Gulf of the Farallones, Monterey Bay and Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuaries Technical Corrections, 53567-53572 [2010-21878]
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ARTICLES SUBJECT TO: APPENDIX 1, HISTORICAL LICENSES; APPENDIX 2, NONHISTORICAL LICENSES; AND APPENDIX 3,
DESIGNATED IMPORTER LICENSES FOR QUOTA YEAR 2010—Continued
[Quantities in kilograms]
Appendix 3
Article by Additional U.S. Note Number and Country of Origin
Appendix 1
Appendix 2
Tokyo Round
ITALIAN-TYPE CHEESES, MADE FROM COW’S MILK, (ROMANO MADE FROM COW’S MILK, REGGIANO, PARMESAN,
PROVOLONE, PROVOLETTI, SBRINZ, AND GOYA—NOT IN
ORIGINAL LOAVES) AND CHEESE AND SUBSTITUTES FOR
CHEESE CONTAINING, OR PROCESSED FROM, SUCH
ITALIAN-TYPE CHEESES, WHETHER OR NOT IN ORIGINAL
LOAVES (NOTE 21) ....................................................................
Argentina ..................................................................................
EU–25 .......................................................................................
Romania ...................................................................................
Uruguay ....................................................................................
Other Countries ........................................................................
SWISS OR EMMENTHALER CHEESE OTHER THAN WITH EYE
FORMATION, GRUYERE-PROCESS CHEESE AND CHEESE
AND SUBSTITUTES FOR CHEESE CONTAINING, OR PROCESSED FROM, SUCH CHEESES (NOTE 22) ............................
EU–25 .......................................................................................
Switzerland ...............................................................................
Other Countries ........................................................................
CHEESE AND SUBSTITUTES FOR CHEESE, CONTAINING 0.5
PERCENT OR LESS BY WEIGHT OF BUTTERFAT (EXCEPT
ARTICLES WITHIN THE SCOPE OF OTHER TARIFF-RATE
QUOTAS PROVIDED FOR IN THIS SUBCHAPTER), AND
MARGARINE CHEESE (NOTE 23) .............................................
EU–25 .......................................................................................
Israel .........................................................................................
New Zealand ............................................................................
Other Countries ........................................................................
SWISS OR EMMENTHALER CHEESE WITH EYE FORMATION
(NOTE 25) ....................................................................................
Argentina ..................................................................................
Australia ....................................................................................
Canada .....................................................................................
EU–25 .......................................................................................
Iceland ......................................................................................
Israel .........................................................................................
Norway ......................................................................................
Switzerland ...............................................................................
Other Countries ........................................................................
Uruguay Round
6,411,744
3,915,276
2,496,468
............................
............................
............................
1,108,803
210,207
885,532
............................
............................
13,064
795,517
367,517
............................
............................
428,000
............................
5,165,000
1,890,000
2,025,000
500,000
750,000
............................
5,322,872
4,053,682
1,235,692
33,498
1,328,442
1,098,312
183,795
46,335
823,519
393,006
430,513
............................
380,000
380,000
............................
............................
1,134,195
1,134,194
............................
............................
1
3,290,723
3,290,723
............................
............................
............................
1,050,000
............................
50,000
1,000,000
............................
............................
............................
............................
............................
............................
15,953,229
............................
209,698
............................
11,160,390
149,999
27,000
3,181,685
1,178,377
46,080
6,344,102
9,115
............................
............................
5,316,438
............................
............................
473,625
505,728
39,196
9,557,945
70,885
290,302
70,000
4,003,172
150,001
............................
3,227,690
1,745,895
............................
2,620,000
............................
............................
............................
2,420,000
............................
............................
............................
200,000
............................
TOTAL: CHEESE ARTICLES ...........................................
65,051,423
22,849,230
22,764,145
24,921,000
TOTAL: NON–CHEESE ARTICLES .................................
5,231,404
16,633,377
............................
............................
TOTAL: CHEESE ARTICLES & NON–CHEESE ARTICLES ..............................................................................
70,282,827
39,482,607
............................
............................
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
(NOAA), Department of Commerce
(DOC).
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
ACTION:
15 CFR Part 922
SUMMARY:
[Docket No. 0908201245–0217–01]
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Gulf of the Farallones, Monterey Bay
and Cordell Bank National Marine
Sanctuaries Technical Corrections
Office of National Marine
Sanctuaries (ONMS), National Oceanic
and Atmospheric Administration
AGENCY:
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Final rule; technical correction.
On November 20, 2008, the
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration (NOAA) published a
final rule in the Federal Register for the
Gulf of the Farallones, Monterey Bay
and Cordell Bank national marine
sanctuaries (referred to jointly as the
joint management plan review or JMPR).
Some sets of coordinates in that final
rule contained technical errors or
omissions that need to be corrected for
the zones to be properly mapped. Other
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minor corrections are also included in
this rule.
DATES: Effective Date: This final rule is
effective on September 1, 2010.
Implementation Dates: With regard to
the corrections to the coordinate tables,
implementation of this final rule begins
on October 1, 2010. With regard to the
other corrections, implementation of
this final rule begins September 1, 2010.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John
Armor, Office of National Marine
Sanctuaries, 1305 East-West Highway,
Silver Spring, MD 20910, or by phone
at 301–713–3125.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
NOAA established the Gulf of the
Farallones National Marine Sanctuary
(GFNMS) in 1981 to protect and
preserve a unique and fragile ecological
community, including the largest
seabird colony in the contiguous United
States, and diverse and abundant
marine mammals. The GFNMS lies off
the coast of California, to the west and
north of San Francisco, and is composed
of 1,279 square statute miles (966 square
nautical miles) of offshore waters, and
the submerged lands thereunder,
extending out to and around the
Farallon Islands and nearshore waters
(up to the mean high tide line) from
Bodega Head to Rocky Point in Marin.
For more information about the GFNMS,
see https://farallones.noaa.gov.
NOAA established the Monterey Bay
National Marine Sanctuary (MBNMS) in
1992 for the purposes of protecting and
managing the conservation, ecological,
recreational, research, educational,
historical, and esthetic resources and
qualities of the area. The MBNMS is
located offshore of California’s central
coast, adjacent to and south of the
GFNMS. It encompasses a shoreline
length of approximately 276 statute
miles (240 nmi) between Rocky Pt. in
Marin County and Cambria in San Luis
Obispo County. The sanctuary spans
approximately 6,094 square statute
miles (4,602 square nautical miles) of
ocean and coastal waters, and the
submerged lands thereunder, extending
an average distance of 30 statute miles
(26 nmi) from shore. The distant
Davidson Seamount is also part of the
sanctuary, though it does not share a
contiguous boundary. Supporting some
of the world’s most diverse marine
ecosystems, the MBNMS is home to
numerous mammals, seabirds, fishes,
invertebrates, sea turtles and plants in a
remarkably productive coastal
environment. For more information
about the MBNMS, please see https://
montereybay.noaa.gov.
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NOAA established the Cordell Bank
National Marine Sanctuary (CBNMS) in
1989 to protect and preserve the
extraordinary ecosystem, including
marine birds, mammals, and other
natural resources of Cordell Bank and
its surrounding waters. The CBNMS
protects an area of 529 square statute
miles (399 square nautical miles) of
marine waters, and the submerged lands
thereunder, off the northern California
coast. The main feature of the sanctuary
is Cordell Bank, an offshore granite bank
located on the edge of the continental
shelf, about 23 statute miles (20 nmi)
west of the Point Reyes lighthouse. The
CBNMS is entirely offshore and shares
its southern and eastern boundary with
the GFNMS. The western boundary is
the 1000 fathom isobath on the edge of
the continental slope. The CBNMS is
located in one of the world’s four major
coastal upwelling systems. The
combination of oceanic conditions and
undersea topography provides for a
highly productive environment in a
discrete, well-defined area. For more
information about the CBNMS, please
see https://cordellbank.noaa.gov.
Pursuant to section 304(e) of the
National Marine Sanctuaries Act (16
U.S.C. 1434 et seq.) (NMSA), the Office
of National Marine Sanctuaries (ONMS)
conducted a joint review of the
management plans for the Gulf of the
Farallones, Monterey Bay and Cordell
Bank national marine sanctuaries
between 2001 and 2008. This review
resulted in revised management plans,
regulations, and terms of designation for
all three sanctuaries. On November 20,
2008, NOAA published the associated
final rule and terms of designation (73
FR 70488) and released the revised
management plans.
