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Takes of Marine Mammals Incidental To Specified Activities; Taking Marine Mammals Incidental to Marine Site Characterization Surveys Off of Coastal Virginia

Federal Register · Notice · Mar 10, 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. … Therefore, NMFS published a notice of proposed IHA modification that included a 15-day public comment period (85 FR 71881; November 12, 2020).

Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South Atlantic; Reef Fish Fishery of the Gulf of Mexico; Red Snapper Management Measures

Federal Register · Rule · Sep 1, 1999

The Council prepared the FMP, which was approved by NMFS and implemented under the authority of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (Magnuson-Stevens Act) by regulations at 50 … Comment 3: Nineteen commenters supported a 4-fish bag limit; 171 commenters supported a 5-fish bag limit.

Pacific Halibut Fisheries; Catch Sharing Plan

Federal Register · Proposed Rule · Feb 6, 2014

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. … Following the proposed rule comment period, NMFS will review public comments and comments from the states, and issue a final rule for Areas 2A, 2C, 3A, 3B, 4A, 4B, 4C, 4D, and 4E.

Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South Atlantic; Shrimp Fishery Off the South Atlantic States; Amendment 11

Federal Register · Proposed Rule · Jul 10, 2020

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. … All comments received by NMFS on the amendment or the proposed rule during their respective comment periods will be addressed in the final rule. Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.

Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Northeast Multispecies; Amendment 19

Federal Register · Proposed Rule · Oct 19, 2012

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. … (Magnuson-Stevens Act).

Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South Atlantic; Snapper-Grouper Fishery Off the South Atlantic States; Regulatory Amendment 14

Federal Register · Notice · Apr 17, 2013

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 DEIS for public comment in the Federal Register . The DEIS will have a 45-day comment period.

Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South Atlantic; Reef Fish Fishery of Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands; Seasonal Closure of Grammanik Bank

Federal Register · Rule · Jan 4, 2005

No public comments were received during the comment period on the proposed rule. Therefore, the proposed rule is adopted as final. … The Magnuson-Stevens Act, as amended, provides the statutory basis for the rule.

Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Blueline Tilefish Fishery; Secretarial Interim Action

Federal Register · Rule · Jun 17, 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 NMFS. … The duration of these interim measures is limited by the Magnuson-Stevens Act to an initial period of 180 days.

Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Spiny Dogfish; Framework Adjustment 2

Federal Register · Proposed Rule · Mar 3, 2009

ACTION: Proposed rule; request for comments. … (Magnuson-Stevens Act).

Atlantic Tuna Fisheries; Atlantic Bluefin Tuna Annual Quota Specifications and Effort Controls

Federal Register · Proposed Rule · Apr 2, 1998

period, with the subquota for the following period adjusted accordingly. … Public Hearings NMFS will hold public hearings to receive comments on these proposed specifications. These hearings will be scheduled at a later date and before the end of the comment period.

Pacific Halibut Fisheries of the West Coast; 2026 Catch Sharing Plan; Inseason Action

Federal Register · Rule · Jul 27, 2026

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. … Classification NMFS issues this action pursuant to the Northern Pacific Halibut Act of 1982.

Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South Atlantic; Amendment 40 to the Fishery Management Plan for the Reef Fish Resources of the Gulf of Mexico

Federal Register · Notice · Dec 24, 2013

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 (NOA) of the DEIS for public comment in the Federal Register . The DEIS will have a 45-day comment period.

Takes of Marine Mammals Incidental to Specified Activities; Taking Marine Mammals Incidental to Treasure Island Ferry Dock Project, San Francisco, California

Federal Register · Notice · May 28, 2021

Pursuant to the Marine Mammal Protection Act, NMFS is requesting comments on its proposal to issue an IHA to incidentally take marine mammals during the specified activities. … 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.

Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act Provisions; Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Proposed 2026 and Projected 2027 Specifications for the Summer Flounder, Scup, Black Sea Bass, and Bluefish Fisheries

Federal Register · Proposed Rule · Dec 9, 2025

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.

Endangered and Threatened Species; Proposed Threatened Status for the Gulf of Maine Population of Harbor Porpoise

Federal Register · Proposed Rule · Oct 22, 1998

process, the comment period is being reopened. … , the comment period on the proposed rule was further extended until September 11, 1994 (59 FR 41270).

Sea Turtle Conservation; Restrictions to Fishing Activities

Federal Register · Rule · Dec 16, 1999

gillnets with a mesh size larger than 5 inches (12.7 cm) stretched mesh for a 30-day period. … Restrictions may be effective for a period of up to 30 days and may be renewed for additional periods of up to 30 days each.

Fisheries Off West Coast States and in the Western Pacific; West Coast Salmon Fisheries; Inseason Adjustment for the Commercial Salmon Season from Queets River, WA, to Cape Falcon, OR

Federal Register · Rule · Sep 27, 2001

Comments will be accepted through October 12, 2001. ADDRESSES: Submit comments to D. … Comments will not be accepted if submitted via e-mail or the Internet.

Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Northeast Skate Complex Fishery; Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement; Scoping Process; Request for Comments

Federal Register · Notice · Feb 3, 2017

Public Comment All persons affected by or otherwise interested in Northeast skate management are invited to comment on the scope and significance of issues to be analyzed by submitting written comments … periods consistent with NEPA, the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act, and the Administrative Procedure Act.

Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South Atlantic; Coastal Migratory Pelagic Resources in the Gulf of Mexico and Atlantic Region; Framework Amendment

Federal Register · Proposed Rule · Jul 31, 2014

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. … Magnuson-Stevens Act and other applicable law, subject to further consideration after public comment.

Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Loan Program for Crab Quota Share; Amendment 33

Federal Register · Proposed Rule · Jun 1, 2009

The Magnuson-Stevens Act requires NMFS to administer loan programs under the credit authority of Title XI of the Merchant Marine Act, 1936. … To be considered, written comments must be received by NMFS, not just postmarked or otherwise transmitted, by the close of business on the last day of the comment period.