CDQ Vessel Registration for LLP Exemption for Small Hook

Created: 02/28/17

OMB Control No. 0648-0269 Expiration Date: 11/30/2023

CDQ VESSEL REGISTRATION
FOR LLP EXEMPTION
FOR SMALL HOOK & LINE
CATCHER VESSELS

NOAA/NMFS
Sustainable Fisheries Division
P.O. Box 21668
Juneau, AK 99802-1668
Telephone: 907-586-7228

This form must be submitted ONLINE only (see instructions below).
TYPE OF ACTION
[__] Removal of Vessel

[__] Registration

1. Group Name or Initials:
3. Business Telephone Number:

BLOCK A – CDQ GROUP INFORMATION
2. Group Number:
4. Business Fax Number:

6. Representative’s Name:

5. Business e-mail Address:
7. Representative’s Signature:

BLOCK B –VESSEL INFORMATION
1. Vessel Name:

2. ADF&G Vessel Registration No.:
3. Federal Fisheries Permit No.:

BLOCK C – VESSEL OWNER INFORMATION
1. Primary Owner’s Name:
2. Primary Owner’s Permanent Business Address:

3. Business Telephone Number:

4. Business Fax Number:

6. Name of Managing Company (if any):

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LLP Exemption for
Small Vessels Using Hook & Line Gear
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5. Business e-mail Address:

BLOCK D – CERTIFICATION (If Removing Vessel)
I certify that (1) the vessel operator was given notice that the vessel is being removed from the CDQ vessel registration
list, and (2) the vessel is not groundfish CDQ fishing at this time.
1. Name of CDQ representative:

2. Signature of CDQ representative:

3. Date of Signature:

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PUBLIC REPORTING BURDEN STATEMENT
A Federal agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, nor shall a person be subject to a penalty for
failure to comply with an information collection subject to the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 unless the
information collection has a currently valid OMB Control Number. The approved OMB Control Number for this information
collection is 0648-0269. Without this approval, we could not conduct this information collection. All responses to this information
collection are required to obtain or retain benefits and are required to manage the commercial fishing effort of the CDQ program in the
Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands management area 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. Public reporting burden for this information collection is estimated to average 10 minutes
per response, including the time for reviewing instructions, searching existing data sources, gathering and maintaining the data
needed, and completing and reviewing the information collection. Send comments regarding this burden estimate or any other aspect
of this information collection, including suggestions for reducing the burden, to NOAA, National Marine Fisheries Service, Alaska
Region, Attn: Assistant Regional Administrator, Sustainable Fisheries Division, P.O. Box 21668, Juneau, AK 99802-1668.
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 Western Alaska Community Development Quota (CDQ) Program.
NMFS will use this information to determine vessels eligible for an LLP exemption and to manage the list of vessels that have
received exemptions from the LLP license requirements.
Routine Uses: Vessels that have been granted an exemption to the LLP license requirement will be posted on the NMFS Alaska
Region Web site. 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 required to obtain or retain benefits. Failure to provide complete and accurate information
may delay or prevent an entity from receiving exemption from LLP license requirements.
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LLP Exemption for
Small Vessels Using Hook & Line Gear
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Instructions

CDQ VESSEL REGISTRATION
FOR LLP EXEMPTION FOR SMALL HOOK & LINE CATCHER VESSELS
This form must be submitted ONLINE only.
The Western Alaska Community Development Quota (CDQ) vessel registration system provides a means for CDQ
representative to register catcher vessels greater than 32 ft length overall (LOA) and less than or equal to 46 ft LOA using
hook-and-line gear that will be exempt from the requirement to obtain and carry an License Limitation Program (LLP)
license under regulations at 50 CFR part 679 (see § 679.32(c)(3)(iii) and § 679.5(m)). The CDQ representative may add
vessels to the CDQ vessel registration list at any time by logging into the CDQ vessel registration system through eFISH.
To receive the exemption from the LLP license requirements for a vessel, the CDQ representative must
(1) register the vessel in the CDQ vessel registration system, and
(2) provide a legible copy of the LLP exemption letter to the operator of the vessel.
CDQ Vessel Registration must be submitted online through eFISH at:
https://alaskafisheries.noaa.gov/webapps/coopaccounts/Login
Enter NMFS Person ID and password. Entry of this information certifies that all information is true, correct, and
complete.
The CDQ vessel registration system will provide an LLP exemption letter documenting that the vessel is eligible for the
LLP exemption while groundfish CDQ fishing. The CDQ representative must provide a copy of the LLP exemption letter
to the appropriate vessel operator. The vessel operator must maintain a legible copy of the LLP exemption letter on board
at all times the vessel is groundfish CDQ fishing.
Through the online registration, each registered vessel is added to the CDQ vessel registration list on the NMFS Alaska
Region Web site at http://alaskafisheries.noaa.gov. Once registered, a vessel will remain on the CDQ vessel registration
list until removed by a CDQ representative.
A CDQ representative may remove a vessel by logging into the CDQ vessel registration system through eFISH and
indicating and certifying the removal of a vessel from the CDQ vessel registration list.
To remove the exemption from LLP license requirements for a vessel, the CDQ representative must
(1) remove the vessel in the CDQ vessel registration system, and
(2) certify the vessel operator was given notice that the vessel is being removed from the CDQ vessel registration
system and that the vessel is not groundfish CDQ fishing at the time of removal.
The CDQ vessel registration system will provide a printable confirmation that a vessel has been removed from the CDQ
vessel registration list. Once a vessel is removed from the CDQ vessel registration list, that vessel is no longer exempt
from the LLP requirements, even if the operator was still in possession of the LLP exemption letter.
Additional information is available from NMFS Sustainable Fisheries Division by telephone at 907-586-7228.

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LLP Exemption for
Small Vessels Using Hook & Line Gear
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