[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 177 (Wednesday, September 14, 2022)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 56268-56269]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-19877]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
15 CFR Part 922
[Docket No. 220908-0186]
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 that appeared in
the Federal Register and 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 (June 27, 2022). A subsequent notice delaying the
effective date until September 26, 2022, was published on June 24,
2022. This action further delays the effective date of the interim
final rule by an additional 120 days, until January 24, 2023.
DATES: As of September 14, 2022, the effective date for the interim
final rule published at 87 FR 29606, May 13, 2022, and delayed at 87 FR
37728, June 24, 2022, is further delayed until January 24, 2023.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Vicki Wedell, NOAA Office of National
Marine Sanctuaries, (240) 533-0650, [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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
regulations.gov 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. A subsequent notice
delaying
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the effective date until September 26, 2022, was published on June 24,
2022 (87 FR 37228). In this action, NOAA is delaying the effective date
of the interim final rule by an additional 120 days, to January 24,
2023. 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 Commerce 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, National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration.
[FR Doc. 2022-19877 Filed 9-13-22; 8:45 am]
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