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Title 33 - Navigation and Navigable Waters
Chapter 33A - MARINE DEBRIS RESEARCH, PREVENTION, AND REDUCTION (§§ 1951 - 1958)
Section 1955 - Federal information clearinghouse
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33 USC § 1955 (2011)
§1955. Federal information clearinghouse
The Administrator, in coordination with the Interagency Committee, shall—
(1) maintain a Federal information clearinghouse on marine debris that will be available to researchers and other interested persons to improve marine debris source identification, data sharing, and monitoring efforts through collaborative research and open sharing of data; and
(2) take the necessary steps to ensure the confidentiality of such information (especially proprietary information), for any information required by the Administrator to be submitted by the fishing industry under this section.
(Pub. L. 109–449, §6, Dec. 22, 2006, 120 Stat. 3338.)
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