commercial fishing efforts under 50 CFR part 679 and under section 402(a) of the
Magnuson- Stevens Act (16 U.S.C. 1801, et seq.)
2. This information is used to manage the American Fisheries Act (AFA) Program.
3. Public reporting for this collection of information is estimated to average 4.0 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 this burden estimate or any other suggestions for reducing
the burden, to Assistant Regional Administrator, Sustainable Fisheries Division, NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service,
Alaska Region, P.O. Box 21668, Juneau, AK 99802-1668.
4. 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
Privacy Act Statement
Authority: The collection of this information is authorized under the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and
Management Act, 16 U.S.C 1801, et seq.
Purpose: NMFS is collecting this information to manage the American Fisheries Act (AFA) Program.
Routine Uses: NMFS will use this information to identify AFA inshore cooperatives that intend to contract with non-member
vessels to a harvest a portion of that cooperative’s annual pollock allocation and to identify those vessels that might be
reporting with an alternative cooperative identification. Disclosure of this information is permitted under the Privacy Act of
1974 (5 U.S.C. Section 552a) to be shared among authorized staff for work-related purposes. Disclosure of this information is
also subject to all of the published routine uses as identified in the Privacy Act System of Records Notice
COMMERCE/NOAA-19, Permits and Registrations for the United States Federally Regulated Fisheries.
Disclosure: Furnishing this information is required to obtain or retain benefits. . Failure to provide complete and accurate
information may delay or prevent participation in the AFA groundfish fisheries.

Instructions for INSHORE VESSEL CONTRACT FISHING NOTIFICATION AMERICAN FISHERIES
ACT (AFA)
Each AFA inshore cooperative that intends to contract with a non-member vessel to harvest a portion of the
cooperative’s annual pollock allocation must submit this completed form to NMFS, Alaska Region, Restricted Access
Management (NMFS/AKR/RAM). (See regulations at 50 CFR part 679.62(c)).
A separate notification must be submitted for each cooperative for which the vessel harvests. This information will assist
cooperatives to understand how their catch is accounted and also alert NMFS In-season Management that some vessels
might be reporting with an alternative cooperative ID.
Submit the completed Inshore Vessel Contract Fishing Notification to NMFS using one of the following methods:
•

Mail:

NMFS Alaska Region

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

Fax: (907) 586-7354
or deliver to: Room 713, Federal Building
709 West 9th Street
Juneau, AK 99801

Application for Inshore Vessel Contract AFA
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COMPLETING THE APPLICATION

Block A – AFA Permit Holder
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.

Name of Vessel’s Home Cooperative
Address Vessel’s Home Cooperative
Name of Home Cooperative Representative
AFA contract permit number (The AFA catcher vessel must have an inshore fishing endorsement and be a member of
an inshore cooperative.)
Email Address
Telephone Number
Signature of Home Cooperative Representative:
Date of Signature

Block B – Chartering Cooperative
1. Name of Contract Vessel’s Chartering Cooperative
2. Address of Contract Vessel’s Chartering Cooperative
3. Description of Complete Harvest Schedule. The harvest schedule must show how all catch and any overages by the
contracted vessel will be allocated between the contracting cooperative (or cooperatives) and the contract vessel’s
home cooperative. If multiple cooperatives are contracting with the same non-member vessel, each harvest schedule
submitted must clearly specify how all catch and any overages will be allocated among the various cooperatives with
which the vessel is contracted as of the date of submission.
4. Email Address
5. Telephone Number
6. Name of Chartering Cooperative Representative
7. Signature of Home Cooperative Representative
8. Date of Signature
Block C – Vessel Owner Information
1. Vessel Owner Name
2. Vessel Owner Address
3. Email Address
4. Telephone Number
5. Signature of Vessel Owner
6. Date of Signature
NOTE: NMFS/AKR/RAM will notify the parties to the inshore vessel contract that the inshore vessel contract fishing
notification has been received. However, NMFS will not make any determinations as to the legality of any contract
between/among the parties or its compliance with AFA requirements.

Application for Inshore Vessel Contract AFA
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