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(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance
Number 59008)
Francisco Sa´nchez, Jr.,
Associate Administrator, Office of Disaster
Recovery & Resilience.
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DEPARTMENT OF STATE
[Public Notice: 12086]
Bureau of Oceans and International
Environmental and Scientific Affairs;
Annual Determination and Certification
of Shrimp-Harvesting Nations
Notice of annual determination
and certification.
ACTION:
On May 12th, 2023, the
Department of State determined and
certified to Congress that wild-caught
shrimp harvested in the following
nations, particular fisheries of certain
nations, and Hong Kong are eligible to
enter the United States: Argentina,
Australia (Northern Prawn Fishery, the
Queensland East Coast Trawl Fishery,
the Spencer Gulf, and the Torres Strait
Prawn Fishery), the Bahamas, Belgium,
Belize, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa
Rica, Denmark, the Dominican
Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Estonia,
Fiji, France (French Guiana), Gabon,
Germany, Guatemala, Guyana,
Honduras, Iceland, Ireland, Italy (giant
red shrimp), Jamaica, Japan (shrimp
baskets in Hokkaido), Republic of Korea
(mosquito nets), Mexico, the
Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua,
Nigeria, Norway, Oman, Panama, Peru,
Russia, Spain (Mediterranean red
shrimp), Sri Lanka, Suriname, Sweden,
the United Kingdom, and Uruguay. For
nations, economies, and fisheries not
listed above, only shrimp harvested
from aquaculture is eligible to enter the
United States. All shrimp imports into
the United States must be accompanied
by the DS–2031 Shrimp Exporter’s/
Importer’s Declaration.
DATES: This determination and
certification notice is effective on May
25, 2023.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Jared Milton, section 609 Program
Manager, Office of Marine Conservation,
Bureau of Oceans and International
Environmental and Scientific Affairs,
Department of State, 2201 C Street NW,
Washington, DC 20520–2758; telephone:
(202) 647–3263; email: DS2031@
state.gov.
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SUMMARY:
Section
609 of Public Law 101–162 (‘‘sec. 609’’)
prohibits imports of wild-caught shrimp
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or products from shrimp harvested with
commercial fishing technology unless
the President certifies to the Congress by
May 1, 1991, and annually thereafter,
that either: (1) the harvesting nation has
adopted a regulatory program governing
the incidental taking of relevant species
of sea turtles in the course of
commercial shrimp harvesting that is
comparable to that of the United States
and that the average rate of that
incidental taking by the vessels of the
harvesting nation is comparable to the
average rate of incidental taking of sea
turtles by United States vessels in the
course of such harvesting; or (2) the
particular fishing environment of the
harvesting nation does not pose a threat
of the incidental taking of sea turtles in
the course of shrimp harvesting. The
President has delegated the authority to
make this certification to the Secretary
of State (‘‘Secretary’’) who further
delegated the authority within the
Department of State (‘‘Department’’).
The Revised Guidelines for the
Implementation of Sec. 609 were
published in the Federal Register on
July 8, 1999, at 64 FR 36946.
On May 12th, 2023, the Department
certified to Congress the following
nations pursuant to section 609(b)(2)(A)
and (B) on the basis that they have
adopted a regulatory program governing
the incidental taking of relevant species
of sea turtles in the course of
commercial shrimp harvesting that is
comparable to that of the United States
and that the average rate of that
incidental taking by the vessels of the
harvesting nation is comparable to the
average rate of incidental taking of such
sea turtles by United States vessels in
the course of such harvesting: Colombia,
Ecuador, El Salvador, Gabon,
Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Mexico,
Nicaragua, Nigeria, Panama, and
Suriname. The Department also certified
pursuant to section 609(b)(2)(C) several
shrimp-harvesting nations and one
economy as having fishing
environments that do not pose a threat
to sea turtles, including the following
nations with shrimping grounds only in
cold waters where the risk of taking sea
turtles is negligible: Argentina, Belgium,
Canada, Chile, Denmark, Estonia,
Germany, Iceland, Ireland, the
Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway,
Russia, Sweden, the United Kingdom,
and Uruguay. Additionally, the
Department certified pursuant to section
609(b)(2)(C) that the following nations
and Hong Kong only harvest shrimp
using small boats with crews of less
than five that use manual rather than
mechanical means to retrieve nets or
catch shrimp using other methods that
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do not pose a threat of incidental taking
of sea turtles: the Bahamas, Belize, Costa
Rica, the Dominican Republic, Fiji,
Jamaica, Oman, Peru, and Sri Lanka.
The Department has certified the
above listed nations and Hong Kong
pursuant to sec. 609, and shrimp and
products from shrimp are eligible for
importation into the United States
utilizing the Shrimp Exporter’s/
Importer’s Declaration (‘‘DS–2031’’) Box
7(B) provision for shrimp ‘‘harvested in
the waters of a nation currently certified
pursuant to section 609 of Public Law
101–162.’’
