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Endangered and Threatened Wildlife; 90-Day Finding on a Petition To List Iliamna Lake Seals as a Threatened or Endangered Species

Federal Register · Proposed Rule · May 17, 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. … Therefore, we are opening a 60-day public comment period to solicit comments and information from the public, government agencies, the scientific community, industry, Alaska Native tribes and organizations

Fisheries Off West Coast States and in the Western Pacific; Northern Anchovy Fishery; Amendment 8

Federal Register · Proposed Rule · Mar 12, 1999

The Magnuson-Stevens Act also requires that NMFS, upon receiving an amendment, immediately publish notification in the Federal Register that the amendment is available for public review and comment. … NMFS will consider the public comments received during the comment period described above in determining whether to approve the amendment for implementation.

Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Groundfish Fisheries in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands

Federal Register · Notice · Dec 26, 2007

orders, notably the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and the Endangered Species Act (ESA). … Criteria could include a threshold salmon bycatch number or rate. 4.PSC accounting period Revise the current PSC accounting period to coincide with the salmon biological year to provide additional protections

Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (MAFMC); Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Scoping Process

Federal Register · Notice · Mar 23, 2015

There will also be a separate written comment period for Amendment scoping, which will be described in an upcoming Federal Register announcement as a “Notice of Intent (NOI)” to potentially develop … for publishing of a proposed and then final rule, both of which have additional comment periods.

Evaluation of National Estuarine Research Reserve

Federal Register · Notice · Aug 28, 2017

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Sections 312 and 315 of the Coastal Zone Management Act (CZMA) require NOAA to conduct periodic evaluations of federally approved national estuarine research reserves. … which the state has met the national objectives, adhered to its management plan approved by the Secretary of Commerce, and adhered to the terms of financial assistance under the Coastal Zone Management Act

Fisheries Off West Coast States; Highly Migratory Fisheries; Exempted Fishing Permit To Fish With Longline Gear in the West Coast Exclusive Economic Zone

Federal Register · Notice · Aug 10, 2020

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. All comments received are a part of the public record. … In addition to written public comments received during this scoping period and the comments received during the proposed webinar, NMFS will consider public comments and recommendations of the Council's

Fisheries Off West Coast States; Coastal Pelagic Species Fisheries; Amendment 22 to the Coastal Pelagic Species Fishery Management Plan

Federal Register · Proposed Rule · Jun 23, 2026

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. … NMFS will consider the public comments received during the comment period described above in determining whether to approve, disapprove, or partially approve Amendment 22.

Fisheries in the Western Pacific; Community Development Program Process

Federal Register · Proposed Rule · Jun 16, 2010

Comments sent to any other address or individual, or received after the end of the comment period, may not be considered. … (3) Within 90 days from the end of the comment period on the plan, the Regional Administrator will notify the applicant in writing of the decision to approve or disapprove the plan.

Endangered and Threatened Species; Recovery Plans

Federal Register · Notice · Apr 23, 2008

DATES: NMFS will consider and address all substantive comments received during the comment period. Comments must be received no later than 5 p.m. Pacific daylight time on June 23, 2008. … During the public comment period, NMFS will work with regional experts to identify costs, scale, or unit costs for actions that require more information.

Fisheries Off West Coast States and in the Western Pacific; Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery; Specifications and Management Measures

Federal Register · Rule · Feb 17, 2006

Comments and Responses During the comment period on the proposed rule to implement changes to the 2006 Pacific Coast groundfish fishery specifications and management measures, which ended on January 15 … NMFS also disagrees with the second commenter's statement that the agency is violating the Magnuson-Stevens Act.

Endangered and Threatened Species; Recovery Plans

Federal Register · Notice · Oct 9, 2007

The UCSRB has consistently involved the public in its recovery planning process, making changes based on extensive comments received during public comment periods for the Draft Recovery Plan in January … , April, and June of 2005, and during the public comment period for the Proposed Recovery Plan from September 2006 to February 2007.

International Fisheries; Pacific Tuna Fisheries; 2019 and 2020 Commercial Fishing Restrictions for Pacific Bluefin Tuna in the Eastern Pacific Ocean

Federal Register · Rule · May 1, 2019

The public comment period was open for 30 days. … No information received during the public comment period changes NMFS' analysis.

Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act Provisions; Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Northeast Groundfish Fishery; Recreational Management Measures

Federal Register · Proposed Rule · Mar 18, 2016

ACTION: Supplemental notice of proposed rulemaking; extension of comment period. … Public Comment Extension The public comment period for the original proposed rule ends on March 18, 2016.

Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South Atlantic; Snapper-Grouper Fishery Off the Southern Atlantic States; Transferability of Black Sea Bass Pot Endorsements

Federal Register · Proposed Rule · Aug 22, 2012

NMFS' decision to approve, partially approve, or disapprove the Resubmittal will be based, in part, on consideration of comments, recommendations, and information received during the comment period on … All comments received by NMFS on the amendment or the proposed rule during their respective comment periods will be addressed in the final rule. Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.

Licensing of Private Land Remote-Sensing Space Systems

Federal Register · Rule · Apr 25, 2006

Finally, one commenter expressed concern that a 120-day approval period is unrealistic for license amendments and recommended it be reduced. … Government access to these data during such periods.

Fisheries off West Coast States and in the Western Pacific; Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery; Whiting Allocation Among Nontribal Sectors

Federal Register · Proposed Rule · Apr 16, 1997

The Magnuson-Stevens Act requires that the public be provided with a comment period of 15 to 60 days to respond to proposed regulations. … Considering the urgency of completing rulemaking regarding these proposed measures, NMFS has provided for a 20-day public comment period.

Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Fishery Management Plan for the Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass Fisheries (FMP); Recreational Measures for the 1997 Summer Flounder Fishery

Federal Register · Rule · Jul 11, 1997

Comments and Responses One comment from North Carolina concerning the proposed measures was received during the public comment period, which ended May 8, 1997. … A day, for the purposes of this paragraph, means a 24-hour period.

Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Marine Recreational Fishing Expenditure Survey

Federal Register · Notice · Nov 7, 2024

Public comments were previously requested via the Federal Register on July 30, 2024 during a 60-day comment period. This notice allows for an additional 30 days for public comments. … The durable goods portion will ask anglers about their purchases of durable goods such as fishing gear, boats, vehicles, and second homes over a 12-month period.

Fisheries off the West Coast States and in the Western Pacific; Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery; Amending the Notice to Prepare a Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement for Fishing Conducted Under the Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery Management Plan (FMP)

Federal Register · Proposed Rule · May 16, 2003

(Magnuson-Stevens Act). … Soon after the PEIS scoping comment period closed, a group of environmental organizations filed suit on NMFS' approval of Amendment 13, claiming NMFS had not considered all reasonable bycatch management

Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Commercial Operator's Annual Report (COAR)

Federal Register · Notice · May 25, 2021

Public comments were previously requested via the Federal Register on January 11, 2021 (86 FR 1943), during a 60-day comment period. … Legal Authority: Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act, 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq. This information collection request may be viewed at www.reginfo.gov.