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Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Rebuilding Overfished Fisheries

Federal Register · Proposed Rule · Sep 29, 2000

Amendment 14 specifies a time period for rebuilding the stock intended to satisfy the requirements of the Magnuson-Stevens Act. … NMFS will consider the public comments received during the comment period in determining whether to approve this FMP amendment.

Endangered and Threatened Species; Critical Habitat for the Threatened Indo-Pacific Corals, Public Hearings and Extension of Public Comment Period

Federal Register · Notice · Dec 23, 2020

ACTION: Notice of public hearings, extension of comment period. … Written comments may also be submitted at any time during the relevant public comment period as described under ADDRESSES .

Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Crab Rationalization Program

Federal Register · Proposed Rule · Feb 5, 2007

Public comments are being solicited on proposed Amendment 25 through the end of the comment period (see DATES ). … To be considered, comments must be received—not just postmarked or otherwise transmitted—by the close of business on the last day of the comment period.

Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion Licensing Program

Federal Register · Proposed Rule · Jan 30, 1996

Comments are solicited from all interested persons on the proposed removal of Part 981. … In particular, section 117 of the OTEC Act requires NOAA to review the regulations on a periodic basis NOAA is authorized and directed to revise the regulations as necessary and appropriate to ensure that

Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act Provisions; Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Tilefish; Amendment 1

Federal Register · Proposed Rule · May 4, 2009

Following the public comment period on the DEIS that ended on February 11, 2008, the Council adopted Amendment 1 on April 10, 2008. … Public comments are being solicited on Amendment 1, and its incorporated documents, through the end of the comment period stated in this notice of availability.

Announcement of the Initiation of Public Scoping for the Proposed Designation of the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands National Marine Sanctuary

Federal Register · Notice · Mar 18, 2002

Subsequent to issuance of Executive Order 13178, a thirty-day public comment period was held. … During the comment period, seven public hearings were held throughout the main Hawaiian Islands and in Washington, DC to accept written and oral comments.

Notice of Intent To Conduct Scoping and To Prepare a Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Proposed Lake Erie Quadrangle National Marine Sanctuary

Federal Register · Notice · May 19, 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 NOAA. … NOAA will host public scoping meetings during the public comment period, as described under DATES . III.

Taking of Threatened or Endangered Marine Mammals Incidental to Commercial Fishing Operations; Modification of Permit

Federal Register · Notice · Aug 25, 2014

ACTION: Notice; request for 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.

Atlantic Highly Migratory Species; Atlantic Bluefin Tuna Fisheries

Federal Register · Rule · Jul 11, 2019

Act (Magnuson-Stevens Act; 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq. ) governing the harvest of BFT by persons and vessels subject to U.S. jurisdiction are found at 50 CFR part 635. … Prior notice and an opportunity for public comment is also impracticable for the retention limit adjustment to one fish for the remainder of the June through August 2019 subquota period.

Magnuson Stevens Act Provisions; General Provisions for Domestic Fisheries; Application for Exempted Fishing Permits

Federal Register · Notice · Jun 3, 2010

ACTION: Notice; request for comments. … NMFS requests public comment on the application. DATES: Comments must be received by July 6, 2010.

Atlantic Highly Migratory Species; Atlantic Commercial Shark Management Measures

Federal Register · Proposed Rule · Nov 1, 2006

ACTION: Proposed rule; extension of comment period. … SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Atlantic shark fishery is managed under the authority of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (Magnuson-Stevens Act).

Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Northeast Multispecies Fishery; Framework Adjustment 33 to the Northeast Multispecies Fishery Management Plan

Federal Register · Rule · Apr 24, 2000

The Amendment 7 target levels do not reflect the Sustainable Fisheries Act (SFA) requirements. … Because prior notice and opportunity for public comment are not required for this rule by 5 U.S.C. 551 et seq ., or any other law, the analytical requirements of the Regulatory Flexibility Act,

Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Rebuilding Overfished Fisheries

Federal Register · Proposed Rule · Mar 7, 2000

Furthermore, Amendment 11 specifies a time period for rebuilding the stock intended to satisfy the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (Magnuson-Stevens Act). … NMFS will consider the public comments received during the comment period in determining whether to approve this FMP amendment.

Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Chinook Salmon Bycatch Management in the Gulf of Alaska Trawl Fisheries; Amendment 103

Federal Register · Proposed Rule · May 26, 2016

NMFS is soliciting public comments on proposed Amendment 103 through the end of the comment period (see DATES ). … To be considered, comments must be received, not just postmarked or otherwise transmitted, by the close of business on the last day of the comment period.

Notice of Intent To Review Monitor National Marine Sanctuary Boundary

Federal Register · Proposed Rule · Jan 8, 2016

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 NOAA. … With this document, NOAA is opening a public comment period to: 1.

Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Groundfish Retention Standard

Federal Register · Proposed Rule · Jun 16, 2005

Act). … NMFS, in making that determination, will take into account the data, views, and comments received during the comment period.

Magnuson-Stevens Act Provisions; Fisheries Off West Coast States; Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery; 2019 Tribal Fishery for Pacific Whiting

Federal Register · Proposed Rule · Mar 15, 2019

NMFS notes that the public comment period for this proposed rule is 15 days. … In making the final determination, NMFS will take into account the data, views, and comments received during the comment period.

Magnuson Act Provisions; Foreign Fishing; Fisheries off West Coast States and in the Western Pacific; Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery; Annual Specifications and Management Measures

Federal Register · Proposed Rule · Jan 6, 1997

One commenter asserted the allocation violates many national standards of the Magnuson-Stevens Act, found at 16 U.S.C. 1851(a). … The Assistant Administrator (AA) will consider all comments made during the public comment period and may make modifications as appropriate.

Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South Atlantic; Re-Opening of the Commercial Sector for South Atlantic Vermilion Snapper

Federal Register · Rule · Dec 13, 2016

The FMP was prepared by the South Atlantic Fishery Management Council and is implemented by NMFS under the authority of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (Magnuson-Stevens Act … These measures are exempt from the procedures of the Regulatory Flexibility Act because the temporary rule is issued without opportunity for prior notice and comment.

Atlantic Highly Migratory Species; Atlantic Bluefin Tuna Fisheries

Federal Register · Rule · May 17, 2017

Act (Magnuson-Stevens Act; 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq. ) governing the harvest of BFT by persons and vessels subject to U.S. jurisdiction are found at 50 CFR part 635. … If NMFS was to offer a public comment period now, after having appropriately considered that data, it would preclude fishermen from harvesting BFT that are legally available consistent with all of the