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Availability of Report: California Eelgrass Mitigation Policy

Federal Register · Notice · Mar 9, 2012

ACTION: Notice of availability; request for comments. … Vegetated shallows that support eelgrass are considered a special aquatic site under the 404(b)(1) guidelines of the Clean Water Act (40 CFR 230.43).

Takes of Marine Mammals Incidental to Specified Activities; Taking Marine Mammals Incidental to Ferndale Pier Maintenance Activities in Ferndale, Washington

Federal Register · Notice · Sep 10, 2024

During the 30-day public comment period, NMFS did not receive any public comments. … If comments are received, a final report addressing NMFS comments must be submitted within 30 days after receipt of comments.

Takes of Marine Mammals Incidental to Specified Activities; Taking Marine Mammals Incidental to U.S. Coast Guard Fast Response Cutter Homeporting in Seward and Sitka, Alaska

Federal Register · Notice · Dec 20, 2024

During the 30-day public comment period, NMFS did not receive any substantive comments on the proposed IHAs. … If comments are received, a final report addressing NMFS comments must be submitted within 30 days after receipt of comments.

Incidental Takes of Marine Mammals During Specified Activities; Marine Seismic Survey in the Arctic Ocean, August to September, 2010

Federal Register · Notice · Sep 29, 2010

Within 45 days of the close of the comment period, NMFS must either issue or deny the authorization. … received during the commenting period.

Takes of Marine Mammals Incidental to Specified Activities; Taking Marine Mammals Incidental to Army Corps of Engineers Debris Dock Replacement Project, Sausalito, California

Federal Register · Notice · May 28, 2021

Instructions: NMFS is not responsible for comments sent by any other method, to any other address or individual, or received after the end of the comment period. … Air flow to the bubblers must be balanced around the circumference of the pile.

Listing Endangered or Threatened Species: 90-Day Finding on a Petition To Revise the Critical Habitat Designation for the Southern Resident Killer Whale

Federal Register · Proposed Rule · Apr 25, 2014

comments via the Federal eRulemaking Portal. … Instructions: Comments sent by any other method, to any other address or individual, or received after the end of the comment period, may not be considered by NMFS.

Takes of Marine Mammals Incidental to Specified Activities; Taking Marine Mammals Incidental to Construction of Liquefied Natural Gas Platforms Off Louisiana

Federal Register · Notice · Mar 23, 2023

Instructions: NMFS is not responsible for comments sent by any other method, to any other address or individual, or received after the end of the comment period. … The hose is perforated through which air is forced creating an air bubble curtain that encloses the construction site (Bellmann et al., 2020).

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Endangered Status of the Gulf of Mexico Bryde's Whale

Federal Register · Rule · Apr 15, 2019

In response to a request to extend the public comment period, we re-opened the public comment period for an additional 15 days (82 FR 9707; February 8, 2017), for a total comment period of 75 days. … ) the Clean Water Act (CWA) regulates discharges into U.S. waters and creates pollution control programs, (g) the International Convention for the Regulation of Whaling (ICRW) provides for proper conservation

Notice of availability of the Final Restoration Plan and Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement for Restoration Resulting From the Kalamazoo River Natural Resource Damage Assessment Related to the Allied Paper, Inc./Portage Creek/Kalamazoo River Superfund Site

Federal Register · Notice · Aug 29, 2016

The Trustees provided the public with 45 days to review and comment on the Draft RP/PEIS. … A summary of the public comments received and the Trustees' responses to those comments are addressed in Chapter 7 with details provided in Appendix D of the Final RP/PEIS.

Endangered and Threatened Species: Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to Designate Critical Habitat for Cook Inlet Beluga Whales

Federal Register · Proposed Rule · Apr 14, 2009

We will then initiate rulemaking with the publication of a proposed designation of critical habitat, opening a period for public comment and the opportunity for public hearings. … Therefore, the summer feeding period is critical to pregnant and lactating belugas. Summertime prey availability is difficult to quantify.

