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 104 STAT. 4446 PUBLIC LAW 101-627—NOV. 28, 1990 "(B) Appointments to a committee established under subparagraph (A) shall be made by each Council in such a manner as to provide fair representation to commercial fishing interests in the geographical area of authority of the Council. "(4) Decisions and recommendations made by committees and panels established under this subsection shall be considered to be advisory in nature.", (g) COUNCIL FUNCTIONS.— Paragraphs (1) and (5) of section 302(h) of the Magnuson Fishery Conservation and Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1852(h)) are each amended by inserting "(except as provided in section 304(f)(3))" immediately before "within its geographical", (h) FISHERY HABITAT CONCERNS.—Section 302(i) of the Magnuson Fishery Conservation and Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1852(i)) is amended to read as follows: "(i) FISHERY HABITAT CONCERNS.— (1) Each Council— "(A) may comment on and make recommendations concerning any activity undertaken, or proposed to be undertaken, by any State or Federal agency that, in the view of the Council, may affect the habitat of a fishery resource under its jurisdiction; and "(B) shall comment on and make recommendations concerning any such activity that, in the view of the Council, is likely to substantially affect the habitat of an anadromous fishery resource under its jurisdiction. "(2) Within 45 days after receiving a comment or recommendation under paragraph (1) from a Council, a Federal agency shall provide a detailed response, in writing, to the Council regarding the matter. In the case of a comment or recommendation under paragraph (1)(B), the response shall include a description of measures being considered by the agency for mitigating or offsetting the impact of the activity on such habitat.". (i) CLOSED MEETINGS. — Section 302(j)(3) of the Magnuson Fishery Conservation and Management Act (16 U.S.C. 18520')(3)) is amended— (1) in subparagraph (A)— (A) by striking the semicolon at the end of clause (ii) and all that follows through "time and place of the meeting." and inserting in lieu thereof a period; and (B) by inserting "of paragraph (2)" immediately after "(D) and (F)"; and (2) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: "(B) If any meeting or portion is closed, the Council concerned shall notify local newspapers in the major fishing ports within its region (and in other major, affected fishing ports), including in that notification the time and place of the meeting. This subpararaph does not require notification regarding any brief closure of a portion of a meeting in order to discuss employment or other internal administrative matters.". (j) CONSIDERATION OF NEW INFORMATION.— Section 302(j) of the Magnuson Fishery Conservation and Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1852(j)) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: "(6) At any time when a Council determines it appropriate to consider new information from a State or Federal agency or from a Council advisory body, the Council shall give comparable consider-

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