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NASDAQ–2010–039, and should be 

submitted on or before April 21, 2010. 

For the Commission, by the Division of 

Trading and Markets, pursuant to delegated 

authority.9

Florence E. Harmon, 

Deputy Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2010–7107 Filed 3–30–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 8011–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice 6938] 

Certifications Pursuant to Section 609 

of Public Law 101–162 

SUMMARY: On March 24, 2010, the 

Department of State notified Congress 

that it had withdrawn Mexico’s 

certification under United States Public 

Law 101–162, Section 609, because 

Mexico’s turtle excluder device (TED) 

program was not currently comparable 

to the United States program as required 

by the statute. Withdrawal of Mexican 

certification is primarily a compliance 

and environmental issue, but it does 

have trade implications. The United 

States government is providing the 

Government of Mexico with detailed 

technical recommendations and 

capacity-building support with a view 

to strengthening Mexico’s sea turtle 

protection program. Both governments 

will continue to actively seek further 

engagement opportunities to ensure 

renewal of Mexican certification within 

the shortest period of time consistent 

with the requirements of U.S. law. 

DATES: Effective Date: On publication. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

James J. Hogan, III, Office of Marine 

Conservation, Bureau of Oceans and 

International Environmental and 

Scientific Affairs, Department of State, 

Washington, DC 20520–7818; telephone: 

(202) 647–2252. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 

609 of Public Law 101–162 prohibits 

imports of certain categories of shrimp 

unless the President certifies to the 

Congress not later than May 1 of each 

year either: (1) That the harvesting 

nation has adopted a program governing 

the incidental capture of sea turtles in 

its commercial shrimp fishery 

comparable to the program in effect in 

the United States and has an incidental 

take rate comparable to that of the 

United States; or (2) that the fishing 

environment in the harvesting nation 

does not pose a threat of the incidental 

taking of sea turtles. The President has 

delegated the authority to make this 

certification to the Department of State. 

Revised State Department guidelines for 

making the required certifications were 

published in the Federal Register on 

July 2, 1999 (Vol. 64, No. 130, Public 

Notice 3086). 

The Department of State has 

communicated this decision under 

Section 609 to the Office of Field 

Operations of U.S. Customs and Border 

Protection. 

This decision regarding withdrawal of 

Mexico’s certification means that wildharvest shrimp from Mexico’s 

commercial trawl fisheries may not be 

imported into the United States until 

Section 609 certification for Mexico can 

be reinstated. A Department of State 

DS–2031 form signed by the exporter 

and importer must accompany all 

shrimp imports into the United States. 

If shrimp products are from a noncertified country, a government official 

of the harvesting nation must also 

certify the shrimp was caught without 

harming sea turtles. Users should check 

boxes 7(A)(1) for aquaculture shrimp 

products or 7(A)(3) for artisanal shrimp 

products. Users should note that 

exception 7.A.(2) on the form 

‘‘Harvested Using TEDs,’’ while a 

currently valid exception to the 

prohibition on imports from nations not 

certified under Public Law 101–162, is 

only available once the Department of 

State determines in advance that a 

country wishing to use this exception 

has in place an enforcement and catch 

segregation system for making such 

individual shipment certifications. 

Presently, only Brazil and Australia 

have shown that they have a system in 

place for specific fisheries. Exception 

7(A)(4) is for other case-by-case, special 

circumstance determinations made by 

the Department of State in advance. For 

these reasons exceptions 7(A)(2) and 

7(A)(4) are not applicable to imports of 

wild-caught shrimp from Mexico. 

Dated: March 24, 2010. 

David A. Balton, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Oceans and 

Fisheries, Department of State. 

[FR Doc. 2010–7221 Filed 3–30–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4710–09–P 

DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice 6463] 

U.S. Department of State Advisory 

Committee on Private International 

Law: Organization of American States 

(OAS) Specialized Conference on 

Private International Law (CIDIP) Study 

Group 

The OAS CIDIP Study Group will 

hold another public meeting to continue 

the discussion that began at the 

December 15, 2009 and continued at 

two additional meeting. This is not a 

meeting of the full Advisory Committee. 

In the context of the Seventh InterAmerican Specialized Conference on 

Private International Law (CIDIP–VII), 

the Committee on Juridical and Political 

Affairs (CJAP) of the Permanent Council 

of the OAS is carrying out work on 

consumer rights as part of its program 

on private international law. Three 

proposals have been put forward: A 

revised Brazilian draft convention on 

applicable law that has recently been 

expanded to include jurisdiction, a 

Canadian draft model law on applicable 

law and jurisdiction, and a United 

States proposal (with several 

components) for legislative guidelines/ 

model laws/rules to promote consumer 

redress mechanisms such as small 

claims tribunals, collective procedures, 

on-line dispute resolution, and 


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