Certification of Admissibiity

OMB Control No.: 0648-0651

Expiration Date: 11/30/2015

Certification of Admissibility

Nations subject to trade restrictions for fishery products pursuant to the

High Seas Driftnet Fishing Moratorium Protection Act

A shipment of fish or fish products in any form from a nation subject to a trade restrictive measure, offered for entry to the United States, is eligible for entry only when accompanied by this completed and certified form attached to the invoice and/or shipping documents. Exporters must complete the information below:

U.S. Harmonized Tariff Schedule Number, Species Description, and Product Form	Weight (kg.)	Fishing Gear Used	Vessel Flag	Vessel Name and Number

As a duly authorized official/agent of the Government of ______________________ , I do hereby certify, to the best of my knowledge and belief, that the fish/fish products in this shipment:

I. NATION RECEIVED A NEGATIVE CERTIFICATION:

( ) are of species, or from fisheries, that are not subject to an import restriction of the United States.

II. NATION IDENTIFIED – NO CERTIFICATION DECISION HAS BEEN REACHED:

1. IUU Identification

( ) were harvested by a vessel that has not engaged in illegal, unreported, or unregulated fishing as designated under an international fishery management agreement to which the United States is a party; or

( ) were harvested by a vessel that is not identified by an international fishery management organization as participating in illegal, unreported, or unregulated fishing activities; or

( ) were harvested by a vessel that has not engaged in illegal, unreported, or unregulated fishing as defined under 50 CFR 300.201 of the Code of Federal Regulations of the United States.

2. Bycatch Identification

( ) were harvested by fishing practices that do not result in bycatch of a protected living marine resources, or

( ) were harvested by fishing practices that are comparable to those of the United States, and include the collection of data that can be used to support stock assessments and conservation efforts for protected living marine resources. Please attach documentation describing the fishing practices that were used to harvest the fish and fish products contained in this shipment and data collection requirements that are applied. A brief description of the attached documents should be described below:

Bycatch Reduction Measures Applied	Data Collection Requirements Applied

3. Shark Identification

( ) were harvested by fishing practices that do not target or incidentally catch sharks, or

( ) were harvested by practices that are comparable to those of the United States, and include the collection of data that can be used to support stock assessments and conservation efforts for sharks. Please attach documentation describing the fishing practices that were used to harvest the fish and fish products contained in this shipment and data collection requirements that are applied. A brief description of the attached documents should be described below:

Shark Conservation Measures Applied	Data Collection Requirements Applied

____________________________________________ ____________________________________

Printed Name (Exporting Government Official/Agent) Signature Date

Address_____________________________________ Telephone _________________________

____________________________________ E-mail _______­­­­­­­­­______________________

U.S. IMPORTER CERTIFICATION

As the Importer of Record/Agent, I do hereby certify, to the best of my knowledge and belief, that the information on this form accurately describes the fish/fish products contained in this shipment:

U.S. Customs Entry Number ___________________

____________________________________________ ____________________________________

Printed Name (U.S. Importer of Record/Agent) Signature Date

Address_____________________________________ Telephone _________________________

____________________________________ E-mail _______­­­­­­­­­______________________

After the shipment is released from U.S. Customs, importers must certify and submit a copy of this form within 24 hours to NMFS by FAX [xxx-xxx-xxxx] or email [[email protected]].

Submission of this form is mandatory for imports of seafood subject to trade restrictions in order to meet the requirements of 50 CFR 300, Subpart N. Data submitted based on this information collection will be accorded confidentiality pursuant to 50 CFR Part 600, Subpart E. Public reporting burden for this collection of information is estimated to be 10 minutes. This estimate includes the time for reviewing instructions, searching existing data sources, gathering and maintaining the data needed, and completing and reviewing the collection of information. Send comments regarding this burden estimate or any other aspect of reducing this burden, to the Office of International Affairs, National Marine Fisheries Service, 1315 East West Highway, Silver Spring, Maryland 20910. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no person is required to respond to, nor shall any person be subject to a penalty for failure to comply with, a collection of information subject to the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act, unless that collection of information displays a currently valid OMB Control Number.