[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] [Page 116-118] 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. [[Page 117]] 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 171 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. [[Page 118]] 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]