NMFS Reallocates Alaska Pacific Cod; NIH, DOJ, NOAA Post Administrative Notices

Pacific Cod Reallocation in the Gulf of Alaska

The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), under the Commerce Department's National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, has issued a temporary rule reallocating projected unused amounts of Pacific cod from catcher vessels using trawl gear to catcher vessels using pot gear in the Western Regulatory Area of the Gulf of Alaska (GOA). The rule affects regulations at 50 CFR 679. According to the notice, the action is necessary to allow the 2026 total allowable catch (TAC) of Pacific cod to be harvested in the Western Regulatory Area of the GOA. The reallocation took effect at 1200 hours, Alaska local time, on October 21, 2026, and runs through 2400 hours, Alaska local time, on December 31, 2026.

NIH Center for Scientific Review: Closed Peer-Review Meetings

The National Institutes of Health's Center for Scientific Review has published two separate notices of closed meetings. One is scheduled for November 17, 2026, and another for November 18, 2026. Both notices were published by the Health and Human Services Department and each spans 2 Federal Register pages.

DOJ Office of the Pardon Attorney: Information Collection Revision

The Department of Justice's Office of the Pardon Attorney is submitting a revised information collection request to the Office of Management and Budget for review and approval, in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The notice is a 60-day notice, and comments are encouraged and will be accepted until 60 days after publication in the Federal Register.

NOAA Ocean Enterprise Study: OMB Collection Request

The Commerce Department's National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has submitted an information collection activity to the Office of Management and Budget for review and approval, with a comment request, concerning a study titled "The Ocean Enterprise: A Study of US Business Activity in Ocean Measurement, Observation and Forecasting." The notice spans 2 Federal Register pages.

What to Watch

• October 21 – December 31, 2026: NMFS Pacific cod reallocation is in effect for the Western Regulatory Area of the Gulf of Alaska (effective 1200 hours A.l.t. October 21, through 2400 hours A.l.t. December 31).
• November 17–18, 2026: NIH Center for Scientific Review closed meetings.
• Rolling (60 days post-publication): Deadline for public comments on the DOJ Office of the Pardon Attorney's revised information collection request.

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