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§ 7804. Responsibility of the Secretary and rulemaking authority
(a) Responsibilities
The Secretary may—
(1) administer this chapter and any regulations issued under this chapter, except to the extent otherwise provided for in this chapter;
(2) issue permits to vessels subject to the jurisdiction of the United States, and to owners and operators of such vessels, to fish in the Convention Area, under such terms and conditions as the Secretary may prescribe; and
(3) if recommended by the United States Commissioners, assess and collect fees, not to exceed 3 percent of the ex-vessel value of fisheries resources harvested by vessels of the United States in fisheries conducted in the Convention Area, to recover the actual costs to the United States to carry out the functions of the Secretary under this chapter.
(b) Promulgation of regulations
(1) In general
(2) Applicability
(c) Consistency with other laws
(d) Judicial review of regulations
(1) In general
(2) Responses
(3) Copies of administrative record
(4) Expedited hearings
(Pub. L. 114–327, title II, § 204, Dec. 16, 2016, 130 Stat. 1989.)