Record of Daily Automatic Hopper Scale Tests

Revised 10/7/2020

OMB Control No. 0648-0330 Expiration Date: 03/31/2024

RECORD OF DAILY AUTOMATIC
HOPPER SCALE TESTS
Vessel Name:

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Vessel Operator Signature:

I' DATE:

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MINIMUM CAPACITY OF SCALE

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TIME TEST STARTED:

TEST
WEIGHTS

WEIGHT ON

ERROR

SCALE

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MAXIMUM CAPACITY OF SCALE

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(B) - (A)
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TEST
WEIGHTS

(C) / (A) X

(C)l

WEIGHT ON
SCALE

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% ERROR

ERROR

(C) / (A) X

(B) - (A)

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(B)l

(C)

SEA CONDITIONS (BEAUFORT SCALE) AT TIME OF SCALE TEST (CHECK ONE)

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1

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6

DATE:

7

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10

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12

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-

TIME TEST STARTED:
-

MINIMUM CAPACITY OF SCALE
TEST
WEIGHTS

WEIGHT ON

ERROR

SCALE

(B) - (A)

(A)

(B)

MAXIMUM CAPACITY OF SCALE
% ERROR

TEST
WEIGHTS

(C) / (A) X

(C)

WEIGHT ON

ERROR

SCALE

(B) - (A)

(A)

(B)

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% ERROR
(C) / (A) X

(C)

SEA CONDITIONS (BEAUFORT SCALE) AT TIME OF SCALE TEST (CHECK ONE)
0

1

2

3

4

5

6

DATE:

7

8

9

10

11

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TIME TEST STARTED
MINIMUM CAPACITY OF SCALE

TEST
WEIGHTS

WEIGHT ON
SCALE

(A)

(B)

MAXIMUM CAPACITY OF SCALE

ERROR

% ERROR

(B) - (A)

(C) / (A) X

TEST
WEIGHTS

(C)

WEIGHT ON

ERROR

SCALE

(B) - (A)

(A)

(B)

% ERROR
(C) / (A) X

(C)

SEA CONDITIONS (BEAUFORT SCALE) AT TIME OF SCALE TEST (CHECK ONE)
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1.
2.
3.
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5.
6.
7.
8.

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5

6

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INSTRUCTIONS

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Record the date and time the scale test is started. Multiple days are provided on one page.
Record the weight of test weights equal to minimum capacity of the scale (A).
Record the weight displayed on the scale indicator after the test weights are added to the bottom of the scale (B).
Calculate error of the scale by subtracting the weight of test weights (A) from the weight indicated on the scale (B). Record the error (C).
Calculate percent error by dividing the error (C) by the known weight (A) and multiplying by 100. Record this information in
the last box. The scale is weighing within 2 percent error if the result is between –2.0% and +2.0%.
Repeat steps 1 to 5 for the maximum capacity of the scale.
Record Beaufort Scale sea conditions at time of test.
Have form signed by vessel operator.

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Revised 10/7/2020

OMB Control No. 0648-0330 Expiration Date: 03/31/2024

DAILY AUTOMATIC HOPPER SCALE TEST ADDITIONAL INFORMATION


A daily scale test must be conducted once every 24 hours when the scale is being used to weigh catch at-sea.



If the scale fails the daily test, it may be re-tested at any time. However, it may not be used to weigh crab until it
passes the daily test.

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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
P.O. Box 21668
Juneau, AK 99802-1668
Ph: (907) 586-7519 or (907) 586-7228
Fx: (907) 586-7465
Email: josh.keaton@noaa.gov

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 (5 U.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 shore-based 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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