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Another mitigating control is that under the authority of the Debt Collection Improvement Act (31 U.S.C. 7701), NMFS would collect Tax Identification Number information from individuals in order to issue, renew, or transfer fishing permits or to make nonpermit registrations.
The vessels and processors involved are permitted and therefore have a prior "trusted relationship" with NMFS. In many cases this prior relationship involves confirming vessel ownership with the US Coast Guard, verifying participation in prior fisheries through previously submitted state or federal fish tickets or logbooks, confirmation of business ownership, etc.
Threat and Vulnerability Identification
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