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Proc 8836ProclamationObama · DCeremonial

Proclamation 8836

National Oceans Month, 2012

President Obama proclaims June 2012 as National Oceans Month, calling on Americans to protect and conserve oceans, coasts, and the Great Lakes. The proclamation references the previously established National Ocean Policy and describes ocean benefits and threats but issues no new binding directives, regulations, or agency mandates.

Federal Register Open PDF 77 FR 33603

Key directives

No discrete directives extracted.

Timeline

Immediate

  • Proclamation of June 2012 as National Oceans Month

Near term (90d)

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Long term

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Risks & tensions

  • No substantive policy directives; purely commemorative with aspirational language about 'taking action' that carries no enforcement mechanism
  • Reference to National Ocean Policy describes past administration action, not new commitment
Proclamation 8836: National Oceans Month, 2012 · Executive Orders