16 U.S.C. § 2434 : US Code - Section 2434: Conservation measures; system of observation and inspection

Search 16 U.S.C. § 2434 : US Code - Section 2434: Conservation measures; system of observation and inspection

(a) Conservation measures
(1) The Secretary of State, with the concurrence of the Secretary
of Commerce and the Director of the National Science Foundation, is
authorized -
(A) to decide on behalf of the United States whether the United
States is unable to accept or can no longer accept a conservation
measure adopted by the Commission pursuant to article IX of the
Convention, and
(B) to notify the Commission of any such decision in accordance
with article IX of the Convention.
(2) The Secretary of State shall -
(A) publish in the Federal Register, if practicable, timely
notice of each proposed decision under paragraph (1) and invite
written public comment regarding it; and
(B) publish in the Federal Register notice of each notification
made to the Commission under paragraph (1).
(b) System of observation and inspection
The Secretary of State, with the concurrence of the Secretary of
Commerce, the Director of the National Science Foundation and the
Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating,
is authorized to agree on behalf of the United States to the
establishment of a system of observation and inspection, and to
interim arrangements pending establishment of such a system,
pursuant to article XXIV of the Convention.
(c) Communications from the Commission
The Secretary of State is further authorized to receive, on
behalf of the United States Government, reports, requests, and
other communications from the Commission and to take appropriate
action on them, either directly or by reference to the appropriate
authority.