15 CFR § 922.83 - Permit procedures and issuance criteria.
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t15/s922.83"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "15 CFR § 922.83 - Permit procedures and issuance criteria."
title_number: 15
title_name: "Commerce and Foreign Trade"
section_number: "922.83"
section_name: "Permit procedures and issuance criteria."
chapter_name: "NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE"
subchapter_number: "B"
subchapter_name: "OCEAN AND COASTAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT"
part_number: "922"
part_name: "NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY PROGRAM REGULATIONS"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "16 U.S.C. 1431"
regulatory_source: "60 FR 66877, Dec. 27, 1995, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "922"
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# 922.83 Permit procedures and issuance criteria.
(a) A person may conduct an activity otherwise prohibited by § 922.82(a)(2) through (9) and (11) through (16) if such activity is specifically authorized by and conducted in accordance with the scope, purpose, terms and conditions of a permit issued under this section and subpart D of this part.
(b) Applications for permits should be addressed to the Director, Office of National Marine Sanctuaries; ATTN: Superintendent, Greater Farallones National Marine Sanctuary, 991 Marine Dr., The Presidio, San Francisco, CA 94129.
[88 FR 966, Jan. 6, 2023, as amended at 88 FR 19826, Apr. 4, 2023]