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Northeast Regional Office
Federal Register Actions & Public Comments
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- Temporary Rule; Emergency Action; Extension Of Effective Period; Request For Comments; Extension of Emergency Fishery Closure Due to the Presence of the Toxin that Causes Paralytic Shellfish Poisoning
- Comments must be received by January 30, 2008
- Final Rule; 2008 Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass Specifications; Preliminary 2008 Quota Adjustments; 2008 Summer Flounder Quota for Delaware
- Notice; Overfished Determination of Summer Flounder
- Proposed Rule; Request For Comments; Atlantic Mackerel, Squid, and Butterfish Fisheries; Specifications and Management Measures
- E-Mail comments may be submit, identified by RIN 0648-AV40, via the Federal eRulemaking Portal http://www.regulations.gov
- Public comments must be received no later than 5 p.m., eastern standard time, on January 28, 2008
- Supporting Documents - EA/RIR/IRFA
- Proposed Rule; Request For Comments; Atlantic Bluefish Fisheries; 2008 Atlantic Bluefish Specifications
- E-Mail comments may be submit, identified by RIN 0648-XB94, via the Federal eRulemaking Portal http://www.regulations.gov
- Written comments must be received no later than 5 p.m. eastern standard time, on January 28, 2008
- Supporting Documents - EA/IRFA
- Final Rule; Northeast Multispecies Fishery; Framework Adjustment 42
- Final Rule; NE Multispecies Fishery; Regulatory Amendment to Adopt Fishing Gear Standards for the NE Multispecies Regular B DAS Program and the Eastern U.S./Canada Haddock SAP
- Final Rule; Atlantic Sea Scallop Fishery; Framework Adjustment 20
- Proposed Rule; Request For Comments;
Atlantic Sea Scallop Fishery; Amendment 11
- E-Mail comments may be submit, identified by RIN 0648-AU32, via the Federal eRulemaking Portal http://www.regulations.gov
- Public comments must be received no later than 5 p.m., eastern standard time, on January 31, 2008
- Supporting Documents - FSEIS
- Notification Of A Proposal For An EFP To Conduct Experimental Fishing; Request For Comments; Application For Exempted Fishing Permit To Test The Safety And Efficacy Of Harvesting Surfclams And Ocean Quahogs From The Atlantic Surfclam And Ocean Quahog Georges Bank Closure Area
- E-mail comments may be submitted to: DA6114C@noaa.gov. Include in the subject line of the email the following identifier: "Comments on GB PSP Closed Area Exemption"
- Comments on this document must be received on or before December 28, 2007
- Temporary Rule; Atlantic Bluefish Fishery Inseason Quota Transfer; ME and MD to RI
- Final Rule; Correcting Amendment; Amendment To Correct Error By Reinstating Language Regarding Hagfish Observer Requirements
- Temporary Rule; Closure; Summer Flounder Fishery; Commercial Quota Harvested for Connecticut
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- Notice; Request For Information; Initiation of a Status Review for Shortnose Sturgeon
- E-Mail comments may be submit, identified by RIN 0648-XE02, via the Federal eRulemaking Portal http://www.regulations.gov
- Written information regarding the status of, and factors and threats affecting, shortnose sturgeon must be received by January 29, 2008
- Temporary Rule; Northeast Multispecies Fishery; Modification of the Yellowtail Flounder Landing Limit for the U.S./Canada Management Area
- Notice Of Availability Of A Fishery Management Plan Amendment; Request For Comments; Amendment 11 to the Atlantic Sea Scallop Fishery Management Plan
- E-Mail comments may be submit, identified by RIN 0648–AU32, via the Federal eRulemaking Portal http://www.regulations.gov
- Comments must be received on or before January 29, 2008
- Supporting Documents - FEIS
- Temporary Rule; Closure; Atlantic Bluefish Fishery; Commercial Quota Harvested for New York
- Temporary Rule; Inseason Quota Transfer; Atlantic Bluefish Fishery; Quota Transfer From Delaware to Rhode Island
- Temporary Rule; Closure; Summer Flounder Fishery; Commercial Quota Harvested for New Jersey
- Final Rule;
Recreational Management Measures for the Summer Flounder Fishery; Fishing Year 2008
- Notice; Closure Of Spiny Dogfish Fishery
- Proposed Rule; Request For Comments; Proposed 2008-2010 Fishing Quotas for Atlantic Surfclams and Ocean Quahogs
- E-Mail comments may be submit, identified by RIN 0648-AV42, via the Federal eRulemaking Portal http://www.regulations.gov
- Comments must be received no later than 5 p.m., eastern standard time, on December 17, 2007
- Supporting Documents - EA/RIR/IRFA
- Proposed Specifications; Request For Comments; 2008 Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass Specifications; 2008 Research Set-Aside Projects
