33 CFR § 148.420 - When may the Commandant (CG-5P) suspend or prohibit site evaluation or pre-construction testing?
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t33/s148.420"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "33 CFR § 148.420 - When may the Commandant (CG-5P) suspend or prohibit site evaluation or pre-construction testing?"
title_number: 33
title_name: "Navigation and Navigable Waters"
section_number: "148.420"
section_name: "When may the Commandant (CG-5P) suspend or prohibit site evaluation or pre-construction testing?"
chapter_name: "COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY"
subchapter_number: "NN"
subchapter_name: "DEEPWATER PORTS"
part_number: "148"
part_name: "DEEPWATER PORTS: GENERAL"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "33 U.S.C. 1504; Department of Homeland Security Delegation No. 0170.1 (75)."
regulatory_source: "USCG-1998-3884, 71 FR 57651, Sept. 29, 2006, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "148"
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# 148.420 When may the Commandant (CG-5P) suspend or prohibit site evaluation or pre-construction testing?
(a) The Commandant (CG-5P) may order, either in writing or orally, with written confirmation, the prohibition or immediate suspension of any activity related to site evaluation or pre-construction testing when the activity threatens to harm:
(1) Human life;
(2) Biota;
(3) Property;
(4) Cultural resources;
(5) Any valuable mineral deposits; or
(6) The environment.
(b) The Commandant (CG-5P) will consult with the applicant on measures to remove the cause for suspension.
(c) The Commandant (CG-5P) may lift a suspension after the applicant assures the Commandant (CG-5P) that the activity will no longer cause the threat on which the suspension was based.
[USCG-1998-3884, 71 FR 57651, Sept. 29, 2006, as amended by USCG-2013-0397, 78 FR 39177, July 1, 2013]