Commerce Department, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Under the authority of the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA), the NMFS Assistant Administrator for Fisheries (Assistant Administrator) has issued comparability findings for the Government of New Zealand's (GNZ) regulated fisheries: West Coast North Island multi- species set-net fishery, and West Coast North Island multi-species trawl fishery. NMFS bases the comparability findings on documentary evidence submitted by the GNZ and other relevant, readily available information.
Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Department of Commerce National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration [RTID 0648-XD671] AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: Under the authority of the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA), the NMFS Assistant Administrator for Fisheries (Assistant Administrator) has issued comparability findings for the Government of New Zealand's (GNZ) regulated fisheries: West Coast North Island multi-species set-net fishery, and West Coast North Island multi-species trawl fishery. NMFS bases the comparability findings on documentary evidence submitted by the GNZ and other relevant, readily available information. DATES: These comparability findings are valid from February 21,2024, through December 31, 2025, unless revoked or revised by the Assistant Administrator in a subsequent action. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kellie Foster-Taylor, NMFS Office of International Affairs, Trade, and Commerce at mmpa.loff@noaa.gov or by phone at 301-427-7721. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The MMPA Import Provisions The MMPA, 16 U.S.C. 1371 et seq., states that the Secretary of the Treasury shall ban the importation of commercial fish or products from fish which have been caught with commercial fishing technology which results in the incidental kill or incidental serious injury of ocean mammals in excess of U.S. standards. For purposes of applying this import restriction, the Secretary of Commerce shall …
Citation: 89 FR 4595
