[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: 40CFR227.28]



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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 G_Definitions

 

Sec.  227.28  Release zone.



    The release zone is the area swept out by the locus of points 

constantly 100 meters from the perimeter of the conveyance engaged in 

dumping activities, beginning at the first moment in which dumping is 

scheduled to occur and ending at the last moment in which dumping is 

scheduled to occur. No release zone shall exceed the total surface area 

of the dumpsite.