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15 C.F.R. PART 922--NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY PROGRAM REGULATIONS

TITLE 15--Commerce and Foreign Trade

Subtitle B--REGULATIONS RELATING TO COMMERCE AND FOREIGN TRADE

CHAPTER IX--NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

SUBCHAPTER B--OCEAN AND COASTAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT

PART 922--NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY PROGRAM REGULATIONS

Subpart A--GENERAL

�922.1

Applicability of regulations.

�922.2

Mission, goals, and special policies.

�922.3

Definitions.

�922.4

Effect of National Marine Sanctuary designation.

Subpart B--SITE EVALUATION LIST (SEL)

�922.10

General.

Subpart C--DESIGNATION OF NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARIES

�922.20

Standards and procedures for designation.

�922.21

Selection of active candidates.

�922.22

Development of designation materials.

�922.23

Coordination with States and other Federal agencies.

�922.24

Congressional documents.

�922.25

Designation determination and findings.

Subpart D--MANAGEMENT PLAN DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION

�922.30

General.

�922.31

Promotion and coordination of Sanctuary use.

Subpart E--REGULATIONS OF GENERAL APPLICABILITY

�922.40

Purpose.

�922.41

Boundaries.

�922.42

Allowed activities.

�922.43

Prohibited or otherwise regulated activities.

�922.44

Emergency regulations.

�922.45

Penalties.

�922.46

Response costs and damages.

�922.47

Pre-existing authorizations or rights and certifications of pre-existing authorizations or rights.

�922.48

National Marine Sanctuary permits--application procedures and issuance criteria.

�922.49

Notification and review of applications for leases, licenses, permits, approvals, or other authorizations to conduct a prohibited activity.

�922.50

Appeals of administrative action.

Subpart F--MONITOR NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY

�922.60

Boundary.

�922.61

Prohibited or otherwise regulated activities.

�922.62

Permit procedure and criteria.

Subpart G--CHANNEL ISLANDS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY

�922.70

Boundary.

�922.71

Prohibited or otherwise regulated activities.

�922.72

Permit procedures and criteria.

Appendix

Appendix A to Subpart G of Part 922--Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary Boundary Coordinates

Subpart H--GULF OF THE FARALLONES NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY

�922.80

Boundary.

�922.81

Definitions.

�922.82

Prohibited or otherwise regulated activities.

�922.83

Permit procedures and criteria.

�922.84

Certification of other permits.

Appendix

Appendix A to Subpart H of Part 922--Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary Boundary Coordinates

Subpart I--GRAY'S REEF NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY

�922.90

Boundary.

�922.91

Prohibited or otherwise regulated activities.

�922.92

Permit procedures and criteria.

Subpart J--FAGATELE BAY NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY

�922.100

Scope of regulations.

�922.101

Boundary.

�922.102

Prohibited or otherwise regulated activities.

�922.103

Management and enforcement.

�922.104

Permit procedures and criteria.

Subpart K--CORDELL BANK NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY

�922.110

Boundary

�922.111

Prohibited or otherwise regulated activities.

�922.112

Permit procedures and criteria.

Appendix

Appendix A to Subpart K of Part 922--Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary Boundary Coordinates

Subpart L--FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY

�922.120

Boundary.

�922.121

Definitions.

�922.122

Prohibited or otherwise regulated activities.

�922.123

Permit procedures and criteria.

Appendix

Appendix A to Subpart L of Part 922--Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary Boundary Coordinates

Appendix

Appendix B to Subpart L of Part 922--Coordinates for the Department of the Interior Topographic Lease Stipulations for OCS Lease Sale 171

Subpart M--MONTEREY BAY NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY

�922.130

Boundary.

�922.131

Definitions.

�922.132

Prohibited or otherwise regulated activities.

�922.133

Permit procedures and criteria.

�922.134

Notification and review.

