Notice2021-24210
Certification of Mexico
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Published
November 8, 2021
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State Department
Abstract
On October 21, 2021, the Department of State certified to Congress that Mexico's turtle excluder device (TED) program was determined to again be comparable to the United States program. Wild- caught shrimp harvested in Mexico is again eligible to enter the United States in accordance with Section 609(b)(2)(A) and (B).
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 213 (Monday, November 8, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 61825-61826]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-24210]
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DEPARTMENT OF STATE
[Public Notice: 11574]
Certification of Mexico
ACTION: Notice of country certification.
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SUMMARY: On October 21, 2021, the Department of State certified to
Congress that Mexico's turtle excluder device (TED) program was
determined to again be comparable to the United States program. Wild-
caught shrimp harvested in Mexico is again eligible to enter the United
States in accordance with Section 609(b)(2)(A) and (B).
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: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#591d0a6b696a68192a2d382d3c773e362f"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="0b4f58393b383a4b787f6a7f6e256c647d">[email protected]</span></a>.
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
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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.
The Department suspended the certification of Mexico, effective May
1, 2021, because its sea turtle protection program was no longer
comparable to that of the United States. The Government of Mexico
subsequently implemented a plan of action to strengthen sea turtle
conservation in its shrimp trawl fisheries, resulting in significantly
improved use of turtle excluder devices by its fishing industry, as
verified by a team of representatives from the Department and the
National Marine Fisheries Service. The Department has now certified
Mexico under Sec. 609(b)(2)(A) and (B).
The Department has communicated this decision under Sec. 609 to the
Office of Trade of U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
Constance Arvis,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Oceans, Fisheries, and Polar Affairs,
Department of State.
[FR Doc. 2021-24210 Filed 11-5-21; 8:45 am]
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