Takes of Marine Mammals Incidental to Specified Activities; Taking Marine Mammals Incidental to Texas Parks and Wildlife Department Fisheries Research
Built by the Tribune's code from the Federal Register. No AI wrote this page. Published in the Federal Register March 18, 2026. Document 2026-05263. Updated Nov. 13, 2026.
- What it does
NMFS has received a request from the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) for authorization to take marine mammals incidental to fisheries research in the coastal bays of Texas, over the course of 5 years from the issuance of a final rule and Letter of Authorization (LOA). Pursuant to the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA), NMFS proposes regulations setting forth permissible methods of taking, other means of effecting the least practicable adverse impact on such marine mammal stocks (i.e., mitigation measures), and requirements pertaining to monitoring and reporting such takes, and requests comments on the proposed regulations. NMFS will consider public comments prior to making any final decision on the promulgation of the requested MMPA regulations, and NMFS' responses to public comments will be summarized in the final rule announcing our decision.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's summary, as published in the Federal Register.
- What it would change
1 part of Title 50 of the Code of Federal Regulations:
- Before this
No earlier Federal Register document under regulation identifier 0648-BN58 since Jan. 1, 2025.
Since then:
- April 3, 2026 Proposed rule; correction. Takes of Marine Mammals Incidental to Specified Activities; Taking Marine Mammals Incidental to Texas Parks and Wildlife Department Fisheries Research; Correction
- July 20, 2026 Final rule; notification of issuance of Letter of Authorization (LOA). Takes of Marine Mammals Incidental to Specified Activities; Taking Marine Mammals Incidental to Texas Parks and Wildlife Department Fisheries Research
- What happens next and when
Comments and information must be received no later than April 17, 2026.
The agency's dates, word for word.
The record as published
| Document number | 2026-05263 |
|---|---|
| Action | Proposed rule; request for comments. |
| Agencies | Commerce Department; National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration |
| Published | March 18, 2026 |
| Comments close | April 17, 2026 |
| Regulation identifier (RIN) | 0648-BN58 |
| Docket | NOAA-NMFS-2025-0801 |
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