40 CFR § 222.1 - General.

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title: "40 CFR § 222.1 - General."
title_number: 40
title_name: "Protection of Environment"
section_number: "222.1"
section_name: "General."
chapter_name: "ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY"
subchapter_number: "H"
subchapter_name: "OCEAN DUMPING"
part_number: "222"
part_name: "ACTION ON OCEAN DUMPING PERMIT APPLICATIONS UNDER SECTION 102 OF THE ACT"
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currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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authority: "33 U.S.C. 1412 and 1418."
regulatory_source: "42 FR 2471, Jan. 11, 1977, unless otherwise noted."
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# 222.1 General.

Decisions as to the issuance, denial, or imposition of conditions on general, special, emergency, and research permits under section 102 of the Act will be made by application of the criteria of parts 227 and 228 of this chapter. Final action on any application for a permit will, to the extent practicable, be taken within 180 days from the date a complete application is filed.

[73 FR 74986, Dec. 10, 2008]