Code of Federal Regulations (Last Updated: April 5, 2024) |
Title 15 - Commerce and Foreign Trade |
Subtitle B - Regulations Relating to Commerce and Foreign Trade |
Chapter IX - National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce |
SubChapter A - General Regulations |
Part 904 - Civil Procedures |
Subpart D - Permit Sanctions and Denials |
General |
§ 904.303 - Notice of intent to deny permit (NIDP).
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§ 904.303 Notice of intent to deny permit (NIDP).
(a) NOAA may issue a NIDP if the permit applicant has been charged with a violation of a statute, regulation, or permit administered by NOAA, for failure to pay a civil penalty or criminal fine, or for failure to comply with any term of a settlement agreement.
(a) [Reserved]
(b) The NIDP will set forth the basis for its issuance and any opportunity for a hearing, and will be served in accordance with § 904. 3.
(c) NOAA will not refund any fee(s) submitted with a permit application if a NIDP is issued.
(d) A NIDP may be issued in conjunction with or independent of a NOPS. Nothing in this section should be interpreted to preclude NOAA from initiating a permit sanction action following issuance of the permit, or from withholding a permit under § 904.310(c) or § 904.320.
[71 FR 12448, Mar. 10, 2006, as amended at 87 FR 38941, June 30, 2022]