NOAA seeks public input to identify coastal and marine spatial data or other critical information to inform marine spatial analyses in Virginia, North Carolina, and South Carolina.

NOAA proposed to designate marine portions of Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument in the Pacific Ocean waters surrounding the Northwest Hawaiian Islands as Papahānaumokuākea National Marine Sanctuary. 

The National Science Foundation seeks input to inform the development of an implementation plan to advance a key recommendation of the Ocean Climate Action Plan regarding marine carbon dioxide removal research.

The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management amended its renewable energy regulations to update the definition of “Outer Continental Shelf” and add the definition of “State” in conformity with the Inflation Reduction Act.

NOAA created a temporary special use area for coral restoration located approximately five miles southeast of Tavernier, on the island of Key Largo, within federal waters of Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary from September 6, 2023, to November 6, 2023.

CEQ requested input to inform the development of an Ocean Justice Strategy, which will describe the vision, goals, and high-level objectives for coordinating and guiding ocean justice activities across the federal government.

The Department of State and NOAA seek public comment on the proposed scope for the upcoming United States Ocean Acidification Action Plan, which will highlight leadership in reducing carbon emissions; strengthening monitoring, research, and coordination research efforts; and investing in adaptive measures.

NOAA announced its intention to prepare a National Coral Reef Resilience Strategy in accordance with the Coral Reef Conservation Act, providing the public with background on the scoping, seeking specific input, and providing a general opportunity for comment the administration can consider while developing the national strategy.

NOAA administratively withdrew the amendatory instructions and associated regulatory text of the interim final rule published on May 13, 2022, that amended the National Marine Sanctuaries program regulations, replacing it with slightly revised amendatory instructions and regulatory text for a few provisions that were in the interim final rule.

United States v. Vigor Industrial, LLC, No. 3:22-cv-06101 (N.D. Cal. Oct. 17, 2022). Settling National Marine Sanctuaries Act defendants must pay $9,135,134.80 to resolve a claim arising from injury to sanctuary resources that occurred due to the sinking of the YFD-70 Drydock on October 25-26, 2016, inside the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary.