U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service June 2018 Marianas Trench Marine National Monument Northern Islands Submerged Lands Transfer to the Commonwealth of the Northern

Background scientific activities, regulate fishing, to but not above the line of mean high The Marianas Trench Marine prepare management plans within their tide and seaward to a line three miles National Monument (MTMNM) was respective authorities for the proper distant from the coastlines of the established through Presidential care and management of the objects CNMI. Proclamation 8335 on January 6, identified in the Proclamation, and to On January 15, 2014, Presidential 2009, for the purpose of protecting treat the Commonwealth of the Proclamation 9077 excepted the the geologic features and marine (CNMI) transfer of the submerged lands environment in the Mariana Volcanic Government as a cooperating agency. adjacent to the Islands of Farallon de Arc. The MTMNM includes the The Secretary of the Interior delegated Pajaros, Maug, and Asuncion Mariana Trench (trench unit), management authority to the U.S. Fish (Northern Islands Submerged Lands submerged lands around three and Wildlife Service (Service) through or NISL) until the Secretaries and the northern islands (islands unit), and Secretarial Order 3284 on January 16, CNMI Government (collectively, the seamounts (volcanic unit) of the 2009. Commerce is represented by the signatories) enter into an agreement northern Mariana archipelago. National Oceanic and Atmospheric for coordination of management that Proclamation 8335 directs the Administration (NOAA). ensures the protection of MTMNM Secretaries of the Interior and within the NISL. Commerce to do a number of things On September 18, 2013, in accordance The conveyance of the submerged in the management of MTMNM, with the Territorial Submerged Lands lands and the mineral rights associated including, but not limited to, manage Act, Public Law 113-34 was enacted to with those lands, excluding the according to applicable legal provide for the conveyance to CNMI submerged lands excepted by authorities and in consultation with the submerged lands and associated Proclamation 9077, was made under the Secretary of Defense, not allow mineral rights in lands permanently or operation of law and by patent on or permit certain activities, regulate periodically covered by tidal waters up January 16, 2014.

Current Action The agencies agreed on a number of signed by Secretary Sally Jewell on A team of Service and NOAA staff, guiding principles, general coordination November 29, 2016, and by CNMI led by the Service’s Pacific Region of management structure, management Governor Torres on December 21, Director Robyn Thorson, NOAA’s planning provisions, and operational 2016. Pacific Islands Region Administrator conditions prior to the conveyance of The MOA was subject to completion of Michael Tosatto, and CNMI officials the NISL. an Environmental Assessment (EA) under the leadership of Governor The NISL were conveyed by execution under the National Environmental Torres, and former Governor Inos, of a patent with a reserved easement to Policy Act (NEPA), and the developed a Memorandum of CNMI subject to those powers, rights, Congressional review process Agreement (MOA) to establish the and interests reserved in the United proscribed by Section 1(c) of the terms and conditions for the States under the Territorial TSLA. The Interior Department, coordination of resource Submerged Lands Act, as amended. through the Service, and in cooperation management for the long-term The easement ensures the NISL are with NOAA and CNMI, completed the comprehensive conservation and managed and maintained for the final EA and signed the Finding of No protection of the NISL and in a protection of resources identified in Significant Impacts on September 15, manner consistent with Proclamation 8335. The patent was 2016. Proclamations 8335 and 9077. U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Marianas Trench Marine National Monument Mariana Islands Pacific Islands

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PRODUCED IN THE DIVISION OF REALTY & REFUGE INFORMATION PORTLAND, OREGON CURRENT TO: 8/15/2016 0 37.5 75 150 BASEMAP (DATE): N/A Miles MERIDIAN: N/A FILE: 14-050-5.MXD Kilometers 0 37.5 75 150 UTM ZONE 55N WGS 84