[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 15, Volume 3]

[Revised as of January 1, 2006]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 15CFR922.1]



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                  TITLE 15--COMMERCE AND FOREIGN TRADE

 

CHAPTER IX--NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT 

                               OF COMMERCE

 

PART 922_NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY PROGRAM REGULATIONS--Table of Contents

 

                            Subpart A_General

 

Sec. 922.1  Applicability of regulations.









                            Subpart A_General



Sec.

922.1 Applicability of regulations.

922.2 Mission, goals, and special policies.

922.3 Definitions.

922.4 Effect of National Marine Sanctuary designation.



                  Subpart B_Site Evaluation List (SEL)



922.10 General.



          Subpart C_Designation of National Marine Sanctuaries



922.20 Standards and procedures for designation.

922.21 Selection of active candidates.

922.22 Development of designation materials.

922.23 Coordination with States and other Federal agencies.

922.24 Congressional documents.

922.25 Designation determination and findings.



        Subpart D_Management Plan Development and Implementation



922.30 General.

922.31 Promotion and coordination of Sanctuary use.



             Subpart E_Regulations of General Applicability



922.40 Purpose.

922.41 Boundaries.

922.42 Allowed activities.

922.43 Prohibited or otherwise regulated activities.

922.44 Emergency regulations.

922.45 Penalties.

922.46 Response costs and damages.

922.47 Pre-existing authorizations or rights and certifications of pre-

          existing authorizations or rights.

922.48 National Marine Sanctuary permits--application procedures and 

          issuance criteria.



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922.49 Notification and review of applications for leases, licenses, 

          permits, approvals, or other authorizations to conduct a 

          prohibited activity.

922.50 Appeals of administrative action.



               Subpart F_Monitor National Marine Sanctuary



922.60 Boundary.

922.61 Prohibited or otherwise regulated activities.

922.62 Permit procedures and criteria.



           Subpart G_Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary



922.70 Boundary.

922.71 Prohibited or otherwise regulated activities.

922.72 Permit procedures and criteria.



Appendix A to Subpart G of Part 922--Channel Islands National Marine 

          Sanctuary Boundary Coordinates



       Subpart H_Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary



922.80 Boundary.

922.81 Definitions.

922.82 Prohibited or otherwise regulated activities.

922.83 Permit procedures and criteria.

922.84 Certification of other permits.



Appendix A to Subpart H of Part 922--Gulf of the Farallones National 

          Marine Sanctuary Boundary Coordinates



             Subpart I_Gray's Reef National Marine Sanctuary



922.90 Boundary.

922.91 Prohibited or otherwise regulated activities.

922.92 Permit procedures and criteria.



            Subpart J_Fagatele Bay National Marine Sanctuary



922.100 Scope of regulations.

922.101 Boundary.

922.102 Prohibited or otherwise regulated activities.

922.103 Management and enforcement.

922.104 Permit procedures and criteria.



            Subpart K_Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary



922.110 Boundary.

922.111 Prohibited or otherwise regulated activities.

922.112 Permit procedures and criteria.



Appendix A to Subpart K of Part 922--Cordell Bank National Marine 

          Sanctuary Boundary Coordinates



         Subpart L_Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary



922.120 Boundary.

922.121 Definitions.

922.122 Prohibited or otherwise regulated activities.

922.123 Permit procedures and criteria.



Appendix A to Subpart L of Part 922--Flower Garden Banks National Marine 

          Sanctuary Boundary Coordinates

Appendix B to Subpart L of Part 922--Coordinates for the Department of 

          the Interior Topographic Lease Stipulations for OCS Lease Sale 

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            Subpart M_Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary



