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Small Takes of Marine Mammals Incidental to Specified Activities; Movement of Barges Through the Beaufort Sea Between West Dock and Cape Simpson, Alaska

Federal Register · Notice · Aug 15, 2005

Within 45 days of the close of the comment period, NMFS must either issue or deny issuance of the authorization. … During the 30-day public comment period, NMFS received comments from the Marine Mammal Commission (Commission), the Alaska Eskimo Whaling Commission (AEWC) and ASRC Energy Services/Lynx Enterprises (Lynx

Deep Seabed Mining: Notice of Receipt of Applications for Deep Seabed Mining Exploration Licenses and Announcement of Public Comment Period and Virtual Public Hearings

Federal Register · Notice · Dec 23, 2025

.: NOAA-NOS-2025-0702; NOAA-NOS-2025-1330] RIN 0648-XA003 Deep Seabed Mining: Notice of Receipt of Applications for Deep Seabed Mining Exploration Licenses and Announcement of Public Comment Period … 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.

Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Crab Rationalization Program

Federal Register · Proposed Rule · Dec 24, 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. … , other provisions of the Magnuson-Stevens Act, and other applicable law, subject to further consideration after public comment.

Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South Atlantic; Shrimp Fishery of the Gulf of Mexico; Revision of Bycatch Reduction Device Testing Manual

Federal Register · Rule · Dec 27, 2016

Comments and Responses No comments were received on either the BRD Manual or the proposed rule. … through a publication of a proposed rule in the Federal Register with a comment period of not less than 15 days.

Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Pacific Halibut Recreational Quota Entity Program Fee Collection

Federal Register · Rule · Jul 7, 2025

All public comment letters submitted during the comment period may be obtained at: https://www.regulations.gov. … Public comments were accepted throughout this period at Council meetings, as well as the standard 30-day comment period provided by the proposed rule.

Takes of Marine Mammals Incidental to Specified Activities; Taking Marine Mammals Incidental to Abalone Research on San Nicolas Island, CA

Federal Register · Notice · Oct 10, 2012

Section 101(a)(5)(D) establishes a 45-day time limit for NMFS review of an application followed by a 30-day public notice and comment period on any proposed authorizations for the incidental harassment … Within 45 days of the close of the comment period, NMFS must either issue or deny the authorization.

Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Review and Approval; Comment Request; American Lobster-Annual Trap Transfer Program

Federal Register · Notice · Sep 19, 2023

Public comments were previously requested via the Federal Register on April 21, 2023 during a 60-day comment period. This notice allows for an additional 30 days for public comments. … NMFS collects application forms from Lobster permit holders who wish to transfer trap allocation from these areas during a 2- month period (from August 1 through September 30) each year; and the revised

Marine Mammals; Photography Permit Application No. 16360

Federal Register · Notice · May 11, 2011

Comments may also be submitted by facsimile at (301) 713-0376, provided the facsimile is confirmed by hard copy submitted by mail and postmarked no later than the closing date of the comment period. … Filming would occur over a four-month period in summer and fall 2011.

Notice of Receipt of the Makah Tribe's Permit Request for a Ceremonial and Subsistence Hunt of Eastern North Pacific Gray Whales

Federal Register · Notice · Mar 19, 2025

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. … Due to the timeline set forth under Section 104, we anticipate we will be unable to extend this comment period beyond forty-five days.

Atlantic Highly Migratory Species; Atlantic Shark Management Measures

Federal Register · Notice · Sep 17, 2008

The comment period for the NOI has been extended (73 FR 37932, July 2, 2008) and now ends at 5 p.m. on October 31, 2008. … period.

Groundfish of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Area

Federal Register · Uncategorized Document · Jan 20, 1994

The comment period ended on December 27, 1993, and no comments were received. … The Assistant Administrator for Fisheries, NOAA (AA), has determined, under section 553(d) (3) of the Administrative Procedure Act, that good cause exists for waiving the 30-day delayed effectiveness period

Antarctic Marine Living Resources Convention Act of 1984

Federal Register · Rule · Aug 18, 1995

The measures were announced and public comments invited (until February 7, 1995) by Federal Register notice on January 19, 1995. No comments were received. … Classification NMFS has determined that this rule is necessary to implement the Antarctic Marine Living Resources Convention Act of 1984 (the Act) and to give effect to the management measures adopted

Endangered and Threatened Species; Recovery Plan for the Blue Whale and Notice of Initiation of a 5-year Review

Federal Register · Notice · Oct 12, 2018

Instructions: Comments or information 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. … NMFS will consider all substantive comments and information provided during the public comment period and by peer reviewers as we finalize this Plan.

Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Amendment 18 to the Northeast Multispecies Fishery Management Plan

Federal Register · Proposed Rule · Dec 20, 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. … To be considered, comments must be received by close of business on the last day of the comment period; that does not mean postmarked or otherwise transmitted by that date.

Atlantic Highly Migratory Species; Atlantic Bluefin Tuna Fisheries; Closure of the General Category January Through March Fishery for 2026

Federal Register · Rule · Jan 16, 2026

(Magnuson-Stevens Act; 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq. ) and consistent with the Atlantic Tunas Convention Act (ATCA; 16 U.S.C. 971 et seq. ). … available time period subquota has been reached and exceeded.

Marine Mammals; Subsistence Taking of Northern Fur Seals

Federal Register · Uncategorized Document · Jul 12, 1994

wasteful take for an extended period. … Comment: One commenter stated that the 1994 subsistence estimates are too high because they are based on historically wasteful seal killing practices carried over from the period of commercial harvest

Fisheries Off West Coast States and in the Western Pacific; Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery; Amendment 12

Federal Register · Rule · Dec 29, 2000

During the comment period on the notice of availability for Amendment 12, NMFS received two letters of comment, which are addressed later in the preamble to this final rule. … NMFS received two letters of comment on Amendment 12 during the 60-day public comment period for Amendment 12, as established by the Notice of Availability (65 FR 54475, September 8, 2000).

Receipt of an Application for Incidental Take Permit (16230)

Federal Register · Notice · Oct 5, 2011

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. … The final NEPA and permit determinations will not be completed until after the end of the 60-day comment period. NMFS will fully consider all public comments received during the comment period.

Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Pacific Cod Allocations in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area

Federal Register · Rule · Sep 4, 2007

Response to Comments As mentioned above, NMFS received 16 letters containing 79 unique comments during the public comment periods. … Comment 3: The range of dates selected seriously over-weighted the pre-Amendment 46 period, an inept historical analogue to the current fishery and a period of time for which Amendment 85 was explicitly

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

Federal Register · Notice · Jul 5, 2011

The final EIS reflects changes made to the draft documents resulting from comments received during the public comment period. … On April 23, 2010, the Services published a notice of availability in the Federal Register (75 FR 21344) of the draft EIS, draft HCP, and draft IA for a 60-day public comment period.