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GENERAL DOCUMENTS

Permit Application Packet (404kb pdf)

Regulations, Summary (260kb pdf) - a one page summary of the sanctuary regulations (not a comprehensive listing)

Sanctuary Regulations, FGBNMS (60kb pdf)
- Federal Register: 15 CFR Part 922 Subpart L of the General Regulations, pertaining only to the Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary (2007)

Sanctuary Regulations, General (364kb pdf)
- Federal Register: 15 CFR Part 922 National Marine Sanctuary Program regulations including those specific to each sanctuary (2007)

Regulations, Stetson Amendment (256kb pdf)
- Federal Register: modifies sanctuary boundaries to include Stetson Bank (1996)

Regulations, No Anchoring Amendment (44kb pdf)
- Federal Register: modifies regulations to allow no anchoring in sanctuary, in accordance with International Maritime Organization's International No Anchoring Area designation (2001)

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