On April 7, 2014, the US Department of State, Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs, published in the Federal Register a notice [Public Notice 8682] indicating that the Department of State, in consultation with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), determined that royal red shrimp (Menopenaeus robustus) harvested in the Mediterranean Sea may be imported into the United States from Spain pursuant to Section 609 of Public Law 101-162. The Department of State has communicated this information to the Office of Field Operations of US Customs and Border Protection.