National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration April 29, 2015 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

Proposed Expansion, Regulatory Revision and New Management Plan for the Public Hearings
Document Number: 2015-10015
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2015-04-29
Agency: Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
On March 26, 2015, NOAA published a proposed rule in the Federal Register proposing to expand the boundaries and scope of the Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary (HIHWNMS) (80 FR 16224). This document adds two additional hearings to the public hearings listed in the proposed rule. The end of the scoping period remains June 19, 2015.
Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Greenland Turbot in the Aleutian Islands Subarea of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area
Document Number: 2015-09984
Type: Rule
Date: 2015-04-29
Agency: Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
NMFS is prohibiting directed fishing for Greenland turbot in the Aleutian Islands subarea of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands management area (BSAI). This action is necessary to prevent exceeding the 2015 Greenland turbot initial total allowable catch (ITAC) in the Aleutian Islands subarea of the BSAI.
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
Document Number: 2015-09979
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-04-29
Agency: Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Evaluation Support Services
Document Number: 2015-09967
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-04-29
Agency: Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice invites the general public and other public agencies to comment on this proposed information collection for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. This is a new information collection for Evaluation Support Services.
Taking of Marine Mammals Incidental to Specified Activities; Construction of the East Span of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge
Document Number: 2015-09915
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-04-29
Agency: Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
NMFS has received a request from the California Department of Transportation (CALTRANS) for an incidental take authorization to take small numbers of California sea lions, Pacific harbor seals, harbor porpoises, and gray whales, by harassment, incidental to construction activities associated with the East Span of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge (SF-OBB) in California. Pursuant to the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA), NMFS is requesting comments on its proposal to issue an authorization to CALTRANS to incidentally take, by harassment, small numbers of marine mammals for a period of 1 year.
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