II. Technical Corrections
In the November 20, 2008 Federal
Register notice, NOAA published the
coordinates for the outer boundary of
GFNMS and certain zones within the
outer boundary. Both sets of coordinates
contained technical omissions that need
to be corrected so that the digital
representation of these boundaries on a
map would more accurately represent
the boundaries as they are described in
the language of the rule.
The outer boundary coordinate table
for GFNMS (Appendix A) published on
November 20, 2008 did not contain the
final coordinate of the shoreward point.
Through this action, NOAA is making a
technical correction by reprinting the
outer boundary table in Appendix A in
its entirety, with the omitted coordinate,
point 32. With this correction, from
Point 31, the boundary follows the
MBNMS boundary northeastward in a
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geodetic line towards Point 32
(37.88225N and 122.62753W) until it
intersects the mean high water line
(MHWL). Because the southern
boundary of the GFNMS is the same as
the northern boundary for the MBNMS,
NOAA is also reprinting the boundary
coordinates for the MBNMS (Appendix
A for part M of section 922) with this
same point (point 32) replacing the
existing Point 1 with the same
coordinate listed above (37.88225N and
122.62753W). Additional points were
changed to correct for a non-stationary
intersection of the transient MHWL and
the lines connecting offshore and
onshore points, and therefore required
several points to be moved shoreward,
including: Point 35 (35.55483N and
121.10399W), Point 36 (37.59421N and
122.52001W), and Point 39 (37.81777N
and 122.53008W). These corrections do
not alter the existing boundaries of
either sanctuary, but rather provide data
points that facilitate the correct
depiction of the boundaries as defined
by the rule when the points are mapped.
The November 20, 2008 final rule also
included a provision to prohibit vessels
from anchoring in designated seagrass
protection zones in Tomales Bay (with
an exception for mariculture operations
conducted pursuant to a valid lease,
permit, or license). This prohibition was
designed to protect the important and
fragile seagrass found in several areas of
Tomales Bay from the effects of vessel
anchor damage. In publishing the
boundary coordinates for two of the
seven seagrass protection zones, NOAA
omitted points that made accurate
mapping difficult. NOAA erroneously
omitted one point in the table for Zone
2 and one coordinate in the table for
Zone 4. As such, NOAA is republishing
the coordinate tables for zones 2 and 4
to allow accurate GPS plotting.
Inclusion of these previously missing
data points does not change the
boundaries of either protection zone
established in the final rule but rather
allows the boundaries of these zones to
be correctly delineated on a map.
The final rule in 2008 also
inadvertently failed to expressly except
from the discharge requirements
applicable to cruise ships ‘‘vessel engine
or generator exhaust’’ emitted in order to
operate the ship. Through this rule,
NOAA is correcting this omission by
explicitly excepting from the discharge
requirements for cruise ships vessel
engine or generator exhaust.
This action does not change the intent
of the final rule. Historically, cruise
ships have regularly transited through
the sanctuaries. Given their means of
propulsion, cruise ships must discharge
vessel engine and generator exhaust to
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coordinate tables, implementation of
this final rule will not begin until
October 1, 2010 in order to give the
public reasonable time to take note of
the mapping refinements.
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operate. In recognition of this,
regulations in place prior to this rulemaking specifically authorized the
discharge of vessel exhaust from all
types of vessels, including cruise ships.
As is evident from the 2006 proposed
rules, the 2008 final rule and Final
Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS)
associated with the rule-making,
NOAA’s intent was to allow the
continued operation of cruise ships
within sanctuaries, but subject to greater
limitations on certain discharges or
deposits, particularly sewage and
graywater. Indeed, both the proposed
and final rules specifically allow cruise
ships to discharge clean engine cooling
water, which is produced incidental to
vessel operations. Absent an exception
for engine and generator exhaust, which
under the final rule remains expressly
permissible to all other vessels that
operate within the sanctuaries, the rule
would inadvertently ban all cruise ships
from operating in the sanctuaries.
The final rule in 2008 contained an
erroneous and possibly confusing
duplication in the description of
Appendix B to Subpart M for the
MBNMS Overflight Restriction Zones.
The description as it is currently written
in paragraphs 1 and 2 includes both the
words ‘‘heading’’ and ‘‘bearing.’’ NOAA
is correcting this error by eliminating
the word ‘‘heading’’ from each
description. The revised Appendix B to
Subpart M is printed with the
corrections in the regulatory text below.
Last, the final rule contained the
redundant use of the word ‘‘true’’ in the
Mavericks motorized personal
watercraft (MPWC) zone description in
Appendix E to Subpart M for the
MBNMS—Motorized Personal
Watercraft Zones and Access Routes
Within the Sanctuary. NOAA is
correcting this error and removing the
redundant words in paragraphs 2 and 5
under this heading. The revised
Appendix E to Subpart M is printed
with the corrections in the regulatory
text below.
List of Subjects in 15 CFR Part 922
Administrative practice and
procedure, Boundary coordinates,
Harbors, Motorized personal watercraft
(MPWC), Recreation and recreation
areas, Research, Seagrass protection,
Water resources, Wildlife, Zones.
A. Administrative Procedure Act
The Acting Assistant Administrator
finds good cause pursuant to 5 U.S.C.
553(b)(B) and (d)(3), respectively, to
waive the requirements of public notice
and comment and 30-day delay in
effectiveness because they are
unnecessary. This rule makes technical
non-substantive corrections to errors in
the regulations of November 20, 2008 to
clarify the intent of that rule. The intent
of the final rule published in 2008 is not
affected by these corrections. With
regard to the corrections to the
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B. National Environmental Policy Act
NOAA prepared a final environmental
impact statement (FEIS) to evaluate the
regulatory changes for the JMPR. This
rule does not change that assessment, as
this rule contains strictly technical
corrections and does not change the
intent of the original regulations.
C. Executive Order 12866: Regulatory
Impact
This regulatory action has been
determined to be not significant within
the meaning of Executive Order 12866.
D. Executive Order 13132: Federalism
Assessment
NOAA has concluded that this
regulatory action does not fall within
the definition of ‘‘policies that have
federalism implications’’ within the
meaning of Executive Order 13132. The
changes will not preempt State law.
E. Regulatory Flexibility Act
Because notice and opportunity for
comment are not required for this action
pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 553 or any other
law, the analytical requirements of the
Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601
et seq.) are inapplicable. Therefore, a
regulatory flexibility analysis is not
required and has not been prepared.
F. Paperwork Reduction Act
This correction amendment does not
contain information collections that are
subject to the requirements of the
Paperwork Reduction Act.
Notwithstanding any other provision of
the law, no person is required to
respond to, nor shall any person be
subject to a penalty for failure to comply
with, a collection of information subject
to the requirements of the PRA, unless
that collection of information displays a
currently valid OMB Control Number.
Dated: August 19, 2010.
Holly Bamford,
Acting Deputy Assistant Administrator for
Ocean Services and Coastal Zone
Management.
Accordingly, for the reasons set forth
above, 15 CFR part 922 is amended as
follows:
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PART 922—NATIONAL MARINE
SANCTUARY PROGRAM
REGULATIONS
1. The authority citation for part 922
continues to read as follows:
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Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1431 et seq.
2. Amend section 922.82 by revising
paragraph (a)(3) to read as follows:
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§ 922.82 Prohibited or otherwise regulated
activities.
(a) * * *
(3) Discharging or depositing from
within or into the Sanctuary any
material or other matter from a cruise
ship except clean vessel engine cooling
water, clean vessel generator cooling
water, vessel engine or generator
exhaust, clean bilge water, or anchor
wash.
*
*
*
*
*
■ 3. Appendix A to Subpart H of Part
922 is revised to read as follows:
Appendix A to Subpart H of Part 922—
Gulf of the Farallones National Marine
Sanctuary Boundary Coordinates
Coordinates listed in this Appendix are
unprojected (Geographic) and based on the
North American Datum of 1983.
Point ID No.
Sanctuary
Boundary
1 ......................
2 ......................
3 ......................
4 ......................
5 ......................
6 ......................
7 ......................
8 ......................
9 ......................
10 ....................
11 ....................
12 ....................
13 ....................
14 ....................
15 ....................
16 ....................
17 ....................
18 ....................
19 ....................
20 ....................
21 ....................
