[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 33, Volume 3]
[Revised as of July 1, 2001]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 33CFR324.2]

[Page 411]
 
                TITLE 33--NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS
 
         CHAPTER II--CORPS OF ENGINEERS, DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY
 
PART 324--PERMITS FOR OCEAN DUMPING OF DREDGED MATERIAL--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 324.2  Definitions.

    For the purpose of this regulation, the following terms are defined:
    (a) The term ocean waters means those waters of the open seas lying 
seaward of the base line from which the territorial sea is measured, as 
provided for in the Convention on the Territorial Sea and the Contiguous 
Zone (15 UST 1606: TIAS 5639).
    (b) The term dredged material means any material excavated or 
dredged from navigable waters of the United States.
    (c) The term transport or transportation refers to the conveyance 
and related handling of dredged material by a vessel or other vehicle.