National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration August 25, 2022 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

Takes of Marine Mammals Incidental to Specified Activities; Taking Marine Mammals Incidental to the North Jetty Maintenance and Repairs Project in Coos Bay, Oregon
Document Number: 2022-18355
Type: Notice
Date: 2022-08-25
Agency: Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
In accordance with the regulations implementing the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA) as amended, notification is hereby given that NMFS has issued two IHAs to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) to incidentally harass marine mammals during in-water construction activities associated with the North Jetty Maintenance and Repairs Project in Coos Bay, Oregon. There are no changes from the proposed authorizations in these final authorizations.
Western Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings
Document Number: 2022-18352
Type: Notice
Date: 2022-08-25
Agency: Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
The Western Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council) will hold its 145th Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC), Pelagic and International Standing Committee, Fishery Rights of Indigenous People Standing Committee, Executive and Budget Standing Committee, and 192nd Council meetings to take actions on fishery management issues in the Western Pacific Region.
Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (MAFMC); Public Meeting
Document Number: 2022-18351
Type: Notice
Date: 2022-08-25
Agency: Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
The Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC) of the Mid- Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council) will hold a meeting.
Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting
Document Number: 2022-18350
Type: Notice
Date: 2022-08-25
Agency: Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council (Council) will hold a half-day meeting of its Joint Coral, Shrimp and Spiny Lobster Advisory Panels (AP) via webinar.
Guidelines for Preparing Stock Assessment Reports Pursuant to the Marine Mammal Protection Act; Draft Revisions to Procedural Directive (NMFS PD 02-204-01)
Document Number: 2022-18349
Type: Notice
Date: 2022-08-25
Agency: Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) solicits public comments on draft revisions to the Guidelines for Preparing Stock Assessment Reports Pursuant to the Marine Mammal Protection Act (NMFS Procedural Directive (PD) 02-204-01).
Pacific Halibut Fisheries; Catch Sharing Plan; Inseason Action
Document Number: 2022-18390
Type: Rule
Date: 2022-08-25
Agency: Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
This notice document announces additional season dates and increases the daily bag limit for some Pacific halibut recreational fisheries in the International Pacific Halibut Commission's (IPHC) regulatory Area 2A off Washington, Oregon, and California. Specifically, this action adds season dates such that the Oregon Central Coast subarea will be open 7 days per week starting September 1, and increases the daily bag limit from one to two fish starting September 1 in the Oregon Central and Southern Coast subareas. This action also provides notice of the closure of the California subarea on August 7, 2022 that was announced by the IPHC on August 5, 2022. This action is intended to conserve Pacific halibut and provide angler opportunity where available.
Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; “Other Rockfish” in the Aleutian Islands Subarea of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area
Document Number: 2022-18384
Type: Rule
Date: 2022-08-25
Agency: Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
NMFS is prohibiting retention of ``other rockfish'' in the Aleutian Islands subarea of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands management area (BSAI). This action is necessary because the 2022 ``other rockfish'' total allowable catch (TAC) in the Aleutian Islands subarea of the BSAI has been reached.
Fisheries Off West Coast States; Modification of the West Coast Salmon Fisheries; Inseason Actions #26 Through #33
Document Number: 2022-18344
Type: Rule
Date: 2022-08-25
Agency: Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
NMFS announces eight inseason actions in the 2022 ocean salmon fisheries. These inseason actions modify the recreational, commercial, and treaty Indian salmon fisheries in the area from the U.S./Canada border to Cape Falcon, Oregon.
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