22 ....................
23 ....................
24 ....................
25 ....................
26 ....................
27 ....................
28 ....................
29 ....................
30 ....................
31 ....................
32 ....................
Latitude
38.29896
38.26390
38.21001
38.16576
38.14072
38.12829
38.10215
38.09069
38.07898
38.06505
38.05202
37.99227
37.98947
37.95880
37.90464
37.83480
37.76687
37.75932
37.68892
37.63356
37.60123
37.59165
37.56305
37.52001
37.50819
37.49418
37.50948
37.52988
37.57147
37.61622
37.66641
37.88225
Longitude
¥123.05989
¥123.18138
¥123.11913
¥123.09207
¥123.08237
¥123.08742
¥123.09804
¥123.10387
¥123.10924
¥123.11711
¥123.12827
¥123.14137
¥123.23615
¥123.32312
¥123.38958
¥123.42579
¥123.42694
¥123.42686
¥123.39274
¥123.32819
¥123.24292
¥123.22641
¥123.19859
¥123.12879
¥123.09617
¥123.00770
¥122.90614
¥122.85988
¥122.80399
¥122.76937
¥122.75105
¥122.62753
4. Table C–2 and table C–4 in
Appendix C to Subpart H of Part 922 are
revised and Appendix C is republished
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revisions, to read as follows:
Appendix C to Subpart H of Part 922—
No-Anchoring Seagrass Protection
Zones in Tomales Bay
Coordinates listed in this appendix are
unprojected (Geographic) and based on the
North American Datum of 1983.
Table C–1: Zone 1:
Zone 1 is an area of approximately 39.9
hectares offshore south of Millerton Point.
The eastern boundary is a straight line that
connects points 1 and 2 listed in the
coordinate table below. The southern
boundary is a straight line that connects
points 2 and 3, the western boundary is a
straight line that connects points 3 and 4 and
the northern boundary is a straight line that
connects point 4 to point 5. All coordinates
are in the Geographic Coordinate System
relative to the North American Datum of
1983.
Zone 1 Point
ID
1
2
3
4
5
Latitude
......................
......................
......................
......................
......................
Longitude
38.10571
38.09888
38.09878
38.10514
Same as 1.
¥122.84565
¥122.83603
¥122.84431
¥122.84904
Same as 1.
Table C–2: Zone 2:
Zone 2 is an area of approximately 50.3
hectares that begins just south of Marconi
and extends approximately 3 kilometers
south along the eastern shore of Tomales Bay.
The eastern boundary is the mean high water
(MHW) line from point 1 to point 2 listed in
the coordinate table below. The southern
boundary is a straight line that connects
point 2 to point 3. The western boundary is
a series of straight lines that connect points
3 through 7 in sequence and then connects
point 7 to point 8. All coordinates are in the
Geographic Coordinate System relative to the
North American Datum of 1983.
Zone 2 Point
ID
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1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Latitude
......................
......................
......................
......................
......................
......................
......................
......................
Longitude
38.14071
38.11601
38.11386
38.11899
38.12563
38.12724
38.13326
Same as 1.
¥122.87440
¥122.85820
¥122.85851
¥122.86731
¥122.86480
¥122.86488
¥122.87178
Same as 1.
Table C–3: Zone 3:
Zone 3 is an area of approximately 4.6
hectares that begins just south of Marshall
and extends approximately 1 kilometer south
along the eastern shore of Tomales Bay. The
eastern boundary is the mean high water
(MHW) line from point 1 to point 2 listed in
the coordinate table below. The southern
boundary is a straight line that connects
point 2 to point 3, the western boundary is
a straight line that connects point 3 to point
4, and the northern boundary is a straight
line that connects point 4 to point 5. All
coordinates are in the Geographic Coordinate
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System relative to the North American Datum
of 1983.
Zone 3 Point
ID
1
2
3
4
5
Latitude
......................
......................
......................
......................
......................
Longitude
38.16031
38.15285
38.15250
38.15956
Same as 1.
¥122.89442
¥122.88991
¥122.89042
¥122.89573
Same as 1.
Table C–4: Zone 4:
Zone 4 is an area of approximately 61.8
hectares that begins just north of Nicks Cove
and extends approximately 5 kilometers
south along the eastern shore of Tomales Bay
to just south of Cypress Grove. The eastern
boundary is the mean high water (MHW) line
from point 1 to point 2 listed in the
coordinate table below. The southern
boundary is a straight line that connects
point 2 to point 3. The western boundary is
a series of straight lines that connect points
3 through 10 in sequence. The northern
boundary is a straight line that connects
point 10 to point 11. All coordinates are in
the Geographic Coordinate System relative to
the North American Datum of 1983.
Zone 4 Point
ID
Latitude
1 ......................
2 ......................
3 ......................
4 ......................
5 ......................
6 ......................
7 ......................
8 ......................
9 ......................
10 ....................
11 ....................
38.20073
38.16259
38.16227
38.16535
38.16869
38.17450
38.17919
38.18651
38.18881
38.20004
Same as 1.
¥122.92181
¥122.89627
¥122.89650
¥122.90308
¥122.90475
¥122.90545
¥122.91021
¥122.91404
¥122.91740
¥122.92315
Same as 1.
Latitude
1 ......................
2 ......................
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38.21599
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Latitude
Longitude
3 ......................
4 ......................
5 ......................
6 ......................
7 ......................
8 ......................
9 ......................
10 ....................
38.20938
38.20366
38.20515
38.20073
38.19405
38.20436
38.21727
Same as 1.
¥122.94153
¥122.93246
¥122.92453
¥122.92181
¥122.93477
¥122.94305
¥122.96225
Same as 1.
Table C–6: Zone 6:
Zone 6 is an area of approximately 3.94
hectares in the vicinity of Indian Beach along
the western shore of Tomales Bay. The
western boundary follows the mean high
water (MHW) line from point 1 northward to
point 2 listed in the coordinate table below.
The northern boundary is a straight line that
connects point 2 to point 3. The eastern
boundary is a straight line that connects
point 3 to point 4. The southern boundary is
a straight line that connects point 4 to point
5. All coordinates are in the Geographic
Coordinate System relative to the North
American Datum of 1983.
Zone 6 Point
ID
Latitude
Longitude
38.13811
38.14040
38.14103
38.13919
Same as 1.
¥122.89603
¥122.89676
¥122.89537
¥122.89391
Same as 1.
Longitude
Table C–5: Zone 5:
Zone 5 is an area of approximately 461.4
hectares that begins east of Lawsons Landing
and extends approximately 5 kilometers east
and south along the eastern shore of Tomales
Bay but excludes areas adjacent
(approximately 600 meters) to the mouth of
Walker Creek. The boundary follows the
mean high water (MHW) mark from point 1
and trends in a southeast direction to point
2 listed in the coordinate table below. From
point 2 the boundary trends westward in a
straight line to point 3, then trends
southward in a straight line to point 4 and
then trends eastward in a straight line to
point 5. The boundary follows the mean high
water line from point 5 southward to point
6. The southern boundary is a straight line
that connects point 6 to point 7. The eastern
boundary is a series of straight lines that
connect points 7 to 9 in sequence and then
connects point 9 to point 10. All coordinates
are in the Geographic Coordinate System
relative to the North American Datum of
1983.
Zone 5 Point
ID
Zone 5 Point
ID
Longitude
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1
2
3
4
5
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......................
Table C–7: Zone 7:
Zone 7 is an area of approximately 32.16
hectares that begins just south of Pebble
Beach and extends approximately 3
kilometers south along the western shore of
Tomales Bay. The western boundary is the
mean high water (MHW) line from point 1 to
point 2 listed in the coordinate table below.
The northern boundary is a straight line that
connects point 2 to point 3. The eastern
boundary is a series of straight lines that
connect points 3 through 7 in sequence. The
southern boundary is a straight line that
connects point 7 to point 8. All coordinates
are in the Geographic Coordinate System
relative to the North American Datum of
1983.
Zone 7 Point
ID
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
......................
......................
......................
......................
......................
......................
......................
......................
Latitude
Longitude
38.11034
38.13008
38.13067
38.12362
38.11916
38.11486
38.11096
Same as 1.
¥122.86544
¥122.88742
¥122.88620
¥122.87984
¥122.87491
¥122.86896
¥122.86468
Same as 1.