Shrimp and products of shrimp
harvested with turtle excluder devices
(‘‘TEDs’’) in an uncertified nation may,
under specific circumstances, be eligible
for importation into the United States
under the DS–2031 Box 7(A)(2)
provision for shrimp harvested by
commercial shrimp trawl vessels using
TEDs comparable in effectiveness to
those required in the United States. Use
of this provision requires that the
Secretary or his or her delegate
determine in advance that the
government of the harvesting nation has
put in place adequate procedures to
monitor the use of TEDs in the specific
fishery in question and to ensure the
accurate completion of the DS–2031
forms. At this time, the Department has
determined that only shrimp and
products from shrimp harvested in the
Northern Prawn Fishery, the
Queensland East Coast Trawl Fishery,
and the Torres Strait Prawn Fishery in
Australia, and in the French Guiana
domestic trawl fishery of France are
eligible for entry under this provision. A
responsible government official of
Australia or France must sign in Block
8 of the DS–2031 form accompanying
these imports into the United States.
The Department suspended the
determinations for the Malaysian states
of Kelantan, Terengganu, Pahang, and
Johor (effective for Malaysia with Dates
of Export June 1st and after).
In addition, shrimp and products of
shrimp harvested in a manner or under
circumstances determined by the
Department of State not to pose a threat
of the incidental taking of sea turtles
may, under specific circumstances, be
eligible for importation into the United
States under the DS–2031 Box 7(A)(4)
provision for ‘‘shrimp harvested in a
manner or under circumstances
determined by the Department of State
not to pose a threat of the incidental
taking of sea turtles.’’ The Department
has determined that shrimp and
products from shrimp harvested in the
Spencer Gulf region in Australia, with
shrimp baskets in Hokkaido, Japan, with
‘‘mosquito’’ nets in the Republic of
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Korea, Mediterranean red shrimp
(Aristeus antennatus) and products from
that shrimp harvested in the
Mediterranean Sea in Spain, and giant
red shrimp (Aristaeomorpha foliacea)
and products from that shrimp
harvested in Italy may be imported into
the United States under the DS–2031
Box 7(A)(4) provision. A responsible
government official of Australia, Japan,
the Republic of Korea, Spain, or Italy
must sign in Block 8 of the DS–2031
form accompanying these imports into
the United States.
A completed DS–2031 Shrimp
Exporter’s/Importer’s Declaration (‘‘DS–
2031’’) must accompany all imports of
shrimp and products from shrimp into
the United States.
Importers of shrimp and products
from shrimp harvested in certified
nations and Hong Kong must either
provide the DS–2031 form to Customs
and Border Protection at the port of
entry or provide the information
required by the DS–2031 through the
Automated Commercial Environment.
Importers of shrimp and products from
shrimp from certified nations and Hong
Kong should mark the box 7(B)
provision for shrimp ‘‘harvested in the
waters of a nation currently certified
pursuant to section 609 of Public Law
101–162’’ regardless of whether the
shrimp is wild-caught or the product of
aquaculture. DS–2031 forms
accompanying all imports of shrimp and
products from shrimp harvested in
uncertified nations and economies, to
include all fisheries with
determinations, must be originals with
Box 7(A)(1), 7(A)(2), or 7(A)(4) checked,
consistent with the form’s instructions
with regard to the method of harvest of
the shrimp and based on any relevant
prior determinations by the Department,
and signed by a responsible government
official of the harvesting nation. The
Department did not determine that
shrimp or products from shrimp
harvested in a manner as described in
7(A)(3) in any uncertified nation or
economy is eligible to enter the United
States. The importation of wild-caught
shrimp from any nation or fishery
without a certification or determination
will not be allowed.
The Department has communicated
these certifications and determinations
under Sec. 609 to the Offices of Field
Operations and of Trade at U.S.
Customs and Border Protection.
Maxine A. Burkett,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Oceans,
Fisheries, and Polar Affairs, Department of
State.
DEPARTMENT OF STATE
2000, and Delegation of Authority No.
523 of December 22, 2021.
[Public Notice: 12087]
Scott Weinhold,
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for
Educational and Cultural Affairs, Bureau of
Educational and Cultural Affairs, Department
of State.
Notice of Determinations; Additional
Culturally Significant Objects Being
Imported for Exhibition—
Determinations: ‘‘The Tudors: Art and
Majesty in Renaissance England’’
Exhibition
On August 15, 2022, notice
was published on page 50159 of the
Federal Register (volume 87, number
156) of determinations pertaining to
certain objects to be included in an
exhibition entitled ‘‘The Tudors: Art
and Majesty in Renaissance England.’’
