15 C.F.R. Subpart K—Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary
Title 15 - Commerce and Foreign Trade
The Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary (Sanctuary) consists of a 397.05 square nautical mile (NM) area of marine waters approximately 50 miles west-northwest of San Francisco, California extending at 180° from the northernmost boundary of the Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary (GFNMS) to the 1,000 fathom isobath northwest of the Bank, then south along this isobath to the GFNMS boundary and back to the northwest along this boundary to the beginning point. The boundary coordinates are listed in appendix A to this subpart. (a) Except as necessary for national defense or to respond to an emergency threatening life, property or the environment, or except as permitted in accordance with §§922.48 and 922.112 or certified in accordance with §922.47, the following activities are prohibited and thus are unlawful for any person to conduct or to cause to be conducted: (1)(i) Depositing or discharging, from any location within the boundary of the Sanctuary, material or other matter of any kind except: (A) Fish, fish parts, chumming materials (bait) produced and discarded during routine fishing activities conducted in the Sanctuary; and (B) Water (including cooling water) and other biodegradable effluents incidental to use of a vessel in the Sanctuary and generated by: Marine sanitation devices approved by the United States Coast Guard; routine vessel maintenance, e.g., deck wash down; engine exhaust; or meals on board vessels. (ii) Depositing or discharging, from any location beyond the boundaries of the Sanctuary, material or other matter of any kind, except for the exclusions listed in paragraph (a)(1)(i) of this section, which enter the Sanctuary and injure a Sanctuary resource. (2) Removing, taking, or injuring or attempting to remove, take, or injure benthic invertebrates or algae located on Cordell Bank or within the 50 fathom isobath surrounding the Bank. There is a rebuttable presumption that any such resource found in the possession of a person within the Sanctuary was taken or removed by that person. This prohibition does not apply to accidental removal, injury, or takings during normal fishing operations. (3) Exploring for, or developing or producing, oil, gas, or minerals in any area of the Sanctuary. (b) All activities being carried out by the Department of Defense (DOD) within the Sanctuary on the effective date of designation that are necessary for national defense are exempt from the prohibitions contained in the regulations in this subpart. Additional DOD activities initiated after the effective date of designation that are necessary for national defense will be exempted by the Director after consultation between the Department of Commerce and DOD. DOD activities not necessary for national defense, such as routine exercises and vessel operations, are subject to all prohibitions contained in the regulations in this subpart. (c) Where necessary to prevent immediate, serious, and irreversible damage to a Sanctuary resource, any activity may be regulated within the limits of the Act on an emergency basis for no more than 120 days. (a) If a person wishes to conduct an activity prohibited under §922.111, that person must apply for, receive, and have in possession on board any vessel used a valid permit issued pursuant to this section and §922.48 authorizing that person to conduct that activity. (b) Permit applications shall be addressed to the Director, Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management; ATTN: Manager, Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary, Fort Mason, Building #201, San Francisco, CA 94123. (c) The Director, at his or her discretion, may issue a permit subject to such terms and conditions as deemed appropriate, to conduct an activity otherwise prohibited by §922.111, if the Director finds that the activity will further research related to Sanctuary resources; further the educational or historical value of the Sanctuary; further salvage or recovery operations in or near the Sanctuary in connection with a recent air or marine casualty; or assist in the management of the Sanctuary. In deciding whether to issue a permit, the Director may consider such factors as the professional qualifications and financial ability of the applicant as related to the proposed activity; the appropriateness of the methods and procedures proposed by the applicant for the conduct of the activity; the extent to which the conduct of the activity may diminish or enhance the values for which the Sanctuary was designated; and the end value of the applicant's overall activity. [61 FR 51577, Oct. 3, 1996]
Title 15: Commerce and Foreign Trade
PART 922—NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY PROGRAM REGULATIONS
Subpart K—Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary
§ 922.110 Boundary
§ 922.111 Prohibited or otherwise regulated activities.
§ 922.112 Permit procedures and criteria.
