123STA T . 3 578PROCL A M AT I O N 8335 —J AN. 6, 2 0 0 9fish i ngo f a n ydet e rm ination b y the G o v ernment of the C ommon w ea l th of the N orthern M ariana I slands .Monume n t M a na g ement Pl ann i ng T he S e c retaries of the Interior and Commerce shall , within 2 years of the date of this p roclamation, prepare management plans within their respective a u thorities and promulgate implementing regulations that address any further specific actions necessary for the proper care and management of the ob j ects identified in this proclamation. In devel - oping and implementing any management plans and any management rules and regulations, the Secretaries shall designate and involve as co- operating agencies the agencies with jurisdiction or special e x pertise, including the D epartment of Defense, the Department of State, and other agencies through scoping in accordance with the National E nvi- ronmental P olicy A ct (4 2 U .S.C. 4 3 2 1 et s e q . ) , its implementing regula- tions and with Executive O rder 133 5 2 of August 2 6 ,2 0 04, F acilitation of Cooperative Conservation, and shall treat as a cooperating agency the Government of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Is- lands, consistent with these authorities. The monument management plans shall ensure that the monument will be administered in accord- ance with this proclamation, and shall, as appropriate to their respec- tive authorities, provide for
1. management of the Islands Unit of the monument, in consultation with the Government of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, including designation of specific roles and responsibilities and the means of consultation on management decisions as appropriate, without affecting the respective authorities or jurisdictions of the Com- monwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands or the Secretaries of the Interior or of Commerce
2. public education programs and public outreach regarding the coral reef ecosystem and related marine resources and species of the monu- ment and efforts to conserve them; 3. traditional access by indigenous persons, as identified by the Secre- taries in consultation with the Government of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, for culturally significant subsistence, cultural and religious uses within the monument; 4. a program to assess and promote monument-related scientific explo- ration and research, tourism, and recreational and economic activities and opportunities in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Is- lands; 5. a process to consider re q uests for recreational fishing permits in cer- tain areas of the Islands Unit, based on an analysis of the li k ely effects of such fishing on the marine ecosystems of these areas, sound profes- sional judgment that such fishing will not materially interfere with or detract from the fulfillment of the purposes of this proclamation, and the extent to which such recreational fishing shall be managed as a sustainable activity consistent with Executive Order 12 9 62, as amend- ed, and other applicable law; and 6. programs for monitoring and enforcement necessary to ensure that scientific exploration and research, tourism, and recreational and com- mercial activities do not degrade the monument ’ s coral reef ecosystem or related marine resources or species or diminish the monument’s nat- ural character.
