§ 904.1 - Purpose and scope.

§ 904.1 Purpose and scope.

Cross Reference

Link to an amendment published at 87 FR 38935, June 30, 2022.

(a) This part sets forth the procedures governing NOAA's administrative proceedings for assessment of civil penalties, suspension, revocation, modification, or denial of permits, issuance and use of written warnings, and release or forfeiture of seized property.

(b) This subpart defines terms appearing in this part and sets forth rules for the filing and service of documents in administrative proceedings covered by this part.

(c) The following statutes authorize NOAA to assess civil penalties, impose permit sanctions, issue written warnings, and/or seize and forfeit property in response to violations of those statutes:

(1) American Fisheries Act of 1998, Public Law 105-277;

(2)

Anadromous Fish Products Act, 16 U.S.C. 1822 note

, Section 801(f)

;

(

3

2) Antarctic Conservation Act of 1978, 16 U.S.C. 2401

-2413

et seq.;

(

4

3) Antarctic Marine Living Resources Convention Act of 1984, 16 U.S.C. 2431

-2444

et seq.;

(

5

4) Antarctic Mineral Resources Protection Act of 1990, 16 U.S.C.

2465(a)

2461 et seq.;

(

6

5) Atlantic Coastal Fisheries Cooperative Management Act, 16 U.S.C.

5103(b)

5101 et seq.;

(

7

6) Atlantic Salmon Convention Act of 1982, 16 U.S.C. 3601

-3608

et seq.;

(

8

7) Atlantic Striped Bass Conservation Act, 16 U.S.C. 1851 note;

(

9; (10)

8) Atlantic Tunas Convention Act of 1975, 16 U.S.C. 971

-971k

et seq.;

(9) Billfish Conservation Act of 2012, 16 U.S.C. 1827a;

(10) DESCEND Act of 2020, Public Law 116-340, 134 Stat. 5128;

(11) Deep Seabed Hard Mineral Resources Act, 30 U.S.C. 1401 et seq.;

(

11

12) Dolphin Protection Consumer Information Act, 16 U.S.C.

1385

1371 et seq.;

(

12

13) Driftnet Impact Monitoring, Assessment, and Control Act, 16 U.S.C. 1822 note

(Section 4006)

;

(

13

14) Eastern Pacific Tuna Licensing Act of 1984, 16 U.S.C. 972

-972h

et seq.;

(

14

15) Endangered Species Act of 1973, 16 U.S.C. 1531

-1543

et seq.;

(

15)

16) Ensuring Access to Pacific Fisheries Act, 16 U.S.C. 7701 et seq. (North Pacific), 16 U.S.C. 7801 et seq. (South Pacific);

(17) Fish and Seafood Promotion Act of 1986, 16 U.S.C. 4001

-4017

et seq.;

(

16

18) Fisherman's Protective Act of 1967, 22 U.S.C. 1980

(g)

;

(

17

19) Fur Seal Act Amendments of 1983, 16 U.S.C. 1151

-1175

et seq.;

(

18

20) High Seas Driftnet Fishing

Compliance

Moratorium Protection Act, 16 U.S.C.

5506

1826g;

(

a); (19

21) High Seas Fishing Compliance Act, 16 U.S.C. 5501 et seq.;

(22) Lacey Act Amendments of 1981, 16 U.S.C. 3371

-3378

et seq.;

(

20

23) Land Remote

-

Sensing Policy Act of 1992,

15

as amended, 51 U.S.C.

5601

60101 et seq.;

(

21

24) Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act, 16 U.S.C. 1801

-1882

et seq.;

(

22

25) Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972, 16 U.S.C. 1361

-1407

et seq.;

(

23

26) National Marine Sanctuaries Act, 16 U.S.C. 1431

-1439

et seq.;

(

24

27) North Pacific Anadromous Stocks Convention Act of 1992, 16 U.S.C. 5001

-5012

et seq.;

(

25

28) Northern Pacific Halibut Act of 1982, 16 U.S.C. 773

-773k

et seq.;

(

26

29) Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Convention Act of 1995, 16 U.S.C. 5601

-5612

et seq.;

(

27

30) Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion Act of 1980, 42 U.S.C. 9101 et seq.;

(

28

31) Pacific Salmon Treaty Act of 1985, 16 U.S.C. 3631

-3644

et seq.;

(

29) Shark Finning Prohibition Act

32) Pacific Whiting Act of 2006, 16 U.S.C. 7001 et seq.;

(33) Port State Measures Agreement Act of 2015, 16 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.;

(34) Shark Conservation Act of 2010, 16 U.S.C.

1822

1826k note, 1857 note;

(

30

35) South Pacific Tuna Act of 1988, 16 U.S.C. 973

-973(r)

et seq.;

(

31

36) Sponge Act, 16 U.S.C. 781 et seq.;

(

32

37) Tuna Conventions Act of 1950, 16 U.S.C. 951

-961

et seq.;

(

33; and (34

38) Weather Modification Reporting Act, 15 U.S.C. 330

-330e

et seq.;

(39) Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Convention Implementation Act, 16 U.S.C. 6901 et seq.; and

(40) Whaling Convention Act of 1949, 16 U.S.C. 916

-916l

et seq.

(d) The procedures set forth in this part are intended to apply to administrative proceedings under these and any other statutes or authorities administered by NOAA.

[71 FR 12448, Mar. 10, 2006, as amended at 87 FR 38935, June 30, 2022]