United States - Apply for Alaska Federal Fisheries Permit or License and Federal Processor Permit or License

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Procedure

Apply In Person:

1. To Apply for Alaska Federal Fisheries Permit or License and Federal Processor Permit or License, the applicant has to approach the NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE link
2. An application form will be provided to the applicant by the concerned officer. or it can be downloaded from the following link and link
3. The applicant has to fill in all the necessary details in the application form. (Incomplete applications are not accepted)
4. Make sure that the applicant has attached all the necessary documents that are mentioned in the “Required Documents” section of this page.
5. The applicant has to attach the photocopies of the required documents along with the application form while submitting.
6. Submit all the documents with the completed form to the concerned officer.
7. The applicant has to pay the prescribed fee as requested by the authority.
8. After receiving the application, the concerned authority will check the submitted application and document set. If all are in place, the application will be accepted.
9. An acknowledgment receipt will be provided. Please save it for future reference.
10. Then the application will be processed further. All the updates on the application status will be sent via SMS to the applicant’s mobile number.
11. Once the process gets completed, the applicant gets a call from the office regarding the application.
12. The officer will come site inspection to check the quality of the product.
13. This entire process can be completed within 15 - 20 days or as per the timeline advised by the respective department authority.

Apply by mail

1. To Apply for Alaska Federal Fisheries Permit or License and Federal Processor Permit or License, the applicant has to approach the NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE link
2. An application form will be provided to the applicant by the concerned officer. or it can be downloaded from the following link and link
3. The applicant has to fill in all the necessary details in the application form. (Incomplete applications are not accepted)
4. Make sure that the applicant has attached all the necessary documents that are mentioned in the “Required Documents” section of this page.
5. The applicant has to attach the photocopies of the required documents along with the application form while submitting.
6. Submit all the documents with the completed form to the concerned office mailing address.
7. The mailing address is mentioned in the “Office Locations & Contacts” section of this page.
8. The applicant has to pay the prescribed fee as requested by the authority.
9. After receiving the application, the concerned authority will check the submitted application and document set. If all are in place, the application will be accepted.
10. An acknowledgment receipt will be provided. Please save it for future reference.
11. Then the application will be processed further. All the updates on the application status will be sent via SMS to the applicant’s mobile number.
12. Once the process gets completed, the applicant gets a call from the office regarding the application.
13. The officer will come site inspection to check the quality of the product.
14. This entire process can be completed within 15 – 20 days or as per the timeline advised by the respective department authority.

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Required Documents

• Application form link and link
• A copy of the State of Alaska vessel licence or registration for undocumented vessels.
• Attach a copy of the vessel ownership documents

Office Locations & Contacts

NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION,
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Room 713, Federal Building
709 West 9th Street
Juneau, AK 99801
Mail: NMFS Alaska Region
Restricted Access Management (RAM) P.O. Box 21668
Juneau, AK 99802-1668
Fax: 907-586-7354
For more details: (800) 304-4846 or (907) 586-7202
Contact link

Eligibility

• Only persons who are U.S. Citizens are authorized to receive or hold a Federal Fisheries Permit.

Fees

• There are no fee details mentioned in the website (Apply in person).
• An FPP permit holder who has incurred a fee liability must pay the fee to NMFS by February 15 of the year (Federal Processor Permit).
• For additional information on the observer fee liability, please refer to the NMFS Alaska.

Validity

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e.g. Birth Certificate Valid Forever

Documents to Use

• Application form link and link

Sample Documents

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Processing Time

• At least 10 working days for the application to be processed (Federal Fisheries Permit).

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Instructions

• Applicants must complete the application form before submitting it. Incomplete applications will not be accepted.
• Applicants must provide genuine information while applying for this procedure.

Required Information

• Type Of FFP Registration
• Owner Name
• Applicant’s NMFS Person ID
• Business Mailing Address
• Business Telephone Number
• Business Fax Number
• Business E-mail Address
• Vessel Information
• Permit Information
• Species Endorsements And Amendments
• Applicant Signature
• Type Of FPP Registration
• Shore side Processor Information
• SFP or CQE Vessel Information

Need for the Document

• No shore side processor of the United States, stationary floating processor (SFP), or a community quota entity (CQE) floating processor defined at § 679.2 may receive, process, purchase, or arrange to purchase unprocessed ground fish harvested in the Gulf of Alaska (GOA) or Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area (BSAI), unless the owner or authorized representative first obtains a Federal Processor Permit (FPP).
• As an FFP holder fishing in State waters, the applicant is responsible to know whether their catch is deducted from a Federal Total Allowable Catch (TAC) or from the State Guideline Harvest Level (GHL) and to comply with Federal fishery requirements when their ground fish catch will be deducted from the Federal TAC.

Information which might help

• For more information link

Other uses of the Document/Certificate

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e.g. Birth Certificate can be used as proof of identity.

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