[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 40, Volume 24]

[Revised as of July 1, 2006]

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

[CITE: 40CFR227.20]



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                   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 E_Impact of the Proposed Dumping on Other Uses of the Ocean

 

Sec.  227.20  Basis for determination.





    (a) Based on current state of the art, consideration must be given 

to any possible long-range effects of even the most innocuous substances 

when dumped in the ocean on a continuing basis. Such a consideration is 

made in evaluating the relationship of each proposed disposal activity 

in relationship to its potential for long-range impact on other uses of 

the ocean.

    (b) An evaluation will be made on an individual basis for each 

proposed dumping of material of the potential for effects on uses of the 

ocean for purposes other than material disposal. The factors to be 

considered in this evaluation include those stated in subpart D, but the 

evaluation of this subpart E will be based on the impact of the proposed 

dumping on specific uses of the ocean rather than on overall esthetic, 

recreational and economic values.