[Code of Federal Regulations] [Title 40, Volume 18] [Revised as of July 1, 2002] From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access [CITE: 40CFR125.120] [Page 325] TITLE 40--PROTECTION OF ENVIRONMENT CHAPTER I--ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED) PART 125--CRITERIA AND STANDARDS FOR THE NATIONAL POLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM--Table of Contents Subpart M--Ocean Discharge Criteria Sec. 125.120 Scope and purpose. Source: 45 FR 65953, Oct. 3, 1980, unless otherwise noted. This subpart establishes guidelines for issuance of National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permits for the discharge of pollutants from a point source into the territorial seas, the contiguous zone, and the oceans.