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Notice of Intent To Issue Guidelines

Federal Register · Notice · Dec 16, 2014

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by NOAA-NMFS-2014-0146, by any of the following methods during the 30-day comment period: • Electronic Submission: Submit all electronic public comments … 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.

Marine Mammals; Photography Permit (File No. 986-1592)

Federal Register · Notice · Aug 9, 2000

DATES: Written comments must be received on or before September 8, 2000. … 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.

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

Federal Register · Proposed Rule · Jan 26, 2000

ACTION: Proposed rule; request for comments. … Comments also may be sent via fax to 727-570-5583. Comments will not be accepted if submitted via e-mail or Internet.

Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South Atlantic; Reef Fish Fishery of the Gulf of Mexico; Extension of Marine Reserves

Federal Register · Proposed Rule · Jan 5, 2004

Comments also may be sent via fax to 727-570-5583. Comments will not be accepted if submitted via e-mail or Internet. … In making that determination, NMFS will take into account the data, views, and comments received during the comment period on Amendment 21 and this proposed rule.

Taking of Marine Mammals Incidental to Commercial Fishing Operations; Tuna Purse Seine Vessels in the Eastern Tropical Pacific Ocean (ETP)

Federal Register · Rule · Sep 13, 2004

Several commenters on the proposed rule stated that the 30-day comment period for this proposed rule was too short and requested an extension of the public comment period. … Responses to Comments NMFS received over 800 comments during the comment period for the interim final rule.

Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act Provisions; Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Northeast (NE) Multispecies Fishery; Amendment 17

Federal Register · Proposed Rule · Dec 22, 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. … Public comments are being solicited on the amendment through the end of the comment period on January 23, 2012.

National Plan of Action for the Conservation and Management of Sharks

Federal Register · Notice · Feb 15, 2001

A notice of availability of the draft NPOA was published in the Federal Register on August 4, 2000 (65 FR 47968); the comment period ended September 30, 2000. … Magnuson-Stevens Act.

Western Pacific Pelagic Fisheries; Revised Limits on Sea Turtle Interactions in the Hawaii Shallow-Set Longline Fishery

Federal Register · Rule · Oct 4, 2012

Comments and Responses On June 11, 2012, NMFS published a proposed rule and request for public comment (77 FR 34334). The comment period for the proposed rule ended on July 11, 2012. … (Magnuson-Stevens Act).

Takes of Marine Mammals Incidental To Specified Activities; Taking Marine Mammals Incidental To Implementation of a Test Pile Program in Anchorage, Alaska

Federal Register · Notice · Mar 21, 2016

Within 45 days of the close of the comment period, NMFS must either issue or deny the authorization. … Comment 11: FoA commented that issuing the IHA would violate the Endangered Species Act as a permit (IHA) cannot be issued if taking will appreciably reduce the likelihood of survival and recovery of

Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Atlantic Mackerel, Squid, and Butterfish Fisheries; Specifications and Management Measures

Federal Register · Proposed Rule · Nov 17, 2010

Mark the outside of the envelope “Comments on 2011 MSB Specifications.” Instructions: No comments will be posted for public viewing until after the comment period has closed. … The Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (Magnuson-Stevens Act) requires that interested parties be provided an opportunity to comment on all proposed EFPs.

Endangered and Threatened Species; Take of Anadromous Fish

Federal Register · Notice · Aug 1, 2002

The final National Environmental Policy Act and RMP 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.

Groundfish of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Area

Federal Register · Uncategorized Document · Sep 26, 1994

We are also providing a 60-day comment period for public comments on this interim final rule. VI. … However, we will consider all comments that we receive by the date specified in the ``Comment Period'' section of this preamble and respond to them in the preamble to any subsequent rule that we issue.

Atlantic Coastal Fisheries Cooperative Management Act Provisions; Atlantic Coastal Shark Fishery

Federal Register · Notice · Apr 27, 2010

The nature of a moratorium is described in the Act and, therefore, cannot be modified in response to public comments. … because prior notice and opportunity for public comment are not required for this determination by the Administrative Procedures Act or any other law.

Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South Atlantic; Snapper-Grouper Fishery off the Southern Atlantic States; Amendment 15B; Reef Fish Fishery of the Gulf of Mexico

Federal Register · Proposed Rule · Jun 30, 2009

All comments received on Amendment 15B or on this proposed rule during their respective comment periods will be addressed in the preamble to the final rule. … of the Magnuson-Stevens Act, and other applicable law, subject to further consideration after public comment.

Fisheries Off West Coast States; Coastal Pelagic Species Fisheries; Annual Specifications

Federal Register · Rule · Jun 25, 2018

Comments and Responses On May 25, 2018, NMFS published a proposed rule for this action and solicited public comments (83 FR 24269), with a public comment period that ended on June 11, 2018. … NMFS received one comment letter from the environmental advocacy organization Oceana during the comment period. After consideration of the public comment, no changes were made from the proposed rule.

Options for Implementing Vessel Monitoring Systems Requirements for Highly Migratory Species Fisheries

Federal Register · Proposed Rule · Apr 17, 1998

These vessels would be required to send automated position reports over the 3-year period covered by this pilot study. … These vessels would be required to send automated position reports over the 3-year period covered by this pilot study.

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

Federal Register · Rule · Oct 6, 2004

ACTION: Inseason adjustments to management measures; request for comments. … Comments on this rule will be accepted through November 1, 2004.

Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings

Federal Register · Notice · Jan 18, 2013

The Council will also hold an open public comment period regarding any other fishery issues or concerns. … People wishing to speak before the Council should complete a public comment card prior to the comment period. Friday, February 8, 2013 8:30 a.m.-9 a.m.

Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Atlantic Sea Scallop Fishery; Framework Adjustment 21; Correction

Federal Register · Rule · Oct 18, 2010

NMFS received one comment specifically addressing the provision for Elephant Trunk Access Area (ETAA) trip overages for limited access full-time scallop vessels during the comment period on the proposed … One comment was received during the comment period for Framework 21 in general support of NMFS initiating general revisions to clarify unclear text, implying support for reinstating inadvertently-deleted

Endangered and Threatened Species: Designation of a Nonessential Experimental Population for Middle Columbia River Steelhead Above the Pelton Round Butte Hydroelectric Project in the Deschutes River Basin, Oregon

Federal Register · Proposed Rule · May 18, 2011

Please comment on the use of 12 years as a fixed time period for the NEP designation. … Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601 et seq.)