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HOME PAGE ATMOSPHERIC AND SPACE SERVICES AND RESEARCH (GCW) ENFORCEMENT (GCEL) INTERNATIONAL LAW (GCIL) NATURAL RESOURCES (GCNR) ARCHIVES HOME PAGE GC Organization Chart (PDF) full listing of 2008 GC employee awards Department of Commerce General Counsel Distinguished Employee Awards - 2008 ATMOSPHERIC AND SPACE SERVICES AND RESEARCH (GCW) National Weather Service, NESDIS, and OAR Legal Authorities (Combined PDF file) Joint Project Agreement (PDF) Economy Act for Purchasing Goods or Services (PDF) Economy Act for Providing Goods and Services (PDF) Special Study Agreement (PDF) Intergovernmental Cooperation (PDF) Subpoenas (PDF) Indemnification Clause (PDF) National Weather Service (NWS) Agreements (PDF) Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research (OAR) National Environmental Satellite Data and Information Service (NESDIS). (PDF) ENFORCEMENT - (GCEL) 15 C.F.R. Part 904, NOAA's civil procedure regulations Amended rules (eff. 04/10/06): 71 Fed. Reg. 12440 (Mar. 10, 2006) (PDF) Civil Penalty Schedules: I.A. Introduction I.B. Application of Prior Violations I.C. Aggravating/Mitigating Circumstances II.A. Southeast Region Civil Administrative II.C. Northeast Region Civil Administrative II.D. West Coast Ocean Salmon II.E. Northern Anchovy II.F. West Coast Groundfish II.G. Alaska Groundfish and IFQ II.H. Alaska High Seas Salmon II.I. Western Pacific Crustacean II.J. Western Pacific Pelagic II.K. Atlantic Bluefin Tuna II.L. Northern Pacific Halibut II.M. Fraser River Sockeye and Pink Salmon III.A. General Magnuson Act Prohibitions/All Domestic Magnuson Act Fisheries III.B. Foreign Fishing Vessels III.C. US-Canada Bi-lateral Enforcement Agreement IV.A. Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 V.A. Marine Mammal Protection Act, International Dolphin Conservation Program Act, & Dolphin Protection Consumer Information Act VI.A. Endangered Species Act VII.A. Antarctic Marine Living Resource Convention Act VIII.A. National Marine Sanctuaries Act VIII.B. Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Marine National Monument IX.A. Northeast IX.B. Southeast IX.C. Southwest IX.D. Northwest IX.E. Alaska IX.F. Pacific Islands IX.G. Antarctic Marine Living Resources Convention Act (Pilot Project) IX.H. National Marine Sanctuaries Act X.A. Northeast X.B. Southeast X.C. Southwest X.D. Northwest X.E. Alaska INTERNATIONAL LAW (GCIL) Antarctic Antarctic Treaty Transmittal Package (86th Cong., 2d Sess., Senate Doc file Executive B) (February 15, 1960) Antarctic Treaty Environmental Liability Annex Treaty Transmittal Package (Senate Treaty No. 111-2) (April 2, 2009) Arctic IMO, "Guidelines For Ships Operating in the Arctic" (Dec. 23, 2002). Biological Diversity Treaty Transmittal Package, Senate Treaty No. 103-20 Senate Foreign Relations Committee Executive Report No. 103-30 Administration's 2009 Treaty Priorities List Climate IOC Report, Sec. 4.3, Addressing the Impacts of Climate Change Manado Ocean Declaratio, adopted May 14, 2009 Secretary of State Clinton's recorded remarks delivered to the World Ocean Conference. Extraterritorial Application of Domestic Laws Council on Environmental Quality, Implementing and Explanatory Guidance for Executive Order 12114 (44 Fed. Reg. 18722 (Mar. 29, 1979)). Council on Environmental Quality, Guidance on NEPA Analyses for Transboundary Impacts (July 1, 1997). Department of Commerce Administrative Order, DAO 216-12 — "Environmental Effects Abroad of Major Federal Actions" (March 10, 1983). NOAA Administrative Order, NAO 216-6 — Environmental Review Procedures for Implementing the National Environmental Policy Act (May 20, 1999). Marine Research IOC Procedure for application of LOSC Article 247. Maritime Zones and Boundaries Demystifying the Maritime Zones and Other Marine Boundaries on NOAA'S Nautical Charts. (Paper) (Presentation) Proclamation 5928 of December 27, 1988. Territorial Sea of the United States of America. (54 Fed. Reg. 1977 (Jan. 9, 1989)) Office of Legal Counsel, U.S. Department of Justice, "Legal Issues Raised by Proposed Presidential Proclamation to Extend the Territorial Sea" (Oct. 4, 1988) Presidential Proclamation 7219 of August 2, 1999, Contiguous Zone of the United States. (64 Fed. Reg. 48701 (August 8, 1999)). Correction to Proclamation 7219 (64 Fed. Reg. 49844 (Sept. 14, 1999)). Correction to Proclamation 7219 (64 Fed. Reg. 49276 (Sept. 10, 1999)). Proclamation 5030 of March 10, 1983. Exclusive Economic Zone of the United States. (48 Fed. Reg. 10605 (March 14, 1983)). Presidential Statement on United States Ocean Policy, 19 Weekly Comp. Pres. Doc. 383 (March 10, 1983). Fact Sheet, United States Ocean Policy, Office of the Press Secretary, The White House, Mar. 10, 1983. Department of State Public Notice 2237, "Exclusive Economic Zone and Maritime Boundaries; Notice of Limits," (60 Fed. Reg. 43825 (August 23, 1995)). Demystifying the Maritime Zones and other Marine Boundaries on NOAA Charts (Ole Varmer, Suzanne Bass and Meredith Westington, paper presented at Coastal Zone 05). Paper and presentation. White House Press Release, Proclamations Concerning U.S. Jurisdiction Over Natural Resources of Coastal Areas and High Seas", 13 Dep't State Bull. 484 (1945). Presidential Proclamation No. 5030 of March 10, 1983, Exclusive Economic Zone of