Flatfish Exchange Application

Revised: 02/23/2022

FLATFISH EXCHANGE
APPLICATION

OMB Control No. 0648-0565
Expiration Date: 04/30/2023
NOAA/National Marine Fisheries Service
Sustainable Fisheries Division
P.O. Box 21668
Juneau, AK 99802-1668
Fax: 907-586-7465
Telephone: 907-586-7228

This request must be completed by a representative from the Western Alaska Community Development Quota (CDQ)
group or Amendment 80 (A80) Cooperative proposing to exchange amounts of flatfish.
This form must be submitted ONLINE.
Date of Transfer Request:

1. Name:

Fishing Year:

Indicate type of Participant:
CDQ Group

A80 Cooperative

BLOCK A – CDQ GROUP OR A80 COOPERATIVE INFORMATION
2. ID Number:

3. Business Telephone Number:

4. Business Fax Number:

6. Representative’s Name:

5. Business e-mail Address:

7. Representative’s Signature:

BLOCK B - AMOUNT EXCHANGED
Adjustment to ABC1 Reserve Amount
Amount
Species
(If CDQ, nearest 0.001 mt)
Code
(If A80, nearest mt)

Species
Code

Adjustment to CQ2 Amount
Amount
(If CDQ, nearest 0.001 mt)
(If A80, nearest mt)

1

ABC = acceptable biological catch. 2CQ = cooperative quota

BLOCK C – CERTIFICATION
Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1746, I declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct.
1. Signature of Designated Representative:

2. Date:

3. Printed Name of Designated Representative:

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Instructions
FLATFISH EXCHANGE APPLICATION
NMFS will process a Flatfish Exchange Application provided that a Western Alaska Community Development Quota
(CDQ) group or Amendment 80 (A80) cooperative submits an online application with all applicable fields accurately
filled in.
Each CDQ group or A80 cooperative may request that NMFS exchange flatfish (flathead sole, rock sole, and yellowfin
sole, or any combination of two flatfish species). NMFS will approve the exchange application if the CDQ group or A80
cooperative exchanging quota and ABC reserve has sufficient quota and ABC reserve available for exchange. Each CDQ
group or A80 cooperative is limited to three exchanges per calendar year.
NMFS approval of an exchange application is required prior to the usage of the flatfish total allowable catch. NMFS
will approve the exchange application if the CDQ group or A80 cooperative:
◆ Exchanging flatfish has sufficient CDQ ABC reserves or A80 ABC reserves for the flatfish species which it is
requesting to increase its CDQ or A80 CQ;
◆ Requesting an exchange of flatfish surrenders an equal amount of unused CDQ or A80 CQ for flatfish;
◆ Has not received three approved Flatfish Exchanges during that calendar year;
◆ NMFS receives a completed flatfish exchange application from a CDQ group or A80 cooperative during the
calendar year that the Flatfish Exchange would be effective;
◆ Requesting an exchange of flathead sole, rock sole, or yellowfin sole has not otherwise received additional
allocations or roll-overs of flatfish CDQ or CQ that could cause the amount initially specified as the ABC reserve
to be exceeded.
If the request is approved, NMFS will make the requested exchange and notify the requester when the exchange is
completed. The CDQ or A80 CQ will be exchanged as of the effective date of the notice of adjustment or apportionment
in the Federal Register. The exchange application is effective only for the remainder of the calendar year in which the
exchange occurs.
No exchange, adjustment, apportionment of flatfish may take effect until NMFS publishes notification in the Federal
Register with a statement of the findings on which the exchange, adjustment, or apportionment is based. Each NMFS
approved flatfish exchange application is debited as one exchange, on the effective date of the notice of adjustment or
apportionment in the Federal Register.
Retain a copy of completed request for your records.
When complete, submit online:

https://alaskafisheries.noaa.gov/webapps/efish/login

If you need additional information regarding CDQ or A80 ABC Reserve Exchange of flathead sole, rock sole, or
yellowfin sole, contact Sustainable Fisheries Division at 907-586-7228.

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COMPLETING THE APPLICATION
Enter the following information for each transfer.
Date of Transfer Request
Fishing Year
Indicate whether requestor is a CDQ Group or A80 Cooperative
BLOCK A -- CDQ GROUP OR COOPERATIVE INFORMATION
1. Name of CDQ group or A80 Cooperative
2. CDQ group or A80 Cooperative ID number
3–5. Business telephone number, business fax number, and business e-mail address
BLOCK B -- AMOUNT EXCHANGED
Identify the ABC reserve amount to be removed from the eligible flatfish CDQ ABC reserve or A80 ABC reserve for
conversion to CDQ or Amendment 80 CQ.
Adjustment to ABC Reserve Amount
1. Species Code. For each species for which an exchange is being requested, enter the species code.
2. Amount. Specify the amount being exchanged. The CDQ allocations must be recorded at the 0.001 mt. The
Amendment 80 allocations must be recorded to the nearest metric ton.
Adjustment to CQ Amount
1. Species Code. For each species for which an exchange is being requested, enter the species code.
2. Amount. Specify the amount being exchanged. The CDQ allocations must be recorded at the 0.001 mt. The
Amendment 80 allocations must be recorded to the nearest metric ton.
BLOCK C – CERTIFICATION
Electronic Certification
Designated representative must log into the system and create an exchange application as indicated on the computer
screen. By using the exchanger's NMFS ID, password, and Transfer Key and submitting the exchange application, the
designated representative certifies that all information is true and correct.

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 0648-0565. 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 and the
Amendment 80 Program under 50 CFR part 679 and under section 402(a) of the Magnuson-Stevens Act (16 U.S.C. 1801, et seq.). Public reporting
burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 5 minutes 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.

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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 uses this information to determine eligibility for the flatfish exchange and to exchange the harvest quota. The
information required by this application is necessary to ensure that the flatfish harvest quota are exchanged in compliance with
the regulations governing the exchange of this quota.
Routing Uses: Disclosure of this information is 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. In
addition, NMFS may share information submitted on this application with other State and Federal agencies or fishery
management commissions, including staff of the North Pacific Fishery Management Council and Pacific States Marine Fisheries
Commission. Other information is confidential under section 402(b) of the Magnuson-Stevens Act and NOAA Administrative
Order 216-100, which sets forth procedures to protect confidentiality of fishery statistics.
Disclosure: Furnishing this information is voluntary; however, failure to provide complete and accurate information will prevent
NMFS from exchanging the flatfish harvest quota.

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