16 USC 5504 - Responsibilities of Secretary

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§ 5504.

Responsibilities of Secretary

(a)

Record

(b)

Information to FAO

The Secretary, in cooperation with the Secretary of State and the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating, shall—

(1)

make available to FAO information contained in the record maintained under subsection (a);

(2)

promptly notify FAO of changes in such information;

(3)

promptly notify FAO of additions to or deletions from the record, and the reason for any deletion;

(4)

convey to FAO information relating to any permit granted under section 5503(b)(3) of this title, including the vessel’s identity, owner or operator, and factors relevant to the Secretary’s determination to issue the permit;

(5)

report promptly to FAO all relevant information regarding any activities of high seas fishing vessels that undermine the effectiveness of international conservation and management measures, including the identity of the vessels and any sanctions imposed; and

(6)

provide the FAO a summary of evidence regarding any activities of foreign vessels that undermine the effectiveness of international conservation and management measures.

(c)

Information to flag nations

If the Secretary, in cooperation with the Secretary of State and the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating, has reasonable grounds to believe that a foreign vessel has engaged in activities undermining the effectiveness of international conservation and management measures, the Secretary shall—

(1)

provide to the flag nation information, including appropriate evidentiary material, relating to those activities; and

(2)

when such foreign vessel is voluntarily in a United States port, promptly notify the flag nation and, if requested by the flag nation, make arrangements to undertake such lawful investigatory measures as may be considered necessary to establish whether the vessel has been used contrary to the provisions of the Agreement.

(d)

Regulations

(e)

Notice of international conservation and management measures

(Pub. L. 104–43, title I, § 105, Nov. 3, 1995, 109 Stat. 370; Pub. L. 104–208, div. A, title I, § 101(a) [title II, § 211(b)], Sept. 30, 1996, 110 Stat. 3009, 3009–41.)

cite as: 16 USC 5504