Takes of Marine Mammals Incidental to Specified Activities; Rockaway Delivery Lateral Project off New York, January 2013 through January 2014

Federal Register · Notice · Dec 27, 2013

Per the Marine Mammal Protection Act, we are requesting comments on our proposal to issue an Incidental Harassment Authorization to Transco to incidentally harass by Level B harassment only, seven species … Section 101(a)(5)(D) of the MMPA establishes a 45-day time limit for our review of an application followed by a 30-day public notice and comment period on any proposed authorizations for the incidental

Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary Regulations

Federal Register · Proposed Rule · May 19, 2006

Comments will be considered if received by July 21, 2006. … Those amendments are the subject of this proposed rule and request for comments.

Small Takes of Marine Mammals Incidental to Specified Activities; Oceanographic Surveys in the Hess Deep, Eastern Equatorial Pacific Ocean

Federal Register · Notice · Jul 11, 2003

Within 45 days of the close of the comment period, NMFS must either issue or deny issuance of the authorization. … During the 30-day public comment period, comments were received from the Marine Mammal Commission (Commission) and the Center for Biological Diversity (CBD).

Taking and Importing Marine Mammals; Taking Marine Mammals Incidental to Construction and Operation of the Liberty Drilling and Production Island, Beaufort Sea, Alaska

Federal Register · Proposed Rule · May 29, 2019

Instructions: Comments sent by any other method, to any other address or individual, or received after the end of the comment period, may not be considered by NMFS. … BSEE has indicated NMFS will have opportunity to provide comments on Hilcorp's plan during a Federal agency public comment period.

Incidental Takes of Marine Mammals During Specified Activities; St. George Reef Light Station Restoration and Maintenance at Northwest Seal Rock, Del Norte County, California

Federal Register · Notice · Sep 29, 2009

Pursuant to the Marine Mammal Protection Act, as amended, NMFS requests comments on its proposal to authorize SGRLPS to incidentally take, by Level B harassment only, small numbers of marine mammals, incidental … SGRLPS plans to charter a Raven R44 helicopter, owned and operated by Air Shasta Rotor and Wing, LLC.

Takes of Marine Mammals Incidental to Specified Activities; Taking Marine Mammals Incidental to U.S. Coast Guard Construction in Florence, Oregon

Federal Register · Notice · Jan 21, 2025

Pursuant to the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA), NMFS is requesting comments on its proposal to issue an incidental harassment authorization (IHA) to incidentally take marine mammals during the specified … Instructions: NMFS is not responsible for comments sent by any other method, to any other address or individual, or received after the end of the comment period.

Listing Endangered or Threatened Species; 12-Month Finding on a Petition To Revise the Critical Habitat Designation for the Southern Resident Killer Whale Distinct Population Segment

Federal Register · Proposed Rule · Feb 24, 2015

Pursuant to these regulations, such features include, but are not limited to space for individual and population growth, and normal behavior; food, water, air, light, minerals, or other nutritional or … The public comment period on the 90-day finding closed on June 24, 2014, and all of the comments received can be viewed at www.regulations.gov by searching for FDMS docket number “NOAA-NMFS-2014

Endangered and Threatened Species; Designation of Critical Habitat for the Arctic Ringed Seal

Federal Register · Proposed Rule · Dec 9, 2014

At that time, we also solicited comments related to identification of critical habitat during a 60-day comment period. We received nine comment submissions in response to this solicitation. … We will consider all comments and information received during the comment period for this proposed rule in preparing the final rule.

Takes of Marine Mammals Incidental to Specified Activities; Taking Marine Mammals Incidental to the Chevron Long Wharf Maintenance and Efficiency Program in San Francisco Bay, California

Federal Register · Notice · Mar 31, 2023

Instructions: NMFS is not responsible for comments sent by any other method, to any other address or individual, or received after the end of the comment period. … All comments received are a part of the public record and will generally be posted online at www.fisheries.noaa.gov/permit/incidental-take-authorizations-under-marine-mammal-protection-act without

Waiver of Requirements Under Sections 101(a) and 102(a) of the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA) for the Mid-Barataria Sediment Diversion, the Mid-Breton Sound Sediment Diversion, and Calcasieu Ship Channel Salinity Control Measures Projects

Federal Register · Notice · Mar 21, 2018

Comments and Responses Comment 1: The Commission notes Section 20201 of the Budget Act includes a finding that the three identified projects are consistent with the findings and policy declarations … Army Corps of Engineers are coordinating closely with NMFS to ensure compliance under multiple statutes other than the MMPA ( e.g., NEPA and the Clean Water Act), and further coordinating in consideration