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concerns is contained in several different laws administered by 

 various NOAA programs, including the Agricultural Marketing Act 

 of 1946, the Fish and Wildlife Act. of 1956, the Magnuson Fishery 

 Conservation and Management Act of 1976, and the National Sea 

 Grant College Program Act of 1966. 



Within its Seafood Quality and Safety Program, the National 

 Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) of NOAA carries out NOAA ' s 

 voluntary, fee-for-service, seafood inspection program, as well 

 as a product quality and safety (PQ&S) research program on both 

 environmentally and process induced hazards. In FV 1993, the 

 PQ&S research program is funded at $14.2 million. This funding 

 level is included in the President's FY 1994 budget request as 

 well. In addition, the seafood industry pays fees to NOAA to 

 cover the costs of direct inspection services ($12 million in 

 1992) . 



NOAA's seafood inspection program currently offers four 

 services: (1) facility sanitation, product inspection, grading, 

 and certification services furnished on a formal contract basis; 



(2) lot inspection services on an as-requested basis; 



(3) miscellaneous services, including plant sanitation surveys, 

 laboratory analyses, consulting services, and label and product 

 specification review; and (4) a HACCP-based inspection service. 

 Participants in NOAA's inspection program are provided the 

 opportunity to apply a Federal mark (including a U.S. Grade Mark) 



