[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 179 (Thursday, September 15, 2011)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 56973]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-23625]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

15 CFR Part 922


Office of National Marine Sanctuaries Final Policy and Permit 
Guidance for Submarine Cable Projects

AGENCY: Office of National Marine Sanctuaries (ONMS), National Oceanic 
and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Department of Commerce (DOC).

ACTION: Notice of availability; response to comments.

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SUMMARY: The Office of National Marine Sanctuaries (ONMS) has developed 
final policy and permitting guidance for submarine cable projects 
proposed in national marine sanctuaries. This action identifies the 
criteria the ONMS will use to ensure that applications to install and 
maintain submarine cables in sanctuaries are reviewed consistently and 
in a manner that adheres to the National Marine Sanctuaries Act and 
ONMS regulations (15 CFR part 922). The ONMS is releasing its final 
policy and permitting guidance, and responding to comments on the 
interim policy.

DATES: This notice of availability is effective as a final policy as of 
September 15, 2011.

ADDRESSES: Copies of the final policy and permit guidance for submarine 
cable projects may be viewed and downloaded at http://sanctuaries.noaa.gov/library/welcome.html. You may also request a copy 
of the final policy by contacting Vicki Wedell, NOAA, Office of 
National Marine Sanctuaries, 1305 East-West Highway, (N/NMS2), 11th 
Floor, Silver Spring, Maryland 20910.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Vicki Wedell, (301) 713-3125.

    Dated: September 6, 2011.
Daniel J. Basta,
Director, Office of National Marine Sanctuaries.
[FR Doc. 2011-23625 Filed 9-14-11; 8:45 am]
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