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Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Northeast Multispecies Fishery; Framework Adjustment 25

Federal Register · Rule · Mar 31, 1998

Act, 5 U.S.C. 601 et seq., are inapplicable. … Matlock, Acting Assistant Administrator for Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.

Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone off Alaska; Application for an Exempted Fishing Permit

Federal Register · Notice · Nov 16, 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. … Comments also may be submitted directly to NMFS (see ADDRESSES ) by the end of the comment period (see DATES ). Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq. Dated: November 9, 2011.

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.

Evaluation of State Coastal Management Programs

Federal Register · Notice · Apr 16, 2018

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 312 of the Coastal Zone Management Act (CZMA) requires NOAA to conduct periodic evaluations of federally approved state and territorial coastal programs. … Keelin Kuipers Acting Deputy Director, Office for Coastal Management, National Ocean Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Evaluations of Coastal Zone Management Act Programs: State Coastal Management Programs and National Estuarine Research Reserves

Federal Register · Notice · May 6, 2019

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Evaluations of Coastal Zone Management Act Programs: State Coastal Management … CZMA and approved by the Secretary of Commerce be evaluated periodically.

Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Southern Red Hake Rebuilding Plan; Framework Adjustment 62 to the Small-Mesh Multispecies Fishery Management Plan

Federal Register · Rule · Jan 25, 2022

NMFS published a proposed rule on July 12, 2021 (86 FR 36519), with a comment period ending on July 27, 2021. … Proposed Rule Comments and Responses We received one relevant comment on the proposed rule during the public comment period.

Marine Mammals and Endangered Species; National Marine Fisheries Service File No. 31-1741; U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service File No. MA081663-0

Federal Register · Notice · Apr 27, 2004

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. … A permit is requested for a period of five years.

Atlantic Highly Migratory Species; Atlantic Bluefin Tuna Fisheries

Federal Register · Rule · Feb 6, 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. … category January period subquota of 49 mt.

Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Reallocation of Pacific Cod

Federal Register · Rule · Oct 9, 1998

Five letters of comment were received during the comment period from hook- and-line and trawl catcher/processor industry representatives. … the opportunity for public comment and the 30-day delayed effectiveness period for this action.

Taking and Importing Marine Mammals; Taking Marine Mammals Incidental to Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center Fisheries Research

Federal Register · Proposed Rule · Mar 22, 2021

As required by the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA), NMFS is proposing regulations to govern that take, and requests comments on the proposed regulations. … 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.

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.

Clarification of Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act Regulation Regarding Monitor National Marine Sanctuary; Final Rulemaking

Federal Register · Rule · Mar 18, 2020

Comments and Responses NMFS received four comments during the comment period. All written comments can be found at http://www.regulations.gov/ by searching for RIN 0648-BI82. … The comments received during the comment period are summarized below.

Fisheries Off West Coast States; Modifications of the West Coast Commercial Salmon Fisheries; Inseason Actions #3, #4, #5, and #6

Federal Register · Rule · Jun 26, 2015

or received after the end of the comment period, may not be considered by NMFS. … /Canada border to Cape Alava, WA, from 15 Chinook salmon per vessel per open period to 20 Chinook salmon per vessel per open period.

International Code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries; Implementation Plan

Federal Register · Rule · Jul 30, 1997

At the close of this period, it became clear that several of the public comments raised substantive issues. During the same period, two other relevant developments took place. … First, in October 1996, the Congress passed the Sustainable Fisheries Act (SFA) which contained numerous and significant amendments to the Magnuson- Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act; and

Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary: Establishment of Temporary Special Use Area for Coral Nursery

Federal Register · Rule · Jun 27, 2024

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 NOAA. … Regulatory Flexibility Act This emergency rule is exempt from the procedures of the Regulatory Flexibility Act because the rule will not include prior notice or an opportunity for public comment pursuant

Taking of Marine Mammals Incidental to Specified Activities; On-ice Seismic Operations in the Beaufort Sea

Federal Register · Notice · May 4, 2006

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 the following comments from the Marine Mammal Commission (Commission).

Hydrographic Services Review Panel Meeting

Federal Register · Notice · Apr 8, 2020

EDT, the public comments are requested in advance and/or during the public comment period. … Public comment is encouraged on the topics of the HSRP meeting and there is a public comment period scheduled in the agenda.

Takes of Marine Mammals Incidental to Specified Activities; Taking Marine Mammals Incidental to Russian River Estuary Management Activities

Federal Register · Notice · Mar 18, 2015

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. … The plan, which has been successfully implemented by SCWA under previous IHAs, may be modified or supplemented based on comments or new information received from the public during the public comment period

Taking and Importing of Marine Mammals; Offshore Seismic Activities in the Beaufort Sea

Federal Register · Notice · Jul 29, 1998

Several comments were received during the 30-day comment period. … While those comments no longer require response by NMFS, because similar comments were submitted during the review and comment period for an IHA application by Western Geophysical for seismic operations

Takes of Marine Mammals Incidental to Specified Activities; Taking Marine Mammals Incidental to Rocky Intertidal Monitoring Surveys Along the Oregon and California Coasts

Federal Register · Notice · Feb 11, 2016

Within 45 days of the close of the comment period, NMFS must either issue or deny the authorization. … During the 30-day public comment period, the Marine Mammal Commission (Commission) submitted a letter on December 15, 2015.