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Takes of Marine Mammals Incidental to Specified Activities; Taking Marine Mammals Incidental to Marine Site Characterization Surveys Off the Coast of Delaware

Federal Register · Notice · May 28, 2024

Accordingly, pursuant to the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA), NMFS is requesting comments on its proposal to issue an IHA to incidentally take marine mammals during 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.

Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Northeast Skate Complex Fishery; Amendment 3

Federal Register · Proposed Rule · Jan 21, 2010

Mark the outside of the envelope, “Comments on Skate Amendment 3 Proposed Rule.” Instructions: No comments will be posted for public viewing until after the comment period has closed. … Public comments are being solicited on the amendment through the end of the comment period on February 26, 2010..

Fisheries Off West Coast States; West Coast Salmon Fisheries; Amendment 17 to the Salmon Fishery Management Plan

Federal Register · Rule · Feb 14, 2013

As described in the proposed rule, Amendment 17 removes mention of a public comment period after final management measures are published in the Federal Register. … Annual management measures for the salmon fishery are published in the Federal Register as final rules; public comment periods are not applied to final rules.

Fisheries Off West Coast States and in the Western Pacific; Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery; Compensation for Collecting Resource Information

Federal Register · Proposed Rule · May 15, 1998

ACTION: Proposed emergency rule; request for comments. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: This action, authorized by the Magnuson-Stevens Act, proposes provisions … In these cases, when NMFS announces receipt of the EFP application and requests comments as required under 50 CFR 600.745(b), NMFS would also announce a window period during which vessels would have an

Taking and Importing Marine Mammals; Taking Marine Mammals Incidental to Construction and Operation of Offshore Oil and Gas Facilities in the Beaufort Sea

Federal Register · Rule · Mar 7, 2006

During the 30-day public comment period, NMFS received comments from several organizations. … During the 30-day public comment period on the proposed rule, NMFS received comments from BP, the Marine Mammal Commission (Commission), the Minerals Management Service (MMS), the Alaska Eskimo Whaling

Atlantic Highly Migratory Species; Atlantic Bluefin Tuna Fisheries

Federal Register · Rule · Oct 16, 2018

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.

Notice of Availability of a Final Environmental Impact Statement and Final Habitat Conservation Plan

Federal Register · Notice · Jan 27, 2006

The final documents reflect changes made to the draft documents resulting from comments received during the 90-day public comment period. … Changes to the draft HCP and DEIS resulting from the comments received during the public comment period are reflected in the final HCP and EIS.

North and South Atlantic Swordfish Fishery; Quotas

Federal Register · Proposed Rule · Jul 25, 1997

(16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.) and the Atlantic Tunas Convention Act (ATCA; 16 U.S.C. 971 et seq.). … Specifically, NMFS is [[Page 40042]] seeking comment on the possibility of providing ``offloading windows,'' or a time period between a fishery closure date and the time a vessel is required to offload

Atlantic Tuna Fisheries; Public Hearings

Federal Register · Uncategorized Document · Jan 31, 1994

The proposed rule notice indicated a comment period of 20 days duration ending on February 8, 1994. … Due to scheduling conflicts, NMFS must conduct the public hearings outside of the originally indicated comment period. Thus, NMFS hereby extends the comment period to end on February 15, 1994.

Plan for Periodic Review of Regulations

Federal Register · Proposed Rule · Aug 4, 2016

SUMMARY: The Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA) requires that NMFS periodically review existing regulations that have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities, such as small … 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.

Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Deep Seabed Mining Exploration Licenses

Federal Register · Notice · Apr 23, 2021

SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce, in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), invites the general public and other Federal agencies to comment on proposed, and continuing information … No license or permit applications have been received since the early 1980s, and none are expected during this collection period.

Fisheries off West Coast States and in the Western Pacific; Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery; Amendment 14

Federal Register · Proposed Rule · May 9, 2001

review and comment. … NMFS will consider the public comments received during the comment period described here in determining whether to approve the FMP or amendment.

Atlantic Highly Migratory Species; Atlantic Bluefin Tuna Fisheries

Federal Register · Rule · Oct 13, 2020

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. … December subquota period.

Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Atlantic Bluefish Fishery; 2019 Bluefish Specifications

Federal Register · Rule · Mar 12, 2019

The public comment period for the proposed rule ended on January 10, 2019. … The proposed rule was prepared and published in December 2018, and the public comment period ended on January 10, 2019.

Takes of Marine Mammals Incidental to Specified Activities; Taking Marine Mammals Incidental to Portsmouth Naval Shipyard Dry Dock 1 Modification and Expansion

Federal Register · Notice · Mar 17, 2021

An additional public comment period of 15 days (for a total of 45 days), with direct notice by email, phone, or postal service to commenters on the initial IHA, is provided to allow for any additional … During the 15-day public comment period, NMFS received comments from the Marine Mammal Commission (Commission) and a member of the general public.

Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Extension of the Interim Groundfish Observer Program through 1998

Federal Register · Rule · Dec 30, 1997

Comment 9. Currently, if observers have not been deployed for a 2- year period, they must repeat the complete 3-week training course prior to being deployed. … No comments were received on the IRFA. This rule contains a revised collection-of-information requirement subject to the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA).

Marine Mammals; File No. 17845

Federal Register · Notice · Apr 9, 2013

DATES: Written, telefaxed, or email comments must be received on or before May 9, 2013. … Comments may also be submitted by facsimile to (301) 713-0376, or by email to NMFS.Pr1Comments@noaa.gov. Please include the File No. in the subject line of the email comment.

Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area; American Fisheries Act; Amendment 111

Federal Register · Rule · Apr 27, 2016

Act) and other applicable laws. … Comments Related to the Magnuson-Stevens Act and National Standards Generally Comment 1: Amendment 111 should be approved and implemented.

Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands (Amendment 92) and Gulf of Alaska License (Amendment 82) Limitation Program

Federal Register · Rule · Aug 14, 2009

Notice of Availability and Proposed Rule NMFS published the notice of availability for Amendments 92 and 82 on December 12, 2008 (73 FR 75659), with a public comment period that closed on February 10, … NMFS published the proposed rule for this action on December 30, 2008 (73 FR 79773), with a public comment period that closed on February 13, 2009.

Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act Provisions; Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Northeast Multispecies Fishery; 2007 Georges Bank Cod Fixed Gear Sector Operations Plan and Agreement and Allocation of Georges Bank Cod Total Allowable Catch

Federal Register · Rule · May 10, 2007

Comments and Responses One comment was received on this action from a member of the general public during the public comment period. … of the rule were received during the comment period for this action.