Inspection request, electronic monitoring system

Revised: 04/30/2014 OMB Control No. 0648-0330, Expiration Date: 11/30/2015

Inspection Request Video Monitoring System CHINOOK SALMON BYCATCH

Fax, mail, or submit online completed forms and diagrams to: North Pacific Groundfish Observer Program 7600 Sand Point Way NE, Bldg 4 Seattle, WA 98115 Ph: 206-526-4007 Fax: 206-526-4066 e-mail: [email protected]

Note: Inspections will be scheduled within ten (10) working days of receiving a request.

Requests for inspections in Dutch Harbor and Kodiak will be scheduled within ten (10) days, but may be delayed several days due to weather or logistics.

DIAGRAM ATTACHMENT
You must attach with this request a diagram drawn to scale showing: ♦ All locations where salmon will be sorted ♦ Location of the salmon storage container ♦ Location of each camera and its coverage area ♦ Location of any additional video equipment, including monitors and hard drives
VESSEL INFORMATION
Name of Vessel						Federal Fisheries Permit No.
Business Mailing Address
Business Telephone No.	Business Fax No.					Business E-mail Address
Individual/Company to install & maintain system				Person on vessel to maintain system & aid observer
SYSTEM SPECIFICATIONS
Pixel length & width of image		File type in which data are recorded			Compression Type
Frame rate at which data are recorded			Storage device type and size
Brand and model number of the cameras				Brand, model, and specifications of the lenses
Type, speed, and operating system of any computer that is part of the system

Any change to the Chinook video monitoring system that would affect the system's functionality must be submitted to, and approved by, the Regional Administrator in writing before that change is made.

A Chinook Video Monitoring System Inspection Report, valid for 12 months from the date issued by NMFS, will be issued to the vessel owner if the Chinook video monitoring system meets the requirements. The vessel owner must maintain a current Chinook Video Monitoring System Inspection Report onboard the vessel at all times the vessel is required to provide an approved Chinook video monitoring system and must be made available to the observer, NMFS personnel, or to an authorized officer upon request.

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PUBLIC REPORTING BURDEN STATEMENT

Public reporting burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 2 hours per response, including the time for reviewing the instructions, searching existing data sources, gathering and maintaining the data needed, and completing and reviewing the collection of information. Send comments regarding this burden estimate or any other aspect of this collection of information, including suggestions for reducing the burden, to NOAA, National Marine Fisheries Service, Alaska Region, Attn: Assistant Regional Administrator, Sustainable Fisheries Division, P.O. Box 21668, Juneau, AK 99802-1668.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Before completing this form please note the following: 1) Notwithstanding any other provision of 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; 2) This information is being used to manage the Chinook PSC Program and commercial fishing efforts under 50 CFR part 679 and under section 402(a) of the Magnuson-Stevens Act (16 U.S.C. 1801, et seq.) as amended in 2006; 4) Submission of this information is necessary for NMFS to approve video monitoring systems; 5) Responses to this information request are not confidential.

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Chinook Salmon Bycatch Inspection Request

for Video Monitoring System

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