EM service provider
EM service provider means any person, including their employees or agents, that NMFS contracts with, or grants an EM hardware service provider permit to under 679.52, to provide EM services, or to collect, review, interpret, or analyze EM data, as required under 679.51. The two types of EM service providers are as follows:
(1) EM hardware service provider is a provider that NMFS grants a permit under § 679.52(d) and is authorized to deploy and service EM hardware aboard vessels in an EM category as specified in § 679.51.
(2) EM data review service provider is a provider that NMFS contracts with, or otherwise has an established business relationship with, to review, interpret, or analyze EM data as required under § 679.51.
Source
50 CFR § 679.2
Scoping language
In addition to the definitions in the Magnuson-Stevens Act and in part 600 of this chapter, the terms used in this part have the following meanings: