PUBLIC NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR CONSISTENCY DETERMINATION UNDER THE COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT ACT The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) has filed notice of a proposed project which requires review by the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources to ensure compliance with the state's approved Coastal Program under the Coastal Zone Management Act. The applicant is proposing to promulgate regulations to provide the NMFS Regional Administrator the authority to withhold a percentage of the 2027 commercial quota of red grouper equivalent to the portion of the commercial quota proposed for the quota pool in Amendment 63 to the Fishery Management Plan for the Reef Fish Resources of the Gulf. Project details can be found at https://dmr.ms.gov/permitting or can be provided by mail if requested at 228-523-4106. Any person wishing to make comments or objections to the proposed activity must submit those comments in writing to the Department of Marine Resources by mail to 1141 Bayview Avenue, Biloxi, Mississippi 39530; by fax to 228-374-5008; or by email to thomas.butera@dmr.ms.gov before 1:00 p.m. on the day August 10, 2026. IPL0359710 Jul 26 2026