[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: 15CFR922.23]

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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. 922.23  Coordination with States and other Federal agencies.

    (a) The Secretary shall consult and cooperate with affected States 
throughout the National Marine Sanctuary designation process. In 
particular the Secretary shall:
    (1) Consult with the relevant State officials prior to selecting any 
site on the SEL as an Active Candidate pursuant to Sec. 922.21, 
especially concerning the relationship of any site to State waters and 
the consistency of the proposed designation with a federally approved 
State coastal zone management

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program. For the purposes of a consistency review by States with 
federally approved coastal zone management programs, designation of a 
National Marine Sanctuary is deemed to be a Federal activity, which, if 
affecting the State's coastal zone, must be undertaken in a manner 
consistent to the maximum extent practicable with the approved State 
coastal zone program as provided by section 307(c)(1) of the Coastal 
Zone Management Act of 1972, as amended, and implementing regulations at 
15 CFR part 930, subpart.
    (2) Ensure that relevant State agencies are consulted prior to 
holding any public hearings pursuant to section 304(a)(3) of the Act.
    (3) Provide the Governor(s) of any State(s) in which a proposed 
Sanctuary would be located an opportunity to certify the designation or 
any of its terms as unacceptable as specified in section 304(b)(1) of 
the Act.
    (b) The Secretary shall develop proposed regulations relating to 
activities under the jurisdiction of one or more other Federal agencies 
in consultation with those agencies.