IFQ Sablefish Longline Pot Gear: Vessel Registration and

Revised: 2/11/2020

OMB Control No. 0648-0353 Expiration Date 03/31/2020

IFQ SABLEFISH LONGLINE POT GEAR:
VESSEL REGISTRATION AND
REQUEST FOR POT GEAR TAGS

United States Department of Commerce
National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS)
Restricted Access Management (RAM)
P.O. Box 21668
Juneau, Alaska 99802-1668
Telephone: (800) 304-4846 toll free or
(907) 586-7202 Juneau
Fax: (907) 586-7354

Vessel owners that plan to participate in the IFQ sablefish fishery using longline pot gear must register their vessel with NMFS on an
annual basis. Use this form to register your vessel for participation and to request new pot gear tags.
Note: Pot gear tags assigned to your vessel in previous years are still valid as long as the tag can still be secured to a pot and the serial
number is legible. If previously issued tags need to be replaced please complete the form titled:
IFQ SABLEFISH REQUEST FOR REPLACEMENT OF LONGLINE POT GEAR TAGS

Block A – Vessel Owner Information
1. Name:

2. NMFS ID:

3. Business Mailing Address:

4. Business Telephone No.

Permanent

Temporary

5. Business Fax No.

6. Business E-Mail Address:

Block B -- Vessel Identification
Identify the vessel to which tags will be assigned and the number of tags requested by area
1. Vessel Name:
2. USCG Official Number
3. ADF&G Registration Number
4.

Check this box if you will be using pot gear tags previously assigned to this vessel and do not need new tags

5. Number of Sablefish Pot Gear Tags Requested by Area:
WY (maximum tags = 120)

WG (maximum tags = 300)

SE (maximum tags = 120)

CG (maximum tags = 300)

Block C – Vessel Owner Signature
Under penalties of perjury, I hereby declare that I, the undersigned, completed this application, and the information
contained herein is true, correct, and complete to the best of my knowledge and belief.
Vessel Owner Name (print)
Vessel Owner Signature
Date Signed

INSTRUCTIONS
IFQ SABLEFISH LONGLINE POT GEAR:
VESSEL REGISTRATION AND REQUEST FOR POT GEAR TAGS

Vessel owners that plan to participate in the Individual Fishing Quota (IFQ) sablefish fishery using longline pot gear must
register their vessel with NMFS on an annual basis. Use this form to register your vessel for participation and to request
new pot gear tags.
Note: Pot gear tags assigned to your vessel in previous years are still valid as long as the tag can still be secured to a pot
and serial number is legible. If previously issued tags need to be replaced please complete the form titled: IFQ
SABLEFISH REQUEST FOR REPLACEMENT OF LONGLINE POT GEAR TAGS.
Type or print legibly in ink and retain a copy of completed application for your records.
Please allow at least 10 working days for your application to be processed.
A completed application may be submitted to NMFS:
By mail:

NMFS, Alaska Region
Restricted Access Management (RAM)
PO BOX 21668
Juneau, AK 99802

By fax:

(907) 586-7354

In person:

U.S. Federal Building
NOAA, NMFS Alaska Region
RAM
709 W. 9th Street, Room 713
Juneau, AK 99801

BLOCK A -- VESSEL OWNER INFORMATION
1. Vessel Owner Name. Enter the full Name(s) of owner of the Vessel listed in Block B.
2. NMFS ID. Enter your assigned NMFS ID, if you do not have one, one will be assigned to you.
3. Business Mailing Address: Indicate whether address is permanent or temporary. Enter your complete business
mailing address, including street or P.O. Box, city, state, and zip code. Your pot tags will be sent to this address,
unless otherwise notified.
4-6. Business Telephone No., Fax No., and e-mail Address. Enter the business telephone number, business fax number
including area code, and business e-mail address (if available) that are used by the vessel owner. It is very
important that you provide a number where we can contact you, or where we can leave messages for you. If
questions arise concerning your application, and we are unable to contact you, issuance of your pot tags will be
delayed.
BLOCK B -- VESSEL IDENTIFICATION
1. Enter the complete vessel name as displayed in the official documentation.
2. Enter the USCG Official Documentation Number
3. Enter State of Alaska, Department of Fish and Game (ADF&G) registration number.
4. Check this box if you already have pot gear tags for this vessel and will continue to use those tags previously
registered to this vessel.
Request For
Sablefish Pot Gear Tags
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5. If new pot tags are required for this vessel, enter the number of tags required for each area: West Yakutat (WY).
Southeast (SE), and Central Gulf of Alaska (CG).
BLOCK C – VESSEL OWNER SIGNATURE
The owner or authorized representative must print name, sign, and date the application certifying that all information is
true, correct, and complete to the best of his or her knowledge and belief. The application will be considered incomplete
without this signature. If authorized representative, send complete authorization.
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Paperwork Reduction Act Statement
1. This information is required to manage commercial fishing effort of the Individual Fishing Quota Program in the Gulf of Alaska
under 50 CFR part 679 and under section 402(a) of the Magnuson-Stevens Act (16 U.S.C. 1801, et seq.) as amended in 2006.
2. Public reporting burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 1 hour per response, including 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 or any other suggestions for reducing this burden to Assistant
Regional Administrator, Sustainable Fisheries Division, NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service, Alaska Region, P.O. Box 21668
Juneau, AK 99802-1668.
3. 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 collectionof-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 Individual Fishing Quota Program in the Gulf of Alaska.
Routine Uses: NMFS uses this information to identify vessels intending to participate in the GOA sablefish IFQ fishery using
longline pot gear, and to issue new pot tags to those vessels. This information is also used for enforcement of regulations, including
ensuring that pot limits are not exceeded. NMFS publishes the annual list of IFQ sablefish pot tag registrations on the NMFS Alaska
Region website. 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 the published routine uses 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 mandatory. Failure to provide complete and accurate information may delay a vessel owner
from receiving new pot tags or participating in the longline pot gear GOA sablefish IFQ fishery.
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Request For
Sablefish Pot Gear Tags
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