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 PUBLIC LAW 99-659—NOV. 14, 1986

100 STAT. 3711

"(5) The financial interest disclosures required by this subsection shall— "(A) be made on such forms, in accordance with such procedures, and at such times, as the Secretary shall by regulation I - prescribe; and "(B) be kept on file, and made available for public inspection at reasonable hours, at the Council offices. "(6) The participation by an affected individual referred to in paragraph (1)(B) or (C) in an action by a Council during any time in which that individual is not in compliance with the regulations prescribed under paragraph (5) may not be treated as cause for the invalidation of that action. "(7) Section 208 of title 18, United States Code, does not apply to an affected individual referred to in paragraph (1)(B) or (C) during any time in which that individual is in compliance with the regulations prescribed under paragraph (5).". (2) For purposes of applying subsection (k) of section 302 of the Act (as added by paragraph (1)) to voting members and executive directors of regional fishery management councils who are serving in those capacities on the date on which the regulations prescribed to carry out that subsection first take effect, each such member or director must file a disclosure form under that subsection within 45 days after that date.

Regulations.

Records. Public information.

16 USC 1852 note.

SEC. 105. FISHERY MANAGEMENT PLANS; DISCLOSURE OF CONFIDENTIAL STATISTICS.

(a) REQUIRED PROVISIONS.—(1) Section 303(a) of the Act (16 U.S.C. 1853(a)) is amended— (A) by striking out "and" at the end of paragraph (4); (B) by striking out the period at the end of paragraph (5) and inserting a comma; and (C) by adding after paragraph (5) the following new paragraphs: "(6) consider, and may provide for, temporary adjustments, Vessels. after consultation with the Coast Guard and persons utilizing gii the fishery, regarding access to the fishery for vessels otherwise prevented from harvesting because of weather or other ocean conditions affecting the safety of the vessels; and "(7) include readily available information regarding the significance of habitat to the fishery and assessment as to the effects which changes to that habitat may have upon the fishery.". (2) The amendments made by paragraph (1) apply to each fishery 16 USC 1853 note. management plan that— (A) is submitted to the Secretary of Commerce for review under section 304(a) of the Act, or that is prepared by the Post, p. 3712. Secretary, after January 1, 1987; or (B) is in effect on that date, but compliance with those amendments is not required except in conjunction with the amendment to the plan next occurring after that date. (b) DISCLOSURE OF CONFIDENTIAL STATISTICS.—The first sentence of section 303(d) of the Act (16 U.S.C. 1853(d)) is amended to read as follows: "Any statistic submitted to the Secretary by any person in compliance with any requirement under subsection (a)(5) shall be confidential and shall not be disclosed; except—

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