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 can be found here.

Latest Forms, Documents, and Supporting Material

Document Name
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

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

OMB Details

Application for AFA Inshore Catcher Vessel Cooperative Permit

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

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

Review document collections for all forms, instructions, and supporting documents - including paper/printable forms.