---
kind: "section"
citation: "50 C.F.R. § 600.1509"
title: "50"
number: "600.1509"
heading: "General."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/50/600.1509"
---

# §600.1509. General.

- (a) An EMTU/EMTU-C must have the durability and reliability necessary to meet all requirements of [§§ 600.1502 through 600.1507](/cfr/50/600.1502..600.1507.md) regardless of weather conditions, including when placed in a marine environment where the unit may be subjected to saltwater (spray) in smaller vessels, and in larger vessels where the unit may be maintained in a wheelhouse. The unit, cabling and antenna must be resistant to salt, moisture, and shock associated with sea-going vessels in the marine environment.
- (b) **PII and Other Protected Information.** Personally identifying information (PII) and other protected information includes Magnuson-Stevens Act confidential information as provided at [16 U.S.C. 1881a](/usc/16/1881a.md) and Business Identifiable Information (BII), as defined in the Department of Commerce Information Technology Privacy Policy. A type-approval holder is responsible for ensuring that:
  - (1) All PII and other protected information is handled in accordance with applicable state and Federal law.
  - (2) All PII and other protected information provided to the type-approval holder by vessel owners or other authorized personnel for the purchase or activation of an EMTU/EMTU-C or arising from participation in any Federal fishery are protected from disclosure not authorized by NMFS or the vessel owner or other authorized personnel.
  - (3) Any release of PII or other protected information beyond authorized entities must be requested and approved in writing, as appropriate, by the submitter of the data in accordance with [16 U.S.C. 1881a](/usc/16/1881a.md), or by NMFS.
  - (4) Any PII or other protected information sent electronically by the type-approval holder to the NMFS Office of Law Enforcement must be transmitted by a secure means that prevents interception, spoofing, or viewing by unauthorized individuals.

## Notes

### Source

Source: 85 FR 40921, July 8, 2020, unless otherwise noted.

### Authority

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 561 and 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.

### Source

Source: 61 FR 32540, June 24, 1996, unless otherwise noted.