922.130 Boundary.

922.131 Definitions.

922.132 Prohibited or otherwise regulated activities.

922.133 Permit procedures and criteria.

922.134 Notification and review.



Appendix A to Subpart M of Part 922--Monterey Bay National Marine 

          Sanctuary Boundary Coordinates

Appendix B to Subpart M of Part 922--Dredged Material Disposal Sites 

          Adjacent to the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary

Appendix C to Subpart M of Part 922--Zones Within the Sanctuary Where 

          Overflights Below 1000 Feet Are Prohibited

Appendix D to Subpart M of Part 922--Zones and Access Routes Within the 

          Sanctuary Where the Operation of Motorized Personal Watercraft 

          Is Allowed



           Subpart N_Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary



922.140 Boundary.

922.141 Definitions.

922.142 Prohibited or otherwise regulated activities.

922.143 Permit procedures and criteria.



Appendix A to Subpart N of Part 922--Stellwagen Bank National Marine 

          Sanctuary Boundary Coordinates



            Subpart O_Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary



922.150 Boundary.

922.151 Definitions.

922.152 Prohibited or otherwise regulated activities.

922.153 Permit procedures and criteria.

922.154 Consultation with the State of Washington, affected Indian 

          tribes, and adjacent county governments.



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Appendix A to Subpart O of Part 922--Olympic Coast National Marine 

          Sanctuary Boundary Coordinates



            Subpart P_Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary



922.160 Purpose.

922.161 Boundary.

922.162 Definitions.

922.163 Prohibited activities--Sanctuary-wide.

922.164 Additional activity regulations by Sanctuary area.

922.165 Emergency regulations.

922.166 Permits other than for access to the Tortugas Ecological 

          Reserve--application procedures and issuance criteria.

922.167 Permits for access to the Tortugas Ecological Reserve.

922.168 Certification of preexisting leases, licenses, permits, 

          approvals, other authorizations, or rights to conduct a 

          prohibited activity.



Appendix I to Subpart P of Part 922--Florida Keys National Marine 

          Sanctuary Boundary Coordinates

Appendix II to Subpart P of Part 922--Existing Management Areas Boundary 

          Coordinates

Appendix III to Subpart P of Part 922--Wildlife Management Areas Access 

          Restrictions

Appendix IV to Subpart P of Part 922--Ecological Reserves Boundary 

          Coordinates

Appendix V to Subpart P of Part 922--Sanctuary Preservation Areas 

          Boundary Coordinates

Appendix VI to Subpart P of Part 922--Special-use Areas Boundary 

          Coordinates and Use Designations

Appendix VII to Subpart P of Part 922--Areas To Be Avoided Boundary 

          Coordinates

Appendix VIII to Subpart P of Part 922--Marine Life Rule As Excerpted 

          From Chapter 46-42 of the Florida Administrative Code



   Subpart Q_Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary



922.180 Purpose.

922.181 Boundary.

922.182 Definitions.

922.183 Allowed activities.

922.184 Prohibited activities.

922.185 Emergency regulations.

922.186 Penalties; appeals.

922.187 Interagency cooperation.



Appendix A to Subpart Q to part 922--Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale 

          National Marine Sanctuary Boundary Description and Coordinates 

          of the Lateral Boundary Closures and Excluded Areas



 Subpart R_Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary and Underwater Preserve



922.190 Boundary.

922.191 Definitions.

922.192 Joint Management Committee.

922.193 Prohibited or otherwise regulated activities.

922.194 Certification of preexisting leases, licenses, permits, 

          approvals, other authorizations, or rights to conduct a 

          prohibited activity.

922.195 Permit procedures and criteria.

922.196 Emergency regulations.

922.197 Consultation with affected federally-recognized Indian tribes.

922.198 Procedures for determining watercraft and related items which 

          sink on or after the date of Sanctuary designation to be an 

          underwater cultural resource.



Appendix A to Subpart R of Part 922--Thunder Bay National Marine 

          Sanctuary and Underwater Preserve Boundary Coordinates

Appendix B to Subpart R of Part 922--Minor Projects for Purposes of 

          Sec. 922.193(a)(2)(iii)



    Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1431 et seq.



    Source: 60 FR 66877, Dec. 27, 1995, unless otherwise noted.



    Editorial Note: Nomenclature changes to part 922 appear at 62 FR 

3789, Jan. 27, 1997; 62 FR 67724, Dec. 30, 1997.







    Unless noted otherwise, the regulations in Subparts A, D and E apply 

to all thirteen National Marine Sanctuaries for which site-specific 

regulations appear in Subparts F through R, respectively. Subparts B and 

C apply to the site evaluation list and to the designation of future 

Sanctuaries.



[65 FR 39055, June 22, 2000]