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Western Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings

Federal Register · Notice · May 29, 2009

Public comment periods will be provided in the agendas. The order in which agenda items are addressed may change. The meetings will run as late as necessary to complete scheduled business. … Thompson, Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. [FR Doc. E9-12506 Filed 5-28-09; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-22-S

Takes of Marine Mammals Incidental to Specified Activities; Taking Marine Mammals Incidental to Marine Site Characterization Surveys Off of Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York and New Jersey

Federal Register · Notice · Sep 25, 2020

Comment 13. The NGOs objected to NMFS' process to consider extending any one-year IHA with a truncated 15-day comment period as contrary to the MMPA. … Between the initial 30-day comment period on these same activities and the additional 15 days, the total comment period for a Renewal is 45 days.

Endangered and Threatened Species; Recovery Plans

Federal Register · Notice · Oct 5, 2015

NMFS is soliciting review and comment from the public and all interested parties on the Public Draft Recovery Plan, and will consider all substantive comments received during the review period before submitting … 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.

Taking and Importing Marine Mammals; Taking Marine Mammals Incidental to the Hampton Roads Bridge Tunnel Expansion Project in Norfolk, Virginia

Federal Register · Notice · Oct 7, 2020

Pursuant to regulations implementing the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA), NMFS is announcing receipt of the HRCP's request for the development and implementation of regulations governing the incidental … 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.

Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South Atlantic; Fishery Management Plans of the South Atlantic Region (FMPs); Addition to Framework Provisions

Federal Register · Rule · Nov 2, 1999

Comments and Responses NMFS received nine written comments during the public comment period on the Comprehensive Amendment and proposed rule. … Comment 2: Two commenters commented that the rebuilding plans for overfished species in the Comprehensive Amendment do not comply with the requirements of the Magnuson-Stevens Act.

Amendment 49 to the Fishery Management Plan for Groundfish Fishery of the Gulf of Alaska

Federal Register · Proposed Rule · Jul 29, 1997

NMFS will consider the public comments received during the comment period in determining whether to approve the FMP or amendment. … NMFS will consider the public comments received during the comment period in determining whether to approve Amendment 49.

Atlantic Highly Migratory Species; North Atlantic Swordfish Fishery

Federal Register · Rule · Jun 27, 2017

Act (Magnuson-Stevens Act; 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq. ) governing the harvest of North Atlantic swordfish by persons and vessels subject to U.S. jurisdiction are found at 50 CFR part 635. … for notice and public comment.

Amendment 34 to the Fishery Management Plan for the Groundfish Fishery in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Area

Federal Register · Proposed Rule · Aug 15, 1997

NMFS will consider the public comments received during the comment period in determining whether to approve the FMP or amendment. … NMFS will consider the public comments received during the comment period in determining whether to approve the proposed amendment.

Sea Turtle Conservation; Restrictions Applicable to Fishery Activities

Federal Register · Uncategorized Document · Jun 8, 1994

Comments on the collection-of-information requirement subject to the Paperwork Reduction Act should be directed to the Office of Protected Resources, NMFS, 1335 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910 … Flexibility Act, an initial regulatory flexibility analysis is not required.

Takes of Marine Mammals Incidental to Specified Activities; Taking Marine Mammals Incidental to Site Characterization Surveys Off of New York

Federal Register · Notice · May 3, 2018

During the 30-day public comment period, NMFS received a comment letter from the Marine Mammal Commission (Commission) and a comment letter from a group of non-governmental organizations (NGOs), including … Endangered Species Act Section 7(a)(2) of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq. ) requires that each Federal agency insure that any action it authorizes, funds, or carries out

Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico and South Atlantic; Comprehensive Ecosystem-Based Amendment 1

Federal Register · Proposed Rule · Mar 4, 2010

Instructions: No comments will be posted for public viewing until after the comment period is over. … NMFS's decision to approve, partially approve or disapprove CE-BA 1 will be based, in part, on consideration of comments, recommendations, and information received during the comment period on this NOA

Receipt of an Application for an Incidental Take Permit (1417)

Federal Register · Notice · Feb 14, 2003

(GSML) pursuant to the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (ESA). … The final permit determinations will not be completed until after the end of the 30-day comment period and will fully consider all public comments received during the comment period.

Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Evaluations of Coastal Zone Management Act Programs: State Coastal Management Programs and National Estuarine Research Reserves

Federal Register · Notice · Jan 12, 2023

SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce, in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), invites the public and other Federal agencies to comment on proposed and continuing information collections … with the CZMA and approved by the Secretary of Commerce be evaluated periodically.

Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South Atlantic; Reef Fish Fishery of the Gulf of Mexico; Amendment 38

Federal Register · Proposed Rule · Oct 12, 2012

NMFS' decision to approve, partially approve, or disapprove Amendment 38 will be based, in part, on consideration of comments, recommendations, and information received during the comment period on this … All comments received by NMFS on Amendment 38 or the proposed rule for Amendment 38 during their respective comment periods will be addressed in a final rule.

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 · Dec 9, 2015

Pursuant to the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA), NMFS is requesting comments on its proposal to issue an IHA to PISCO to incidentally take, by Level B harassment only, marine mammals during the specified … The plan may be modified or supplemented based on comments or new information received from the public during the public comment period.

Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South Atlantic; Reef Fish Fishery of the Gulf of Mexico; Red Snapper Management Measures

Federal Register · Rule · May 3, 2010

The FMP was prepared by the Council and is implemented through regulations at 50 CFR part 622 under the authority of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (Magnuson-Stevens Act). … During the comment period, NMFS received 260 comments, including 249 from private citizens, 6 from governmental or civic organizations, 4 from recreational fishing organizations, and 1 from an environmental

Fisheries Off West Coast States; Highly Migratory Species Fisheries; Annual Catch Limits and Accountability Measures

Federal Register · Proposed Rule · Apr 29, 2011

ACTION: Proposed rule; request for comments. … DATES: Comments must be received by May 31, 2011.

Pacific Island Pelagic Fisheries; 2019 U.S. Territorial Longline Bigeye Tuna Catch Limits

Federal Register · Rule · Jul 18, 2019

Comments and Responses On June 6, 2019, NMFS published the proposed specifications and request for public comments (84 FR 26394); the comment period closed on June 21, 2019. … Comment 2: NMFS should act thoughtfully and quickly in completing this rulemaking process.

Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Observer and Inseason Management Requirements for Pollock Catcher/Processors; Extension of Expiration Date

Federal Register · Rule · Jun 23, 1999

No comments were received during the comment period for the initial emergency interim rule. … Because prior notice and opportunity for public comment are not required for this rule by 5 U.S.C. 553 or by any other law, the analytical requirements of the Regulatory Flexibility Act, 5 U.S.C. 601 et

Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Omnibus Framework Adjustment To Modify the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council's Risk Policy

Federal Register · Proposed Rule · Nov 12, 2020

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. … public comment.