[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 25 (Monday, February 8, 2016)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 6489]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-02418]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

50 CFR Parts 216 and 300

RIN 0648-AX63


Trade Monitoring Procedures for Fishery Products; International 
Trade in Seafood; Permit Requirements for Importers and Exporters; 
Public Meeting

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

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SUMMARY: The National Marine Fisheries Service will hold a public 
webinar to present details of a previously issued proposed rule (which 
published December 29, 2015) for electronic filing of seafood trade 
documents and will allow time for questions from the public.

DATES: The meeting will be held Wednesday, September, 17, 2016, from 3 
p.m. until 4 p.m. eastern standard time. Written comments on the 
proposed rule (December 29, 2015; 80 FR 81251) must be received by 
February 29, 2016.

ADDRESSES: For information about connecting and system requirements to 
attend the webinar, visit: http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/ia/slider_stories/2015/12/itds_proposed_rule.html. Participants are encouraged to use 
their telephone for the audio portion of the meeting. Instructions for 
audio access will be on the Web page referenced above and will be shown 
on the screen before joining the webinar.
    Public comment on the proposed rule should be submitted by February 
29, 2016 through www.regulations.gov by accessing docket NOAA-NMFS-
2009-0124.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mark Wildman, Office of International 
Affairs and Seafood Inspection; telephone: (301) 427-8350.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On December 29, 2015, NMFS published a 
proposed rule (80 FR 81251) to integrate three currently paper-based 
seafood trade monitoring programs within the scope of electronic data 
collection through the U.S. government-wide International Trade Data 
System. Background information on the proposed rule is provided at: 
http://www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D=NOAA-NMFS-2009-0124. The 
purpose of the meeting is to inform the public of the proposed 
requirements for filing entries and exports within the International 
Trade Data System. Following the presentation of the proposed rule, a 
question and answer session will be accommodated as time allows. Public 
comment on the proposed rule should be submitted by February 29, 2016 
through www.regulations.gov by accessing docket NOAA-NMFS-2009-0124.

Special Accommodations

    The meeting is physically accessible to people with disabilities. 
Requests for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aids 
should be directed to Mark Wildman at (301) 427-8350 at least 5 days 
prior to the meeting date.

    Dated: February 2, 2016.
Steven Wilson,
Acting Director, Office for International Affairs and Seafood 
Inspection, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2016-02418 Filed 2-5-16; 8:45 am]
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