OMB control number

Alaska American Fisheries Act Permits

OMB 0648-0393 · DOC/NOAA.

OMB 0648-0393

The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), Alaska Regional Office, requests extension of this currently approved information collection. This information collection contains applications for permits and transfers necessary for NMFS to manage the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands (BSAI) pollock fishery under the American Fisheries Act. The AFA established sector allocations in the BSAI pollock fishery, determined eligible vessels and processors, allowed the formation of cooperatives, set limits on the participation of AFA vessels in other fisheries, and imposed special catch weighing and monitoring requirements on AFA vessels. No changes have been made to the forms since the 2023 renewal.

The latest form for Alaska American Fisheries Act Permits expires 2029-06-30 and is listed under ICR 202512-0648-006.

Latest Forms, Documents, and Supporting Material

Latest forms, documents, and information collections
Document	Type
Application for American Fisheries Act (AFA) Permit Rebuilt, Replacement, or Removed Vessel	Form and Instruction
Application For Transfer of Bering Sea Chinook Salmon PSC Allocations	Form and Instruction
Application for Approval as an Entity to Receive Transferable Chinook Salmon PSC Allocation	Form and Instruction
Application for American Fisheries Act (AFA) Inshore Vessel Contract Fishing Notifications	Form and Instruction
Application for American Fisheries Act (AFA) Inshore Catcher Vessel Cooperative Permit	Form and Instruction
0648-0393 30-Day 91 FR 1509 2026-0114.pdf	Supplementary Document
0648-0393 Supporting Statement Part A.docx	Supporting Statement A
COMMERCE-NOAA-19.pdf	Supplementary Document
0648-0393 Comment.pdf	Public Comments
0648-0393 60-Day 90 FR 25243 2025-0616.pdf	Supplementary Document
Privacy Impact Assessment NOAA4700.pdf	Supplementary Document
NOAA Administrative Order 216-100.pdf	Supplementary Document
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Information Quality Guidelines.pdf	Supplementary Document
Section 515 of Public Law 106-554.pdf	Supplementary Document
50 CFR Part 679.pdf	Supplementary Document
American Fisheries Act.pdf	Supplementary Document
16 U.S.C 1853 MSA 303(b).pdf	Supplementary Document
Application for AFA Permit: Rebuilt, Replaced, or Removed Vessel	Form and Instruction
Application for Transfer of Bering Sea Chinook Salmon PSC Allocations	Form and Instruction
Application for Approval as an Entity to Receive Transferable Chinook Salmon PSC Allocation	Form and Instruction
AFA Inshore Vessel Contract Fishing Notification	Form and Instruction
Application for AFA Inshore Catcher Vessel Cooperative Permit	Form and Instruction

All Historical Document Collections

Historical document collections
Reference	Filing	Received	Action
202512-0648-006	Extension without change of a currently approved collection	2026-01-14
202309-0648-008	Extension without change of a currently approved collection	2023-09-28	Approved with change
202001-0648-004	Extension without change of a currently approved collection	2020-01-16	Approved without change
201609-0648-002	Extension without change of a currently approved collection	2016-09-08	Approved without change
201604-0648-002	Revision of a currently approved collection	2016-04-01	Approved without change
201602-0648-001	Revision of a currently approved collection	2016-02-03	Comment filed on proposed rule and continue
201409-0648-003	Revision of a currently approved collection	2014-09-05	Approved without change
201309-0648-009	Revision of a currently approved collection	2014-06-18	Comment filed on proposed rule and continue
201307-0648-001	Revision of a currently approved collection	2013-08-06	Approved without change
201008-0648-011	Revision of a currently approved collection	2010-08-30	Approved without change
201002-0648-009	Revision of a currently approved collection	2010-03-23	Preapproved
200904-0648-010	Extension without change of a currently approved collection	2009-06-01	Approved without change
200605-0648-011	Extension without change of a currently approved collection	2006-05-22	Approved without change
200305-0648-011	Revision of a currently approved collection	2003-05-29	Approved without change
200007-0648-001	Extension without change of a currently approved collection	2000-07-11	Approved without change
199911-0648-001	New collection (Request for a new OMB Control Number)	1999-11-08	Approved without change

OMB Details

Application for AFA Inshore Catcher Vessel Cooperative Permit

Federal Enterprise Architecture: Natural Resources - Conservation, Marine and Land Management

Information collection instruments
Form	Name	Electronic access	Type
Form N/A	Application for American Fisheries Act (AFA) Inshore Catcher Vessel Cooperative Permit	www.fisheries.noaa.gov/permit/american-fisheries-act-pollock-applications-and-forms	Form and instruction

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