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Statement of Joe Easley 

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(g) as subsections (e) through (h): 



■(d) ACnON ON REGULATOEY AMENDMENTS 



(1) After the secretary receives a regulatory amendment which was prepared by a 

 council, the Secretary shall - 



(A) immediately commence a r e v i ew of the regulatory amendment to determine whe the r 

 it is consistent with the fishery management plan, the nattooal standards, the other 

 provisions of this Act, and other applicable law; and 



(B) immediately publish in the Federal Register the Council's proposed regulations for a 

 30-day public rmmn<»nt period. 



(2) (A) The Secretary shaD take action under this section on any regulatory amendment which 



the Council characterizes as being a final regulatory amendment 

 (B) Far purposes of this section, "receipt date' means the 5th day after the day on which 



a Council transmits to the Secretary a regulatory amendment it characterizes as a final 

 regulatory amendment. 



(3) If the Secretary does not notify the Council in writing of disapproval or partial disapproval 



by the 60th day after the receipt date, a regulatory amendment will take effect and be 

 implemented 



(4) If, after review, the Secretary determines the regulatory amendment is not consistent with 



the criteria set forth in paragraph (1) (A), the S e cr etary shall notify the Council in writing 

 of the di sapp ro va l or partial dis appr o v al of the regulatory amendment. Such notice shall 



