Catcher/processor observer notification of flow scale tests

NMFS Alaska Region Scale and Catch Weighing Requirements

0330 rev observer notification 062714

Catcher/processor observer notification of flow scale tests

OMB: 0648-0330

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Revised: 06/27/2014 OMB Control No. 0648-0330, Expiration Date: 11/30/2015

OBSERVER NOTIFICATION

U.S. Department of Commerce

NOAA/National Marine Fisheries Service, Alaska Region

Post Office Box 21668

Juneau, Alaska 99802-1668

Fax: 907-586-7465

Telephone: 907-586-7228



Notify observer of flow scale test

Each vessel operator must notify the observer at least 15 minutes before the time that a scale test will be conducted and must conduct the test while the observer is present. No form exists for this notice; vessel personnel verbally inform the observer that a scale test is scheduled.

Notify observer of hopper scale test

Each vessel operator must notify the observer at least 15 minutes before the time that a scale test will be conducted and must conduct the test while the observer is present. No form exists for this notice, which consists of vessel personnel verbally informing the observer that a scale test is scheduled.  

Notify observer of BSAI pollock delivery

The plant manager or plant liaison must notify the observer of the offloading schedule for each delivery of BSAI pollock by an AFA catcher vessel at least 1 hour prior to offloading. No form exists for this notice. This notice consists of plant personnel verbally informing the observer that a pollock delivery is scheduled. An observer must monitor each delivery of BSAI pollock from an AFA catcher vessel and be on site the entire time the delivery is being weighed or sorted.

Notify observer of CDQ delivery

The manager of each shoreside processor or SFP that is required to have a CDQ observer must notify the level 2 observer of the offloading schedule of each CDQ delivery at least 1 hour prior to offloading. This notification would provide the level 2 observer an opportunity to monitor the sorting and weighing of the entire delivery. This notice typically consists of plant personnel verbally informing the observer that an incoming vessel will make a CDQ delivery. No form exists for this notice.

Notify observer of Rockfish Program delivery

The plant manager or plant liaison must notify the observer of the offloading schedule for each delivery of groundfish harvested in a Rockfish Program fishery at least 1 hour prior to offloading. This notice consists of plant personnel verbally informing the observer that a Rockfish Program delivery is scheduled. No form exists for this notice.


The observer must be available to monitor each delivery of groundfish harvested in a Rockfish Program fishery and must be available the entire time the delivery is being weighed or sorted.

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PUBLIC REPORTING BURDEN STATEMENT

Public reporting burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 2 minutes 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 (Attn: Records Officer).


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 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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File TitleObserver Sampling Station Inspection Request Form
Subjectsampling station inspection request form
AuthorNOAA Fisheries
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