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d. Reports regularly to the SRD on 

 surveillance and enforcement activities, cuid 

 emergencies; 



e. Provides information for use in training 

 Sanctueu7 enforcement officials; 



f. Monitors and evaluates the adequacy of 

 emergency-response plans and procedures 

 in the Sanctuary; 



g. Maintains a record of emergency events 

 (e.g., oil spills) in and around the 

 Sanctuary; and 



h. Evaluates overall progress toward the 

 resource protection objectives of the 

 Sanctuary program and prepares semi- 

 annual and bi-monthly progress reports 

 highlighting activities for the SRD. 



3. Sanctuarv Advisory Committee 



a. Advises the Sanctuary Manager on the 

 effectiveness of interagency agreements for 

 surveillance and enforcement; 



b. Advises the Sanctuary Manager on the 

 effectiveness of the Sanctuary regulations in 

 providing adequate resource protection; 

 and 



c. Recommends improved methods of 

 resource protection. 



4. Federal Agencies 



a. NMFS works closely with Massachusetts 

 Division of Marine Fisheries, under the 

 Magnuson Fishery Conservation and 

 Management Act (MFCMA), on approving 

 and enforcing Fishery Management Plans 

 (FMPs) prepared by regional fishery 

 management councils to ensure protection 

 of fishery resources; 



b. NMFS implements the Marine Mammal 

 Protection Act and provisions of the 

 Endangered Species Act. Shares 

 responsibihty with the USFWS for 



provisions of the Endangered Species Act 

 to prevent taking of any endangered 

 species; 



c. USCG holds broad responsibihty for 

 enforcing all Federal laws throughout the 

 Sanctuary, including coordination with 

 NMFS on enforcement of Fishery 

 Management Plans. 



d. USCG and NMFS ensure enforcement of 

 Sanctuary regulations; 



e. USCG provides on-scene coordination and 

 Regional Response Center facihties under 

 the National Contingency Plan for the 

 removal of oil and hazardous substances in 

 the event of a spill that threatens the 

 Sanctuary; 



f. EPA implements regulatory responsibihties 

 regarding sewage outfalls (Clean Water 

 Act, via the National pollutant Discharge 

 Elimination System (NPDES) permits); 

 and ocean dumping (Title I of the Marine 

 Protection, Research and Sanctuaries Act) 

 to protect water quality; 



g. The Corps of Engineers grants, based on 

 EPA guidelines, permits for disposal of 

 dredged materials at EPA-designated 

 disposal site, and monitoring effects of 

 disposal activities. Grants permits (under 

 Rivers and Harbors Act) for marine 

 construction, excavation or fill activities in 

 any navigable waters of the U.S. (33 

 U.S.C. § 403). The COE may refuse to 

 issue permits on the basis of threats to 

 navigation or potential adverse effects on 

 the environment; 



h. MMS leases and permits (under Outer 

 Continental Shelf Lands Act 



Amendments) marine mining activities for 

 resources other than hydrocarbon 

 resources, subject to safety and 

 environmental regulations. 



