0648-BJ62 202304 Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions 0648 National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration NOAA 0600 Department of Commerce DOC Designate the Proposed Lake Ontario National Marine Sanctuary

In accordance with section 304(a) of the National Marine Sanctuaries Act (NMSA), as amended, and based on the area’s qualities described in the community-based nomination submitted to NOAA on January 17, 2017 (https:// nominate.noaa.gov/nominations), NOAA initiated a process to consider designating a portion of eastern Lake Ontario in New York as a national marine sanctuary (April 17, 2019, 84 FR 16005). The designation process, as required by the NMSA, is being conducted concurrently with a public process under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). NOAA is moved forward with the designation process of the proposed Lake Ontario National Marine Sanctuary with the release of alternatives for the draft environmental impact statement and proposed regulations. The final rule will be the final stage of the designation process.

]]> Substantive, Nonsignificant Previously Published in The Unified Agenda Final Rule Stage No No 15 CFR 922 16 U.S.C. 1431 et seq. No NPRM 01/19/2023 88 FR 3334 NPRM Comment Period End 03/20/2023 Final Rule 03/00/2024 No None No No No Jessica Kondel Policy and Planning Division Chief 0648 National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration NOAA 240 676-4646 1305 East West Highway, Building SSMC4, Silver Spring MD 20910