[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 52 (Monday, March 19, 2007)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 12729-12730]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 07-1303]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

15 CFR Part 922

[Docket No. 031001243-6227-02]
RIN 0648-AQ41


Gray's Reef National Marine Sanctuary Regulations; Announcement 
of Effective Date

AGENCY: National Marine Sanctuary Program (NMSP), National Ocean 
Service (NOS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 
Department of Commerce (DOC).

ACTION: Announcement of Effective Date.

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SUMMARY: On October 12, 2006, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration (NOAA) published a final rule (71 FR 60055) issuing a 
final management plan, revised designation document and final 
regulations for the Gray's Reef National Marine Sanctuary. Under the 
National Marine Sanctuaries Act, the final regulations would

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automatically take effect at the end of 45 days of continuous session 
of Congress beginning on October 12, 2006. The 45-day review period 
ended on February 16, 2007. This document confirms the effective date 
as February 16, 2007.

DATES: Effective Date: The final rule published on October 12, 2006 (71 
FR 60055) took effect on February 16, 2007.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Becky Shortland, Gray's Reef National 
Marine Sanctuary, 10 Ocean Science Circle, Savannah, Georgia 31411; 
912-598-2381; [email protected].

(Federal Domestic Assistance Catalog Number 11.429 Marine Sanctuary 
Program)

    Dated: March 13, 2007.
John H. Dunnigan,
Assistant Administrator for Ocean Services and Coastal Zone Management.
[FR Doc. 07-1303 Filed 3-16-07; 8:45 am]
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