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U.S. Code as of:
01/19/04
Section 1402. Duties of Commission
(a) Reports and recommendations
The Commission shall -
(1) undertake a review and study of the activities of the
United States pursuant to existing laws and international
conventions relating to marine mammals, including, but not
limited to, the International Convention for the Regulation of
Whaling, the Whaling Convention Act of 1949 [16 U.S.C. 916 et
seq.], the Interim Convention on the Conservation of North
Pacific Fur Seals, and the Fur Seal Act of 1966 [16 U.S.C. 1151
et seq.];
(2) conduct a continuing review of the condition of the stocks
of marine mammals, of methods for their protection and
conservation, of humane means of taking marine mammals, of
research programs conducted or proposed to be conducted under the
authority of this chapter, and of all applications for permits
for scientific research, public display, or enhancing the
survival or recovery of a species or stock;
(3) undertake or cause to be undertaken such other studies as
it deems necessary or desirable in connection with its assigned
duties as to the protection and conservation of marine mammals;
(4) recommend to the Secretary and to other Federal officials
such steps as it deems necessary or desirable for the protection
and conservation of marine mammals;
(5) recommend to the Secretary of State appropriate policies
regarding existing international arrangements for the protection
and conservation of marine mammals, and suggest appropriate
international arrangements for the protection and conservation of
marine mammals;
(6) recommend to the Secretary such revisions of the endangered
species list and threatened species list published pursuant to
section 1533(c)(1) of this title, as may be appropriate with
regard to marine mammals; and
(7) recommend to the Secretary, other appropriate Federal
officials, and Congress such additional measures as it deems
necessary or desirable to further the policies of this chapter,
including provisions for the protection of the Indians, Eskimos,
and Aleuts whose livelihood may be adversely affected by actions
taken pursuant to this chapter.
(b) Consultation with Secretary; reports to Secretary before
publication
The Commission shall consult with the Secretary at such intervals
as it or he may deem desirable, and shall provide each annual
report required under section 1404 (!1) of this title, before
submission to Congress, to the Secretary for comment.
(c) Availability of reports for public inspection
The reports and recommendations which the Commission makes shall
be matters of public record and shall be available to the public at
all reasonable times. All other activities of the Commission shall
be matters of public record and available to the public in
accordance with the provisions of section 552 of title 5.
(d) Recommendations; explanation for nonadoption
Any recommendations made by the Commission to the Secretary and
other Federal officials shall be responded to by those individuals
within one hundred and twenty days after receipt thereof. Any
recommendations which are not followed or adopted shall be referred
to the Commission together with a detailed explanation of the
reasons why those recommendations were not followed or adopted.
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