[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 40, Volume 22]
[Revised as of July 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 40CFR227.20]

[Page 213]
 
                   TITLE 40--PROTECTION OF ENVIRONMENT
 
         CHAPTER I--ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED)
 
PART 227--CRITERIA FOR THE EVALUATION OF PERMIT APPLICATIONS FOR OCEAN 
DUMPING OF MATERIALS--Table of Contents
 
  Subpart E--Impact of the Proposed Dumping on Other Uses of the Ocean
 
Sec. 227.20  Basis for determination.


    (a) Based on current state of the art, consideration must be given 
to any possible long-range effects of even the most innocuous substances 
when dumped in the ocean on a continuing basis. Such a consideration is 
made in evaluating the relationship of each proposed disposal activity 
in relationship to its potential for long-range impact on other uses of 
the ocean.
    (b) An evaluation will be made on an individual basis for each 
proposed dumping of material of the potential for effects on uses of the 
ocean for purposes other than material disposal. The factors to be 
considered in this evaluation include those stated in subpart D, but the 
evaluation of this subpart E will be based on the impact of the proposed 
dumping on specific uses of the ocean rather than on overall esthetic, 
recreational and economic values.