# Clarification of Procedures for the Sanctuary Nomination Process
> **Rule** · Notification. · Published 2019-11-13 · Effective 2019-11-13 · 84 FR 61546
## Document
- **Document number:** 2019-24577
- **Category:** other
- **Federal Register citation:** 84 FR 61546
- **Publication date:** 2019-11-13
- **Effective date:** 2019-11-13
## Abstract

The Office of National Marine Sanctuaries (ONMS) of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is clarifying procedures for the Sanctuary Nomination Process (SNP) established in 2014. Specifically, ONMS informs the public of how it intends to treat nominations that have been accepted to the inventory of sites for potential designation as national marine sanctuaries and have been on the inventory for five years.

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2019/11/13/2019-24577/clarification-of-procedures-for-the-sanctuary-nomination-process)
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