Sec. 106. Exempted fishing permits
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Before the approval and issuance of any new exempted fishing permit under section 600.745 of title 50, Code of Federal Regulations, or any successor regulations, the Secretary of Commerce shall— conduct a joint peer review of the proposed exempted fishing permit by the appropriate regional fisheries science center and State marine fisheries commission; and certify that the regional fishery management council or Federal agency with jurisdiction over the affected fishery determined that— the fishing activity conducted under the proposed exempted fishing permit would be consistent with any management measures or conservation objectives included within existing fishery management plans or amendments; the social and economic impacts in both dollar amounts and loss of fishing opportunities on all participants in each sector of the fishery expected to occur as a result of the proposed exempted fishing permit would be minimal; the information collected through fishing activity conducted under the proposed exempted fishing permit will have a positive and direct impact on the conservation, assessment, or management of the fishery; and the Governor of each State, any part of which is located within 100 nautical miles of the proposed activity under the exempted fishing permit has been consulted on the proposed exempted fishing permit.
Any exempted fishing permit— shall expire at the end of the 12-month period beginning on the date the permit is issued; and may be renewed consistent with this section.