5. Amend section 922.112 by revisng
paragraph (a)(1)(ii) to read as follows:
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§ 922.112 Prohibited or otherwise
regulated activities.
(a) * * *
(1) * * *
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(ii) Discharging or depositing from
within or into the Sanctuary any
material or other matter from a cruise
ship except clean vessel engine cooling
water, clean vessel generator cooling
water, vessel engine or generator
exhaust, clean bilge water, or anchor
wash.
*
*
*
*
*
■ 6. Amend section 922.132 by revising
paragraph (a)(2)(ii) to read as follows:
§ 922.132 Prohibited or otherwise
regulated activities.
(a) * * *
(2) * * *
(ii) Discharging or depositing from
within or into the Sanctuary any
material or other matter from a cruise
ship except clean vessel engine cooling
water, clean vessel generator cooling
water, vessel engine or generator
exhaust, clean bilge water, or anchor
wash.
*
*
*
*
*
■ 7. Appendix A to Subpart M of Part
922 is revised to read as follows:
Appendix A to Subpart M of Part 922—
Monterey Bay National Marine
Sanctuary Boundary Coordinates
Coordinates listed in this Appendix are
unprojected (Geographic) and based on the
North American Datum of 1983.
Point ID No.
Latitude
Longitude
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3 ......................
4 ......................
5 ......................
6 ......................
7 ......................
8 ......................
9 ......................
10 ....................
11 ....................
12 ....................
13 ....................
14 ....................
15 ....................
16 ....................
17 ....................
18 ....................
19 ....................
20 ....................
21 ....................
22 ....................
23 ....................
24 ....................
25 ....................
26 ....................
27 ....................
28 ....................
29 ....................
30 ....................
31 ....................
32 ....................
33 ....................
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37.88225
37.66641
37.61622
37.57147
37.52988
37.50948
37.49418
37.50819
37.52001
37.45304
37.34316
37.23062
37.13021
37.06295
37.03509
36.92155
36.80632
36.69192
36.57938
36.47338
36.37242
36.27887
36.19571
36.12414
36.06864
36.02451
35.99596
35.98309
35.98157
35.92933
35.83773
35.72063
35.59497
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¥122.62753
¥122.75105
¥122.76937
¥122.80399
¥122.85988
¥122.90614
¥123.00770
¥123.09617
¥123.12879
¥123.14009
¥123.13170
¥123.10431
¥123.02864
¥122.91261
¥122.77639
¥122.80595
¥122.81564
¥122.80539
¥122.77416
¥122.72568
¥122.65789
¥122.57410
¥122.47699
¥122.36527
¥122.24438
¥122.11672
¥121.98232
¥121.84069
¥121.75634
¥121.71119
¥121.71922
¥121.71216
¥121.69030
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34
35
36
37
38
39
Latitude
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
35.55327
35.55483
37.59421
37.61367
37.76694
37.81777
Longitude
Point ID No.
¥121.63048
¥121.10399
¥122.52001
¥122.61673
¥122.65011
¥122.53008
1 (flashing 5second
breakwater
entrance
light and
horn located
at the seaward end of
the outer
west breakwater).
2 (bell buoy) ...
3 ......................
4 ......................
Harbor Exclusions
40
41
42
43
44
45
46
47
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
....................
37.49414
37.49540
36.96082
36.96143
36.80684
36.80133
36.60837
36.60580
¥122.48483
¥122.48576
¥122.00175
¥122.00112
¥121.79145
¥121.79047
¥121.88970
¥121.88965
8. Appendix B to Subpart M of Part
922 is revised to read as follows:
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Appendix B to Subpart M of Part 922—
Zones Within the Sanctuary Where
Overflights Below 1000 Feet Are
Prohibited
The four zones are:
(1) From mean high water to 3 nautical
miles (nmi) offshore between a line
extending from Point Santa Cruz on a
southwesterly bearing of 220° true and a line
extending from 2.0 nmi north of Pescadero
Point on a southwesterly bearing of 240° true;
(2) From mean high water to 3 nmi offshore
between a line extending from the Carmel
River mouth on a westerly bearing of 270°
true and a line extending due west along
latitude parallel 35.55488 N off of Cambria;
(3) From mean high water and within a 5
nmi seaward arc drawn from a center point
of 36.80129 N, 121.79034 W (the end of the
Moss Landing ocean pier as it appeared on
the most current NOAA nautical charts as of
January 1, 1993); and
(4) Over the Sanctuary’s jurisdictional
waters of Elkhorn Slough east of the Highway
One bridge to Elkhorn Road.
9. Appendix E to Subpart M of Part
922 is revised to read as follows:
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Appendix E to Subpart M of Part 922—
Motorized Personal Watercraft Zones
and Access Routes Within the
Sanctuary
[Coordinates in this appendix are
unprojected (Geographic Coordinate System)
and are calculated using the North American
Datum of 1983]
The five zones and access routes are:
(1) The approximately one [1.0] nmi2 area
off Pillar Point Harbor from harbor launch
ramps, through the harbor entrance to the
northern boundary of Zone One:
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Latitude
53571
Longitude
37.49395
¥122.48477
37.48167
37.48000
37.49333
¥122.48333
¥122.46667
¥122.46667
(2) The approximately five [5.0] nmi2 area
off of Santa Cruz Small Craft Harbor from
harbor launch ramps, through the harbor
entrance, and then along a 100-yard wide
access route southwest along a bearing of
approximately 196° true (180° magnetic) to
the red and white whistle buoy at 36.93833
N, 122.01000 W. Zone Two is bounded by:
Point ID No.
1
2
3
4
......................
......................
......................
......................
Latitude
36.91667
36.91667
36.94167
36.94167
Longitude
¥122.03333
¥121.96667
¥121.96667
¥122.03333
(3) The approximately six [6.0] nmi2 area
off of Moss Landing Harbor from harbor
launch ramps, through harbor entrance, and
then along a 100-yard wide access route
southwest along a bearing of approximately
230° true (215° magnetic) to the red and
white bell buoy at the eastern boundary of
Zone Three bounded by:
Point ID No.
1
2
3
4
5
......................
......................
......................
......................
(red and
white bell
buoy).
6 ......................
Latitude
Longitude
36.83333
36.83333
36.77833
36.77833
36.79833
¥121.82167
¥121.84667
¥121.84667
¥121.81667
¥121.80167
36.81500
¥121.80333
(4) The approximately five [5.0] nmi2 area
off of Monterey Harbor from harbor launch
ramps to the seaward end of the U.S. Coast
Guard Pier, and then along a 100-yard wide
access route northeast along a bearing of
approximately 15° true (0° magnetic) to the
southern boundary of Zone Four bounded by:
Point ID No.
1
2
3
4
......................
......................
......................
......................
Latitude
36.64500
36.61500
36.63833
36.66667
Longitude
¥121.92333
¥121.87500
¥121.85500
¥121.90667
(5) The approximately one-tenth [0.10]
nmi2 area near Pillar Point from the Pillar
Point Harbor entrance along a 100-yard wide
access route southeast along a bearing of
approximately 174° true (159° magnetic) to
the green bell buoy (identified as ‘‘Buoy 3’’)
at 37.48154 N, 122.48156 W and then along
a 100-yard wide access route northwest along
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a bearing of approximately 284° true (269°
magnetic) to the green gong buoy (identified
as ‘‘Buoy 1’’) at 37.48625 N, 122.50603 W, the
southwest boundary of Zone Five. Zone Five
exists only when a High Surf Warning has
been issued by the National Weather Service
and is in effect for San Mateo County and
only during December, January, and
February. Zone Five is bounded by:
Point ID No.
Latitude
1 (gong buoy
identified as
‘‘Buoy 1’’).
2 ......................
3 (Sail Rock) ...
4 ......................
Longitude
37.48625
¥122.50603
37.49305
37.49305
37.48625
¥122.50603
¥122.50105
¥122.50105
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BILLING CODE 3510–NK–P
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
Coast Guard
33 CFR Part 165
[Docket No. USCG–2010–0799]
RIN 1625–AA00
Safety Zone; Olympia Harbor Days Tug
Boat Races, Budd Inlet, WA
Coast Guard, DHS.
Temporary final rule.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The Coast Guard is
establishing a temporary safety zone
within the navigation channel in Budd
Inlet, WA during Olympia Harbor Days
tug boat races. This safety zone is
necessary to restrict vessel movement
during racing activity in order to ensure
the safety of participants, spectators,
and the maritime public. This action is
intended to restrict vessel traffic
movement on specified waters of the
Budd Inlet, WA during Olympia Harbor
Days tug boat races.
