{"abstract":"This final rule sets forth regulations to revise procedures and requirements for filing import, export, and re-export documentation for certain fishery products to meet requirements for the SAFE Port Act of 2006, the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (MSA), other applicable statutes, and obligations that arise from U.S. participation in regional fishery management organizations (RFMOs) and other arrangements to which the United States is a member or contracting party. Specifically, NMFS sets forth regulations to integrate the collection of trade documentation within the government- wide International Trade Data System (ITDS) and require electronic information collection through the automated portal maintained by the Department of Homeland Security, Customs and Border Protection (CBP). Under this integration, NMFS will require annually renewable International Fisheries Trade Permits (IFTP) for the import, export, and re-export of certain regulated seafood commodities that are subject to trade monitoring programs of RFMOs and/or subject to trade documentation requirements under domestic law. These trade monitoring programs enable the United States to exclude products that do not meet the criteria for admissibility to U.S. markets, including products resulting from illegal, unregulated, and unreported (IUU) fishing activities. This final rule consolidates existing international trade permits for regulated seafood products under the Antarctic Marine Living Resources (AMLR) and Highly Migratory Species International Trade Permit (HMS ITP) programs and expands the scope of the permit requirement to include regulated seafood products under the Tuna Tracking and Verification Program (TTVP). This final rule also stipulates data and trade documentation for the above programs which must be provided electronically to CBP and addresses recordkeeping requirements for these programs in light of these changes. Trade documentation excludes any programmatic documents that are not required at the time of entry/ export (e.g., biweekly dealer reports).","action":"Final rule.","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE","name":"Commerce Department","id":54,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/commerce-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/54","parent_id":null,"slug":"commerce-department"},{"raw_name":"National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration","name":"National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration","id":361,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/national-oceanic-and-atmospheric-administration","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/361","parent_id":54,"slug":"national-oceanic-and-atmospheric-administration"}],"body_html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/html/2016/08/03/2016-18401.html","cfr_references":[{"chapter":null,"citation_url":null,"part":216,"title":50},{"chapter":null,"citation_url":null,"part":300,"title":50},{"chapter":null,"citation_url":null,"part":600,"title":50},{"chapter":null,"citation_url":null,"part":660,"title":50}],"citation":"81 FR 51126","comment_url":null,"comments_close_on":null,"correction_of":null,"corrections":[],"dates":"This final rule is effective September 20, 2016, except for the revision to Sec. 300.184, which is effective August 3, 2016.","disposition_notes":null,"docket_ids":["Docket No. 090223227-6560-03"],"dockets":[],"document_number":"2016-18401","effective_on":"2016-09-20","end_page":51138,"executive_order_notes":null,"executive_order_number":null,"full_text_xml_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/xml/2016/08/03/2016-18401.xml","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2016/08/03/2016-18401/trade-monitoring-procedures-for-fishery-products-international-trade-in-seafood-permit-requirements","images":{},"images_metadata":{},"json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/documents/2016-18401?publication_date=2016-08-03","mods_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/metadata/granule/FR-2016-08-03/2016-18401/mods.xml","not_received_for_publication":null,"page_length":13,"page_views":{"count":3677,"last_updated":"2026-07-26 08:15:03 -0400"},"pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2016-08-03/pdf/2016-18401.pdf","presidential_document_number":null,"proclamation_number":null,"public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2016-18401.pdf?1470141957","publication_date":"2016-08-03","raw_text_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/text/2016/08/03/2016-18401.txt","regulation_id_number_info":{"0648-AX63":{"issue":"201604","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/regulations/0648-AX63/international-trade-data-system-monitoring-procedures-for-fishery-products","title":"International Trade Data System Monitoring Procedures for Fishery Products","xml_url":"http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/eAgendaViewRule?pubId=201604&RIN=0648-AX63&operation=OPERATION_EXPORT_XML","priority_category":"Other Significant"}},"regulation_id_numbers":["0648-AX63"],"regulations_dot_gov_info":{"supporting_documents":[],"comments_url":"https://www.regulations.gov/docketBrowser?rpp=50&so=DESC&sb=postedDate&po=0&dct=PS&D=NOAA_FRDOC_0001","supporting_documents_count":0,"docket_id":"NOAA_FRDOC_0001","regulation_id_number":null,"title":"FR Pending Documents","checked_regulationsdotgov_at":"2016-08-23T06:00:12Z"},"regulations_dot_gov_url":null,"significant":true,"signing_date":null,"start_page":51126,"subtype":null,"title":"Trade Monitoring Procedures for Fishery Products; International Trade in Seafood; Permit Requirements for Importers and Exporters","toc_doc":"International Trade in Seafood; Permit Requirements for Importers and Exporters","toc_subject":"Trade Monitoring Procedures for Fishery Products:","topics":["Administrative practice and procedure","American Samoa","Antarctica","Canada","Confidential business information","Exports","Fish","Fisheries","Fishing","Fishing vessels","Foreign relations","Guam","Hawaiian Natives","Imports","Indians","Intergovernmental relations","Labeling","Marine mammals","Marine resources","Northern Mariana Islands","Penalties","Reporting and recordkeeping requirements","Russian Federation","Statistics","Transportation","Treaties","Wildlife"],"type":"Rule","volume":81}