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Federal Register Notices of Proposed and/or Continuing Information Collections as Required by the Paperwork Reduction Act
The Department of Commerce, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing information collections, as…
- American Fisheries Act Extension (85 FR 66956, 10/21/2020)
- Crab Rationalization Program Arbitration System (85 FR 56583, 09/14/2020)
- LLP for Groundfish, Crab, and Scallops (85 FR 54999, 09/03/2020)
- Alaska Pacific Halibut Fisheries: Subsistence, (85 FR 45867, 7/30/20)
- Annual Trawl Catcher/Processor Economic Data Report (85 FR 44524, 07/23/2020)
- Annual Trawl Catcher Vessel Economic Data Report (85 FR 44523, 07/23/2020)
- Annual Registration of Charter Halibut Permits (85 FR 40990, 07/08/2020)
- Prohibited Species Donation Program, (85 FR 37875, 06/24/2020)
- Alaska Interagency Electronic Reporting System, (85 FR 37877, 06/24/2020)
- Alaska Region Vessel Monitoring System (VMS) Program, (85 FR 37879 , 06/24/2020)
- Alaska Region Crab Permits (85 FR 37629, 06/23/2020)
- Alaska Region Scale & Catch Weighing Requirements, (85 FR 36566, 06/17/2020)
- Subsistence Halibut Renewal (85 FR 13139, 03/06/2020)
- Crab Rationalization Program Extension (85 FR 6915, 02/06/2020)
- Charter Halibut Revision/Extension (85 FR 10413, 02/24/2020)
- Alaska Gear Identification (85 FR 10152, 02/21/2020)
- Halibut Catch Handling and Monitoring Information Collection Requirements (85 F…
- Community Development Quota (CDQ) Extension (85 FR 1803, 1/13/2020)
- American Fisheries Act (AFA) Extension (85 FR 1804, 1/13/2020)
- Alaska Council Cooperative Annual Reports (84 FR 67432, 12/10/2019)
- Gear Identification Requirements (84 FR 61598, 11/13/2019)
- Intent to Process Aleutian Islands Pacific Cod (84 FR 60057, 11/07/2019)
- American Fisheries Act Information Collection Extension (84 FR 53106, 10/04/20…
- Community Development Quota (CDQ) Program Revision and Extension (84 FR 52872, …
- Annual Notification to Process Pacific Cod (84 FR 44286, 08/23/2019)
- Alaska Council Cooperative Annual Reports (84 FR 35099, 7/22/2019)
- Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Crab Economic Data Reports (84 FR 27766, 06/14/…
- Community Quota Entity (CQE) Program Extension (84 FR 11751, 03/28/2019)
- Amendment 80 Program Extension and Revision (84 FR 10796, 03/22/2019)
- Economic Data Report Renewal (84 FR 8307, 03/07/2019)
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12/21/2020
Aquaculture Opportunity Areas Request for Information
NOAA has directives to preserve ocean sustainability and facilitate domestic aquaculture in the U.S. through the National Aquaculture Act of 1980, the NOAA Marine Aquaculture Policy, and Executive Order 13921, “Promoting American Seafood Competitiveness…
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12/22/2020
Amendment 14 to the 2006 Consolidated HMS Fishery Management Plan: Shark Quota Management
NOAA Fisheries is exploring options for implementing management measures to be consistent with the current National Standard 1 policy guidelines for Atlantic sharks in Draft Amendment 14 to the 2006 Consolidated Atlantic Highly Migratory Species Fishery…
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12/31/2020
2021-2022 Alaska Groundfish Harvest Specifications
Proposed 2021-2022 harvest specifications, apportionments, and prohibited species catch allowances for the groundfish fishery of the Gulf of Alaska and the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands to establish harvest limits for groundfish during the 2019 and…
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01/04/2021
Notice; Request for Public Comments on Work Plan for Interagency Working Group on IUU Fishing
NMFS is seeking public comments on the Work Plan of the Interagency Working Group on Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated Fishing. This Interagency Working Group was established under the Maritime Security and Fisheries Enforcement Act.
The Work…
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01/15/2021
2020 Draft Marine Mammal Stock Assessment Reports
NOAA Fisheries announces the availability of the 2020 draft marine mammal stock assessment reports (SARs) for public comment. The Alaska, Atlantic, and Pacific regional draft marine mammal SARs were reviewed in accordance with the Marine Mammal…
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03/09/2021
Notice for Comment on Petition to Ban Imports of All Fish and Fish Products from New Zealand that Do Not Satisfy the Marine Mammal Protection Act
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Receipt of petition to ban imports through emergency rulemaking; request for information and comments.
NMFS announces…
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03/27/2109