15 CFR § 922.13 - Selection of nominated areas for national marine sanctuary designation.

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title: "15 CFR § 922.13 - Selection of nominated areas for national marine sanctuary designation."
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title_name: "Commerce and Foreign Trade"
section_number: "922.13"
section_name: "Selection of nominated areas for national marine sanctuary designation."
chapter_name: "NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE"
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# 922.13 Selection of nominated areas for national marine sanctuary designation.

(a) The Director may select a nominated area from the inventory for future consideration as a national marine sanctuary.

(b) Selection of a nominated area from the inventory shall begin the formal sanctuary designation process. A notice of intent to prepare a draft environmental impact statement shall be published in the *Federal Register* and posted on the Office of National Marine Sanctuaries website. Any designation process will follow the procedures for designation and implementation set forth in section 304 of the Act.