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NOAA published the final rule for this action on 1/17/2025. However, the National Marine Sanctuaries Act provides the authority for a Governor of an affected State to object to any of NOAA’s new regulations in state waters. The Governor of Florida ultimately objected to the updated regulations within state waters. Therefore, by operation of the Act, the updated regulations have not taken effect in the state waters portions of Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary. NOAA will publish a final notice of effective date for this regulatory action and will reflect updates to the regulations which take into account the Governor’s objection.