Groundfish/Halibut CDQ or PSQ transfer form

Revised: 06/22/10

OMB Control No. 0648-0269 Expiration Date: 08/31/2010

NOAA/National Marine Fisheries
Service Sustainable Fisheries Division
P.O. Box 21668
Juneau, AK 99802-1668
Fax: 907-586-7131
Telephone: 907-586-7228

Groundfish/Halibut CDQ and
Prohibited Species Quota (PSQ)
Transfer Request

This form should be completed and signed by a representative from each CDQ group proposing to transfer annual amounts of:
groundfish and halibut CDQ and Prohibited Species Quota (PSQ) except Bering Sea Chinook salmon.
DO NOT USE THIS FORM TO TRANSFER BERING SEA CHINOOK SALMON PSC.

BLOCK A – TRANSFERRING CDQ GROUP INFORMATION
1. Group Name or Initials:
2. Group Number:
3. Business Telephone Number:

4. Business Fax Number:

6. Representative’s Name:

5. Business e-mail Address (if available):
7. Representative’s Signature:

BLOCK B - RECEIVING CDQ GROUP INFORMATION
1. Group Name or Initials:
2. Group Number:
3. Business Telephone Number:

4. Business Fax Number:

6. Representative’s Name:

5. Business e-mail Address (if available):
7. Representative’s Signature:

BLOCK C - CDQ AMOUNT TRANSFERRED
Species or
Species Category

Area

Amount (mt)

Species or
Species Category

Area

Amount (mt)

Crab
Zone

Number of Animals or mt

BLOCK D - PSQ AMOUNT TRANSFERRED
Species or
Species Category

Crab
Zone

Number of
Animals or mt

Species or
Species Category

BLOCK E - TRANSFER YEAR
Specify the year to which this transfer applies:

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Instructions
Groundfish/Halibut CDQ and Prohibited Species Quota (PSQ) Transfer Request
DO NOT USE THIS FORM TO TRANSFER BERING SEA CHINOOK SALMON PSC.
To transfer Bering Sea Chinook salmon PSC, use the APPLICATION FOR TRANSFER OF

BERING SEA CHINOOK SALMON PSC ALLOCATIONS.
A Western Alaska Community Development Quota (CDQ) group may request to transfer all or part of its annual
groundfish and halibut CDQ or PSQ for Aleutian Islands Chinook salmon, non-Chinook salmon, Pacific Halibut, and
Bering Sea crab. Once approved, a CDQ or PSQ transfer is effective for the year for which the transfer is requested.
Type or print legibly in ink; retain a copy of completed application for your records.
NMFS will review the transferor’s catch account during a transfer request to ensure sufficient CDQ or PSQ is
available to transfer. NMFS will notify the transferor and transferee once the application has been received and
approved. A transfer of CDQ or PSQ is not effective until approved by NMFS.
When complete, submit
Online:

http://alaskafisheries.noaa.gov

Mail:

NMFS Alaska Region
Sustainable Fisheries Division
P.O. Box 21668
Juneau, AK 99802-1668
907-586-7131

Or fax:

If you need additional information regarding transfers of CDQ and PSQ, contact Sustainable Fisheries Division at
907-586-7228. Also, regulations at 50 CFR part 679, Subpart C, are available at NMFS Alaska Region web site at
http://alaskafisheries.noaa.gov.
Enter the following information for each transfer.
Block A
1.
2.
3-5.
6-7.

- Transferring CDQ Group Information
Name or initials of transferring CDQ group
CDQ group number
Business telephone number, business fax number, and business e-mail address
Printed name and signature of transferring CDQ representative

Block B
1.
2.
3-5.
6-7.

- Receiving CDQ Group Information
Name or initials of receiving CDQ group
CDQ group number
Business telephone number, business fax number, and business e-mail address
Printed name and signature of receiving CDQ representative

Block C - CDQ Amount Transferred
1. Species or Species Category. For each species for which a transfer is being requested, enter the species name or
species category.
2. Area. Enter the particular management area associated with a species category, such as Eastern Aleutian Islands
(EAI), if applicable.
3. Amount. Specify the amount being transferred.
For groundfish, specify transfer amounts to the nearest 0.001 metric tons.
For halibut CDQ, specify the amount in pounds (net weight).
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Block D - PSQ Amount Transferred (Do Not Record Bering Sea Chinook salmon PSC on this form)
1. Species or Species Category. For each PSQ species for which a transfer is being requested, enter the species
name or species category.
2. Crab Zone. For crab only, designate the appropriate zone for each PSQ being transferred (e.g. Zone 2), if
applicable.
3. Amount. Specify the amount of crab and salmon being transferred; specify transfer amounts in numbers of
animals.
Block E - Transfer Year - Specify which year’s CDQ or PSQ is requested to be transferred.
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PUBLIC REPORTING BURDEN STATEMENT
Public reporting burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 0.5 hours per response, including the time for
reviewing instructions, searching existing data sources, gathering and maintaining the data needed, and completing and reviewing the
collection of information. Send comments regarding this burden estimate or any other aspect of this collection of information,
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.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Before completing this form please note the following: 1) Notwithstanding any other provision of the 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 collection of information displays a currently valid OMB Control Number;
2) This information is mandatory and is required to manage the commercial fishing effort of the CDQ program in the BSAI under 50
CFR part 679 and under section 402(a) of the Magnuson-Stevens Act (16 U.S.C. 1801, et seq.); 3) Responses to this information
request are confidential under section 402(b) of the Magnuson-Stevens Act as amended in 2006. It is also confidential under NOAA
Administrative Order 216-100, which sets forth procedures to protect confidentiality of fishery statistics.
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