Appendix A to Subpart K of Part 922—Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary Boundary Coordinates
------------------------------------------------------------------------ Point No. Latitude Longitude------------------------------------------------------------------------1........................... 38°15[min]51.72[ 123°10[min]52.44 sec] [sec]2........................... 38°07[min]55.88[ 123°38[min]33.53 sec] [sec]3........................... 38°06[min]45.21[ 123°38[min]00.40 sec] [sec]4........................... 38°04[min]58.41[ 123°37[min]14.34 sec] [sec]5........................... 38°04[min]28.22[ 123°37[min]17.83 sec] [sec]6........................... 38°03[min]42.75[ 123°36[min]55.66 sec] [sec]7........................... 38°03[min]11.10[ 123°36[min]19.78 sec] [sec]8........................... 38°02[min]46.12[ 123°36[min]21.98 sec] [sec]9........................... 38°02[min]02.74[ 123°35[min]56.56 sec] [sec]10.......................... 38°01[min]27.10[ 123°35[min]55.12 sec] [sec]11.......................... 38°01[min]22.28[ 123°36[min]55.13 sec] [sec]12.......................... 38°01[min]11.54[ 123°37[min]28.21 sec] [sec]13.......................... 38°00[min]49.16[ 123°37[min]29.77 sec] [sec]14.......................... 37°59[min]54.49[ 123°36[min]47.90 sec] [sec]15.......................... 37°59[min]12.39[ 123°35[min]59.55 sec] [sec]16.......................... 37°58[min]39.40[ 123°35[min]14.85 sec] [sec]17.......................... 37°58[min]00.57[ 123°34[min]42.93 sec] [sec]18.......................... 37°57[min]18.99[ 123°33[min]43.15 sec] [sec]19.......................... 37°56[min]56.42[ 123°32[min]51.97 sec] [sec]20.......................... 37°56[min]18.90[ 123°32[min]49.24 sec] [sec]21.......................... 37°55[min]22.37[ 123°32[min]36.96 sec] [sec]22.......................... 37°54[min]26.10[ 123°32[min]21.73 sec] [sec]23.......................... 37°53[min]07.46[ 123°31[min]46.81 sec] [sec]24.......................... 37°52[min]34.93[ 123°31[min]18.90 sec] [sec]25.......................... 37°51[min]42.81[ 123°31[min]19.10 sec] [sec]26.......................... 37°50[min]59.58[ 123°31[min]02.96 sec] [sec]27.......................... 37°49[min]22.64[ 123°29[min]34.07 sec] [sec]28.......................... 37°48[min]49.14[ 123°28[min]44.61 sec] [sec]29.......................... 37°48[min]36.95[ 123°28[min]08.29 sec] [sec]30.......................... 37°48[min]03.37[ 123°28[min]23.27 sec] [sec]31.......................... 37°47[min]41.54[ 123°28[min]01.97 sec] [sec]32.......................... 37°47[min]01.78[ 123°27[min]16.78 sec] [sec]33.......................... 37°46[min]51.92[ 123°26[min]48.98 sec] [sec]34.......................... 37°46[min]13.20[ 123°26[min]04.79 sec] [sec]35.......................... 37°46[min]00.73[ 123°25[min]36.99 sec] [sec]36.......................... 37°50[min]25.31[ 123°25[min]26.53 sec] [sec]37.......................... 37°54[min]32.28[ 123°23[min]16.49 sec] [sec]38.......................... 37°57[min]45.71[ 123°19[min]17.72 sec] [sec]39.......................... 37°59[min]29.27[ 123°14[min]12.16 sec] [sec]40.......................... 37°59[min]43.71[ 123°08[min]27.55 sec] [sec]41.......................... 38°03[min]10.20[ 123°07[min]44.35 sec] [sec]42.......................... 38°04[min]01.64[ 123°06[min]58.92 sec] [sec]43.......................... 38°08[min]33.32[ 123°04[min]56.24 sec] [sec]44.......................... 38°12[min]42.06[ 123°07[min]10.21 sec] [sec]------------------------------------------------------------------------
