No Comment from Interior Department on Lifting Import Prohibitions on Bigeye Tuna from Georgia, Bolivia

The U.S. Department of the Interior said it reviewed the rules proposed by the National Marine Fisheries Service that would lift the trade restrictions on importing bigeye tuna from Bolivia and Georgia but didn't have any comments "at this time." The proposed rule would also make administrative changes to the section containing species-specific harmonized tariff codes in support of the International Trade Program. Comments are due July 25. In the rulemaking, NMFS would also consider administrative changes in support of the International Trade Permit (ITP) program to implement recent changes to the Harmonized Tariff Schedule.

(See ITT's Online Archives 12062525 for summary of the proposed rules. FR Pub 06/26/12).