(a) DOE shall designate sites covered by this part as deemed necessary, consistent with the national security and public safety, through notice in the Federal Register.

(b) This part shall be effective as to any facility, installation, or real property on publication in the Federal Register of the notice designating the site.

(c) Upon designation of a site, the cognizant Manager of Operations may inform the public of such designation through press release or posting of notice at airfields in the vicinity of the designated site.