Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 110 Part 5.djvu/498

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110 STAT. 3572 PUBLIC LAW 104-297—OCT. 11, 1996 (e) Section 302(g) (16 U.S.C. 1852(g)) is amended by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (5), and by inserting after paragraph (3) the following: "(4) The Secretary shall establish advisory panels to assist in the collection and evaluation of information relevant to the development of any fishery management plan or plan amendment for a fishery to which subsection (a)(3) applies. Each advisory pemel shall participate in all aspects of the development of the plan or amendment; be balanced in its representation of commercial, recreational, and other interests; and consist of not less than 7 individuals who are knowledgeable about the fishery for which the plan or amendment is developed, selected from among— "(A) members of advisory committees and species working groups appointed under Acts implementing relevant intemationed fishery agreements pertaining to highly migratory species; and "(B) other interested persons.". (f) Section 302(h) (16 U.S.C. 1852(h)) is amended— (1) by strUsing paragraph (1) and inserting the following: "(1) for each fishery under its authority that requires conservation and management, prepare and submit to the Secretary (A) a fishery management plan, and (B) amendments to each such plan that Eire necessary from time to time (and promptly whenever changes in conservation and management measures in another fishery substantially affect the fishery for which such plan was developed);"; (2) in paragraph (2)— (A) by striking "section 204(b)(4)(C)," in paragraph (2) and inserting "section 204(b)(4)(C) or section 204(d),"; (B) by striking "304(c)(2)" and inserting "304(c)(4)"; and (3) by striking "304(f)(3)" in paragraph (5) and inserting "subsection (a)(3)". (g) Section 302 is amended further by striking subsection (i), and by redesignating subsections (j) and (k) as subsections (i) and (j), respectively. (h) Section 302(i), as redesignated, is amended— (1) by striking "of the Councils" in paragraph (1) and inserting "established under subsection (g)"; (2) by striking "of a Council:" in paragraph (2) and inserting "established under subsection (g):"; (3) by striking "Council's" in paragraph (2)(C); (4) by adding the following at the end of paragraph (2)(C): "The published agenda of the meeting may not be modified to include additional matters for Council action without public notice or within 14 days prior to the meeting date, unless such modification is to address an emergency action under section 305(c), in which case public notice shall be given immediately."; (5) by adding the following at the end of paragraph (2)(D): "All written information submitted to a Council by an interested person shall include a statement of the source and date of such information. Any oral or written statement shall include a brief description of the background and interests of the person in the subject of the oral or written statement."; (6) by striking paragraph (2)(E) and inserting: