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break-bulk refrigerated cargo vessels and 

that it will therefore be necessary for 

them to employ foreign break-bulk 

refrigerated cargo vessels to support 

their operations.

In the interest of expediting the 

issuance of required permits and in 

accordance with section 204 (d)(3) of 

the Magnuson-Stevens Act, the U.S. JV 

partners have requested and received 

from the New England Fishery 

Management Council and the MidAtlantic Fishery Management Council, a 

general recommendation that any breakbulk refrigerated cargo vessels required 

to support approved foreign fishing 

operations in the EEZ be permitted 

under section 204 (d) of the MagnusonStevens Act.

In accordance with section 204 

(d)(3)(D) of the Magnuson-Stevens Act, 

NMFS is notifying interested parties of 

the periodic need of the U.S. JV partners 

for break-bulk refrigerated cargo vessels 

to transship processed fishery products 

at-sea and transport the products to 

points outside the United States. 

Further information about the 

requirements of the U.S. JV partners is 

available from NMFS (See ADDRESSES). 

Owners or operators of vessels of the 

United States who purport to have 

vessels with adequate capacity to 

perform the required transportation at 

fair and reasonable rates should indicate 

their interest in doing so to NMFS (See 

ADDRESSES).

In consideration of the Councils’

recommendation, the apparent lack of 

available U.S.-flag break-bulk 

refrigerated cargo vessels (as reported by 

the U.S. JV partners), and the 

requirement to process and issue on 

short notice permits requested in 

accordance with section 204 (d) of the 

Magnuson-Stevens Act, until an owner 

or operator of a vessel of the United 

States having adequate capacity to 

perform the required transportation at 

fair and reasonable rates is identified, 

NMFS intends to approve as 

expeditiously as possible all complete 

applications for 204 (d) transshipment 

permits submitted by U.S. JV partners in 

support of approved foreign fishing 

operations in the EEZ.

Dated: December 21, 2001.

Jonathan M. Kurland,

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.

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John Tressler, 

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Office of Postsecondary Education 

Type of Review: Revision. 

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