Public comment on the state’s incidental take permit application and conservation plan to address sturgeon and sea turtle interactions in the state’s estuarine anchored gill net fishery has been extended.
The National Marine Fisheries Service extended the comment period on its Dec. 22, 2022, notice of receipt of North Carolina’s Incidental Take Permit application and conservation plan by 30 days. The comment period will now end Feb. 22, state Division of Marine Fisheries officials announced Friday.
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Public comments may be submitted electronically via the Federal eRulemaking Portal http://www.regulations.gov. Enter [NOAA-NMFS-2022-0115] in the search box. Click on the “Comment Now!” icon, complete the required fields, and enter or attach your comments.
Comments previously submitted do not need to be resubmitted.
The division submitted the incidental take permit application to the National Marine Fisheries Service Office of Protected Resources on Dec. 2. The notice of receipt and request for public comments was published in the Federal Register on Dec. 22, 2022.
Review and download the application on the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration website or at http://www.regulations.gov.
For more commenting instructions, refer to the Notice of Receipt published on the Federal Register and its correction.
