October 18, 2010

As part of an ongoing efforttoreform its enforcement practices, NOAA’s Office of General Counsel, through its Office of General Counsel for Enforcement and Litigation, is requesting public comment on a new draft penalty policy

Jane Lubchenco, Ph.D., under secretary of commerce for oceans and atmosphere and NOAA administrator, announced on Monday two changes we have made to move NOAA further down the road to an effective enforcement program in NOAA’s National Marine Fisheries Service.