Federal comment dates for National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

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1. Comments due · November 12, 2026

   Takes of Marine Mammals Incidental to Specified Activities; Taking Marine Mammals Incidental to the City and Borough of Juneau's Seawalk Extension Project, Juneau, AlaskaNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration · Document 2026-20789

2. Comments due · November 12, 2026

   Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act Provisions; Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Framework Adjustment 7 to the Atlantic Spiny Dogfish Fishery Management PlanNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration · Document 2026-20863

3. Comments due · November 12, 2026

   Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of America, and South Atlantic; Reef Fish Fishery of the Gulf and Coastal Migratory Pelagic Fishery of the Gulf and Atlantic Region; Request for an Exempted Fishing PermitNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration · Document 2026-21999

4. Comments due · November 16, 2026

   Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Analysis of and Review of Ocean Exploration Video ProductsNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration · Document 2026-19086

5. Hearing · November 16, 2026

   Deep Seabed Mining: Notice of Receipt of Application for Deep Seabed Mining Exploration License and Announcement of Public Comment Period and Virtual Public HearingNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration · Document 2026-20830

6. Comments due · November 16, 2026

   Taking and Importing Marine Mammals; Taking Marine Mammals Incidental to Russian River Estuary Management ActivitiesNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration · Document 2026-21072

7. Comments due · November 16, 2026

   Fishery Management Plans of St. Croix and St. Thomas and St. John; Spiny Lobster Management MeasuresNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration · Document 2026-21205

8. Comments due · November 17, 2026

   Coral, Coral Reefs, and Live/Hardbottom Habitats of the South Atlantic and the Shrimp Fishery of the South Atlantic Region; Amendments 11/12National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration · Document 2026-19182

9. Comments due · November 19, 2026

   Draft Revised Management Plans for the ACE Basin, Elkhorn Slough, and Weeks Bay National Estuarine Research Reserves; Notice of Proposed Boundary ChangesNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration · Document 2026-21418

10. Comments due · November 19, 2026

    Takes of Marine Mammals Incidental To Specified Activities; Taking Marine Mammals Incidental to the U.S. Navy's TRF Wharf Interface Repairs Project at U.S. Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay, GeorgiaNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration · Document 2026-21419

11. Comments due · November 20, 2026

    Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Modify Groundfish Season Timing in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands and Gulf of Alaska Groundfish FisheriesNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration · Document 2026-21507

12. Comments due · November 23, 2026

    Marine Mammals; File No. 29925National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration · Document 2026-21616

13. Comments due · December 7, 2026

    Marine Mammals; File No. 29841National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration · Document 2026-22646

14. Comments due · December 9, 2026

    Pacific Island Fisheries; Commercial Fishing in the Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monument ExpansionNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration · Document 2026-22815

15. Hearing · December 10, 2026

    Notice of Public Hearings and Availability of the Draft Environmental Impact Statement and Draft Management Plan for the Proposed Designation of the Green Bay National Estuarine Research ReserveNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration · Document 2026-22673 4:00 PM CT

16. Comments due · December 14, 2026

    Deep Seabed Mining: Notice of Receipt of Application for Deep Seabed Mining Exploration License and Announcement of Public Comment Period and Virtual Public HearingNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration · Document 2026-20830

17. Comments due · December 17, 2026

    Initiation of Review of Management Plan for Gray's Reef National Marine Sanctuary; Request for InformationNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration · Document 2026-22287 11:59 PM Eastern Standard Time

18. Comments due · December 21, 2026

    Notice of Public Hearings and Availability of the Draft Environmental Impact Statement and Draft Management Plan for the Proposed Designation of the Green Bay National Estuarine Research ReserveNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration · Document 2026-22673 11:59 PM Central Time

19. Comments due · January 4, 2027

    Greater Atlantic Regional Fisheries Office; Public HearingsNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration · Document 2026-22425

20. Comments due · January 4, 2027

    Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Southeast Fishing and Boating SurveyNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration · Document 2026-22569

21. Comments due · January 4, 2027

    Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Cook Inlet EEZ Commercial Salmon FisheryNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration · Document 2026-22643

22. Comments due · January 5, 2027

    Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Amendment 128 to the FMP for Groundfish of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area and Amendment 116 to the FMP for the Groundfish Fisheries of the Gulf of Alaska; Small Sablefish ReleaseNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration · Document 2026-22695

23. Comments due · October 20, 2027

    Gulf Fishery Management Council and South Atlantic Fishery Management Council; Public MeetingsNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration · Document 2026-19258 5:00 PM EDT