DATES: This rule is effective from 8 a.m.
until 8 p.m. on September 5th, 2010.
ADDRESSES: Documents indicated in this
preamble as being available in the
docket are part of docket USCG–2010–
0799 and are available online by going
to https://www.regulations.gov, inserting
USCG–2010–0799 in the ‘‘Keyword’’
box, and then clicking ‘‘Search.’’ They
are also available for inspection or
copying at the Docket Management
Facility (M–30), U.S. Department of
Transportation, West Building Ground
Floor, Room W12–140, 1200 New Jersey
Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20590,
between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday
through Friday, except Federal holidays.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If
you have questions on this temporary
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rule, call or e-mail LTJG Ashley M.
Wanzer, Sector Puget Sound, Waterways
Management Division, Coast Guard;
telephone 206–217–6175, e-mail
SectorSeattleWWM@uscg.mil. If you
have questions on viewing the docket,
call Renee V. Wright, Program Manager,
Docket Operations, telephone 202–366–
9826.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Regulatory Information
The Coast Guard is issuing this
temporary final rule without prior
notice and opportunity to comment
pursuant to authority under section 4(a)
of the Administrative Procedure Act
(APA) (5 U.S.C. 553(b)). This provision
authorizes an agency to issue a rule
without prior notice and opportunity to
comment when the agency for good
cause finds that those procedures are
‘‘impracticable, unnecessary, or contrary
to the public interest.’’ Under 5 U.S.C.
553(b)(B), the Coast Guard finds that
good cause exists for not publishing a
notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM)
with respect to this rule because it is
contrary to the public interest to delay
the effective date of this rule. Delaying
the effective date by first publishing an
NPRM would be contrary to the safety
zone’s intended objectives because
immediate action is needed to restrict
vessel movement during racing activity
in order to ensure the safety of
participants, spectators, and the
maritime public.
Under 5 U.S.C. 553(d)(3), the Coast
Guard finds that good cause exists for
making this rule effective less than 30
days after publication in the Federal
Register. Due to the need for immediate
action, the restriction of vessel traffic is
necessary to protect life and property;
therefore, a 30-day notice is
impracticable. Delaying the effective
date would be contrary to the safety
zone’s intended objectives of protecting
persons and vessels involved in the
event, and enhancing public and
maritime safety.
Basis and Purpose
This temporary rule addresses safety
concerns associated with the Olympia
Harbor Days tugboat races. Tugboat
races result in vessel and spectator
congestion in the proximity of the race
course. Additionally, the draft of these
vessels creates a large wake when
accelerating at fast speeds during races.
This safety zone is necessary to ensure
spectators remain an adequate distance
from the race course and to provide
unencumbered access for emergency
response craft in the event of a racerelated emergency. This safety zone will
do so by prohibiting persons and vessel
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operators from entering, transiting or
remaining within this safety zone while
enforced.
Discussion of Rule
Olympia Harbor Days is an annual
tugboat race in Budd Inlet, WA
involving three classes of tugboat races.
Each class of vessel will compete in a
heat which will take place in the
navigation channel. This safety zone
restricts vessel movement in the
navigation channel during each heat of
racing. This rule is effective from 8 a.m.
until 8 p.m. on September 5th, 2010.
The safety zone will encompass all
waters of Budd Inlet, WA the width of
the navigation channel south of a line
connecting the following points:
47°05′34″ N 122°55′53″ W and 47°05′34″
N 122°55′28″ W, until reaching the
northernmost end of the navigation
channel at a line connecting the
following points 47°05′06″ N 122°55′28″
W and 47°05′03″ N, 122°55′44″ W then
southeasterly until reaching the
southernmost entrance of the navigation
channel at a line connecting the
following points 47°04′00″ N 122°54′28″
N 122°54′35″ W. Access to the zone will
be restricted during the specified date
and time. Entry into, transit through,
mooring or anchoring within this zone
is prohibited unless authorized by the
Captain of the Port, Puget Sound or
Designated Representative.
Regulatory Analyses
We developed this rule after
considering numerous statutes and
executive orders related to rulemaking.
Below we summarize our analyses
based on 13 of these statutes or
executive orders.
Regulatory Planning and Review
This rule is not a significant
regulatory action under section 3(f) of
Executive Order 12866, Regulatory
Planning and Review, and does not
require an assessment of potential costs
and benefits under section 6(a)(3) of that
Order. The Office of Management and
Budget has not reviewed it under that
Order. This rule is not a significant
regulatory action because it is short in
duration and vessels will be able to
transit the navigation channel between
heats of racing.
Small Entities
Under the Regulatory Flexibility Act
(5 U.S.C. 601–612), we have considered
whether this rule would have a
significant economic impact on a
substantial number of small entities.
The term ‘‘small entities’’ comprises
small businesses, not-for-profit
organizations that are independently
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
15 CFR Part 922
[Docket No. 0908201245-0217-01]
RIN 0648-AY20
Gulf of the Farallones, Monterey Bay and Cordell Bank National
Marine Sanctuaries Technical Corrections
AGENCY: Office of National Marine Sanctuaries (ONMS), National Oceanic
and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Department of Commerce (DOC).
ACTION: Final rule; technical correction.
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SUMMARY: On November 20, 2008, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration (NOAA) published a final rule in the Federal Register
for the Gulf of the Farallones, Monterey Bay and Cordell Bank national
marine sanctuaries (referred to jointly as the joint management plan
review or JMPR). Some sets of coordinates in that final rule contained
technical errors or omissions that need to be corrected for the zones
to be properly mapped. Other
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minor corrections are also included in this rule.
DATES: Effective Date: This final rule is effective on September 1,
2010.
Implementation Dates: With regard to the corrections to the
coordinate tables, implementation of this final rule begins on October
1, 2010. With regard to the other corrections, implementation of this
final rule begins September 1, 2010.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John Armor, Office of National Marine
Sanctuaries, 1305 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910, or by
phone at 301-713-3125.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
NOAA established the Gulf of the Farallones National Marine
Sanctuary (GFNMS) in 1981 to protect and preserve a unique and fragile
ecological community, including the largest seabird colony in the
contiguous United States, and diverse and abundant marine mammals. The
GFNMS lies off the coast of California, to the west and north of San
Francisco, and is composed of 1,279 square statute miles (966 square
nautical miles) of offshore waters, and the submerged lands thereunder,
extending out to and around the Farallon Islands and nearshore waters
(up to the mean high tide line) from Bodega Head to Rocky Point in
Marin. For more information about the GFNMS, see https://farallones.noaa.gov.
NOAA established the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary (MBNMS)
in 1992 for the purposes of protecting and managing the conservation,
ecological, recreational, research, educational, historical, and
esthetic resources and qualities of the area. The MBNMS is located
offshore of California's central coast, adjacent to and south of the
GFNMS. It encompasses a shoreline length of approximately 276 statute
miles (240 nmi) between Rocky Pt. in Marin County and Cambria in San
Luis Obispo County. The sanctuary spans approximately 6,094 square
statute miles (4,602 square nautical miles) of ocean and coastal
waters, and the submerged lands thereunder, extending an average
distance of 30 statute miles (26 nmi) from shore. The distant Davidson
Seamount is also part of the sanctuary, though it does not share a
contiguous boundary. Supporting some of the world's most diverse marine
ecosystems, the MBNMS is home to numerous mammals, seabirds, fishes,
invertebrates, sea turtles and plants in a remarkably productive
coastal environment. For more information about the MBNMS, please see
https://montereybay.noaa.gov.
NOAA established the Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary (CBNMS)
in 1989 to protect and preserve the extraordinary ecosystem, including
marine birds, mammals, and other natural resources of Cordell Bank and
its surrounding waters. The CBNMS protects an area of 529 square
statute miles (399 square nautical miles) of marine waters, and the
submerged lands thereunder, off the northern California coast. The main
feature of the sanctuary is Cordell Bank, an offshore granite bank
located on the edge of the continental shelf, about 23 statute miles
(20 nmi) west of the Point Reyes lighthouse. The CBNMS is entirely
offshore and shares its southern and eastern boundary with the GFNMS.
