NMFS Extends Comment Period on Proposed ACE Filing Requirements for High-Risk Seafood Imports

The National Marine Fisheries Service is extending by one week the period for comments on its proposal to set new filing requirements at time of entry for imports of certain species of seafood the agency has deemed high-risk, it said. Under the agency’s Feb. 5 proposed rule (see 1602040020), filers would have to submit through ACE certain data elements and electronic documents in order to improve traceability of imports of the high-risk species. The importer of record would also have to maintain records on the chain of custody of their seafood imports, and obtain an International Fisheries Trade Permit for the high-risk species. Comments on the proposal are now due April 12.