[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 50, Volume 7]
[Revised as of January 1, 2007]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 50CFR270.4]

[Page 689]
 
                    TITLE 50--WILDLIFE AND FISHERIES
 
  CHAPTER II--NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE, NATIONAL OCEANIC AND 
           ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
 
PART 270_SPECIES-SPECIFIC SEAFOOD MARKETING COUNCILS--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 270.4  Review of application.

    Within 180 days of receipt of the application to establish a 
Council, NMFS will:
    (a) Determine if the application is complete and complies with all 
of the requirements set out in Sec. 270.3 and complies with all 
provisions of the Act and other applicable laws.
    (b) Identify, to the extent practicable, those sector participants 
who meet the requirements for eligibility to participate in the 
referendum to establish the Council. NMFS may require additional 
information from the applicants or proposed participants in order to 
verify eligibility. NMFS may add names to or delete names from the list 
of sector participants believed eligible by the applicants until the 
time of the referendum based on additional information received.
    (c) If NMFS finds minor deficiencies in an application that can be 
corrected within the 180-day review period, NMFS will advise the 
applicants in writing of what must be submitted by a specific date to 
correct the minor deficiencies.
    (d) If NMFS makes a final negative determination, on an application, 
NMFS will advise the applicant in writing of the reason for the 
determination. The applicant may submit another application at any time 
thereafter. NMFS then has 180 days from receipt of the new application 
to render a final determination on its acceptability.