Close Individual Fishing Quota (IFQ) Account Request

OMB Control No. 0648-0551
Expiration Date: 5/31/2021

CLOSE INDIVIDUAL FISHING QUOTA (IFQ) ACCOUNT REQUEST
Instructions: Please complete this form if you want to close your IFQ online account. This form must be
completed and signed by all holders named on the IFQ shareholder or dealer account. If an IFQ account
holder is deceased, the person requesting the closure must sign the form, indicating the relationship to the
deceased; provide a death certificate and any additional information NOAA Fisheries Service determines is
necessary to complete the request. Shareholder accounts cannot be closed until all shares and allocation
have been transferred to another IFQ account. Dealer accounts cannot be closed until all cost recovery
fees have been paid. Please complete and mail this form to:
NOAA Fisheries Service, Sustainable Fisheries Division
Attn: IFQ Program
263 13th Avenue South
St. Petersburg, Florida 33701-5505
If you have any questions about closing your IFQ online account, please call the Catch Share Support at 1866-425-7627 (option 2) between 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. EST.
I, ____________________________________________, request NOAA Fisheries Service to close account
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_____________ on __________________. I am requesting this account be closed for the following reason(s):
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I no longer commercially fish and do not have IFQ shares or allocation
Account holder(s) is deceased
I no longer have a dealer permit
Other
Account Holder(s):
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Revised: 4/21/2020

OMB Control No. 0648-0551
Expiration Date: 5/31/2021

Public reporting burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 3 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 PRA Officer, National Marine Fisheries Service, Southeast Regional Office, 263
13th Avenue South, St. Petersburg, FL 33701-5505.
Under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PL 104-13) and the Privacy Act of 1974 (PL 93-579),
you are advised that disclosure of the requested information is mandatory, and used for managing and to ensure
compliance with the Gulf of Mexico IFQ programs. Confidentiality of the information provided will be treated in
accordance with NOAA Administrative Order 216-100. 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.