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 104 STAT. 4448 PUBLIC LAW 101-627—NOV. 28, 1990 "(B) participants in the fisheries conducted in adjacent areas under the authority of another Council, after consultation with such Council and representatives of those participants.". (b) DISCRETIONARY PROVISIONS. — (1) Paragraph (1) of section 303(b) of the Magnuson Fishery Conservation and Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1853(b)) is amended to read as follows: "(1) require a permit to be obtained from, and fees to be paid to, the Secretary, with respect to— "(A) any fishing vessel of the United States fishing, or wishing to fish, in the exclusive economic zone or for anadromous species or Continental Shelf fishery resources beyond such zone; "(B) the operator of any such vessel; or "(C) any United States fish processor who first receives fish that are subject to the plan;". (2) Section 303(b) of the Magnuson Fishery Conservation and Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1853(b)) is amended by redesignating paragraphs (7) and (8) as paragraphs (9) and (10), respectively, and by inserting immediately after paragraph (6) the following new paragraphs: "(7) require fish processors who first receive fish that are subject to the plan to submit data (other than economic data) which are necessary for the conservation and management of the fishery; "(8) require that observers be carried on board a vessel of the United States engaged in fishing for species that are subject to the plan, for the purpose of collecting data necessary for the conservation and management of the fishery; except that such a vessel shall not be required to carry an observer on board if the facilities of the vessel for the quartering of an observer, or for carrying out observer functions, are so inadequate or unsafe that the health or safety of the observer or the safe operation of the vessel would be jeopardized;". (c) CONFIDENTIALITY OF STATISTICS. —Section 303(d) of the Magnuson Fishery Conservation and Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1853(d)) is amended— (1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1) by striking "subsection (a)(5)" and inserting in lieu thereof "subsections (a) and (b)"; (2) by striking "or" at the end of paragraph (1); (3) by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph (3); (4) by inserting immediately after paragraph (1) the following new paragraph: "(2) to State employees pursuant to an agreement with the Secretary that prevents public disclosure of the identity or business of any person; or"; and (5) by adding at the end the following new sentence: "Nothing in this subsection shall be interpreted or construed to prevent the use for conservation and management purposes by the Secretary, or with the approval of the Secretary, the Council, of any statistic submitted in compliance with a requirement under subsection (a) or (b).". (d) USE OF CERTAIN DATA.— Section 303 of the Magnuson Fishery Conservation and Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1853) is further amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:

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