The western boundary is the 1000 fathom isobath on the edge of the
continental slope. The CBNMS is located in one of the world's four
major coastal upwelling systems. The combination of oceanic conditions
and undersea topography provides for a highly productive environment in
a discrete, well-defined area. For more information about the CBNMS,
please see https://cordellbank.noaa.gov.
Pursuant to section 304(e) of the National Marine Sanctuaries Act
(16 U.S.C. 1434 et seq.) (NMSA), the Office of National Marine
Sanctuaries (ONMS) conducted a joint review of the management plans for
the Gulf of the Farallones, Monterey Bay and Cordell Bank national
marine sanctuaries between 2001 and 2008. This review resulted in
revised management plans, regulations, and terms of designation for all
three sanctuaries. On November 20, 2008, NOAA published the associated
final rule and terms of designation (73 FR 70488) and released the
revised management plans.
II. Technical Corrections
In the November 20, 2008 Federal Register notice, NOAA published
the coordinates for the outer boundary of GFNMS and certain zones
within the outer boundary. Both sets of coordinates contained technical
omissions that need to be corrected so that the digital representation
of these boundaries on a map would more accurately represent the
boundaries as they are described in the language of the rule.
The outer boundary coordinate table for GFNMS (Appendix A)
published on November 20, 2008 did not contain the final coordinate of
the shoreward point. Through this action, NOAA is making a technical
correction by reprinting the outer boundary table in Appendix A in its
entirety, with the omitted coordinate, point 32. With this correction,
from Point 31, the boundary follows the MBNMS boundary northeastward in
a geodetic line towards Point 32 (37.88225N and 122.62753W) until it
intersects the mean high water line (MHWL). Because the southern
boundary of the GFNMS is the same as the northern boundary for the
MBNMS, NOAA is also reprinting the boundary coordinates for the MBNMS
(Appendix A for part M of section 922) with this same point (point 32)
replacing the existing Point 1 with the same coordinate listed above
(37.88225N and 122.62753W). Additional points were changed to correct
for a non-stationary intersection of the transient MHWL and the lines
connecting offshore and onshore points, and therefore required several
points to be moved shoreward, including: Point 35 (35.55483N and
121.10399W), Point 36 (37.59421N and 122.52001W), and Point 39
(37.81777N and 122.53008W). These corrections do not alter the existing
boundaries of either sanctuary, but rather provide data points that
facilitate the correct depiction of the boundaries as defined by the
rule when the points are mapped.
The November 20, 2008 final rule also included a provision to
prohibit vessels from anchoring in designated seagrass protection zones
in Tomales Bay (with an exception for mariculture operations conducted
pursuant to a valid lease, permit, or license). This prohibition was
designed to protect the important and fragile seagrass found in several
areas of Tomales Bay from the effects of vessel anchor damage. In
publishing the boundary coordinates for two of the seven seagrass
protection zones, NOAA omitted points that made accurate mapping
difficult. NOAA erroneously omitted one point in the table for Zone 2
and one coordinate in the table for Zone 4. As such, NOAA is
republishing the coordinate tables for zones 2 and 4 to allow accurate
GPS plotting. Inclusion of these previously missing data points does
not change the boundaries of either protection zone established in the
final rule but rather allows the boundaries of these zones to be
correctly delineated on a map.
The final rule in 2008 also inadvertently failed to expressly
except from the discharge requirements applicable to cruise ships
``vessel engine or generator exhaust'' emitted in order to operate the
ship. Through this rule, NOAA is correcting this omission by explicitly
excepting from the discharge requirements for cruise ships vessel
engine or generator exhaust.
This action does not change the intent of the final rule.
Historically, cruise ships have regularly transited through the
sanctuaries. Given their means of propulsion, cruise ships must
discharge vessel engine and generator exhaust to
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operate. In recognition of this, regulations in place prior to this
rule-making specifically authorized the discharge of vessel exhaust
from all types of vessels, including cruise ships. As is evident from
the 2006 proposed rules, the 2008 final rule and Final Environmental
Impact Statement (FEIS) associated with the rule-making, NOAA's intent
was to allow the continued operation of cruise ships within
sanctuaries, but subject to greater limitations on certain discharges
or deposits, particularly sewage and graywater. Indeed, both the
proposed and final rules specifically allow cruise ships to discharge
clean engine cooling water, which is produced incidental to vessel
operations. Absent an exception for engine and generator exhaust, which
under the final rule remains expressly permissible to all other vessels
that operate within the sanctuaries, the rule would inadvertently ban
all cruise ships from operating in the sanctuaries.
The final rule in 2008 contained an erroneous and possibly
confusing duplication in the description of Appendix B to Subpart M for
the MBNMS Overflight Restriction Zones. The description as it is
currently written in paragraphs 1 and 2 includes both the words
``heading'' and ``bearing.'' NOAA is correcting this error by
eliminating the word ``heading'' from each description. The revised
Appendix B to Subpart M is printed with the corrections in the
regulatory text below.
Last, the final rule contained the redundant use of the word
``true'' in the Mavericks motorized personal watercraft (MPWC) zone
description in Appendix E to Subpart M for the MBNMS--Motorized
Personal Watercraft Zones and Access Routes Within the Sanctuary. NOAA
is correcting this error and removing the redundant words in paragraphs
2 and 5 under this heading. The revised Appendix E to Subpart M is
printed with the corrections in the regulatory text below.
III. Classification
A. Administrative Procedure Act
The Acting Assistant Administrator finds good cause pursuant to 5
U.S.C. 553(b)(B) and (d)(3), respectively, to waive the requirements of
public notice and comment and 30-day delay in effectiveness because
they are unnecessary. This rule makes technical non-substantive
corrections to errors in the regulations of November 20, 2008 to
clarify the intent of that rule. The intent of the final rule published
in 2008 is not affected by these corrections. With regard to the
corrections to the coordinate tables, implementation of this final rule
will not begin until October 1, 2010 in order to give the public
reasonable time to take note of the mapping refinements.
B. National Environmental Policy Act
NOAA prepared a final environmental impact statement (FEIS) to
evaluate the regulatory changes for the JMPR. This rule does not change
that assessment, as this rule contains strictly technical corrections
and does not change the intent of the original regulations.
C. Executive Order 12866: Regulatory Impact
This regulatory action has been determined to be not significant
within the meaning of Executive Order 12866.
D. Executive Order 13132: Federalism Assessment
NOAA has concluded that this regulatory action does not fall within
the definition of ``policies that have federalism implications'' within
the meaning of Executive Order 13132. The changes will not preempt
State law.
E. Regulatory Flexibility Act
Because notice and opportunity for comment are not required for
this action pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 553 or any other law, the analytical
requirements of the Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601 et seq.)
are inapplicable. Therefore, a regulatory flexibility analysis is not
required and has not been prepared.
F. Paperwork Reduction Act
This correction amendment does not contain information collections
that are subject to the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act.
Notwithstanding any other provision of the law, no person is required
to respond to, nor shall any person be subject to a penalty for failure
to comply with, a collection of information subject to the requirements
of the PRA, unless that collection of information displays a currently
valid OMB Control Number.
List of Subjects in 15 CFR Part 922
Administrative practice and procedure, Boundary coordinates,
Harbors, Motorized personal watercraft (MPWC), Recreation and
recreation areas, Research, Seagrass protection, Water resources,
Wildlife, Zones.
Dated: August 19, 2010.
Holly Bamford,
Acting Deputy Assistant Administrator for Ocean Services and Coastal
Zone Management.
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Accordingly, for the reasons set forth above, 15 CFR part 922 is
amended as follows:
PART 922--NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY PROGRAM REGULATIONS
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1. The authority citation for part 922 continues to read as follows:
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1431 et seq.
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2. Amend section 922.82 by revising paragraph (a)(3) to read as
follows:
Sec. 922.82 Prohibited or otherwise regulated activities.
(a) * * *
(3) Discharging or depositing from within or into the Sanctuary any
material or other matter from a cruise ship except clean vessel engine
cooling water, clean vessel generator cooling water, vessel engine or
generator exhaust, clean bilge water, or anchor wash.
