Vessel/Plant Operator Comment Form

NPGOP VESSEL/PLANT OPERATOR COMMENT FORM
NORTH PACIFIC GROUNDFISH OBSERVER PROGRAM
The information on this form will be used by the National Marine Fisheries Service to evaluate how well the observers are performing their duties and to serve as a line
of communication between the fishermen and the Observer Program.
Public reporting burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 10 minute 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.
All identifying data submitted will be handled as confidential material in accordance with NOAA Administrative Order 216-100, Protection of Confidential Fishery
Statistics. Notwithstanding any other provisions of the law, no person is required to respond to, nor shall any person be subjected to a penalty for failure to comply with,
a collection of information subject to the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act, unless that collection of information displays a currently valid OMB Control
Number.

INSTRUCTIONS
Anonymous responses have little value in this process, so please fill in the identifying information completely. If you don’t remember the
Observer’s name, please fill in the rest of the identifying information and indicate whether the Observer was the Primary or Secondary
observer (if known).
In addition to answering Yes or No to each question, please use the Comments section to provide additional information about your answer.
If the answer is neither Yes nor No, please use the Comments section to record the appropriate answer (i.e. Sometimes or N/A [not
applicable]).
Though this form’s primary intent is to allow you to provide information regarding specific observers, the second page affords you an
opportunity to provide feedback and ask questions about the Observer Program in general or to open up a line of communication between
you and a member of our staff.
Please take the time to answer this Comment Form completely.
Thank you for your time!

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Date Revised: May 6, 2009

OMB Control No. 0648-xxxx
Expiration Date: xx/xx/2012

NPGOP VESSEL/PLANT OPERATOR COMMENT FORM
Vessel/Plant Operator______________________________ Vessel/Plant Name_______________________________ Today’s Date_______________________________
Observer_________________________________________ Observer Provider_______________________________ Dates observer onboard_______________________
Questions about your observer

Yes

No

Comments

Did the observer interact with you and your crew in a
professional manner?
Did the observer discuss his/her work needs with you
and your crew?
Did the observer follow vessel/plant rules or policies?
If not, please elaborate.
Did the observer participate fully in safety drills? If
not, why not?
Did the observer inform you of any suspected
violations of regulations when these were witnessed?
Did the observer put himself/herself in any unsafe
situations? If yes, please elaborate.
Did you have any issues with the observer’s duties
and responsibilities? If yes, please elaborate.
Did you discuss any issues regarding observer duties
with the observer?

How were the issues resolved?

Did you discuss any issues regarding observer duties
with anyone else? (please circle)
Observer Program staff

Please identify the person you spoke with and whether the issues were resolved.

Observer provider

My fishing company
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Did the observer do anything specific that you
appreciated? Please elaborate.

Yes

No

Comments

Questions about the program
Do you have questions about the work performed by
observers? (sampling methods, work schedules, etc)
Did you ask the observer?
Would you like to ask a member of our staff?
Would you like someone on our staff to contact you?
(If yes, please provide contact information below)
In general, are you satisfied with the observers you
have had on your vessel or at your plant? Please use
this space to provide any relevant comments or
suggestions.

If you would like us to contact you, please provide:
Phone_______________________Email____________________________Address____________________________________________________
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PAPERWORK REDUCTION ACT STATEMENT: The information provided on this form will be used by the National Marine Fisheries Service
(NMFS) to improve observer training under section 403(b) of the Magnuson-Stevens Act (16 U.S.C. 1801, et seq.), which will assist NMFS to collect
information that is used in analyses that support the conservation and management of living marine resources and that are required under the
Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (MSA), the Endangered Species Act (ESA), the Marine Mammal Protection Act
(MMPA), the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), the Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA), Executive Order 12866 (EO 12866), and other
applicable law. The public reporting burden for this form is estimated to average 10 minutes per response, including the time for completing,
reviewing, and transmitting the information on the form. Send comments regarding this burden estimate or any other aspect of this collection of
information, including suggestions for reducing the burden to: National Marine Fisheries Service, Alaska Fisheries Science Center, Fisheries
Monitoring and Analysis Division, 7600 Sandpoint Way NE, Seattle, WA 98115. Providing the requested information is voluntary. All identifying
data submitted will be handled as confidential material in accordance with NOAA Administrative Order 216-100, Protection of Confidential Fishery
Statistics. Other information collected on this form may be subject to public release under various statutes. Notwithstanding any other provision of
the law, no person is required to respond to, nor shall any person be subject to a penalty for failure to comply with a collection of information subject
to the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act, unless that collection of information displays a currently valid OMB Control Number.
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