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In Section 539 of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018, Congress mandated lifting the stay on inclusion of shrimp and abalone in Seafood Import Monitoring Program within 30 days of enactment of the Appropriations Act and establishing a compliance date no later than December 31, 2018. This rule will lift the stay on inclusion of shrimp and abalone in Seafood Import Monitoring Program and provide notice of the compliance dates for shrimp and abalone species originating from both wild capture fisheries and aquaculture operations. It is not anticipated that the permitting, reporting and recordkeeping requirements of Seafood Import Monitoring Program will significantly reduce current levels of imports in shrimp and abalone products. Lifting the stay on inclusion of shrimp and abalone in the program has been anticipated by the trade since the final rule for Seafood Import Monitoring Program was published on December 9, 2016. Consequently, this action is administrative in nature.