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PUBLIC LAW 109–479—JAN. 12, 2007 (1) notify the United States Coast Guard or the National Marine Fisheries Service Office of Law Enforcement in the appropriate region of the name, flag state, location, route, and destination of the vessel and of the circumstances under which it will enter United States waters; (2) ensure that all fishing gear on board the vessel is stowed below deck or otherwise removed from the place where it is normally used for fishing and placed where it is not readily available for fishing; and (3) where requested by an enforcement officer, proceed to a specified location so that a vessel inspection can be conducted.

Notification.

16 USC 6910.

SEC. 511. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of Commerce such sums as may be necessary to carry out this title and to pay the United States’ contribution to the Commission under section 5 of part III of the WCPFC Convention.

TITLE VI—PACIFIC WHITING

Pacific Whiting Act of 2006. 16 USC 7001 note.

SEC. 601. SHORT TITLE.

16 USC 7001.

SEC. 602. DEFINITIONS.

This title may be cited as the ‘‘Pacific Whiting Act of 2006’’. In this title: (1) ADVISORY PANEL.—The term ‘‘advisory panel’’ means the Advisory Panel on Pacific Hake/Whiting established by the Agreement. (2) AGREEMENT.—The term ‘‘Agreement’’ means the Agreement between the Government of the United States and the Government of Canada on Pacific Hake/Whiting, signed at Seattle, Washington, on November 21, 2003. (3) CATCH.—The term ‘‘catch’’ means all fishery removals from the offshore whiting resource, including landings, discards, and bycatch in other fisheries. (4) JOINT MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE.—The term ‘‘joint management committee’’ means the joint management committee established by the Agreement. (5) JOINT TECHNICAL COMMITTEE.—The term ‘‘joint technical committee’’ means the joint technical committee established by the Agreement. (6) OFFSHORE WHITING RESOURCE.—The term ‘‘offshore whiting resource’’ means the transboundary stock of Merluccius productus that is located in the offshore waters of the United States and Canada except in Puget Sound and the Strait of Georgia. (7) SCIENTIFIC REVIEW GROUP.—The term ‘‘scientific review group’’ means the scientific review group established by the Agreement. (8) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary of Commerce. (9) UNITED STATES SECTION.—The term ‘‘United States Section’’ means the United States representatives on the joint management committee.

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