This is a procedural Federal Register notice, not a NEPA document. The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) published notice that the Maine Department of Marine Resources (ME DMR) submitted an Exempted Fishing Permit (EFP) application to conduct commercial fishing outside standard federal regulations. The EFP would allow participating vessels to use closed escape vents and smaller trap mesh (exempting 50 CFR 697.21(c)) and to carry up to 60 additional traps per vessel (exempting 697.19), to gather distribution, abundance, and biological data on juvenile lobsters and Jonah crabs in areas with low traditional survey coverage. Public comments were due by September 24, 2024. No NEPA analysis is present.12