| Magnuson-Stevens Act Implementation |
| Activity Sheet # | N-11.01 | Mandatory | November 15 2005 |
| Activity: | ESSENTIAL FISH HABITAT: Actions by the Secretary and Councils regarding essential fish |
| habitat [Sec. 110(a)(3)]: Promulgate regulations implementing guidelines to assist Councils in |
| the description and identification of essential fish habitat |
| Completion date: | December 1 1997 | March 19 1998 |
| Product (s): | Publication of regulations in Federal Register |
| Overview and scope of task and sub-tasks: |
| Completed | A. Develop guidelines to assist Councils in the description and identification of |
| essential fish habitat |
| Completed | (1) ANPR requesting general comments for rulemaking published |
| Completed |
| Completed | (2) ANPR requesting comments on "Framework for the Description Identification |
| Conservation and Enhancement of Essential Fish Habitat" published |
| Completed |
| Completed | (3) Public meeting in Corpus Christi TX held in conjunction with Gulf of Mexico |
| FMC meeting |
| Completed |
| Completed | (4) Two day East Coast Essential Fish Habitat Workshop held in Atlantic City NJ in |
| conjunction with Atlantic States marine Fisheries Commission meeting |
| Completed |
| Completed | (5) Briefed the PFMC's Southern Habitat Panel in Yountsville CA |
| Completed |
| Completed | (6) Public meeting held in Sacramento CA |
| Completed |
| Completed | (7) Public meeting in Danvers Ma held in conjunction with NEFMC meeting |
| Completed |
| Completed | (8) West Coast Essential Fish Habitat Workshop held in Portland Or |
| Completed |
| Completed | (9) Briefed NPFMC Ecosystem Committee in Anchorage AK |
| Completed |
| Completed | (10) Public meeting held in Kodiak AK |
| Completed |
| Completed | (11) Public meeting held in Anchorage AK |
| Completed |
| Completed | (12) Made EFH presentation to NPFMC in Anchorage AK |
| Completed |
| Completed | (13) Held public meeting in Honolulu HI |
| Completed |
| Completed | (14) Briefed WPFMC in Honolulu HI |
| Completed |
| Completed | (15) Briefed SAFMC on EFH in St. Augustine FL |
| Completed |
| Completed | (16) Briefed MAFMC in Atlantic City NJ |
| Completed |
| Completed | (17) Briefed CFMC in St. Croix USVI |
| Completed |
| Completed | (18) Proposed Rule published in Federal Register; comment period to close May 23 |
| 1997 |
| Completed |
| Completed | (19) Briefed Habitat Committee of MAFMC in Seacaucus NJ |
| Completed |
| Completed | (20) Held public meeting in Seacaucus NJ in conjunction with MAFMC meeting |
| Completed |
| Completed | (21) Public meeting held in New Orleans LA in conjunction with GMFMC meeting |
| Completed |
| Completed | (22) Federal Register notice published announcing that the comment period on the |
| propsed rule was extended until June 6 1997 and an additional public meeting was |
| scheduled for May 28 1997 |
| Completed |
| Completed | (23) Public meeting held in Seattle WA |
| Completed |
| Completed | (24) Public meeting held in Juneau AK |
| Completed |
| Completed | (25) Public meeting held in Charleston SC in conjunction with SAFMC Habitat |
| Advisory Panel meeting |
| Completed |
| Completed | (26) Comment period on Proposed Rule extended until July 8 1997 |
| Completed |
| Completed | (27) Public hearing in San Francisco CA |