[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 33, Volume 3]

[Revised as of July 1, 2006]

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

[CITE: 33CFR324.2]



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                TITLE 33--NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS

 

 CHAPTER II--CORPS OF ENGINEERS, DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY, DEPARTMENT OF 

                                 DEFENSE

 

PART 324_PERMITS FOR OCEAN DUMPING OF DREDGED MATERIAL--Table of Contents

 

Sec.  324.2  Definitions.



    For the purpose of this regulation, the following terms are defined:

    (a) The term ocean waters means those waters of the open seas lying 

seaward of the base line from which the territorial sea is measured, as 

provided for in the Convention on the Territorial Sea and the Contiguous 

Zone (15 UST 1606: TIAS 5639).

    (b) The term dredged material means any material excavated or 

dredged from navigable waters of the United States.

    (c) The term transport or transportation refers to the conveyance 

and related handling of dredged material by a vessel or other vehicle.