Appendix

Appendix A to Subpart M of Part 922--Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary Boundary Coordinates

Appendix

Appendix B to Subpart M of Part 922--Dredged Material Disposal Sites Adjacent to the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary

Appendix

Appendix C to Subpart M of Part 922--Zones Within the Sanctuary Where Overflights Below 1000 Feet Are Prohibited

Appendix

Appendix D to Subpart M of Part 922--Zones and Access Routes Within the Sancturary Where the Operation of Motorized Personal Watercraft Is Allowed

Subpart N--STELLWAGEN BANK NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY

�922.140

Boundary.

�922.141

Definitions.

�922.142

Prohibited or otherwise regulated activities.

�922.143

Permit procedures and criteria.

Appendix

Appendix A to Subpart N of Part 922--Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary Boundary Coordinates

Subpart O--OLYMPIC COAST NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY

�922.150

Boundary.

�922.151

Definitions.

�922.152

Prohibited or otherwise regulated activities.

�922.153

Permit procedures and criteria.

�922.154

Consultation with the State of Washington, affected Indian tribes, and adjacent county governments.

Appendix

Appendix A to Subpart O of Part 922--Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary Boundary Coordinates

Subpart P--FLORIDA KEYS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY

�922.160

Purpose.

�922.161

Boundary.

�922.162

Definitions.

�922.163

Prohibited activities--Sanctuary-wide.

�922.164

Additional activity regulations by Sanctuary area.

�922.165

Emergency regulations.

�922.166

Permits other than for access to the Tortugas Ecological Reserve--application procedures and issuance criteria.

�922.167

Permits for access to the Tortugas Ecological Reserve.

�922.168

Certification of preexisting leases, licenses, permits, approvals, other authorizations, or rights to conduct a prohibited activity.

Appendix

Appendix I to Subpart P of Part 922--Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary Boundary Coordinates

Appendix

Appendix II to Subpart P of Part 922--Existing Management Areas Boundary Coordinates

Appendix

Appendix III to Subpart P of Part 922--Wildlife Management Areas Access Restrictions

Appendix

Appendix IV to Subpart P of Part 922--Ecological Reserves Boundary

Appendix

Appendix V to Subpart P of Part 922--Sanctuary Preservation Areas Boundary Coordinates

Appendix

Appendix VI to Subpart P of Part 922--Special-Use Areas Boundary Coordinates and Use Designations

Appendix

Appendix VII to Subpart P of Part 922--Areas To Be Avoided Boundary Coordinates

Appendix

Appendix VIII to Subpart P of Part 922--Marine Life Rule [As Excerpted From Chapter 46-42 of the Florida Administrative Code]

Subpart Q--HAWAIIAN ISLANDS HUMPBACK WHALE NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY

�922.180

Purpose.

�922.181

Boundary.

�922.182

Definitions.

�922.183

Allowed activities.

�922.184

Prohibited activities.

�922.185

Emergency regulations.

�922.186

Penalties; appeals.

�922.187

Interagency Cooperation.

Appendix

Appendix A to Subpart Q of Part 922--Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale, National Marine Sanctuary Boundary Description and Coordinates of the Lateral Boundary Closures and Excluded Areas.

Subpart R--THUNDER BAY NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY AND UNDERWATER PRESERVE

�922.190

Boundary.

�922.191

Definitions.

�922.192

Joint Management Committee.

�922.193

Prohibited or otherwise regulated activities.

�922.194

Certification of preexisting leases, licenses, permits, approvals, other authorizations, or rights to conduct a prohibited activity.

�922.195

Permit procedures and criteria.

�922.196

Emergency regulations.

�922.197

Consultation with affected federally-recognized Indian tribes.

�922.198

Procedures for determining watercraft and related items which sink on or after the date of Sanctuary designation to be an underwater cultural resource.

Appendix

Appendix A to Subpart R of Part 922--Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary and Underwater Preserve Boundary Coordinates

Appendix

Appendix B to Subpart R of Part 922--Minor Projects for Purposes of 922.193(a)(2)(iii)