IFQ/CDQ Administrative Waiver

Revised: 01/14/2015 OMB Control No. 0648-0272 Expiration Date 03/31/2018

IFQ Administrative Waiver

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

An Administrative Waiver is completed by NOAA Fisheries Office for Law Enforcement (OLE), Juneau to document a request for an administrative waiver from one of the following requirements. The waiver is granted at the discretion of the clearing officer:

♦ Six-hour Prior of Notice of Landing

Issued to a vessel to land fish before the required 6 hours

♦ 12-hour IFQ Landing Window

Issued to a vessel that lands fish after hours: after 1800 and before 0600

♦ Electronic Landing Report requirement.

Issued due to eLandings failure

♦ IFQ hired master onboard requirement.

Issued for the IFQ hired master to not be on board in extreme personal emergencies

OLE receives a request for an administrative waiver by telephone at a NMFS-provided toll-free number (or, in rare cases, by marine radio) from participants in IFQ fisheries. No form exists for this waiver.

IFQ Administrative Waiver

Toll-free telephone call’ form completed by OLE

Date and time of waiver

Vessel name and ADF&G vessel registration number

All IFQ permit numbers

Prior Notice confirmation number (if applicable)

Registered Buyer name and permit number (if applicable)

Requirement being waived.

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REPORTING BURDEN STATEMENT

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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

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