the United States (48 Fed. Reg. 10605 (March 14, 1983)) Department of the Interior, Office of the Solicitor, "Authority to Issue Outer Continental Shelf Mineral Leases in the Gorda Ridge Area, M-36952 (May 30, 1985) Papahanaumokuakea National Monument 73 Fed. Reg. 73592 President's Proclamation, Establishment of the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Marine National Monument (June 15, 2006) Proclamation, Amending Proclamation 8031 of June 15, 2006, to read, "Establishment of the Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument"(March 2, 2007) White House News Release (dated May 15, 2007). U.S. Submission to IMO - MEPC 56/8 Submission to IMO - MEPC 56/INF.2 NOAA Press Release on PSSA Designation (April 4, 2008) UNESCO Letter Acknowledging Receipt of Complete Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument Application (March 2, 2009) Federal Register Notice of U.S. Decision to Nominate PMNM as a World Heritage Site (74 Fed. Reg. 5676 (Jan. 30, 2009)) Seabed Management NOAA Deep Seabed Mining Regulations for Exploration Licenses International Convention for the Protection of Submarine Telegraph Cables Seabirds Proposed "Albatross and Petrel Conservation Act of 2009" Section-by-Section Analysis of the Proposed "Albatross and Petrel Conservation Act of 2009" Letters of January 16, 2009, from the Departments of Commerce and the Interior to the Speaker of the House of Representatives and to the President of the Senate forwarding the "Albatross and Petrel Conservation Act of 2009" White House News Release on President's Transmittal of ACAP to U.S. Senate (September 26, 2008). Download version. Treaty Transmittal Package (Treaty Doc. 110-22) White House Fact Sheet Improving Habitat for Our Nation's Migratory Birds (October 19, 2007). Download version. Agreement on the Conservation of Albatrosses and Petrels Significant Developments Protocol Amendments to the Convention on Hydrographic Organization (IHO) Protocol of Amendments US Ratification of Protocol of Amendments to IHO Convention and receipt from the Ministry of Foreign Relations of Monaco S.Rept.Exec. 110-10. Protocol of Amendments to Convention on International Hydrographic Organization, June 26, 2008. Senate Treaty Doc. No. 110-9 (October 23, 2007) IHO Protocol Amendments IHO Convention U.S. Accession to the Law of the Sea Convention Secretary of Commerce letter to Senate Foreign Relations Committee (September 26, 2007) Senate Executive Report, 110th Congress, 1st Session, Exec. Rpt. 110-9 (December 19, 2007) Senate Executive Report, 108th Congress, 2nd Session, Exec. Rpt. 108-10 (March 11, 2004) Staff Biographies Peter Oppenheimer Lindy Johnson Ole Varmer Derek Campbell [RMS] Titanic Proposed legislation to implement the international "Agreement Concerning the Shipwrecked Vessel RMS Titanic" Agreement with the United Kingdom, Canada and France adopted to increase protection of the RMS Titanic and its wreck site. RMS Titanic Maritime Memorial Act of 1986 (Titanic Memorial Act)(16 U.S.C. 450rr, et seq.) U.S. Department of State Media Note (July 25, 2007) Section-by-section analysis of the R.M.S. Titanic Maritime Memorial Preservation Act of 2007 Transmittal letters to the United States Congress (July 24, 2007) NOAA Guidelines. for Research, Exploration and Salvage of RMS Titanic 66 Fed. Reg. 18905 (April 12, 2001) Hearing of the House Merchant Marine and Fisheries Committee on H.R. 3272, a bill to Designate the Shipwreck of the Titanic as a Maritime Memorial (Oct. 29, 1985) H. Rept. 99-393 (Nov. 21, 1985), Report of the House Merchant Marine and Fisheries Committee on The R.M.S. "Titanic Maritime Memorial Act of 1985" Treaty Interpretation Treaty Doc. 92-12. Message from the President of the United States to the U.S. Senate transmitting the Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties for advice and consent to ratification (November 22, 1971) S. Prt. 106-71 (106th Cong, 2d Sess.) Treaties and Other International Agreements: The Role of the United States Senate. A Study Prepared for the Senate Foreign Relations Committee by the Congressional Research Service (January 2001). UN Treaty Reference Guide - Definition of Key Terms. Underwater Heritage Varmer, Ole. 2006. "Perspective Across the Atlantic: UNESCO Convention." Varmer, Ole. 2006. "RMS Titanic. Underwater Cultural Heritage at Risk." Varmer, Ole. 2006. "Protection of UCH Consistent with International Law." Varmer, Ole. 2007. "Law of the Sea and Protecting Titanic and other Deep Water Sites. Extra-territorial Protection of Heritage in Deep Water Consistent with International Law." NATURAL RESOURCES (GCNR) Settlements (multiple documents referenced) Restoration Plans (multiple documents referenced) ARCHIVE FILES What's New Announcements Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument Designated as a Particularly Sensitive Sea Area by the International Maritime Organization (archived 02/17/09) Previous Award Winners 2004 DOC/GC award winners 2005 NOAA GC award winners 2006 DOC/GC award winners 2006 NOAA GC award winners 2007 DOC/GC award winners. 2007 NOAA GC award winners 2008 NOAA Administrator's and Technology Transfer award winners NOAA's 200th Anniversary NOAA's 200th Anniversary Other James Walpole biography (General Counsel from 2002-2007) Jane Luxton biography (General Counsel for 2007-2009)