[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 128 (Monday, July 6, 1998)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 36339]
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[FR Doc No: 98-17734]



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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

15 CFR Part 922

[Docket No. 950609150-8003-04]
RIN 0648-AI06


Jade Collection in the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary; 
Confirmation of Effective Date

AGENCY: Sanctuaries and Reserves Division (SRD), Office of Ocean and 
Coastal Resource Management (OCRM), National Ocean Service (NOS), 
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Department of 
Commerce (DOC).

ACTION: Confirmation of effective date.

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SUMMARY: On March 30, 1998, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration (NOAA) published a final rule (63 FR 15083) amending the 
regulations and Designation Document for the Monterey Bay National 
Marine Sanctuary (MBNMS or Sanctuary) to allow limited, small-scale 
collection of jade from the Jade Cove area of the Sanctuary. Under the 
National Marine Sanctuaries Act, the amendment would automatically take 
effect at the end of 45 days, continuous session of Congress beginning 
on March 30 1998, unless the Governor of California certified to the 
Secretary of Commerce the amendment as unacceptable in State waters of 
the MBNMS. The 45-day review period ended on June 13, 1998. During the 
review period, NOAA received a letter dated May 29, 1998, from Governor 
Pete Wilson stating that the State of California has no objection to 
the amendment. This document confirms the effective date of the 
amendment of the MBNMS Designation Document and regulations as June 16, 
1998.

EFFECTIVE DATE: The amendment to the MBNMS Designation Document and 
regulations at 15 CFR part 922, subpart M, published on March 30, 1998 
(63 FR 15083) shall take effect on June 16, 1998.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Scott Kathey, Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary, 299 Foam Street, 
Suite D, Monterey, California 93940 or at (408) 647-4251.

(Federal Domestic Assistance Catalog Number 11.429, Marine Sanctuary 
Program)
Captain Evelyn Fields,
Deputy Assistant Administrator for Ocean Services and Coastal Zone 
Management.
[FR Doc. 98-17734 Filed 7-2-98; 8:45 am]
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