16 USC 2434 - Conservation measures; system of observation and inspection

U.S Code last checked for updates: May 03, 2024

§ 2434.

Conservation measures; system of observation and inspection

(a)

Conservation measures

(1)

The Secretary of State, with the concurrence of the Secretary of Commerce and the Director of the National Science Foundation, is authorized—

(A)

to decide on behalf of the United States whether the United States is unable to accept or can no longer accept a conservation measure adopted by the Commission pursuant to article IX of the Convention, and

(B)

to notify the Commission of any such decision in accordance with article IX of the Convention.

(2)

The Secretary of State shall—

(A)

publish in the Federal Register, if practicable, timely notice of each proposed decision under paragraph (1) and invite written public comment regarding it; and

(B)

publish in the Federal Register notice of each notification made to the Commission under paragraph (1).

(b)

System of observation and inspection

(c)

Communications from the Commission

(Pub. L. 98–623, title III, § 305, Nov. 8, 1984, 98 Stat. 3400.)

cite as: 16 USC 2434