National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Categorical Exclusions (opens in new tab)Categorical Exclusion
Trust Resource Authorization and Permitting Actions
Exclusion Text
[B12.] ‘‘Issuance of Exempted Fishing Permits (EFPs) Scientific Research Permits (SRPs), and other permits for research that may impact species regulated under the authority of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (MSA) and the Atlantic Tunas Convention Act (ATCA). This includes permitted research of limited size, magnitude or duration with negligible individual or cumulative impacts, which requires temporary relief of fishery management regulations. CE is limited to permits that authorize activities that are limited in size, magnitude, or duration with no potential for significant individual or cumulative impacts.’’
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