[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: 40CFR227.22]

[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. 227.22  Assessment of impact.

    The assessment of impact on other uses of the ocean will consider 
both temporary and long-range effects within the state of the art, but 
particular emphasis will be placed on any irreversible or irretrievable 
commitment of resources that would result from the proposed dumping.