Record of daily flow scale tests

Revised 10/7/2020

OMB Control No. 0648-0330
Expiration Date: 11/30/2020

RECORD OF DAILY FLOW SCALE TEST
Vessel Name:
Date

Time

Signature of Vessel Operator:
# of Bags

Formula for daily scale test:

Weight on
Platform
Scale

Number of
Runs

Platform # x
Number of
Runs

Flow Scale
Weight

A

B

AxB=C

D

Error

% Error

D – C = E E ÷ C x 100

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Pass/Fail?

Name(s) of Person(s)
Observer Cruise #
conducting the test

Revised 10/7/2020

OMB Control No. 0648-0330
Expiration Date: 11/30/2020

INSTRUCTIONS
1. Enter name of vessel on which the scale test is conducted
2. Enter date of test
3. Enter time of test
4. Enter number of sand bags used for each run of the test
5. Weigh sandbags on Platform scale (A). Weigh no more than 50 kg of bags per load
6. Record the number of times the sand bags were run across the scale (B). Each run can be no less an 40 kg of bags
7. Multiply the total weight of the sand bags on the platform scale by the number of times the sand bags are run (AXB=C).
8. Record the weight of sand bags run across the flow scale for all runs (D)
9. Record the flow scale error. Subtract platform scale weight from flow scale weight (D-C=E)
10. Record the percent error of the flow scale. Divide Error by platform scale weight & multiply by 100 (E÷Cx100)
11. Record whether the scale passed or failed the daily test. If the percent error is between -3.0 % and +3.0% the scale passes.
12. Record name(s) of person(s) conducting the test
13. Record the cruise number of the observer that witnessed the test
14. Vessel operator must sign the form

DAILY FLOW SCALE TEST ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
 A daily scale test must be conducted once each calendar day, not to exceed 24 hours, when the scale is being used to weigh catch atsea.
 Record all tests including failed tests
 If the scale fails the daily test, it may be re-tested at any time. However, it may not be used to weigh fish until it passes the daily test.
 This form must be maintained on board the vessel until the end of the fishing year in which it was completed. It must be retained by
the vessel owner for three years, and must be made available to NMFS personnel, observers or authorized officers when requested.
 Questions or comments concerning this form or the daily test can be directed to:
Josh Keaton
National Marine Fisheries Service
P.O. Box 21688 Juneau, AK 99802-1668
Ph: (907) 586-7519 or
(907) 586-7228
Fx: (907) 586-7465
Email: [email protected]

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Revised 10/7/2020

OMB Control No. 0648-0330
Expiration Date: 11/30/2020

PUBLIC BURDEN STATEMENT
A Federal agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, nor shall a person be subject to a penalty for failure to
comply with an information collection subject to the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 unless the information collection has a
currently valid OMB Control Number. The approved OMB Control Number for this information collection is 0648-0330. Without this approval, we
could not conduct this information collection. Public reporting for this information collection is estimated to be approximately 10 minutes per
response, including the time for reviewing instructions, searching existing data sources, gathering and maintaining the data needed, and
completing and reviewing the information collection. All responses to this information collection are required to obtain or retain benefits pursuant
to 50 CFR part 679 and under section 402(a) of the Magnuson- Stevens Act (16 U.S.C. 1801, et seq.). Send comments regarding this burden
estimate or any other aspect of this information collection, including suggestions for reducing this burden to Assistant Regional Administrator,
Sustainable Fisheries Division, NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service, P.O. Box 21688. Juneau, AK 99802-1668.

PRIVACY ACT STATEMENT
Authority: The collection of this information is authorized under the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act, 16 U.S.C
1801 et seq.
Purpose: In order to manage U.S. fisheries, the NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service collects permit holder information forms for the At-Sea
Scales Program, which was developed in response to the need for catch accounting methods that were more precise and verifiable at the level of
the individual haul and less dependent on estimates generated by at-sea observers. This was necessary due to the implementation of large-scale
catch share programs that required NMFS to provide verifiable and defensible estimates of quota harvest. NMFS also established a set of
performance based standards to allow shoreside processors to describe how they will ensure that all delivered catch can be effectively monitored
by NMFS-authorized personnel, and that all catch is accurately sorted and weighed by species.
Routine Uses: The Department will use this information to identify fishery participants and evaluate the qualifications of the applicants.
Disclosure of this information is permitted under the Privacy Act of 1974 (5U.S.C. Section 552a), to be shared within NMFS offices, in order to
coordinate monitoring and management of sustainability of fisheries and protected resources, as well as with the applicable State or Regional
Marine Fisheries Commissions and International Organizations. Disclosure of this information is also subject to all of the published routine uses
as identified in the Privacy Act System of Records Notice COMMERCE/NOAA-19, Permits and Registrations for the United States Federally
Regulated Fisheries.
Disclosure: Furnishing this information is required to obtain or retain the benefit of participation in either an at-sea scales program or shorebased catch-monitoring program; failure to provide complete and accurate information will prevent the determination of eligibility for registration in
either of these programs.

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