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1 "(C) in the event that the conservation team is 



2 unable to submit a draft plan to the Secretary with- 



3 in 11 months, the Secretary shall publish a proposed 



4 plan and implementing regulations for public review 



5 and comment. 



6 "(D) Not later than 60 days after the close of 



7 the comment period required under subparagraph 



8 (B), the Secretary shall publish a final conservation 



9 plan and implementing regulations. 



10 "(E) The Secretary and the conservation team 



1 1 shall continue to meet on an annual basis to monitor 



12 the progress of the conservation plan. 



13 "(F) The Secretary may make adjustments to 



14 the conservation plan and implementing regulations 



15 as necessary, which shall be published for public re- 



16 view and comment. 



17 "(f) Monitoring Incidental Lethal Takes.— (1) 



18 The Secretary shall establish a program to monitor inci- 



19 dental lethal takes of marine mammals during the course 



20 of commercial fishing operations. The purposes of the 



21 monitoring program shall be to — 



22 "(A) determine potential changes in stock sta- 



23 tus; 



24 "(B) identify unusual changes in fishing meth- 



25 ods, including the introduction of new or alternative 



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