Council Coordination Committee (CCC) Correspondence
The Council Coordination Committee periodically develops comment letters on issues of importance to all eight councils. An archive of these comment letters (2011-present) can be found on the page below.
2024
Letter from Regional Fishery Management Council Executive Directors Regarding Financial Status (3/28/24)
2023
2022
2021
CCC Letter to Sam Rauch regarding ESA-MSA Integration (Policy Directive 01‐117) (7/29/21)
Rauch response to CCC Letter (9/14/21)
CCC Comments on Executive Order 14008: Tackling the Climate Crisis at Home and Abroad (3/12/21)
CCC Letter to Acting Secretary De la Vega (Interior) regarding Northeast monuments (2/26/21)
2020
CCC letter to Chris Oliver regarding National Environmental Policy Act, November 6, 2020
CCC letter to Chris Oliver regarding National Standard 1 Technical Guidance, November 6, 2020
CCC letter to Chris Oliver regarding Aquaculture, November 6, 2020
CCC letter to Chris Oliver regarding reestablishing the National Seafood Council, November 6, 2020
CCC letter to Chris Oliver promoting Seafood Competitiveness, November 5, 2020
CCC letter to Secretary Wilbur Ross (Commerce) regarding marine monuments, May 29, 2020
CCC Letter to Habitat Partners: Council Role in Habitat Conservation and EFH Designation, May 28, 2020
2018
CCC letter to Congressman Young on H.R. 200, June 8, 2018
CCC letter to Chris Oliver regarding research priorities, June 5, 2018
CCC letter to Chris Oliver regarding data modernization, June 5, 2018
2017
CCC letter to Secretary Ross with Updated CCC Working Paper on MSA Reauthorization Issues, November 15, 2017
CCC letter to Oliver - introduction and funding comments, September 12, 2017
CCC letter to Werner regarding draft NS2 framework (best scientific information available), June 23, 2017
CCC letter to Secretary Zinke (Interior) and Secretary Ross regarding marine national monuments, May 16, 2017
CCC letter to President Trump regarding marine national monuments, March 1, 2017
CCC letter to Secretary Ross - introduction and recommendations, March 1, 2017
CCC questions for NMFS regarding NS1, February 10, 2017
NMFS responses to NS1 questions, April 2017
CCC letter of appreciation to Eileen Sobeck, January 18, 2017
2016
2014
CCC letter to Representative Hastings and Senator Begich regarding reauthorization of the Magnuson-Stevens Act, June 20, 2014
CCC letter to Oceana regarding "Wasted Catch" report, June 18, 2014
Oceana response, July 14, 2014
CCC letter to Sobeck regarding FY2014 funding, February 25, 2014
2013
CCC letter to Rauch regarding FY14 funding for regional fishery management councils, November 18, 2013
CCC letter to Representative Hastings and Senator Begich regarding reauthorization of the Magnuson-Stevens Act, November 8, 2013
Letter from Rauch to CCC Chair, Dorthoy Lowman, regarding fishery allocation decisions, October 28, 2013
CCC letter to Rauch regarding NEPA policy directive, March 11, 2013
NMFS response, April 1, 2013
Letter from Rauch to CCC regarding CCC meeting guidance, February 15, 2013
2012
CCC letter to Rauch regarding 5-year research priorities, May 29, 2012
CCC letter to Rauch regarding formation of National SSC, May 29, 2012
CCC letter to Rauch regarding science center funding allocation, May 29, 2012
CCC letter to Rauch regarding international fisheries management issues, May 29, 2012
CCC letter to National Ocean Council regarding regional fishery management council participation on regional planning bodies, May 28, 2012
CCC letter to NOAA regarding Endangered Species Act (ESA) jeopardy determinations, May 18, 2012
CCC letter to Naughton regarding communications, May 17, 2012
2011
CCC letter to Schwaab regarding NMFS allocation project, March 31, 2011
CCC letter to Schwaab regarding Managing Our Nations Fisheries Conference, February 7, 2011
CCC letter to National Ocean Council regarding participation in Marine Spatial Planning, February 3, 2011
CCC letter to Schwaab regarding regional fishery management council funding, February 2, 2011
