15 CFR § 921.51 - Estuarine research guidelines.

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title: "15 CFR § 921.51 - Estuarine research guidelines."
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title_name: "Commerce and Foreign Trade"
section_number: "921.51"
section_name: "Estuarine research guidelines."
chapter_name: "NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE"
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subchapter_name: "OCEAN AND COASTAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT"
part_number: "921"
part_name: "NATIONAL ESTUARINE RESEARCH RESERVE SYSTEM REGULATIONS"
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authority: "Section 315 of the Coastal Zone Management Act, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1461)."
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# 921.51 Estuarine research guidelines.

(a) Research within the National Estuarine Research Reserve System shall be conducted in a manner consistent with Estuarine Research Guidelines developed by NOAA.

(b) A summary of the Estuarine Research Guidelines is published in the *Federal Register* as a part of the notice of available funds discussed in § 921.50(c).

(c) The Estuarine Research Guidelines are reviewed annually by NOAA. This review will include an opportunity for comment by the estuarine research community.