[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 15, Volume 3]
[Revised as of January 1, 2004]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 15CFR922.21]

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                  TITLE 15--COMMERCE AND FOREIGN TRADE
 
CHAPTER IX--NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT 
                               OF COMMERCE
 
PART 922_NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY PROGRAM REGULATIONS--Table of Contents
 
          Subpart C_Designation of National Marine Sanctuaries
 
Sec. 922.21  Selection of active candidates.

    (a) The Secretary shall, from time to time, select a limited number 
of sites from the SEL for Active Candidate consideration based on a 
preliminary assessment of the designation standards set forth in section 
303 of the Act.
    (b) Selection of a site as an Active Candidate shall begin the 
formal Sanctuary designation-evaluation process. A notice of intent to 
prepare a draft environmental impact statement shall be published in the 
Federal Register and in newspapers in the area(s) of local concern. A 
brief written analysis describing the site shall be provided. The 
Secretary, at any time, may drop a site from consideration if the 
Secretary determines that the site does not meet the designation 
standards and criteria set forth in the Act.