Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 94 Part 1.djvu/1252

 94 STAT. 1202

Report to Congress. Confidential information, disclosure.

Submittal to Congress.

PUBLIC LAW 96-362—SEPT. 26, 1980

(3) encourage the implementation of aquacultural technoloffyr in the rehabilitation and enhancement of publicly owned fish and shellfish stocks (including rehabilitation and enhancement by private nonprofit enterprises), and in the development of private commercial aquacultural enterprises; and (4) prescribe such regulations as may be necessary to carry out the Plan. (b) DISCRETIONARY FUNCTIONS.—In implementing the Plan, the Secretaries may— (1) for the purposes of assessing the biological, technical, and economic feasibility of any aquacultural system— (A) conduct tests of the system, and, if necessary to demonstrate its feasibility, construct, operate, and maintain developmental aquaculture facilities for testing laboratory results, and (B) conduct such other tests or analyses as may be necessary; (2) develop methods to enhance seed stocks of aquatic species; and (3) conduct such other tests or analyses or take such other actions as the Secretaries deem necessary or appropriate. (c) INFORMATION SERVICES. ^ 1) In addition to performing such other required functions under this Act, the Secretaries shall— (A) establish and maintain an information service for the collection, analysis, and dissemination of scientific, technical, legal, and economic information relating to aquaculture; (B) conduct appropriate surveys, in coordination with other Federal departments and agencies, of public and private aquacultural activities being conducted in the United States for the purpose of acquiring information on acreages, water use, production, culture techniques, and other relevant matters; (C) arrange with foreign nations for the exchange of information relating to aquaculture and support a translation service; (D) conduct a continuing study to determine whether existing capture fisheries could be adversely affected by competition from products produced by commercial aquacultural enterprises and include in such study— (i) an gissessment of any adverse effect, by species and by geographical region, on such fisheries, and (ii) recommended measures to ameliorate any such effect; and (E) report to Congress on the findings of the study conducted under subparagraph (D) in the biennial status report required under subsection (d). (2) Any production information submitted to the Secretaries under paragraph (I)(B) shall be confidentisd and may only be disclosed if required under court order. The Secretaries shall prescribe such procedures as may be necessary to preserve such confidentiality. The Secretaries may release or make public any information in any aggregate or summary form that does not directly or indirectly disclose the identity, business transactions, or trade secrets of any person who submits such information. (d) BiENNiAL REPORT.—The Secretaries, through the coordinating group, shall prepare on a biennied basis, and submit to Congress, a report on the status of aquaculture in the United States. Each such report shall contain a description and evaluation of the actions undertaken with respect to the Plan during the reporting period, an explanation of any revisions made to the Plan under section 4(d)

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