Rule2022-13570
Amendments to National Marine Sanctuary Regulations; Delay of Effective Date
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Published
June 24, 2022
Effective
May 13, 2022
Issuing agencies
Commerce DepartmentNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Abstract
On May 13, 2022, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) published an interim final rule in the Federal Register that amended the Office of National Marine Sanctuaries (ONMS) regulations. That rule was published with a 30-day comment period, which ended on June 13, 2022, and a 45-day delayed effective date of June 27, 2022. This rule delays the effective date of the interim final rule by 90 days, until September 26, 2022.
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 121 (Friday, June 24, 2022)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 37728-37729]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-13570]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
15 CFR Part 922
[Docket No. 220621-0139]
RIN 0648-AV85
Amendments to National Marine Sanctuary Regulations; Delay of
Effective Date
AGENCY: Office of National Marine Sanctuaries (ONMS), National Oceanic
and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Department of Commerce (DOC).
ACTION: Interim final rule; delay of effective date.
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SUMMARY: On May 13, 2022, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration (NOAA) published an interim final rule in the Federal
Register that amended the Office of National Marine Sanctuaries (ONMS)
regulations. That rule was published with a 30-day comment period,
which ended on June 13, 2022, and a 45-day delayed effective date of
June 27, 2022. This rule delays the effective date of the interim final
rule by 90 days, until September 26, 2022.
DATES: As of June 24, 2022, the effective date for the interim final
rule published May 13, 2022, at 87 FR 29606, is delayed to September
26, 2022.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Vicki Wedell, NOAA Office of National
Marine Sanctuaries, (240) 533-0650, <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#89dfe0eae2e0a7deecedece5e5c9e7e6e8e8a7eee6ff"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="e3b58a80888acdb48687868f8fa38d8c8282cd848c95">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
In response to the interim final rule published on May 13, 2022 (87
FR 29606), which updated and streamlined ONMS regulations, NOAA
received eight comments before the end of the comment period on June
13, 2022. The submitted comments are posted at <a href="http://regulations.gov">regulations.gov</a> under
docket NOAA-NOS-2011-0120. Based on issues raised by some of the public
comments, NOAA is preparing technical corrections and responses to
those comments for the final rule. Therefore, NOAA is delaying the June
27, 2022 effective date of the interim final rule by 90 days, to
September 26, 2022. This action does not extend or reopen the comment
period for NOAA's previous request for comments on the interim final
rule.
National Marine Sanctuaries Act
The National Marine Sanctuaries Act (NMSA) authorizes the Secretary
of
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Commerce (Secretary) to designate, manage, and protect, as a national
marine sanctuary, any area of the marine environment that is of special
national significance due to its conservation, recreational,
ecological, historical, scientific, cultural, archeological,
educational, or esthetic qualities (16 U.S.C. 1431 et seq.). NMSA
provides the legal basis and serves as the authority under which NOAA
issues this action.
Nicole R. LeBoeuf,
Assistant Administrator for Ocean Services and Coastal Zone Management,
National Ocean Service.
[FR Doc. 2022-13570 Filed 6-23-22; 8:45 am]
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