0648-BG00 201610 The Regulatory Plan and the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions 0648 National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration NOAA 0600 Department of Commerce DOC Monitor National Marine Sanctuary Boundary Expansion

NOAA is reviewing the sanctuary boundaries in order to evaluate and consider the benefits, need and impact of expanding the sanctuary’s boundaries to include additional submerged maritime cultural and archaeologic resources as described in the February 2013 Monitor National Marine Sanctuary Final Management Plan and Environmental Assessment. NOAA plans to prepare and release a draft environmental impact statement (DEIS) and Draft Management Plan (DMP) as required by section 304(a) of the NMSA that identifies boundary expansion alternatives, as well as a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) to amend the sanctuary regulations to reflect any new boundary, if proposed.

]]> Substantive, Nonsignificant First Time Published in The Unified Agenda Proposed Rule Stage No No 15 CFR 922 16 U.S.C. 1431 et seq. 16 U.S.C. 470 et seq. No NPRM 02/00/2017 Undetermined None No No No Helene Scalliet 0648 National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration NOAA 301 713-7281 helene.scalliet@noaa.gov 1305 East-West Highway, Silver Spring MD 20910