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Pacific Halibut Fisheries of the West Coast; Management Measures for the 2023 Area 2A Pacific Halibut Directed Commercial Fishery

Federal Register · Proposed Rule · Apr 14, 2023

Click on the “Comment” icon, complete the required fields, and enter or attach your comments. • Mail: Submit written comments to Scott M. … Instructions: NMFS may not consider comments if they are sent by any other method, to any other address or individual, or received after the comment period ends.

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Revisions to the Regulations for Petitions

Federal Register · Proposed Rule · Jul 17, 2015

ACTION: Proposed rule; extension of the comment period. SUMMARY: We, the U.S. … If you have already submitted comments or information during the public comment period that began May 21, 2015, please do not resubmit them.

Endangered and Threatened Species: Final Listing Determinations for 16 ESUs of West Coast Salmon, and Final 4(d) Protective Regulations for Threatened Salmonid ESUs

Federal Register · Rule · Jun 28, 2005

The public comment period for the proposed listing determinations was open for 151 days. … Federal actions, including the USACE section 404 permitting activities under the Clean Water Act, USACE permitting activities under the River and Harbors Act, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC

Procedural Changes to the Federal Consistency Process

Federal Register · Proposed Rule · Aug 9, 2002

ACTION: Extension of public comment period. … The public comment period was to expire on September 3, 2002. This document extends the public comment period on the ANPR until October 3, 2002.

Magnuson-Stevens Act Provisions; Environmental Review Process for Fishery Management Actions

Federal Register · Proposed Rule · Jul 14, 2014

These comment periods could be less than 45 days each in limited circumstances, but in no case could the combined total of days be less than 45, which is the minimum comment period established by CEQ's … NMFS published the proposed rule on May 14, 2008, and provided for a 90-day public comment period.

Fisheries Off West Coast States; Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery Management Plan; Amendments 20 and 21; Trawl Rationalization Program

Federal Register · Rule · Dec 15, 2010

Comments and Responses NMFS solicited public comment on the proposed rule (75 FR 53380, August 31, 2010). The comment period ended September 30, 2010. … The commenter also suggested that in order to encourage clean fishing practices, NMFS should limit the number of times a vessel can use this provision to two years total. Response.

Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass Fisheries; 2008 Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass Specifications; Preliminary 2008 Quota Adjustments; 2008 Summer Flounder Quota for Delaware

Federal Register · Rule · Dec 31, 2007

Comments and Responses NMFS received 25,443 comments during the comment period for the November 14, 2007, proposed rule. … The public will have opportunity to provide comment during the proposed rule comment period, once a proposed rule is published.

Takes of Marine Mammals Incidental to Specified Activities; Taking Marine Mammals Incidental to Elkhorn Slough Tidal Marsh Restoration Project, Phase III in Monterey County, California

Federal Register · Notice · Aug 1, 2023

initial 30-day comment period. … During the 30-day public comment period, NMFS received no comments on either the proposal to issue the initial IHA or the potential for a renewal IHA.

Atlantic Highly Migratory Species; 2006 Consolidated Highly Migratory Species Fishery Management Plan; Amendment 7; Extension of Comment Period

Federal Register · Proposed Rule · Sep 18, 2013

ACTION: Proposed rule; extension of comment period. … Public Comment Extension In the proposed rule, NMFS announced the end of the comment period as October 23, 2013, which allowed an approximately 60-day comment period.

NOAA Climate and Global Change Program, Program Announcement

Federal Register · Notice · Apr 22, 1997

A number of GCIP initial data sets have been prepared to provide data services support during the build-up period before the five-year enhanced observing period which started on 1 October 1995. … The total amount of Federal funds being requested should be listed for each budget period.

Pacific Halibut Fisheries; Limited Access for Guided Sport Charter Vessels in Alaska

Federal Register · Rule · Jan 5, 2010

Comment 9: Several comments noted that a limited entry program being promulgated under the Halibut Act must meet the section 303(b)(6) standards of the Magnuson-Stevens Act. … The comment actually is seeking a new, more recent qualifying period.

Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South Atlantic; Secretarial Amendment to the Fishery Management Plan for the Snapper-Grouper Fishery of the South Atlantic Region

Federal Register · Notice · Oct 9, 2024

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. … After filing, the EPA will publish a notice of availability of the draft EIS for public comment in the Federal Register . The draft EIS will have a 45-day comment period.

Taking of Marine Mammals Incidental to Commercial Fishing Operations; Atlantic Large Whale Take Reduction Plan Regulations; Atlantic Coastal Fisheries Cooperative Management Act Provisions; American Lobster Fishery

Federal Register · Rule · Sep 17, 2021

We reviewed and considered all written and oral public submissions received during the public comment period. … Act (APA).

Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act Provisions; Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Amendment 23 to the Mackerel, Squid, and Butterfish Fishery Management Plan

Federal Register · Rule · Feb 1, 2023

(Magnuson-Stevens Act). … We published a proposed rule in the Federal Register on November 2, 2022 (87 FR 66120), with a comment period ending on January 3, 2023.

Takes of Marine Mammals Incidental to Specified Activities; Taking Marine Mammals Incidental to In-Water Construction on Bainbridge Island, Washington

Federal Register · Notice · Jul 26, 2023

initial 30-day comment period. … During the 30-day public comment period, the United States Geological Survey provided a letter stating that it had no comment.

Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South Atlantic; Amendment 5 to the Fishery Management Plan for the Shrimp Fishery off the Southern Atlantic States

Federal Register · Proposed Rule · May 24, 2001

During Secretarial review, NMFS will also file the FSEIS with EPA for a final public comment period on the FSEIS. … 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 Amendment 5.

Fisheries Off West Coast States and in the Western Pacific; Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery; Amendment 17

Federal Register · Proposed Rule · Jun 13, 2003

Evans and the Court found that the process violated the Administrative Procedure Act requirement for notice and comment. … NMFS, in making that determination, will take into account the data, views, and comments received during the comment period.

Procedures for Review of Mandatory Fishway Prescriptions Developed by the Department of Commerce in the Context of Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's Hydropower Licensing

Federal Register · Proposed Rule · Sep 9, 2004

provided during the draft NEPA comment period. … submit comments during the primary notice and comment period, rather than wait until the NEPA comment period.

Magnuson-Stevens Act Provisions; Experimental Permitting Process, Exempted Fishing Permits, and Scientific Research Activity

Federal Register · Proposed Rule · Mar 18, 2008

ACTION: Proposed rule; extension of comment period. … NMFS has received a request to extend the comment period for the proposed rule beyond its current 90-day comment period.

Takes of Marine Mammals Incidental to Specified Activities; Taking Marine Mammals Incidental to a Marine Geophysical Survey Off Western Mexico in the Eastern Tropical Pacific Ocean

Federal Register · Notice · May 5, 2025

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 https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/permit/incidental-take-authorizations-under-marine-mammal-protection-act