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Final ruleTook effect March 16, 2026

Notification of Comparability Findings for New Caledonia, Grenada, and Ireland Under the Import Provisions of the Marine Mammal Protection Act

Built by the Tribune's code from the Federal Register. No AI wrote this page. Published in the Federal Register March 16, 2026. Document 2026-05115. Updated Nov. 13, 2026.

What changed in the regulation

1 part of Title 50 of the Code of Federal Regulations:

50 CFR 216

Wording on eCFR: the day before it took effect and from the day it took effect (first part listed).

Compared with

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has published 186 final rules in 2026 so far, compared with 184 in all of 2025.

Counted by the Tribune from Federal Register records since Jan. 1, 2025.

What happens next and when

These comparability findings are valid and in effect from March 16, 2026 through December 31, 2029, or for such other period as NMFS may specify.

The agency's dates, word for word.

Document number2026-05115
ActionNotification; publication of comparability finding determinations.
AgenciesCommerce Department; National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
PublishedMarch 16, 2026
Effective dateMarch 16, 2026
DocketNOAA-NMFS-2026-1123

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