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NOAA Seeks Comments on Procedural Changes Related to Coastal Zone Management Act

Office of Advocacy Mar 20, 2019

On March 11, 2019, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) published an advanced notice of proposed rulemaking to seek comment on changes to the Coastal Zone Management Act process. Specifically, the agency seeks comment…

Letters to Agencies

Revision of the Regulations for Listing Endangered Species, Designating Critical Habitat, and…

Office of Advocacy Sep 25, 2018

September 24, 2018 The Office of Advocacy submits the following comments in response to the U.S. Department of the Interior’s Fish and Wildlife Service and the U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Marine Fisheries Services’ three…

DOI and NOAA Seek Comments on Proposed Rules to Revise Endangered Species Act Regulations

Office of Advocacy Aug 13, 2018

On July 25, 2018, the U.S. Department of the Interior’s Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), and the U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) published proposed rules to…

NOAA Office of National Marine Sanctuaries Seeks Comments on Periodic Review of Existing Regulations

Office of Advocacy Mar 5, 2018

On March 1, 2018, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Office of National Marine Sanctuaries (ONMS) published a notification of plan for periodic review and request for comments on two regulations up for review under the…

Alerts Archive

NOAA Proposes Rules Requiring Shrimp Boats to use Turtle Excluder Devices

Office of Advocacy May 15, 2012

On May 10, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration proposed rules to withdraw the alternative tow time restriction and require all skimmer trawls, pusher-head trawls, and wing nets (butterfly trawls) rigged for fishing to use…