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Atlantic Highly Migratory Species; Amendments to the Fishery Management Plan for Atlantic Tunas, Swordfish, and Sharks and the Fishery Management Plan for Atlantic Billfish

Federal Register · Proposed Rule · Oct 5, 2005

NMFS is extending the comment period until March 1, 2006. The original comment period was scheduled to conclude on October 18, 2005. … In order to incorporate these rescheduled hearings into the public comment period, and to provide adequate opportunities for public comment by constituents, NMFS is extending the public comment period

Takes of Marine Mammals Incidental to Specified Activities; Taking Marine Mammals Incidental to Phase II of the Richmond-San Rafael Bridge Restoration Project in Richmond, California

Federal Register · Notice · Mar 4, 2024

initial 30-day comment period. … 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.

Fisheries Off West Coast States; Coastal Pelagic Species Fisheries; Amendment 18 to the Coastal Pelagic Species Fishery Management Plan

Federal Register · Proposed Rule · Mar 16, 2021

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. … NMFS will respond to any substantive comments received by the end of the comment period on Amendment 18 in a subsequent Federal Register document.

Endangered and Threatened Species; Notice of 12-Month Findings on a Petition To List the Tope Shark as Threatened or Endangered Under the Endangered Species Act and Proposed Listing of Two Distinct Population Segments of Tope Shark as Threatened

Federal Register · Proposed Rule · Apr 15, 2026

Click on the “Comment” icon, complete the required fields, and enter or attach your comments. … 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.

Confidentiality of Information; Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Reauthorization Act; Correction

Federal Register · Proposed Rule · Jul 26, 2012

ACTION: Proposed rule, extension of public comment period and correction. … NMFS published a revision on June 13, 2012, extending the comment period to August 21, 2012. With this notice, NMFS is extending the comment period to October 21, 2012.

Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act Provisions; Observer Health and Safety

Federal Register · Rule · May 18, 1998

Several comments were received late in the comment period requesting that the comment period be extended. NMFS extended the comment period 30 days (62 FR 55774, October 28, 1997). … By extending the public comment period by an additional 30 days, NMFS doubled the length of the original comment period. NMFS believes that a 60-day public comment period is adequate.

American Lobster Fishery

Federal Register · Rule · Mar 27, 2003

Act (Magnuson-Stevens Act) (16 U. … GC Comment 2: Two individuals believe the rule violates the Magnuson-Stevens Act.

Atlantic Swordfish Fishery; South Atlantic Quotas; Quota Adjustment Procedures

Federal Register · Rule · Sep 29, 1998

Comments and Responses Two written comments were submitted to NMFS and three public hearings were held during the comment period. … and the Marine Mammal Protection Act.

Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South Atlantic; Reef Fish Fishery of the Gulf of Mexico; Referendum Procedures for a Potential Gulf of Mexico Red Snapper Individual Fishing Quota Program

Federal Register · Rule · Feb 12, 2004

periods on the plan amendment and regulations. … Comment 6: One individual objected to the timing of the public comment period on the original proposed rule and stated that it coincided with the November 1-10, 2003, commercial red snapper fishing season

Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act Provisions; Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Atlantic Herring Fishery; Amendment 5

Federal Register · Proposed Rule · Apr 22, 2013

public comment period on the draft EIS that ended on June 4, 2012, the Council adopted Amendment 5 on June 20, 2012. … Public comments are solicited on Amendment 5 and its incorporated documents through the end of the comment period stated in this notice of availability (NOA).

Takes of Marine Mammals Incidental to Specified Activities; Taking Marine Mammals Incidental to Construction of the Alaska LNG Project in Prudhoe Bay, Alaska

Federal Register · Notice · Sep 16, 2020

ACTION: Notice; reopening of public comment period. … SUMMARY: The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) is reopening the public comment period on the notice of a proposed incidental harassment authorization (IHA) under the Marine Mammal Protection Act

Taking and Importing Marine Mammals; Taking Marine Mammals Incidental to the Atlantic Shores Offshore Wind Energy Projects Offshore of New Jersey; Extension of Public Comment Period

Federal Register · Notice · Oct 28, 2022

ACTION: Notice; extension of public comment period. … SUMMARY: The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) is extending the public comment period on the Notice of Receipt (NOR) of Atlantic Shores' application under the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA

Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South Atlantic; Comprehensive Fishery Management Plan for the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) of St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands (USVI)

Federal Register · Notice · May 12, 2014

NMFS is reopening the comment period for an additional 90 days to allow interested parties additional time to prepare and submit comments. … This comment period will be concurrent with the Secretarial review period and will end prior to final agency action to approve, disapprove, or partially approve the FMP.

Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Pacific Cod Allocations in the Gulf of Alaska; Amendment 83

Federal Register · Proposed Rule · Jun 28, 2011

Public comments are being solicited on proposed Amendment 83 to the GOA FMP through the end of the comment period (see DATES). … Act.

Fisheries off West Coast States; Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery; Emergency Rule Extension

Federal Register · Rule · Nov 19, 2007

Comments and Responses During the comment period on the initial emergency action, which ended on June 18, 2007, NMFS received one letter and eight emails of comment. … NMFS solicited public comment during the 30-day post-promulgation comment period on the measures contained in the initial emergency action and extended by this action.

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Listing the Atlantic Humpback Dolphin as an Endangered Species Under the Endangered Species Act

Federal Register · Proposed Rule · Apr 7, 2023

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. … Promulgation of any final regulation to list this species will take into consideration the comments and any additional data we receive during the comment period, and this process may lead to a final regulation

Takes of Marine Mammals Incidental to Specified Activities; Taking Marine Mammals Incidental to Marine Site Characterization Surveys Offshore of Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, and New York

Federal Register · Notice · Jun 8, 2021

initial 30-day comment period. … Between the initial 30-day comment period on these same activities and the additional 15 days, the total comment period for a renewal is 45 days.

Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act Provisions; Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Atlantic Mackerel, Squid, and Butterfish Fisheries; Amendment 11

Federal Register · Proposed Rule · Jul 6, 2011

Mark the outside of the envelope “Comments on MSB Amendment 11.” Instructions: No comments will be posted for public viewing until after the comment period has closed. … Public comments are solicited on Amendment 11 and its incorporated documents through the end of the comment period stated in this notice of availability (NOA).

Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Proposed 2004 Specifications for the Spiny Dogfish Fishery

Federal Register · Proposed Rule · Mar 18, 2004

Include in the subject line of the e-mail comment the following document identifier: “Comments-2004 Dogfish specifications.” … (Magnuson-Stevens Act).

Atlantic Highly Migratory Species; Atlantic Bluefin Tuna Season and Retention Limit Adjustments

Federal Register · Proposed Rule · Dec 24, 2009

ACTION: Proposed rule; extension of comment period. … In the proposed rule, NMFS announced the end of the comment period as December 21, 2009, which would allow an approximately 45-day comment period.