Commerce Department, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
NOAA is issuing final regulations for the designation of the Lake Ontario National Marine Sanctuary (LONMS) in eastern Lake Ontario to recognize the national significance of the area's historical, archaeological, and cultural resources and to manage this special place as part of the National Marine Sanctuary System. The area encompasses 1,300 nmi\2\ (1,722 mi\2\) of eastern Lake Ontario waters and borders Wayne, Cayuga, Oswego, and Jefferson counties. NOAA will co-manage LONMS with New York State.
Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Department of Commerce National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 15 CFR Part 922 [Docket No. 240329-0091] RIN 0648-BJ62 AGENCY: Office of National Marine Sanctuaries (ONMS), National Ocean Service (NOS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Department of Commerce (DOC). ACTION: Final rule. SUMMARY: NOAA is issuing final regulations for the designation of the Lake Ontario National Marine Sanctuary (LONMS) in eastern Lake Ontario to recognize the national significance of the area's historical, archaeological, and cultural resources and to manage this special place as part of the National Marine Sanctuary System. The area encompasses 1,300 nmi 2 (1,722 mi 2 ) of eastern Lake Ontario waters and borders Wayne, Cayuga, Oswego, and Jefferson counties. NOAA will co-manage LONMS with New York State. DATES: Effective Date: Pursuant to section 304(b) of the National Marine Sanctuaries Act (NMSA) ( 16 U.S.C. 1434(b) ), the designation and regulations shall take effect and become final after the close of a review period of forty-five days of continuous session of Congress, beginning on the date on which this Federal rulemaking is published, which is June 6, 2024, unless the Governor of the State of New York certifies to the Secretary of Commerce during that same review period that the designation or any of its terms is unacceptable, in which case the designation or any unacceptable term shall not take effect. The public can track days of Congressional session at t…
Citation: 89 FR 48272