On December 29, 2022, notice was
published on page 80246 of the Federal
Register (volume 87, number 249) of
determinations pertaining to a certain
additional object to be included in the
aforesaid exhibition. Notice is hereby
given of the following determinations: I
hereby determine that certain additional
objects being imported from abroad
pursuant to agreements with their
foreign owners or custodians for
temporary display in the aforesaid
exhibition at the Fine Arts Museums of
San Francisco, Legion of Honor, San
Francisco, California, and at possible
additional exhibitions or venues yet to
be determined, are of cultural
significance, and, further, that their
temporary exhibition or display within
the United States as aforementioned is
in the national interest. I have ordered
that Public Notice of these
determinations be published in the
Federal Register.
SUMMARY:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Elliot Chiu, Attorney-Adviser, Office of
the Legal Adviser, U.S. Department of
State (telephone: 202–632–6471; email:
section2459@state.gov). The mailing
address is U.S. Department of State,
L/PD, 2200 C Street, NW (SA–5), Suite
5H03, Washington, DC 20522–0505.
The
foregoing determinations were made
pursuant to the authority vested in me
by the Act of October 19, 1965 (79 Stat.
985; 22 U.S.C. 2459), E.O. 12047 of
March 27, 1978, the Foreign Affairs
Reform and Restructuring Act of 1998
(112 Stat. 2681, et seq.; 22 U.S.C. 6501
note, et seq.), Delegation of Authority
No. 234 of October 1, 1999, Delegation
of Authority No. 236–3 of August 28,
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DEPARTMENT OF STATE
[Public Notice: 12086]
Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific
Affairs; Annual Determination and Certification of Shrimp-Harvesting
Nations
ACTION: Notice of annual determination and certification.
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SUMMARY: On May 12th, 2023, the Department of State determined and
certified to Congress that wild-caught shrimp harvested in the
following nations, particular fisheries of certain nations, and Hong
Kong are eligible to enter the United States: Argentina, Australia
(Northern Prawn Fishery, the Queensland East Coast Trawl Fishery, the
Spencer Gulf, and the Torres Strait Prawn Fishery), the Bahamas,
Belgium, Belize, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Denmark, the
Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Estonia, Fiji, France (French
Guiana), Gabon, Germany, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Iceland, Ireland,
Italy (giant red shrimp), Jamaica, Japan (shrimp baskets in Hokkaido),
Republic of Korea (mosquito nets), Mexico, the Netherlands, New
Zealand, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Norway, Oman, Panama, Peru, Russia, Spain
(Mediterranean red shrimp), Sri Lanka, Suriname, Sweden, the United
Kingdom, and Uruguay. For nations, economies, and fisheries not listed
above, only shrimp harvested from aquaculture is eligible to enter the
United States. All shrimp imports into the United States must be
accompanied by the DS-2031 Shrimp Exporter's/Importer's Declaration.
DATES: This determination and certification notice is effective on May
25, 2023.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jared Milton, section 609 Program
Manager, Office of Marine Conservation, Bureau of Oceans and
International Environmental and Scientific Affairs, Department of
State, 2201 C Street NW, Washington, DC 20520-2758; telephone: (202)
647-3263; email: [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 609 of Public Law 101-162 (``sec.
609'') prohibits imports of wild-caught shrimp or products from shrimp
harvested with commercial fishing technology unless the President
certifies to the Congress by May 1, 1991, and annually thereafter, that
either: (1) the harvesting nation has adopted a regulatory program
governing the incidental taking of relevant species of sea turtles in
the course of commercial shrimp harvesting that is comparable to that
of the United States and that the average rate of that incidental
taking by the vessels of the harvesting nation is comparable to the
average rate of incidental taking of sea turtles by United States
vessels in the course of such harvesting; or (2) the particular fishing
environment of the harvesting nation does not pose a threat of the
incidental taking of sea turtles in the course of shrimp harvesting.
The President has delegated the authority to make this certification to
the Secretary of State (``Secretary'') who further delegated the
authority within the Department of State (``Department''). The Revised
Guidelines for the Implementation of Sec. 609 were published in the
Federal Register on July 8, 1999, at 64 FR 36946.
On May 12th, 2023, the Department certified to Congress the
following nations pursuant to section 609(b)(2)(A) and (B) on the basis
that they have adopted a regulatory program governing the incidental
taking of relevant species of sea turtles in the course of commercial
shrimp harvesting that is comparable to that of the United States and
that the average rate of that incidental taking by the vessels of the
harvesting nation is comparable to the average rate of incidental
taking of such sea turtles by United States vessels in the course of
such harvesting: Colombia, Ecuador, El Salvador, Gabon, Guatemala,
Guyana, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Panama, and Suriname. The
Department also certified pursuant to section 609(b)(2)(C) several
shrimp-harvesting nations and one economy as having fishing
environments that do not pose a threat to sea turtles, including the
following nations with shrimping grounds only in cold waters where the
risk of taking sea turtles is negligible: Argentina, Belgium, Canada,
Chile, Denmark, Estonia, Germany, Iceland, Ireland, the Netherlands,
New Zealand, Norway, Russia, Sweden, the United Kingdom, and Uruguay.
