Accomplishment Reports
2013 Cordell Bank Accomplishments Report2012 Cordell Bank Accomplishments Report
2011 Cordell Bank Accomplishments Report
2010 Cordell Bank Accomplishments Report
2009 Cordell Bank Accomplishments Report
2008 Cordell Bank Accomplishments Report
2007 Cordell Bank Accomplishments Report
Key Federal Register Documents
Announcement of Cordell Bank as an Active Candidate for National Marine Sanctuary Designation (5.2MB pdf)Added Cordell Bank, off the coast of California, to the List of Active Candidates. 6/30/1983
Designation Document/Notice of National Marine Sanctuary Designation/ final rule/ and summary of final management plan. (5.6MB pdf)
Issued final designation and regulations for Cordell Bank NMS.05/24/1989
Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary Regulation Revision(1.5MB pdf)
Revised the regulations for Cordell Bank NMS to prohibit oil, gas, and minerals exploration/development throughout the sanctuary.12/21/1989
Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary Regulations (566KB pdf)
Clarification of effective date due to addition of oil, gas, mineral prohibition. 12/04/90
Final Rule - National Marine Sanctuary Program Regulations Revisions. (356KB pdf)
Consolidation and technical corrections of National Marine Sanctuary Program regulations; affected Cordell Bank NMS.12/27/95
Boundaries of the Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary; Correction. (111KB pdf)
Correcting amendment of Cordell Bank NMS boundary coordinates.10/03/96
Environmental Impacts Statements; Notice of Availability.(48KB pdf)
Notice of Availability of final EIS, Cordell Bank, Gulf of the Farallones and Monterey Bay NMSs. Proposed regulatory changes.Notice that NOAA's 30-day review period would end on October 27, 2008. 09/26/2008
Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary Regulations; Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary Regulations; and Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary Regulations (48KB pdf)
Notice of effective date of new regulations and revised management plans. 03/23/2009
Final Rule; Technical Corrections. (175KB pdf)
Technical corrections to Gulf of the Farallones, Monterey Bay, and Cordell Bank NMSs regulations. 09/01/2010
Environmental Impact Statements; Notice of Availability.(201KB pdf)
Notice of availability of final EIS, Cordell Bank and Gulf of the Farallones NMSs Expansion. Notice that NOAA's 30-day review period would end on January 20, 2015. 12/19/2014
Final Rule; Expansion of Gulf of the Farallones and Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuaries, and Regulatory Changes.(538KB pdf)
Final Rule for Gulf of the Farallones and Cordell Bank NMSs expansion. 03/15/2015
Management Plan and EIS
The following electronic documents are available for download:- Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary Final Management Plan (2014) (2.5MB)
- Cordell Bank and Gulf of the Farallones NMSs Expansion Final Environmental Impact Statement(2014) (14.5MB)
Regulations
National Marine Sanctuary regulations are found in the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) at Title 15 - Commerce and Foreign Trade, Part 922. These may be accessed on the U.S. Government Printing Office Electronic CFR web site
Note: regulations covering the Office of National Marine Sanctuaries and generally applicable to all sanctuary sites are found at Title 15, Subtitle B, Chapter IX, Subchapter B, Part, 922 Subparts A through E) and regulations specifically covering Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary are found at Title 15, Subtitle B, Chapter IX, Subchapter B, Part 922, Supart K.