# Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary Regulations; Announcement of Effective Date
> **Rule** · Announcement of effective date. · Published 2001-03-23 · Effective 2001-03-08 · 66 FR 16120
## Document
- **Document number:** 01-7273
- **Category:** mpa-designation
- **Federal Register citation:** 66 FR 16120
- **Publication date:** 2001-03-23
- **Effective date:** 2001-03-08
- **NOAA docket:** Docket No. 000510129-1004-02
## Abstract

This document announces that the Revised Designation Document and the final regulations that were published in the Federal Register on January 17, 2001, (66 FR 4267), for the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary, became effective in Federal waters on March 8, 2001. The Revised Designation Document expands the boundary of the Sanctuary and the regulations implement the expansion, establish and implement the Tortugas Ecological Reserve, and make other revisions to the Sanctuary regulations.

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2001/03/23/01-7273/florida-keys-national-marine-sanctuary-regulations-announcement-of-effective-date)
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