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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
RIN 0648–XF482
Taking and Importing of Marine
Mammals
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; five-year affirmative
finding for Peru.
AGENCY:
The NMFS Assistant
Administrator (Assistant Administrator)
has issued a five-year affirmative
finding for the Government of Peru
under the Marine Mammal Protection
Act (MMPA). This affirmative finding
will allow yellowfin tuna and yellowfin
tuna products harvested in the eastern
tropical Pacific Ocean (ETP) in
compliance with the Agreement on the
International Dolphin Conservation
Program (AIDCP) by Peruvian-flagged
purse seine vessels or purse seine
vessels operating under Peruvian
jurisdiction to be imported into the
United States. The affirmative finding
determination was based on reviews of
documentary evidence submitted by the
Government of Peru and by information
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obtained from the Inter-American
Tropical Tuna Commission (IATTC).
DATES: This affirmative finding is
effective for the five-year period of April
1, 2017, through March 31, 2022.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Justin Greenman, West Coast Region,
National Marine Fisheries Service, 501
W. Ocean Blvd., Suite 4200, Long
Beach, CA 90802. Phone: 562–980–
3264. Email: justin.greenman@noaa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
MMPA, 16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq., allows
for importation into the United States of
yellowfin tuna harvested by purse seine
vessels in the ETP under certain
conditions. If requested by the
harvesting nation, the Assistant
Administrator will determine whether
to make an affirmative finding based
upon documentary evidence provided
by the government of the harvesting
nation, the IATTC, or the Department of
State.
The affirmative finding process
requires that the harvesting nation is
meeting its obligations under the AIDCP
and its obligations of membership in the
IATTC. Every five years, the government
of the harvesting nation must request a
new affirmative finding and submit the
required documentary evidence directly
to the Assistant Administrator. On an
annual basis, NMFS reviews the
affirmative finding and determines
whether the harvesting nation continues
to meet the requirements. A nation may
provide information related to
compliance with AIDCP and IATTC
measures directly to NMFS on an
annual basis or may authorize the
IATTC to release the information to
NMFS to annually renew an affirmative
finding determination without an
application from the harvesting nation.
An affirmative finding will be
terminated, in consultation with the
Secretary of State, if the Assistant
Administrator determines that the
requirements of 50 CFR 216.24(f) are no
longer being met or that a nation is
consistently failing to take enforcement
actions on violations, thereby
diminishing the effectiveness of the
AIDCP.
As a part of the affirmative finding
process set forth in 50 CFR 216.24(f)(8),
the Assistant Administrator considered
documentary evidence submitted by the
Government of Peru and obtained from
the IATTC and has determined that Peru
have met the MMPA’s requirements to
receive an affirmative finding.
After consultation with the
Department of State, the Assistant
Administrator issued a five-year
affirmative finding to Peru, allowing the
importation into the United States of
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yellowfin tuna and products derived
from yellowfin tuna harvested in the
ETP by Peruvian-flagged purse seine
vessels or purse seine vessels operating
under Peruvian jurisdiction for the fiveyear period of April 1, 2017, through
March 31, 2022, subject to subsequent
annual reviews by NMFS.
Dated: June 19, 2017.
Samuel D. Rauch III,
Deputy Assistant Administrator for
Regulatory Programs, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
RIN 0648-XF482
Taking and Importing of Marine Mammals
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; five-year affirmative finding for Peru.
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SUMMARY: The NMFS Assistant Administrator (Assistant Administrator) has
issued a five-year affirmative finding for the Government of Peru under
the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA). This affirmative finding will
allow yellowfin tuna and yellowfin tuna products harvested in the
eastern tropical Pacific Ocean (ETP) in compliance with the Agreement
on the International Dolphin Conservation Program (AIDCP) by Peruvian-
flagged purse seine vessels or purse seine vessels operating under
Peruvian jurisdiction to be imported into the United States. The
affirmative finding determination was based on reviews of documentary
evidence submitted by the Government of Peru and by information
obtained from the Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission (IATTC).
DATES: This affirmative finding is effective for the five-year period
of April 1, 2017, through March 31, 2022.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Justin Greenman, West Coast Region,
National Marine Fisheries Service, 501 W. Ocean Blvd., Suite 4200, Long
Beach, CA 90802. Phone: 562-980-3264. Email: justin.greenman@noaa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The MMPA, 16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq., allows for
importation into the United States of yellowfin tuna harvested by purse
seine vessels in the ETP under certain conditions. If requested by the
harvesting nation, the Assistant Administrator will determine whether
to make an affirmative finding based upon documentary evidence provided
by the government of the harvesting nation, the IATTC, or the
Department of State.
The affirmative finding process requires that the harvesting nation
is meeting its obligations under the AIDCP and its obligations of
membership in the IATTC. Every five years, the government of the
harvesting nation must request a new affirmative finding and submit the
required documentary evidence directly to the Assistant Administrator.
On an annual basis, NMFS reviews the affirmative finding and determines
whether the harvesting nation continues to meet the requirements. A
nation may provide information related to compliance with AIDCP and
IATTC measures directly to NMFS on an annual basis or may authorize the
IATTC to release the information to NMFS to annually renew an
affirmative finding determination without an application from the
harvesting nation.
An affirmative finding will be terminated, in consultation with the
Secretary of State, if the Assistant Administrator determines that the
requirements of 50 CFR 216.24(f) are no longer being met or that a
nation is consistently failing to take enforcement actions on
violations, thereby diminishing the effectiveness of the AIDCP.
As a part of the affirmative finding process set forth in 50 CFR
216.24(f)(8), the Assistant Administrator considered documentary
evidence submitted by the Government of Peru and obtained from the
IATTC and has determined that Peru have met the MMPA's requirements to
receive an affirmative finding.
After consultation with the Department of State, the Assistant
Administrator issued a five-year affirmative finding to Peru, allowing
the importation into the United States of
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yellowfin tuna and products derived from yellowfin tuna harvested in
the ETP by Peruvian-flagged purse seine vessels or purse seine vessels
operating under Peruvian jurisdiction for the five-year period of April
1, 2017, through March 31, 2022, subject to subsequent annual reviews
by NMFS.
Dated: June 19, 2017.
Samuel D. Rauch III,
Deputy Assistant Administrator for Regulatory Programs, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
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