[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: 40CFR227.28]

[Page 215]
 
                   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 G--Definitions
 
Sec. 227.28  Release zone.

    The release zone is the area swept out by the locus of points 
constantly 100 meters from the perimeter of the conveyance engaged in 
dumping activities, beginning at the first moment in which dumping is 
scheduled to occur and ending at the last moment in which dumping is 
scheduled to occur. No release zone shall exceed the total surface area 
of the dumpsite.