- E-Mail comments may be submit, identified by RIN 0648-XC84, via the Federal eRulemaking Portal http://www.regulations.gov
- Comments must be received on or before December 3, 2007
- Supporting Documents - EA/RIR/IRFA
- Temporary Rule; Emergency Action Extended, And Request For Comments; Northeast Multispecies Fishery; Temporary Haddock Size Limit Extension
- E-Mail comments may be submit, identified by RIN 0648-AV75, via the Federal eRulemaking Portal http://www.regulations.gov
- NMFS will accept comments through December 14, 2007
- Proposed Rule; Request For Comments;
Sea Turtle Conservation Measures for the Atlantic Sea Scallop Dredge Fishery
- E-Mail comments may be submit, identified by RIN 0648-AV84, via the Federal eRulemaking Portal http://www.regulations.gov
- Comments on the proposed rule must be received by 5 p.m. EST on December 10, 2007
- Supporting Documents - EA/RIR/IRFA
- Final Rule; Magnuson-Stevens Act Provisions; General Provisions for Domestic Fisheries; Observer Health and Safety
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- Proposed Rule; Request For Comments; Atlantic Sea Scallop Fishery; Framework Adjustment 20
- E-Mail comments may be submit, identified by RIN 0648-AV91, via the Federal eRulemaking Portal http://www.regulations.gov
- Comments must be received by 5 p.m., local time, on November 14, 2007
- Supporting Documents - RIR/IRFA
- Notice of Closure; Atlantic Herring Fishery; Total Allowable Catch Harvested for Management Area 1A
- Temporary Rule; NE Multispecies Fishery; Opening of the Eastern U.S./Canada Area and Trip Limit Change
- Temporary Rule; Closure; Summer Flounder Fishery; Commercial Quota Harvested for New York
- Temporary Rule; Suspension Of The Atlantic Surfclam Minimum Size Limit for Fishing Year 2008
- Proposed Rule; Request For Comments; Northeast Multispecies Fishery; Framework Adjustment 42
- E-Mail comments may be submit, identified by RIN 0648-AV79, via the Federal eRulemaking Portal http://www.regulations.gov
- Written comments must be received on or before October 31, 2007
- Proposed Rule; Request For Comments; Regulatory Amendment to Adopt Fishing Gear Standards for the NE Multispecies Regular B Day-At-Sea Program and the Eastern U.S./Canada Haddock Special Access Program
- E-Mail comments may be submit, identified by RIN 0648-AV83, via the Federal eRulemaking Portal http://www.regulations.gov
- Written comments must be received no later than 5 p.m. local time on November 14, 2007
- Temporary Rule; Summer Flounder Fishery; Rescission of Commercial Closure for Connecticut
- Final Rule; American Lobster Fishery; Implement Further Minimum Carapace Length (Gauge) Increases, An Escape Vent Size Increase, And Trap Reductions In The Offshore American Lobster Fishery
- Notice of Availability of Record of Decision; Final Environmental Impact Statement for Amendments to the Atlantic Large Whale Take Reduction Plan
- Notice; Atlantic Surfclam and Ocean Quahog Fisheries; Notice that Vendor Will Provide Year 2008 Cage Tags
- Temporary Rule; Atlantic Bluefish Fishery Inseason Quota Transfer; Florida to New Jersey
- Final Rule; Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass Fisheries; Framework Adjustment 7
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- Notice Of Intent To Prepare An Environmental Impact Statement & Notice Of Initiation Of Scoping Process; Request For Comments; Skate Fishery Management Plan
- E-mail comments may be submitted to: SkateScoping@noaa.gov. Include in the subject line of the email the following document identifier: "Scoping Comments on Amendment 3 to the Skate FMP"
- Written scoping comments must be received on or before 5 p.m., local time, May 30, 2007
- Supporting Documents - Scoping Document
- Temporary Rule; Northeast Multispecies Fishery; Closure of the Eastern U.S./Canada Area
- Temporary Rule; Interim Measures; Request For Comments; Interim Rule for the Monkfish FMP
- E-mail comments may be submitted to: monkfish-interim07@noaa.gov. Include in the subject line of the email the following document identifier: "Comments on Monkfish Interim Measures"
- Comments on this interim action must be received by May 29, 2007
- Supporting Documents - EA/RIR/IRFA
- Notice of Availability of Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement for FMP Amendment; Request For Comments; Amendment 11 to the Atlantic Sea Scallop Fishery Management Plan
- E-mail comments may be submitted to: Scallop.Eleven@noaa.gov. Include in the subject line of the email the following document identifier: "Comments on Scallop Amendment 11"