* * * * *
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3. Appendix A to Subpart H of Part 922 is revised to read as follows:
Appendix A to Subpart H of Part 922--Gulf of the Farallones National
Marine Sanctuary Boundary Coordinates
Coordinates listed in this Appendix are unprojected (Geographic)
and based on the North American Datum of 1983.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Point ID No. Sanctuary
Boundary Latitude Longitude
------------------------------------------------------------------------
1............................... 38.29896 -123.05989
2............................... 38.26390 -123.18138
3............................... 38.21001 -123.11913
4............................... 38.16576 -123.09207
5............................... 38.14072 -123.08237
6............................... 38.12829 -123.08742
7............................... 38.10215 -123.09804
8............................... 38.09069 -123.10387
9............................... 38.07898 -123.10924
10.............................. 38.06505 -123.11711
11.............................. 38.05202 -123.12827
12.............................. 37.99227 -123.14137
13.............................. 37.98947 -123.23615
14.............................. 37.95880 -123.32312
15.............................. 37.90464 -123.38958
16.............................. 37.83480 -123.42579
17.............................. 37.76687 -123.42694
18.............................. 37.75932 -123.42686
19.............................. 37.68892 -123.39274
20.............................. 37.63356 -123.32819
21.............................. 37.60123 -123.24292
22.............................. 37.59165 -123.22641
23.............................. 37.56305 -123.19859
24.............................. 37.52001 -123.12879
25.............................. 37.50819 -123.09617
26.............................. 37.49418 -123.00770
27.............................. 37.50948 -122.90614
28.............................. 37.52988 -122.85988
29.............................. 37.57147 -122.80399
30.............................. 37.61622 -122.76937
31.............................. 37.66641 -122.75105
32.............................. 37.88225 -122.62753
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4. Table C-2 and table C-4 in Appendix C to Subpart H of Part 922 are
revised and Appendix C is republished
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in its entirety, with the aforementioned revisions, to read as follows:
Appendix C to Subpart H of Part 922--No-Anchoring Seagrass Protection
Zones in Tomales Bay
Coordinates listed in this appendix are unprojected (Geographic)
and based on the North American Datum of 1983.
Table C-1: Zone 1:
Zone 1 is an area of approximately 39.9 hectares offshore south
of Millerton Point. The eastern boundary is a straight line that
connects points 1 and 2 listed in the coordinate table below. The
southern boundary is a straight line that connects points 2 and 3,
the western boundary is a straight line that connects points 3 and 4
and the northern boundary is a straight line that connects point 4
to point 5. All coordinates are in the Geographic Coordinate System
relative to the North American Datum of 1983.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Zone 1 Point ID Latitude Longitude
------------------------------------------------------------------------
1............................... 38.10571 -122.84565
2............................... 38.09888 -122.83603
3............................... 38.09878 -122.84431
4............................... 38.10514 -122.84904
5............................... Same as 1. Same as 1.
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Table C-2: Zone 2:
Zone 2 is an area of approximately 50.3 hectares that begins
just south of Marconi and extends approximately 3 kilometers south
along the eastern shore of Tomales Bay. The eastern boundary is the
mean high water (MHW) line from point 1 to point 2 listed in the
coordinate table below. The southern boundary is a straight line
that connects point 2 to point 3. The western boundary is a series
of straight lines that connect points 3 through 7 in sequence and
then connects point 7 to point 8. All coordinates are in the
Geographic Coordinate System relative to the North American Datum of
1983.
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Zone 2 Point ID Latitude Longitude
------------------------------------------------------------------------
1............................... 38.14071 -122.87440
2............................... 38.11601 -122.85820
3............................... 38.11386 -122.85851
4............................... 38.11899 -122.86731
5............................... 38.12563 -122.86480
6............................... 38.12724 -122.86488
7............................... 38.13326 -122.87178
8............................... Same as 1. Same as 1.
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Table C-3: Zone 3:
Zone 3 is an area of approximately 4.6 hectares that begins just
south of Marshall and extends approximately 1 kilometer south along
the eastern shore of Tomales Bay. The eastern boundary is the mean
high water (MHW) line from point 1 to point 2 listed in the
coordinate table below. The southern boundary is a straight line
that connects point 2 to point 3, the western boundary is a straight
line that connects point 3 to point 4, and the northern boundary is
a straight line that connects point 4 to point 5. All coordinates
are in the Geographic Coordinate System relative to the North
American Datum of 1983.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Zone 3 Point ID Latitude Longitude
------------------------------------------------------------------------
1............................... 38.16031 -122.89442
2............................... 38.15285 -122.88991
3............................... 38.15250 -122.89042
4............................... 38.15956 -122.89573
5............................... Same as 1. Same as 1.
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Table C-4: Zone 4:
Zone 4 is an area of approximately 61.8 hectares that begins
just north of Nicks Cove and extends approximately 5 kilometers
south along the eastern shore of Tomales Bay to just south of
Cypress Grove. The eastern boundary is the mean high water (MHW)
line from point 1 to point 2 listed in the coordinate table below.
The southern boundary is a straight line that connects point 2 to
point 3. The western boundary is a series of straight lines that
connect points 3 through 10 in sequence. The northern boundary is a
straight line that connects point 10 to point 11. All coordinates
are in the Geographic Coordinate System relative to the North
American Datum of 1983.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Zone 4 Point ID Latitude Longitude
------------------------------------------------------------------------
1............................... 38.20073 -122.92181
2............................... 38.16259 -122.89627
3............................... 38.16227 -122.89650
4............................... 38.16535 -122.90308
5............................... 38.16869 -122.90475
6............................... 38.17450 -122.90545
7............................... 38.17919 -122.91021
8............................... 38.18651 -122.91404
9............................... 38.18881 -122.91740
10.............................. 38.20004 -122.92315
11.............................. Same as 1. Same as 1.
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Table C-5: Zone 5:
Zone 5 is an area of approximately 461.4 hectares that begins
east of Lawsons Landing and extends approximately 5 kilometers east
and south along the eastern shore of Tomales Bay but excludes areas
adjacent (approximately 600 meters) to the mouth of Walker Creek.
The boundary follows the mean high water (MHW) mark from point 1 and
trends in a southeast direction to point 2 listed in the coordinate
table below. From point 2 the boundary trends westward in a straight
line to point 3, then trends southward in a straight line to point 4
and then trends eastward in a straight line to point 5. The boundary
follows the mean high water line from point 5 southward to point 6.
The southern boundary is a straight line that connects point 6 to
point 7. The eastern boundary is a series of straight lines that
connect points 7 to 9 in sequence and then connects point 9 to point
10. All coordinates are in the Geographic Coordinate System relative
to the North American Datum of 1983.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Zone 5 Point ID Latitude Longitude
------------------------------------------------------------------------
1............................... 38.23122 -122.96300
2............................... 38.21599 -122.93749
3............................... 38.20938 -122.94153
4............................... 38.20366 -122.93246
5............................... 38.20515 -122.92453
6............................... 38.20073 -122.92181
7............................... 38.19405 -122.93477
8............................... 38.20436 -122.94305
9............................... 38.21727 -122.96225
10.............................. Same as 1. Same as 1.
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Table C-6: Zone 6:
Zone 6 is an area of approximately 3.94 hectares in the vicinity
of Indian Beach along the western shore of Tomales Bay. The western
boundary follows the mean high water (MHW) line from point 1
northward to point 2 listed in the coordinate table below. The
northern boundary is a straight line that connects point 2 to point
3. The eastern boundary is a straight line that connects point 3 to
point 4. The southern boundary is a straight line that connects
point 4 to point 5. All coordinates are in the Geographic Coordinate
System relative to the North American Datum of 1983.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Zone 6 Point ID Latitude Longitude
------------------------------------------------------------------------
1............................... 38.13811 -122.89603
2............................... 38.14040 -122.89676
3............................... 38.14103 -122.89537
4............................... 38.13919 -122.89391
5............................... Same as 1. Same as 1.
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Table C-7: Zone 7:
Zone 7 is an area of approximately 32.16 hectares that begins
just south of Pebble Beach and extends approximately 3 kilometers
south along the western shore of Tomales Bay. The western boundary
is the mean high water (MHW) line from point 1 to point 2 listed in
the coordinate table below. The northern boundary is a straight line
that connects point 2 to point 3. The eastern boundary is a series
of straight lines that connect points 3 through 7 in sequence. The
southern boundary is a straight line that connects point 7 to point
8. All coordinates are in the Geographic Coordinate System relative
to the North American Datum of 1983.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Zone 7 Point ID Latitude Longitude
------------------------------------------------------------------------
1............................... 38.11034 -122.86544
2............................... 38.13008 -122.88742
3............................... 38.13067 -122.88620
4............................... 38.12362 -122.87984
5............................... 38.11916 -122.87491
6............................... 38.11486 -122.86896
7............................... 38.11096 -122.86468
8............................... Same as 1. Same as 1.
