Documents

Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South Atlantic; Amendments to the Reef Fish, Spiny Lobster, Queen Conch, and Corals and Reef Associated Plants and Invertebrates Fishery Management Plans of Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands

Federal Register · Proposed Rule · Feb 4, 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. … All relevant comments received by NMFS on the amendment or the proposed rule during their respective comment periods will be addressed in the final rule.

Magnuson-Stevens Act Provisions; Fisheries Off West Coast States; Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery; Widow Rockfish Reallocation in the Individual Fishing Quota Fishery

Federal Register · Rule · Nov 24, 2017

The comment period on the proposed rule ended on July 29, 2016. NMFS received two comment letters with 12 substantive comments. … Response to Comments The comment period on the proposed rule ended July 29, 2016.

Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act Provisions; Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Atlantic Sea Scallop Fishery; Amendment 11 to the Atlantic Sea Scallop Fishery Management Plan

Federal Register · Proposed Rule · Nov 30, 2007

Following the public comment period that ended on June 18, 2007, the Council adopted Amendment 11 on June 20, 2007. … Public comments are being solicited on Amendment 11 and its incorporated documents through the end of the comment period stated in this notice of availability.

Candidate Conservation Agreements With Assurances Policy

Federal Register · Notice · May 4, 2016

This comment period will generally be 30 days. The public will also be given other opportunities to review CCAAs in certain cases. … period for the proposed rule will be extended or reopened to allow for public comments on the CCAA's adequacy in removing or reducing threats to the species.

Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Removal of a Harvest Restriction for the Harvest Limit Area Atka Mackerel Fishery in the Aleutian Islands Subarea

Federal Register · Rule · Aug 18, 2004

The proposed rule for this action was published in the Federal Register on June 2, 2004 (69 FR 31085), with a comment period ending June 17, 2004. … Comment 3: The proposed action shows that NOAA is not acting to protect any wildlife at all.

Takes of Marine Mammals Incidental to Specified Activities; Taking Marine Mammals Incidental to HEX Operating, LLC Natural Gas Activities in Cook Inlet, Alaska

Federal Register · Notice · Jun 22, 2026

Regarding the duration of the public comment period, the notice of the proposed initial IHAs published in the Federal Register on June 14, 2024 (89 FR 51102) provided a 30-day public comment period … Combined, the 30-day public comment period on the initial IHA and the additional 15-day public comment period on the renewal of the subset of activities provides the public with a total of 45 days to comment

Marine Mammals: Alaska Harbor Seal Habitats

Federal Register · Proposed Rule · Mar 12, 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. … Atlantic seaboard during periods that correspond to right whale occurrence.

Endangered and Threatened Species: 6-month Extension of the Final Listing Determination for the Oregon Coast Evolutionarily Significant Unit of Coho Salmon

Federal Register · Proposed Rule · Jun 28, 2005

Following an initial public comment period of 90 days, the public comment period was extended twice for an additional 36 and 22 days (69 FR 53031, August 31, 2004; 69 FR 61348, October 18, 2004), respectively … The public comment period on the draft assessment extended through March 11, 2005.

Takes of Marine Mammals Incidental to Specified Activities; Taking Marine Mammals Incidental to Office of Naval Research Arctic Research Activities

Federal Register · Notice · Aug 28, 2020

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 … The Renewal process, with its narrowly described qualifying actions, specific issuance criteria, and additional 15-day comment period, allows for NMFS to broadly commit to a 60-day processing time.

Pacific Salmon Fisheries Off the Coasts of California, Oregon, Washington, Alaska and in the Columbia River Basin

Federal Register · Notice · Mar 20, 1997

NMFS is therefore announcing a new scoping meeting in Alaska and is also extending the comment period on the EIS and EAs. DATES: Written comments will be accepted through March 31, 1997. … NMFS announced the time and place for the Alaska meeting and extended the comment period (62 FR 9750, March 4, 1997).

Endangered and Threatened Species; Notice of an Additional Public Hearing for Proposed Rules Governing Take of West Coast Chinook, Chum, Coho and Sockeye Salmon and Steelhead Trout

Federal Register · Proposed Rule · Feb 16, 2000

NMFS extended the comment period for all three rules to March 6, 2000, to avoid confusion and to facilitate public participation. … NMFS will consider all information, comments, and recommendations received during the comment period and at the public hearings before reaching a final decision.

Endangered and Threatened Species; Recovery Plans

Federal Register · Notice · Aug 23, 2006

NMFS is soliciting review and comments from the public and all interested parties on the draft Plan, and will consider all substantive comments received during the review period before submitting the Plan … NMFS will consider all substantive comments and information presented during the public comment period in the course of finalizing this Plan. Dated: August 17, 2006.

Revisions to Framework Adjustment 45 to the Northeast Multispecies Fishery Management Plan and Sector Annual Catch Entitlements; Updated Annual Catch Limits for Sectors and the Common Pool for Fishing Year 2011

Federal Register · Rule · Jun 15, 2011

Additionally, any delays for an additional public comment period or to the effectiveness of the rule would create uncertainty for the affected entities that would have negative economic implications, which … For these reasons, NMFS is waiving the public comment period and delay in effectiveness for this rule, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 553(c) and (d). Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.

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 of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Modifications to Identification Markings on Fishing Gear Marker Buoys

Federal Register · Rule · Apr 3, 2014

The 30-day comment period on the proposed rule ended on February 3, 2014. NMFS received one comment letter during the comment period on the proposed rule that supported the proposed action. … Comments and Responses NMFS received one comment letter during the public comment period for the proposed rule to implement this regulatory amendment.

Endangered and Threatened Species; Endangered Status for North Pacific and North Atlantic Right Whales

Federal Register · Rule · Mar 6, 2008

27, 2006) announced a comment period that closed on February 26, 2007. … , qualified specialists, concurrent with the public comment period.

Takes of Marine Mammals Incidental to Specified Activities; Taking Marine Mammals Incidental to Marine Site Characterization Surveys in the New York Bight

Federal Register · Notice · Aug 21, 2024

during the 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.

Foreign Fishing and Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Final 2001 Specifications for the Atlantic Herring Fishery and Foreign Fishing Restrictions

Federal Register · Rule · May 25, 2001

A proposed rule to implement the 2001 Atlantic herring specifications was published in the Federal Register on March 5, 2001 (66 FR 13279) with a comment period ending April 4, 2001. … Comments and Responses Fifty-two public comments were received on the proposed specifications prior to and during the comment period that ended on April 4, 2001.

Atlantic Highly Migratory Species; Atlantic Bluefin Tuna Fisheries; General Category Retention Limit Adjustment

Federal Register · Rule · May 30, 2023

Fishery Conservation and Management Act (Magnuson-Stevens Act; 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq. ). … Providing prior notice and an opportunity for public comment on the change in the daily retention limit from the default level for the June through August time period would be impracticable.

Atlantic Highly Migratory Species Fisheries; Additional Public Hearings

Federal Register · Proposed Rule · Jan 20, 2000

ACTION: Public hearings; extension of comment period. … The comment period on this document (EIS No. 990495) is also extended until March 1, 2000.