- Comments must be received on or before June 11, 2007
- Supporting Documents - DEIS & Appendix I (Scoping Comments)
- Notice; Request for Public Comments on the Need for High Frequency (HF) Radio Broadcasts of Marine Weather Forecasts and Warnings
- Comments and related material must reach the Docket Management Facility on or before August 24, 2007
- Proposed Rule; Request For Comments; Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass Fishery Management Plan; Amendment 14
- E-mail comments may be submitted to: FSBAmendment14ProposedRule@noaa.gov. Include in the subject line of the email the following document identifier: "Comments on Amendment 14 Proposed Rule (Scup Rebuilding Plan)"
- Comments must be received by 5 p.m. local time, on May 24, 2007
- Supporting Documents - EA/RIR/IRFA
- Temporary Rule; NE Multispecies Fishery; Modification of the Yellowtail Flounder Landing Limit for the U.S./Canada Management Area
- Final Rule; Regulatory Amendment to Modify Recordkeeping and Reporting and Observer Requirements for Participating Hagfish Vessels
- Proposed Rule; Request For Comments; Northeast Multispecies Fishery; 2007 Georges Bank Cod Fixed Gear Sector Operations Plan and Agreement and Allocation of Georges Bank Cod Total Allowable Catch
- E-mail comments may be submitted to: 2007FixedGearSector@NOAA.gov. Include in the subject line of the email the following document identifier: "Comments on GB Cod Fixed Gear Sector 2007 Operations Plan"
- Written comments must be received on or before May 1, 2007
- Proposed Rule; Request For Comments; Northeast Multispecies Fishery; 2007 Georges Bank Cod Hook Sector Operations Plan and Agreement and Allocation of Georges Bank Cod Total Allowable Catch
- E-mail comments may be submitted to: gbhooksctr@noaa.gov. Include in the subject line of the email the following document identifier: "Comments on GB Cod Hook Sector Operations Plan"
- Written comments must be received on or before May 1, 2007
- Notice; Closure of the Trimester I Fishery for Loligo Squid
- Notice of Availability of Proposed FMP Amendment; Request For Comments; Amendment 14 to the Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass Fishery Management Plan
- E-mail comments may be submitted to: FSBAmendment14NOA@noaa.gov. Include in the subject line of the email the following document identifier: "Comments on Amendment 14 to the Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass FMP"
- Comments must be received on or before June 11, 2007
- Supporting Documents - EA/RIR/IRFA
- Final Rule; Atlantic Herring Fishery; 2007-2009 Specifications
- Temporary Rule; Landing Limit; NE Multispecies Fishery; Modification of the Yellowtail Flounder Landing Limit for the U.S./Canada Management Area
- Proposed Rule; Request For Comments; Atlantic Sea Scallop Fishery; Amendment 13
- Proposed Rule; Request For Comments; Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Northeast Fisheries; Regulatory Amendment to Reconcile State and Federal Commercial Fishing Vessel Permit Programs
- E-mail comments may be submitted to: NERO.Permit@NOAA.gov. Include in the subject line of the email the following document identifier: "Comments on the Proposed Rule for Permit Program Reconciliation"
- Comments must be received by May 7, 2007
- Supporting Documents - EA/RIR/IRFA
- Notice of Availability; Request For Comments; Phase I--Essential Fish Habitat Omnibus Amendment 2, Designations for 27 Species, Amendment 14 to the Northeast Multispecies FMP, Amendment 14 to the Atlantic Scallop FMP, Amendment 3 to the Atlantic Herring FMP, Amendment 4 to the Monkfish FMP, Amendment 1 to the Deep-Sea Red Crab FMP, Amendment 2 to the Skates FMP and Amendment 3 to the Atlantic Salmon FMP, Maine to North Carolina
- Notice of Availability; Status Review Report for Atlantic Sturgeon in the United States
- Notice Of Availability; Request For Comments; Amendment 9 to the Atlantic Mackerel, Squid, And Butterfish Fishery Management Plan
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- Proposed Rule; Request For Comments; Monkfish Fishery; Framework Adjustment 4
- E-mail comments may be submitted to: monkfishFW4@noaa.gov. Include in the subject line of the email the following document identifier: "Comments on the Proposed Rule for Framework Adjustment 4"
- Comments on the proposed Framework 4 measures must be received by 5 p.m. on April 19, 2007. Comments on the proposed interim measures must be received by 5 p.m. on April 4, 2007
- Supporting Documents - EA/RIR/IRFA
- Advance Notice Of Proposed Rulemaking; Extension Of Public Comment Period; Sea Turtle Conservation Requirements
- E-mail comments may be submitted to: 0648-AV04@noaa.gov
