Application for Transfer of Bering Sea Chinook Salmon PS

Revised: 08/16/2023

Application For Transfer Of
Bering Sea Chinook Salmon PSC
Allocations

OMB Control No. 0648-0393 Expiration Date: 12/31/2023
U.S. Dept. of Commerce/NOAA
National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS)
Sustainable Fisheries Division
P.O. Box 21668
Juneau, AK 99802-1668
Fax: 907-586-7131
Telephone: 907-586-7228

SUBMIT ONLINE at https://alaskafisheries.noaa.gov/webapps/efish/login
This application must be received by NMFS by June 25 for A SEASON and by December 1 for B SEASON.
This application is used by an authorized representative of the catcher/processor sector, the mothership sector, an
inshore cooperative, or a CDQ group to transfer Chinook salmon PSC allocations to another entity’s account.
BLOCK A – IDENTIFICATION OF TRANSFEROR
1. Name of Transferor:
2. NMFS Person ID:
3. Business Mailing Address:

[_] Permanent

4. Business Telephone Number:

[_] Temporary

5. Business Fax Number:

6. Business E-mail Address:

BLOCK B – IDENTIFICATION OF TRANSFEREE
1. Name of Transferee:
3. Business Mailing Address:

4. Business Telephone Number:

Date of
Transfer

2. NMFS Person ID:
[_] Permanent

[_] Temporary (indicate which)

5. Business Fax Number:

6. Business E-mail Address:

BLOCK C – NUMBER OF CHINOOK SALMON PSC TRANSFERRED
Check either A Season or B Season for each entry
B Season
Number of
A Season
Date of
Number of
A Season
Chinook
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[ ]
Transfer
Chinook
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B Season
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Instructions
APPLICATION FOR TRANSFER
OF CHINOOK SALMON PSC ALLOCATIONS
NMFS will issue Bering Sea Chinook salmon prohibited species catch (PSC) allocations to the catcher/processor sector
entity, the mothership sector entity, inshore cooperatives, and Western Alaska Community Development Quota (CDQ)
groups. NMFS will issue separate PSC allocations for the A season and the B season. PSC remaining from the
A season could be used in the B season (“rollover”).
The entity receiving a transferable Chinook salmon PSC allocation from NMFS is authorized to transfer all or a
portion of the entity’s salmon PSC allocation to another entity or receive a transfer from another entity (authorized
to sign transfer request forms), and be responsible for any penalties assessed for exceeding the entity’s salmon PSC
allocation.
Transfers are a voluntary request to NMFS, initiated by the entity transferring surplus Chinook salmon allocations,
to move a specific amount of a Chinook salmon PSC allocation from one entity’s account to another entity’s
account. NMFS will review the transferor’s catch account to ensure sufficient salmon is available to transfer. If
enough Chinook salmon are in the account, NMFS will make that transfer effective immediately. Transfers to
eligible entities may occur at any time in a season but transfers cannot be made between the B and A seasons.
Entities may receive transfers of PSC to cover overages (“post-delivery transfers”).
Request for Chinook PSC transfer is available on the NMFS Alaska Region website
(https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/permit/alaska-chinook-salmon-bycatch-applications-and-reporting-forms).
Retain a copy of completed application for your records.
Submit online at https://alaskafisheries.noaa.gov/webapps/efish/login.
If you need additional information regarding transfers of PSC, contact Sustainable Fisheries Division at
907-586-7228.
Regulations at 50 CFR part 679, subpart C, are available at https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-50/chapter-VI/part679/subpart-C.
COMPLETING THE APPLICATION
Enter the following information for each transfer.
BLOCK A – IDENTIFICATION OF TRANSFEROR
1. Name of Transferor
2. NMFS Person ID
3. Business Mailing Address
Indicate whether permanent or temporary
4–6. Business Telephone Number, Business Fax Number, and Business E-mail address
BLOCK B – IDENTIFICATION OF TRANSFEREE
1. Name of Transferee
2. NMFS Person ID
3. Business Mailing Address
Indicate whether permanent or temporary
4–6. Business Telephone Number, Business Fax Number, and Business E-mail address
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BLOCK C – NUMBER OF CHINOOK PSC TRANSFERRED
1. Date of transfer
2. Number of Chinook Salmon
3. Indicate whether A Season or B Season
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Public 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 0648-0393. Without this approval, we could not conduct this information collection. Public reporting for this information
collection is estimated to be approximately one hour 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. All responses to
this information collection are required to obtain or maintain benefits and are 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.) as amended in 2006. Send comments
regarding this burden estimate or any other aspect of this information collection, including suggestions for reducing this burden to
the Assistant Regional Administrator, Sustainable Fisheries Division, NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service, 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 American Fisheries Act (AFA) Program.
Routine Uses: NMFS will use this information to identify the transferring and receiving entities and determine whether to transfer
Chinook salmon prohibited species catch (PSC) from the transferor to the transferee. 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 transferring or receiving Chinook salmon PSC allocations on behalf of the members of that sector.
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