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5. Amend section 922.112 by revisng paragraph (a)(1)(ii) to read as
follows:
Sec. 922.112 Prohibited or otherwise regulated activities.
(a) * * *
(1) * * *
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(ii) Discharging or depositing from within or into the Sanctuary
any material or other matter from a cruise ship except clean vessel
engine cooling water, clean vessel generator cooling water, vessel
engine or generator exhaust, clean bilge water, or anchor wash.
* * * * *
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6. Amend section 922.132 by revising paragraph (a)(2)(ii) to read as
follows:
Sec. 922.132 Prohibited or otherwise regulated activities.
(a) * * *
(2) * * *
(ii) Discharging or depositing from within or into the Sanctuary
any material or other matter from a cruise ship except clean vessel
engine cooling water, clean vessel generator cooling water, vessel
engine or generator exhaust, clean bilge water, or anchor wash.
* * * * *
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7. Appendix A to Subpart M of Part 922 is revised to read as follows:
Appendix A to Subpart M of Part 922--Monterey Bay National Marine
Sanctuary Boundary Coordinates
Coordinates listed in this Appendix are unprojected (Geographic)
and based on the North American Datum of 1983.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Point ID No. Latitude Longitude
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Seaward Boundary
------------------------------------------------------------------------
1............................... 37.88225 -122.62753
2............................... 37.66641 -122.75105
3............................... 37.61622 -122.76937
4............................... 37.57147 -122.80399
5............................... 37.52988 -122.85988
6............................... 37.50948 -122.90614
7............................... 37.49418 -123.00770
8............................... 37.50819 -123.09617
9............................... 37.52001 -123.12879
10.............................. 37.45304 -123.14009
11.............................. 37.34316 -123.13170
12.............................. 37.23062 -123.10431
13.............................. 37.13021 -123.02864
14.............................. 37.06295 -122.91261
15.............................. 37.03509 -122.77639
16.............................. 36.92155 -122.80595
17.............................. 36.80632 -122.81564
18.............................. 36.69192 -122.80539
19.............................. 36.57938 -122.77416
20.............................. 36.47338 -122.72568
21.............................. 36.37242 -122.65789
22.............................. 36.27887 -122.57410
23.............................. 36.19571 -122.47699
24.............................. 36.12414 -122.36527
25.............................. 36.06864 -122.24438
26.............................. 36.02451 -122.11672
27.............................. 35.99596 -121.98232
28.............................. 35.98309 -121.84069
29.............................. 35.98157 -121.75634
30.............................. 35.92933 -121.71119
31.............................. 35.83773 -121.71922
32.............................. 35.72063 -121.71216
33.............................. 35.59497 -121.69030
34.............................. 35.55327 -121.63048
35.............................. 35.55483 -121.10399
36.............................. 37.59421 -122.52001
37.............................. 37.61367 -122.61673
38.............................. 37.76694 -122.65011
39.............................. 37.81777 -122.53008
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Harbor Exclusions
------------------------------------------------------------------------
40.............................. 37.49414 -122.48483
41.............................. 37.49540 -122.48576
42.............................. 36.96082 -122.00175
43.............................. 36.96143 -122.00112
44.............................. 36.80684 -121.79145
45.............................. 36.80133 -121.79047
46.............................. 36.60837 -121.88970
47.............................. 36.60580 -121.88965
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8. Appendix B to Subpart M of Part 922 is revised to read as follows:
Appendix B to Subpart M of Part 922-- Zones Within the Sanctuary Where
Overflights Below 1000 Feet Are Prohibited
The four zones are:
(1) From mean high water to 3 nautical miles (nmi) offshore
between a line extending from Point Santa Cruz on a southwesterly
bearing of 220[deg] true and a line extending from 2.0 nmi north of
Pescadero Point on a southwesterly bearing of 240[deg] true;
(2) From mean high water to 3 nmi offshore between a line
extending from the Carmel River mouth on a westerly bearing of
270[deg] true and a line extending due west along latitude parallel
35.55488 N off of Cambria;
(3) From mean high water and within a 5 nmi seaward arc drawn
from a center point of 36.80129 N, 121.79034 W (the end of the Moss
Landing ocean pier as it appeared on the most current NOAA nautical
charts as of January 1, 1993); and
(4) Over the Sanctuary's jurisdictional waters of Elkhorn Slough
east of the Highway One bridge to Elkhorn Road.
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9. Appendix E to Subpart M of Part 922 is revised to read as follows:
Appendix E to Subpart M of Part 922-- Motorized Personal Watercraft
Zones and Access Routes Within the Sanctuary
[Coordinates in this appendix are unprojected (Geographic
Coordinate System) and are calculated using the North American Datum
of 1983]
The five zones and access routes are:
(1) The approximately one [1.0] nmi\2\ area off Pillar Point
Harbor from harbor launch ramps, through the harbor entrance to the
northern boundary of Zone One:
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Point ID No. Latitude Longitude
------------------------------------------------------------------------
1 (flashing 5-second breakwater 37.49395 -122.48477
entrance light and horn located
at the seaward end of the outer
west breakwater).
2 (bell buoy)................... 37.48167 -122.48333
3............................... 37.48000 -122.46667
4............................... 37.49333 -122.46667
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(2) The approximately five [5.0] nmi\2\ area off of Santa Cruz
Small Craft Harbor from harbor launch ramps, through the harbor
entrance, and then along a 100-yard wide access route southwest
along a bearing of approximately 196[deg] true (180[deg] magnetic)
to the red and white whistle buoy at 36.93833 N, 122.01000 W. Zone
Two is bounded by:
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Point ID No. Latitude Longitude
------------------------------------------------------------------------
1............................... 36.91667 -122.03333
2............................... 36.91667 -121.96667
3............................... 36.94167 -121.96667
4............................... 36.94167 -122.03333
------------------------------------------------------------------------
(3) The approximately six [6.0] nmi\2\ area off of Moss Landing
Harbor from harbor launch ramps, through harbor entrance, and then
along a 100-yard wide access route southwest along a bearing of
approximately 230[deg] true (215[deg] magnetic) to the red and white
bell buoy at the eastern boundary of Zone Three bounded by:
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Point ID No. Latitude Longitude
------------------------------------------------------------------------
1............................... 36.83333 -121.82167
2............................... 36.83333 -121.84667
3............................... 36.77833 -121.84667
4............................... 36.77833 -121.81667
5 (red and white bell buoy)..... 36.79833 -121.80167
6............................... 36.81500 -121.80333
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(4) The approximately five [5.0] nmi\2\ area off of Monterey
Harbor from harbor launch ramps to the seaward end of the U.S. Coast
Guard Pier, and then along a 100-yard wide access route northeast
along a bearing of approximately 15[deg] true (0[deg] magnetic) to
the southern boundary of Zone Four bounded by:
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Point ID No. Latitude Longitude
------------------------------------------------------------------------
1............................... 36.64500 -121.92333
2............................... 36.61500 -121.87500
3............................... 36.63833 -121.85500
4............................... 36.66667 -121.90667
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(5) The approximately one-tenth [0.10] nmi\2\ area near Pillar
Point from the Pillar Point Harbor entrance along a 100-yard wide
access route southeast along a bearing of approximately 174[deg]
true (159[deg] magnetic) to the green bell buoy (identified as
``Buoy 3'') at 37.48154 N, 122.48156 W and then along a 100-yard
wide access route northwest along
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a bearing of approximately 284[deg] true (269[deg] magnetic) to the
green gong buoy (identified as ``Buoy 1'') at 37.48625 N, 122.50603
W, the southwest boundary of Zone Five. Zone Five exists only when a
High Surf Warning has been issued by the National Weather Service
and is in effect for San Mateo County and only during December,
January, and February. Zone Five is bounded by:
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Point ID No. Latitude Longitude
------------------------------------------------------------------------
1 (gong buoy identified as 37.48625 -122.50603
``Buoy 1'').
2............................... 37.49305 -122.50603
3 (Sail Rock)................... 37.49305 -122.50105
4............................... 37.48625 -122.50105
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[FR Doc. 2010-21878 Filed 8-31-10; 8:45 am]
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