- Comments will be accepted through May 18, 2007
- Notice Of Availability (NOA) Of A Fishery Management Plan Amendment; Request For Comments; Amendment 13 to the Atlantic Sea Scallop Fishery Management Plan NOA
- E-mail comments may be submitted to: ScallopAmendment13@noaa.gov. Include in the subject line of the email the following document identifier: "Comments on Scallop Amendment 13"
- Comments must be received on or before May 18, 2007
- Supporting Documents - IRFA
- Temporary Rule; Summer Flounder Fishery; NC to VA Quota Transfer
- Temporary Rule; Atlantic Sea Scallop Fishery; Closure of the Elephant Trunk Scallop Access Area to General Category Scallop Vessels
- Proposed Rule; Request For Comments; Recreational Management Measures for the Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass Fisheries; Fishing Year 2007
- E-mail comments may be submitted to: FSBrecreational2007@noaa.gov. Include in the subject line of the email the following document identifier: "Comments on 2007 Summer Flounder, Scup, & Black Sea Bass Recreational Measures"
- Comments must be received by 5 p.m. local time, on March 30, 2007
- Supporting Documents - EA/RIR/IRFA
- Proposed Rule; Request For Comments; Northeast Multispecies Fishery; Total Allowable Catches for Georges Bank Cod, Haddock, & Yellowtail Flounder in the U.S./Canada Management Area for Fishing Year 2007
- E-mail comments may be submitted to: USCATAC@NOAA.gov. Include in the subject line of the email the following document identifier: "Comments on the proposed TACs for the U.S./Canada Management Area"
- Comments must be received by April 11, 2007
- Supporting Documents - EA/RIR/IRFA & TMGC 2006 Guidance Document
- Final Rule; Atlantic Herring Fishery; Amendment 1
- Temporary Rule; Atlantic Bluefish Fishery; VA to NY Inseason Quota Transfer
- Notice; Request For Information; Initiation of a Status Review Under the Endangered Species Act for Cusk
- E-mail: cuskinfo@noaa.gov. Include in the subject line the following identifier: "cusk status review"
- Information regarding the status of, & threats to, the cusk must be received by April 1, 2007
- Temporary Rule; Gear Restriction, Trip Limit; Northeast Multispecies Fishery; Modification of the Gear Restrictions and Georges Bank Yellowtail Flounder Trip Limits for the U.S./Canada Management Area
- Proposed Rule; Request For Comments; Atlantic Surfclam and Ocean Quahog Fishery; Framework Adjustment 1
- E-mail comments may be submitted to: 0648AT62@noaa.gov. Include in the subject line of the email the following document identifier: "Comments on Framework 1"
- Comments must be received no later than 5 p.m., EST, on April 4, 2007
- Supporting Documents - EA/RIR/IRFA
- Proposed Rule; Request For Comments; Sea Turtle Conservation; Fishing Gear Inspection Program
- E-mail comments may be submitted to: poundnetinspection@noaa.gov. Please include the RIN 0648-AU98 in the subject line of the message
- Comments on this action must be received no later than 5 p.m., EST, on April 2, 2007
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- Final Rule; 2007 Atlantic Bluefish Specifications; Quota Adjustment; 2007 Research Set- Aside Project
- Final Rule; Atlantic Mackerel, Squid, and Butterfish Fisheries 2007 Specifications and Management Measures
- Temporary Rule; Emergency Action; Request For Comments; Revised Summer Flounder TAL for the 2007 Fishing Year
- Comments must be received by 5 p.m., local time, on February 20, 2007
- Supporting Documents - Supplemental EA
- Proposed Specifications; Reopening of Public Comment Period.; Taking of Marine Mammals Incidental to Commercial Fishing Operations; Atlantic Large Whale Take Reduction Plan
- E-mail comments may be submitted to: sewhalerule.comments@noaa.gov. Include in the subject line the following document identifier: "RIN 0648–AU90"
- Written comments on this proposed rule must be received by 5 p.m. EST on January 31, 2007
- Supporting Documents - ALWTRP Website
- Proposed Specifications; Request For Comments; Atlantic Herring Fishery; 2007-2009 Specifications
- E-mail comments may be submitted to: Herr2007to2009Specs@noaa.gov. Include in the subject line the following document identifier: "Comments, 2007-2009 Herring Specifications"
- Comments must be received no later than 5 p.m., EST, on February 9, 2007
- Supporting Documents - EA/RIR/IRFA
- Temporary Rule; Atlantic Bluefish Fishery; Quota Transfers
- Temporary Rule; Emergency Action; Extension of Emergency Fishery Closure Due to the Presence of the Toxin That Causes Paralytic Shellfish Poisoning
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September 12, 2008
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