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Atlantic Coastal Fisheries Cooperative Management Act Provisions; Horseshoe Crabs; Application for Exempted Fishing Permit, 2015

Federal Register · Notice · Oct 7, 2015

(Atlantic Coastal Act). … Regulations under the Atlantic Coastal Act require publication of this notification to provide interested parties the opportunity to comment on applications for proposed EFPs.

Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Atlantic Sea Scallop Fishery; Closure of the Closed Area I Scallop Access Area to General Category Individual Fishing Quota Scallop Vessels

Federal Register · Rule · Sep 20, 2021

To allow LAGC IFQ scallop vessels to continue to take trips in the Closed Area I Scallop Access Area during the period necessary to publish and receive comments on a proposed rule would likely result in … Also, the public had prior notice and full opportunity to comment on this closure process when it was enacted, as well as during the public comment period on the action to set specifications for the 2021

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

Magnuson-Stevens Act Provisions; Atlantic Shark Fisheries; Exempted Fishing Permits (EFPs)

Federal Register · Notice · Jan 29, 1998

DATES: Written comments on the applications must be received on or before February 13, 1998. Applications for EFPs must be received on or before April 29, 1998. … ADDRESSES: Send comments to Rebecca Lent, Chief, Highly Migratory Species Management Division (F/SF1), NMFS, 1315 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910.

Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Review and Approval; Comment Request; NOAA Coastal Ocean Program Grants Proposal Application Package

Federal Register · Notice · Nov 30, 2021

Public comments were previously requested via the Federal Register on June 8, 2021 (86 FR 30410) during a 60-day comment period and on October 8, 2021 (86 FR 56256) for an additional 30-day comment … period.

Stone Crab Fishery of the Gulf of Mexico

Federal Register · Uncategorized Document · Nov 7, 1994

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

Electronic Logbook Reporting in Commercial Fisheries of the Gulf of America and Atlantic

Federal Register · Proposed Rule · May 26, 2026

Instructions: Comments sent by any other method, to any other address or individual, or received after the end of the comment period will not be considered by NMFS. … NMFS will respond to all comments received during the comment periods for the Commercial Electronic Logbook Amendments and for this proposed rule if NMFS publishes a final rule.

Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South Atlantic; 2015 Commercial Accountability Measure and Closure for South Atlantic Vermilion Snapper

Federal Register · Rule · Apr 10, 2015

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 … Prior notice and opportunity for public comment would require time and would likely result in a harvest well in excess of the established commercial quota.

Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South Atlantic; 2017 Commercial Accountability Measure and Closure for South Atlantic Vermilion Snapper

Federal Register · Rule · Oct 13, 2017

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 … Prior notice and opportunity for public comment would require time and could result in a harvest well in excess of the established commercial quota.

Magnuson-Stevens Act Provisions; Atlantic Shark Fisheries; Exempted Fishing Permits (EFPs)

Federal Register · Notice · Jun 4, 1998

DATES: Written comments on the applications must be received on or before June 19, 1998. … ADDRESSES: Send comments to Rebecca Lent, Chief, Highly Migratory Species Management Division (F/SF1), NMFS, 1315 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910.

Fisheries off West Coast States; Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery Management Plan; Trawl Rationalization Program

Federal Register · Rule · Aug 1, 2012

Comments and Responses NMFS solicited public comment on the proposed rule (77 FR 29955, May 21, 2012). The comment period for these notices ended June 29, 2012. … NMFS published the proposed rule on May, 21, 2012 (78 FR 2995), with a comment period through June 29, 2012.

Endangered and Threatened Species; Initiation of Status Review for Ribbon Seal

Federal Register · Proposed Rule · Dec 13, 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. … We will base our finding on a review of the best scientific and commercial information available, including all information received during the public comment period.

Endangered and Threatened Species; Take of Anadromous Fish

Federal Register · Notice · Nov 21, 2014

Public review and comment were invited on both the draft HGMP and the draft EA. The public review and comment period ended on March 1, 2013. … NMFS did not receive any comment letters on the Draft HGMP or the Draft EA during the public review period.

Fisheries Off West Coast States; Pelagic Species Fisheries; Amendment 20 to the Coastal Pelagic Species Fishery Management Plan

Federal Register · Rule · Jul 3, 2023

We published a notice of availability (NOA) for Amendment 20 on March 23, 2023 (88 FR 17515), with a comment period ending on May 8, 2023. … We published a proposed rule to implement the Amendment 20 on April 6, 2023 (88 FR 20456), with a comment period ending on May 22, 2023.

Fisheries off West Coast States and in the Western Pacific; Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery; Annual Specifications and Management Measures; Trip Limit Adjustments; Pacific Halibut Fisheries; Corrections

Federal Register · Rule · May 6, 2003

Comments on this rule will be accepted through May 22, 2003. ADDRESSES: Submit comments to D. … The Northern Pacific Halibut Act of 1982 (16 U.S.C. 773-773k) (Halibut Act) and its implementing regulations at 50 CFR part 300, subpart E, regulate fishing for Pacific Halibut in U.S.

Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South Atlantic; Snapper-Grouper Fishery of the South Atlantic Region; Amendment 37

Federal Register · Proposed Rule · Oct 7, 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. … Comments received after the comment periods will not be considered by NMFS in this decision.

Public Comment for Enhancement of the Initial Integrated Ocean Observing System (IOOS)

Federal Register · Notice · Oct 28, 2004

ACTION: Notice of opportunity for written public comment; extension of comment period. … NOAA in response to requests is extending the comment period to allow interested persons additional time to submit comments.

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

Federal Register · Proposed Rule · Jun 6, 2008

The public comment period for Amendment 2 was extended an additional 30 days on November 15, 2007 (72 FR 64186). … To be considered, comments must be received by 5 p.m. on the last day of the comment period; that does not mean postmarked or otherwise transmitted by that date.

Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Evaluation of SE Catch Shares Programs

Federal Register · Notice · Mar 28, 2025

Public comments were previously requested via the Federal Register on August 29, 2024 during a 60-day comment period. This notice allows for an additional 30 days for public comments. … (16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.; MSA), Executive Order 12866, Regulatory Flexibility Act, Endangered Species Act (ESA), and National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), and other pertinent statues.

Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Atlantic Bluefish Fishery; 2021 Bluefish Specifications

Federal Register · Rule · Dec 16, 2020

Comments and Responses The public comment period for the proposed rule ended on November 20, 2020, and NMFS received five comments from the public. … The proposed rule was prepared in October and published by early November 2020, and the public comment period ended on November 20, 2020.