[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: 40CFR229.2]

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                   TITLE 40--PROTECTION OF ENVIRONMENT
 
         CHAPTER I--ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED)
 
PART 229--GENERAL PERMITS--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 229.2  Transport of target vessels.

    (a) The U.S. Navy is hereby granted a general permit to transport 
vessels from the United States or from any other location for the 
purpose of sinking such vessels in ocean waters in testing ordnance and 
providing related data subject to the following conditions:

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    (1) Such vessels may be sunk at times determined by the appropriate 
Navy official;
    (2) Necessary measures shall be taken to insure that the vessel 
sinks to the bottom rapidly and permanently, and that marine navigation 
is not otherwise impaired by the sunk vessel;
    (3) All such vessel sinkings shall be conducted in water at least 
1,000 fathoms (6,000 feet) deep and at least 50 nautical miles from 
land, as defined in Sec. 229.1(b); and
    (4) Before sinking, appropriate measures shall be taken by qualified 
personnel at a Navy or other certified facility to remove to the maximum 
extent practicable all materials which may degrade the marine 
environment, including without limitation (i) emptying of all fuel tanks 
and fuel lines to the lowest point practicable, flushing of such tanks 
and lines with water, and again emptying such tanks and lines to the 
lowest point practicable so that such tanks and lines are essentially 
free of petroleum, and (ii) removing from the hulls other pollutants and 
all readily detachable material capable of creating debris or 
contributing to chemical pollution.
    (b) An annual report will be made to the Administrator of the 
Environmental Protection Agency setting forth the name of each vessel 
used as a target vessel, its approximate tonnage, and the location and 
date of sinking.