Magnuson-Stevens Act Provisions; Environmental Review Process for Fishery Management Actions

8 organizations filed 8 public comments on Magnuson-Stevens Act Provisions; Environmental Review Process for Fishery Management Actions, at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. The comment window closed 6559d ago.

Abstract

This proposed rule would revise and update the NMFS procedures for complying with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) in the context of fishery management actions developed pursuant to the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (MSA). These regulations are modeled on the Council of environmental Quality (CEQ) regulations implementing the procedural provisions of NEPA, 40 CFR parts 1500-1508, with specific revisions to the existing NMFS procedures made pursuant to the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Reauthorization Act (MSRA). The procedures are designed to conform to the timelines for review and approval of fishery management plans and plan amendments developed pursuant to the MSA. Further, these procedures are intended to integrate applicable environmental analytical procedures, including the timeframes for public input, with the procedure for the preparation and dissemination of fishery management plans, plan amendments, and other actions taken or approved pursuant to the MSA in order to provide for timely, clear, and concise analysis that is useful to decisionmakers and the public, reduce extraneous paperwork, and effectively involve the public.

Commenters (8)

• Committee on Natural Resources (72 signers)trade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Conservation Association AV53trade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Defenders of Wildlife

  1 filing · confidence 97%
• Marine Conservation Alliance AV53trade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Marine eco-systemsunverified attribution

  1 filing · confidence 70%
• NO to too much authority for "fishery management councils" - MSA Environmental Review Proceduresunverified attribution

  1 filing · confidence 70%
• Please Withdraw Your Agency's NEPA Proposal and Protect Ocean Ecosystemsunverified attribution

  1 filing · confidence 70%
• Please withdraw your NEPA proposal and protect ocean systemsunverified attribution

  1 filing · confidence 70%