National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration July 5, 2023 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

Evaluation of Alabama State Coastal Management Program; Notice of Public Meeting; Request for Comments
Document Number: 2023-14116
Type: Notice
Date: 2023-07-05
Agency: Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Office for Coastal Management, will hold an in-person public meeting to solicit input on the performance evaluation of the Alabama Coastal Management Program. NOAA also invites the public to submit written comments.
Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South Atlantic; Exempted Fishing Permits
Document Number: 2023-14186
Type: Notice
Date: 2023-07-05
Agency: Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
NMFS announces the receipt of an application for an exempted fishing permit (EFP) from Dr. Max Lee, Mote Marine Laboratory and Aquarium (Mote), Center for Fisheries Electronic Monitoring, Sarasota, Florida. If granted, the EFP would allow the retention of a limited number of undersized red grouper in Gulf of Mexico (Gulf) Federal waters by three federally permitted commercial reef fish bottom longline vessels. The results from this EFP are expected assist in Federal fishery management decisions.
Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South Atlantic; 2023-2024 Recreational Closure for Gulf of Mexico Greater Amberjack
Document Number: 2023-14164
Type: Rule
Date: 2023-07-05
Agency: Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
NMFS implements an accountability measure for recreational greater amberjack in the Gulf of Mexico (Gulf) reef fish fishery for the 2023-2024 fishing year through this temporary rule. NMFS has determined that Gulf greater amberjack landings are projected to reach the recreational annual catch target (ACT) for the 2023-2024 fishing year by August 25, 2023. Therefore, the recreational fishing season for greater amberjack in the Gulf exclusive economic zone (EEZ) will close on August 25, 2023, and the sector will remain closed until the start of the next recreational fishing season on August 1, 2024. This closure is necessary to protect the Gulf greater amberjack resource.
Endangered Species; File No. 27109
Document Number: 2023-14140
Type: Notice
Date: 2023-07-05
Agency: Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Notice is hereby given that Christopher Marshall, Ph.D., Texas A&M University, 200 Seawolf Parkway, Building 3029, Room 253, Galveston, TX 77553, has applied in due form for a permit to take Kemp's ridley (Lepidochelys kempii), green (Chelonia mydas), loggerhead (Caretta caretta), and hawksbill (Eretmochelys imbricata) sea turtles for purposes of scientific research.
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