Director, Office for International Affairs and Seafood Inspection

0648-BB86 201710 The Regulatory Plan and the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions 0648 National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration NOAA 0600 Department of Commerce DOC Amendments to Implement the Internationally Agreed Requirements of the Antarctic Marine Living Resources Convention Act

The National Marine Fisheries Service amended regulations to implement internationally agreed requirements pursuant to the Antarctic Marine Living Resources Convention Act. These amendments included: increasing the time for advance notice of fishing activities; clarifying requirements in the current regulations; updating reporting formats; reducing the time for advance notice of imports of toothfish species; and enhancing and clarifying transshipment reporting requirements. There are no U.S. businesses currently conducting Antarctic fishing activities governed by these regulations. The U.S. businesses engaged in importing under these regulations were expected to benefit from more efficient operations after these changes were made.

]]> Substantive, Nonsignificant Previously Published in The Unified Agenda Completed Actions No No Not subject to, not significant 50 CFR 300 16 U.S.C. 2431 et seq. No NPRM 07/21/2016 81 FR 47325 NPRM Comment Period End 08/22/2016 Final Rule 01/19/2017 82 FR 6221 Delay of Final Rule 02/09/2017 82 FR 9969 Final Rule Effective 02/21/2017 Delay of Final Rule Effective 03/21/2017 No No None No No No Yes John Henderschedt Director, Office for International Affairs and Seafood Inspection 0648 National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration NOAA 301 427-8314 john.henderschedt@noaa.gov 1315 East-West Highway, Room 10362, Silver Spring MD 20910