OMB control number

Surfclam /Ocean Quahog Individual Transfer Quota (ITQ) Administration

OMB 0648-0240 · DOC/NOAA.

OMB 0648-0240

This is a request for a revision to a currently approved information collection. Federally permitted fishing vessels participating in the Atlantic surfclam or ocean quahog individual transferable quota (ITQ) fishery in the Northeast Region of the U.S. are subject to certain information collection requirements in order for NMFS to process requests for the transfer of surfclam or ocean quahog quota shares or authorization to shuck surfclams or ocean quahogs at sea. This revision would remove certain fields from existing forms as a result of regulatory changes included in a final rule, RIN 0648-BI18.

The latest form for Surfclam /Ocean Quahog Individual Transfer Quota (ITQ) Administration expires 2026-06-30 and can be found here.

Latest Forms, Documents, and Supporting Material

Document Name
Application to Shuck Surfclams/Ocean Quahogs at Sea Form
Surfclam/Ocean Quahog Individual Transferable Quota (ITQ) Ownership Form Form and Instruction
Surfclam/Ocean Quahog Individual Transferable Quota (ITQ) Ownership Form Form and Instruction
Application for Surfclam/Ocean Quahog Individual Transferable Quota (ITQ) Permit Form and Instruction
Application to Transfer Surfclam/Ocean Quahog Individual Transferable Quota (ITQ) Form and Instruction
0648-0240 30-Day 90 FR 58550 2025-1217.pdf Supplementary Document
2017 National Shellfish Sanitation Program (NSSP) Guide.pdf Supplementary Document
NOAA4100 PIA 2025-0410 SAOP Approved.pdf Supplementary Document
0648-0240 Supporting Statement Part A.docx Supporting Statement A
0648-0240 60-Day 90 FR 31164 2025-0714.pdf Supplementary Document
The Privacy Act System of Records Notice COMMERCE_NOAA-19.pdf Supplementary Document
Section 515 of Public Law 106-554.pdf Supplementary Document
46 U.S.C. 12103(b), General Eligibility Requirements.pdf Supplementary Document
50 CFR Part 648.pdf Supplementary Document
Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act - 2007 Blue Book.pdf Supplementary Document
Application to Shuck Surfclams/Ocean Quahogs at Sea Form
ITQ Ownership Form - Renewal Form and Instruction
ITQ Ownership Form- New Entrant Form and Instruction
ITQ Permit Application Form and Instruction
Protocol - Provide notification prior to unloading Instruction
Protocol - Create and Maintain a written onboard lot segregation plan Instruction
Protocol - Compile and Submit laboratory test results Instruction
Protocol - Maintain and Submit harvest records Instruction
Protocol - Submission of concurrence from state of landing Instruction
ITQ Transfer Form Form and Instruction

All Historical Document Collections

202512-0648-003	Extension without change of a currently approved collection	2025-12-17
202211-0648-002 Approved without change	Revision of a currently approved collection	2022-11-01
202207-0648-004 Comment filed on proposed rule and continue	Revision of a currently approved collection	2022-08-24
202204-0648-003 Approved without change	Extension without change of a currently approved collection	2022-04-22
201812-0648-005 Approved without change	Extension without change of a currently approved collection	2018-12-12
201512-0648-002 Approved with change	Extension without change of a currently approved collection	2015-12-08
201506-0648-020 Approved without change	Revision of a currently approved collection	2015-06-29
201407-0648-009 Comment filed on proposed rule and continue	Revision of a currently approved collection	2014-08-07
201303-0648-012 Approved without change	Revision of a currently approved collection	2013-03-21
201211-0648-014 Preapproved	Revision of a currently approved collection	2012-12-04
201203-0648-001 Approved without change	Extension without change of a currently approved collection	2012-03-22
200810-0648-002 Approved without change	Extension without change of a currently approved collection	2008-11-13
200509-0648-002 Approved without change	Extension without change of a currently approved collection	2005-09-08
200504-0648-012 Approved without change	No material or nonsubstantive change to a currently approved collection	2005-04-20
200208-0648-003 Approved without change	Reinstatement without change of a previously approved collection	2002-08-05
199808-0648-002 Approved without change	Extension without change of a currently approved collection	1998-08-13
199508-0648-025 Approved without change	Extension without change of a currently approved collection	1995-08-23
199302-0648-003 Approved without change	Revision of a currently approved collection	1993-02-24
199002-0648-006 Approved without change	New collection (Request for a new OMB Control Number)	1990-02-26

OMB Details

Application to Shuck Surf Clams/Ocean Quahogs at Sea

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

Form N/A

Application to Shuck Surfclams/Ocean Quahogs at Sea

Fillable Fileable

Form and instruction

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