New Hampshire Code of Administrative Rules
Pda - Pease Development Authority
Chapter Pda 500 - MOORINGS AND ANCHORAGES
Part Pda 506 - MOORING PERMIT APPLICATIONS; PROCESSING OF INITIAL APPLICATIONS AND APPLICATIONS FOR EXISTING MOORINGS
Section Pda 506.10 - Non-Revenue Mooring Permits; Waiver of Fees

Universal Citation: NH Admin Rules Pda 506.10

Current through Register No. 12, March 21, 2024

(a) An applicant for a non-revenue mooring permit shall obtain a non-revenue mooring application form:

(1) In person, from the division office located at 555 Market Street, Portsmouth, New Hampshire; or

(2) By sending a request in writing, including a self-addressed, stamped envelope to the division office at the following address:

Pease Development Authority

Division of Ports and Harbors

555 Market Street

Portsmouth, NH 03801

(b) The applicant shall provide the information and certification required on the non-revenue mooring permit form for each mooring field, mooring subfield, nearshore area, or mooring location, as provided in Pda 511.05(b) and (d).

(c) The applicant shall attach to the application:

(1) A copy of the current New Hampshire state registration(s) for the vessel(s) listed on the mooring permit application; and

(2) The request for a non-revenue mooring as described in (h) below.

(d) The applicant shall:

(1) Sign and certify the mooring application form; and

(2) Return the application form with the attachments specified in (c) above.

(e) Upon receipt of an application for a non-revenue mooring permit by the division, the chief harbor master or designee shall verify that:

(1) The applicant has provided all applicable information requested on the application;

(2) Information pre-entered on the application by the division has not been altered in violation of Pda 506.05, if the application is an application submitted by a current mooring permit holder;

(3) A photocopy of the current New Hampshire state registration(s) is attached to the application;

(4) The vessel information on the New Hampshire state registration is the same vessel information provided on the application;

(5) There is a mooring location(s) within the mooring field, mooring subfield, or nearshore area or at the location(s) for which application is made, sufficient to accommodate the applicant's vessel(s);

(6) There is no reason to deny the application under Pda 507.02; and

(7) The applicant has signed and certified the application.

(f) Within 30 business days of receipt of the application by the division, the chief harbor master or designee shall grant or deny the application consistent with the provisions of Pda 507.02.

(g) If the applicant is granted a mooring permit under Pda 507, and meets the requirements of (e) above and (h) and (i) below, the chief harbor master or designee shall:

(1) Record the permit number(s) on the permit(s);

(2) Assign the mooring location(s);

(3) Sign and date the permit; and

(4) Mail a photocopy of the permit to the applicant at the address specified by the applicant on the mooring permit application, or, if none is specified, to the applicant's permanent address.

(h) In addition to the application, the applicant shall submit a written request to the division. There shall be a separate written request for each mooring field, mooring subfield, nearshore area, or location for which a mooring(s) is requested.

(i) The request submitted pursuant to (h) above shall, at a minimum, include:

(1) The location(s) of the non-revenue mooring or the mooring field, mooring subfield, or nearshore area in which the non-revenue mooring(s) is to be located;

(2) The reason(s) a non-revenue mooring(s) is needed;

(3) The number of non-revenue mooring(s) requested;

(4) The length of time the mooring(s) is needed; and

(5) The LOA and draft of the vessel(s) to be moored.

(j) The request for a non-revenue mooring shall be directly related to the state agency's statutory duties or responsibilities.

(k) A non-revenue mooring permit shall be issued for a period of no more than one year. Waiver(s) of mooring fees shall be automatically reconsidered annually for applicants under this section only upon receipt by the division of a non-revenue mooring application and the review of a non-revenue mooring request containing the information required in (i)(1)-(5).

#7940, eff 8-23-03; amd by #8775, eff 12-16-06; ss by #9975, eff 8-20-11 (See Revision Note at chapter heading for Pda 500)

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