Proposed Rules, Temporary Rules, and Analytical documents |
Federal Register |
Date Published |
Comment Period |
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Proposed Rule to Authorize Deep-Set Buoy Gear |
88 FR 7661 |
February 6, 2023 |
Comment period closed (as of March 8, 2023)
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Proposed Amendment to the HMS FMP to Authorize Deep-Set Buoy Gear |
88 FR 1171 |
January 9, 2023 |
Comment period closed (as of March 10, 2023)
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Notice of Receipt of Applications for an Exempted Fishing Permit to Fish with Alternative Gear, Midwater Snap Gear, in the West Coast Exclusive Economic Zone |
87 FR 1401 |
January 11, 2022 |
Comment period closed (as of February 10, 2022) |
Draft EIS for Proposed Amendment 6 to the Fishery Management Plan for West Coast Highly Migratory Species Fisheries: Authorization of Deep-set Buoy Gear |
86 FR 46847 |
August 20, 2021 |
Comment period closed (as of October 4, 2021) |
Notice of Intent to Prepare an EIS to Consider an EFP to Fish Longline Gear |
85 FR 48205 |
August 10, 2020 |
Comment period closed (as of September 9, 2020) |
Amendment 4 to Fishery Management Plan for West Coast Highly Migratory Species Fisheries; Revisions to the Biennial Management Cycle
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83 FR 3108
83 FR 8414
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January 23, 2018
February 27, 2018
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Comment period on Notice of Availability closed (as of March 26, 2018)
Comment period on Proposed Rule closed (as of April 13, 2018)
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Proposed Rule: Implementation of a Federal Limited Entry Permit in the California/Oregon Large-Mesh Drift Gillnet Fishery |
82 FR 50366 |
October 31, 2017 |
Comments period closed (as of December 15, 2017) |
Proposed Rule: Protected Species Hard Caps for the California/Oregon Large-Mesh Drift Gillnet Fishery
FAQs
Efforts on Reducing Entanglements in Gillnet Fishery
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81 FR 70660
81 FR 84546
82 FR 26902
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October 13, 2016
November 23, 2016
June 12, 2017
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Extended comment period closed (December 28, 2016)
Effective June 12, 2017
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Draft Environmental Assessment for Consideration of an Exempted Fishing Permit to Fish with Longline Gear in the West Coast Exclusive Economic Zone |
81 FR 60675 |
September 2, 2016 |
Comments closed (October 3, 2016) |
Proposed Rule: Comprehensive Ecosystem-Based Management Amendment 1 |
81 FR 215 |
January 5, 2016 |
Comments closed (February 9, 2016) |
Proposed Rule: Pacific Bluefin Tuna Recreational Bag Limits and Multiday Possession Limits; Tuna Fillet-at-Sea Requirements |
80 FR 22156 |
April 21, 2015 |
Closed |
Establishing a control date of June 23, 2014, for the large-mesh drift gillnet fishery |
79 FR 64161 |
Oct. 28, 2014 |
Closed |
Temporary Rule for Sperm Whale Interactions in Drift Gillnet Fishery (effective 180 Days) |
78 FR 54548 |
Sept. 4, 2013 |
Closed |
Notices & Final Rules |
Federal Register |
Date Published |
Date Effective |
Notice; Issuance of exempted fishing permits (EFP) issued to target highly migratory species in Federal waters off the U.S. West Coast for 2019
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84 FR 20108 |
May 8, 2019 |
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Notice of Intent to Prepare an EIS: Short- and long-term impacts of proposed authorization of deep-set buoy gear under the Fishery Management Plan for U.S. West Coast Fisheries for Highly Migratory Species. |
84 FR 7323 |
March 4, 2019 |
Comment period closed (April 3, 2019) |
Notice; request for comments; Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act; General Provisions for Domestic Fisheries; Application for Exempted Fishing Permit |
83 FR 26268 |
June 6, 2018 |
Comment period closed (July 6, 2018) |
Final Rule: Implementation of a Federal Limited Entry Permit in the California/Oregon Large-Mesh Drift Gillnet Fishery |
83 FR 11146 |
March 14, 2018 |
April 13, 2018 |
Notice; request for comments. Twenty-seven exempted fishing permits under the Fishery Management Plan for U.S. West Coast Fisheries for Highly Migratory Species |
82 FR 40751 |
August 28, 2017 |
Comments closed (September 27, 2017) |
Notice of Determination: NMFS’ Response to the Center for Biological Diversity’s Petition for Rulemaking Regarding Pacific Bluefin Tuna (see supporting material: NMFS’ Detailed Response) |
81 FR 39213 |
June 16, 2016 |
June 9, 2016 |
Temporary Rule: Pacific Loggerhead Conservation Area Closure in the West Coast Drift Gillnet |
81 FR 35653 |
June 3, 2016 |
June 1, 2016 through August 31, 2016 |