[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 33, Volume 2]
[Revised as of July 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 33CFR140.1]

[Page 133]
 
                TITLE 33--NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS
 
   CHAPTER I--COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY (CONTINUED)
 
PART 140--GENERAL--Table of Contents
 
                           Subpart A--General
 
Sec. 140.1  Purpose.


    This subchapter is intended to promote safety of life and property 
on Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) facilities, vessels, and other units 
engaged in OCS activities, protect the marine environment, and implement 
the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1331 et seq.), as 
amended by the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act Amendments of 1978 
(Pub. L. 95-372, 92 Stat. 629).