§904.301. Bases for permit sanctions or denials.
15 C.F.R. § 904.301
Unless otherwise specified in a settlement agreement, or otherwise provided by statutes or in this subpart, NOAA may sanction any permit issued under the statutes cited in § 904.1(c). The bases for an action to sanction or deny a permit include the following:
Violation of any statute administered by NOAA, including violation of any regulation promulgated or permit condition or restriction prescribed thereunder, by the permit holder/applicant or with the use of a permitted vessel;
The failure to pay a civil penalty imposed under any marine resource law administered by NOAA;
The failure to pay a criminal fine imposed or to satisfy any other liability incurred in a judicial proceeding under any of the statutes administered by NOAA; or
The failure to pay any amount in settlement of a civil forfeiture imposed on a vessel or other property.
A sanction may be applied to a permit involved in the underlying violation, as well as to any permit held or sought by the permit holder/applicant, including permits for other vessels. (See, e.g., 16 U.S.C. 1858(g)(1)(i)).
A permit sanction may not be extinguished by sale or transfer. A vessel's permit sanction is not extinguished by sale or transfer of the vessel, nor by dissolution or reincorporation of a vessel owner corporation, and shall remain with the vessel until lifted by NOAA.
Notes, amendments, and revision history
Amendments
[87 FR 38941, June 30, 2022]
Authority
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq., 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq., 16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq., 16 U.S.C. 3371 et seq., 16 U.S.C. 1431 et seq., 16 U.S.C. 6901 et seq., 16 U.S.C. 773 et seq., 16 U.S.C. 951 et seq., 16 U.S.C. 5001 et seq., 16 U.S.C. 3631 et seq., 42 U.S.C. 9101 et seq., 30 U.S.C. 1401 et seq., 16 U.S.C. 971 et seq., 16 U.S.C. 781 et seq., 16 U.S.C. 2431 et seq., 16 U.S.C. 972 et seq., 16 U.S.C. 916 et seq., 16 U.S.C. 1151 et seq., 16 U.S.C. 3601 et seq., 16 U.S.C. 1851 note; 15 U.S.C. 330 et seq., 16 U.S.C. 2461 et seq., 16 U.S.C. 5101 et seq., 16 U.S.C. 1371 et seq., 16 U.S.C. 3601 et seq., 16 U.S.C. 1822 note, 16 U.S.C. 4001 et seq., 16 U.S.C. 5501 et seq., 16 U.S.C. 5601 et seq., 16 U.S.C. 973 et seq., 16 U.S.C. 1827a, 16 U.S.C. 7701 et seq., 16 U.S.C. 7801 et seq., 16 U.S.C. 1826g, 51 U.S.C. 60101 et seq., 16 U.S.C. 7001 et seq., 16 U.S.C. 7401 et seq., 16 U.S.C. 2401 et seq., 16 U.S.C. 1826k note, 1857 note, 22 U.S.C. 1980, Pub. L. 116-340, 134 Stat. 5128.
Source
Source: 71 FR 12448, Mar. 10, 2006, unless otherwise noted.
Amendments
[87 FR 38941, June 30, 2022]