FR Notice Initiation of a Status Review for the Rice’s Whale and Request for Information
NonrulemakingNoticeNOAA-NMFS-2026-1222-0001
Comments
7,010
Awaiting comments
Deadline
23 days
Closes Jul 7, 2026
Net support
+99%
Support minus oppose · campaigns included
+83% excluding campaigns
Document
Details
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- Posted
- May 5, 2026
- Comment period
- May 5, 2026 – Jul 7, 2026
- Agency
- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
Analysis
Overview
What the public is saying — stance, who's commenting, and the issues they raise.
Analyzed 4,888 of 7,010 comments
70%· analysis in progress
Stance breakdown
+99%
Net support
Support4,859Oppose23Other6Not yet analyzed2,122
Aggregates include form-letter campaigns. Excluding them, net support is +83% across organic comments.
Who commented
Breakdown by commenter type.
Individual
4,883
Advocacy
2
Other
2
Academic
1
Not yet analyzed
2,122
Comments over time
Weekly arrivals, stacked by stance.
Posted May 5, 2026Deadline Jul 7, 2026
Support4,859Oppose23Other6
Support × commenter type
How each type splits across stance.
Issues raised
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Issues are identified as comment analysis progresses — nothing tagged on this document yet.
Form letters
Campaigns
Organized form-letter drives, separated from organic one-off comments.
95%of comments arrived through a form-letter campaign — 6,637 of 7,010 comments. 349 are organic, and 24 are still being processed for campaign detection.
Campaign6,637Organic349Not yet determined24
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Protect Rice's Whales from Extinction
Sponsor unknown
6,63794.7% of total
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