Department of State January 12, 2005 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

On December 21, 2004, the Department of State certified, pursuant to Section 609 of Public Law 101-162 (``Section 609''), that Venezuela has adopted a program to reduce the incidental capture of sea turtles in its shrimp fisheries comparable to the program in effect in the United States. On December 21, 2004, the Department of State withdrew certification for Trinidad and Tobago and for Panama pursuant to Section 609 because neither country's program for protecting sea turtles in its shrimp fisheries is determined to be comparable to the program in effect in the United States.