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DOC/NOAA RIN: 0648-AY20 Publication ID: Fall 2010 
Title: Gulf of the Farallones, Monterey Bay, and Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuaries Technical Corrections 
Abstract: In the November 20, 2008, Federal Register notice (73 FR 70488) implementing the final rules for the Gulf of the Farallones, Monterey Bay (GFNMS) and Cordell Bank national marine sanctuaries (referred to jointly as the joint management plan review or JMPR), NOAA published the coordinates for the outer boundary of GFNMS and certain zones within the outer boundary. Some sets of coordinates contained technical omissions that need to be corrected for them to be properly mapped. The final rule also included a provision to prohibit vessels from anchoring in designated seagrass protection zones in Tomales Bay (with an exception for mariculture operations conducted pursuant to a valid lease, permit, or license). In publishing the boundary coordinates for two of the seven seagrass protection zones, NOAA omitted points that made accurate mapping difficult. As such, NOAA is republishing the coordinate tables for zones 2 and 4 to allow accurate GPS plotting of zones 2 and 4. Lastly, NOAA is explicitly excepting vessel generator exhaust for cruise ships in all three sanctuaries. 
Agency: Department of Commerce(DOC)  Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant 
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Actions 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: No 
CFR Citation: 15 CFR 922   
Legal Authority: 16 USC 1439   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
Final Rule--Technical Corrections  09/01/2010  75 FR 53567   
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  Government Levels Affected: None 
Small Entities Affected: No  Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No 
Related RINs: Related to 0648-AT14, Related to 0648-AT15 
Agency Contact:
John Armor
Legislative, Regulatory, and NEPA Coordinator
Department of Commerce
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
1305 East-West Highway,
Silver Spring, MD 20910-3281
Phone:301 713-7234
Fax:301 713-0404
Email: john.armor@noaa.gov