Additionally, the Department certified pursuant to section 609(b)(2)(C)
that the following nations and Hong Kong only harvest shrimp using
small boats with crews of less than five that use manual rather than
mechanical means to retrieve nets or catch shrimp using other methods
that do not pose a threat of incidental taking of sea turtles: the
Bahamas, Belize, Costa Rica, the Dominican Republic, Fiji, Jamaica,
Oman, Peru, and Sri Lanka.
The Department has certified the above listed nations and Hong Kong
pursuant to sec. 609, and shrimp and products from shrimp are eligible
for importation into the United States utilizing the Shrimp Exporter's/
Importer's Declaration (``DS-2031'') Box 7(B) provision for shrimp
``harvested in the waters of a nation currently certified pursuant to
section 609 of Public Law 101-162.''
Shrimp and products of shrimp harvested with turtle excluder
devices (``TEDs'') in an uncertified nation may, under specific
circumstances, be eligible for importation into the United States under
the DS-2031 Box 7(A)(2) provision for shrimp harvested by commercial
shrimp trawl vessels using TEDs comparable in effectiveness to those
required in the United States. Use of this provision requires that the
Secretary or his or her delegate determine in advance that the
government of the harvesting nation has put in place adequate
procedures to monitor the use of TEDs in the specific fishery in
question and to ensure the accurate completion of the DS-2031 forms. At
this time, the Department has determined that only shrimp and products
from shrimp harvested in the Northern Prawn Fishery, the Queensland
East Coast Trawl Fishery, and the Torres Strait Prawn Fishery in
Australia, and in the French Guiana domestic trawl fishery of France
are eligible for entry under this provision. A responsible government
official of Australia or France must sign in Block 8 of the DS-2031
form accompanying these imports into the United States. The Department
suspended the determinations for the Malaysian states of Kelantan,
Terengganu, Pahang, and Johor (effective for Malaysia with Dates of
Export June 1st and after).
In addition, shrimp and products of shrimp harvested in a manner or
under circumstances determined by the Department of State not to pose a
threat of the incidental taking of sea turtles may, under specific
circumstances, be eligible for importation into the United States under
the DS-2031 Box 7(A)(4) provision for ``shrimp harvested in a manner or
under circumstances determined by the Department of State not to pose a
threat of the incidental taking of sea turtles.'' The Department has
determined that shrimp and products from shrimp harvested in the
Spencer Gulf region in Australia, with shrimp baskets in Hokkaido,
Japan, with ``mosquito'' nets in the Republic of
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Korea, Mediterranean red shrimp (Aristeus antennatus) and products from
that shrimp harvested in the Mediterranean Sea in Spain, and giant red
shrimp (Aristaeomorpha foliacea) and products from that shrimp
harvested in Italy may be imported into the United States under the DS-
2031 Box 7(A)(4) provision. A responsible government official of
Australia, Japan, the Republic of Korea, Spain, or Italy must sign in
Block 8 of the DS-2031 form accompanying these imports into the United
States.
A completed DS-2031 Shrimp Exporter's/Importer's Declaration (``DS-
2031'') must accompany all imports of shrimp and products from shrimp
into the United States.
Importers of shrimp and products from shrimp harvested in certified
nations and Hong Kong must either provide the DS-2031 form to Customs
and Border Protection at the port of entry or provide the information
required by the DS-2031 through the Automated Commercial Environment.
Importers of shrimp and products from shrimp from certified nations and
Hong Kong should mark the box 7(B) provision for shrimp ``harvested in
the waters of a nation currently certified pursuant to section 609 of
Public Law 101-162'' regardless of whether the shrimp is wild-caught or
the product of aquaculture. DS-2031 forms accompanying all imports of
shrimp and products from shrimp harvested in uncertified nations and
economies, to include all fisheries with determinations, must be
originals with Box 7(A)(1), 7(A)(2), or 7(A)(4) checked, consistent
with the form's instructions with regard to the method of harvest of
the shrimp and based on any relevant prior determinations by the
Department, and signed by a responsible government official of the
harvesting nation. The Department did not determine that shrimp or
products from shrimp harvested in a manner as described in 7(A)(3) in
any uncertified nation or economy is eligible to enter the United
States. The importation of wild-caught shrimp from any nation or
fishery without a certification or determination will not be allowed.
The Department has communicated these certifications and
determinations under Sec. 609 to the Offices of Field Operations and of
Trade at U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
Maxine A. Burkett,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Oceans, Fisheries, and Polar Affairs,
Department of State.
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