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Title 16 — ConservationRelease 119-73not60

§2434 Conservation Measures; System of Observation and Inspection

Title 16 › Chapter 44A— ANTARCTIC MARINE LIVING RESOURCES CONVENTION › § 2434

Last updated Apr 5, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Secretary of State, with approval from the Secretary of Commerce and the Director of the National Science Foundation, can decide for the United States if it cannot accept a conservation measure adopted by the Commission under article IX and must tell the Commission of that decision. The Secretary of State must, when possible, publish a timely notice of any proposed decision in the Federal Register and ask for written public comments, and must also publish notice when the decision is sent to the Commission. With approval from Commerce, NSF, and the Secretary in charge of the Coast Guard, the Secretary of State can agree to set up a system of observation and inspection and any temporary arrangements under article XXIV. The Secretary of State can also receive reports, requests, and other messages from the Commission for the U.S. government and either act on them or send them to the right agency.

Full Legal Text

Title 16, §2434

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(a)(1)The Secretary of State, with the concurrence of the Secretary of Commerce and the Director of the National Science Foundation, is authorized—
(A)to decide on behalf of the United States whether the United States is unable to accept or can no longer accept a conservation measure adopted by the Commission pursuant to article IX of the Convention, and
(B)to notify the Commission of any such decision in accordance with article IX of the Convention.
(2)The Secretary of State shall—
(A)publish in the Federal Register, if practicable, timely notice of each proposed decision under paragraph (1) and invite written public comment regarding it; and
(B)publish in the Federal Register notice of each notification made to the Commission under paragraph (1).
(b)The Secretary of State, with the concurrence of the Secretary of Commerce, the Director of the National Science Foundation and the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating, is authorized to agree on behalf of the United States to the establishment of a system of observation and inspection, and to interim arrangements pending establishment of such a system, pursuant to article XXIV of the Convention.
(c)The Secretary of State is further authorized to receive, on behalf of the United States Government, reports, requests, and other communications from the Commission and to take appropriate action on them, either directly or by reference to the appropriate authority.

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Transfer of Functions

For transfer of authorities, functions, personnel, and assets of the Coast Guard, including the authorities and functions of the Secretary of Transportation relating thereto, to the Department of Homeland Security, and for treatment of related references, see section 468(b), 551(d), 552(d), and 557 of Title 6, Domestic Security, and the Department of Homeland Security Reorganization Plan of November 25, 2002, as modified, set out as a note under section 542 of Title 6.

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Citation

16 U.S.C. § 2434

Title 16 — Conservation

Last Updated

Apr 5, 2026

Release point: 119-73not60