---
kind: "section"
citation: "15 C.F.R. § 922.7"
title: "15"
number: "922.7"
heading: "Emergency regulations."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/15/922.7"
---

# §922.7. Emergency regulations.

- (a) Where necessary to prevent or minimize the destruction of, loss of, or injury to a Sanctuary resource or quality, or minimize the imminent risk of such destruction, loss, or injury, any and all such activities are subject to immediate temporary regulation, including prohibition.
- (b) This section does not apply to the following national marine sanctuaries with site-specific regulations that establish procedures for issuing emergency regulations:
  - (1) Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary, [§ 922.112(e)](/cfr/15/922.112.md?p=e).
  - (2) Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary, [§ 922.165](/cfr/15/922.165.md).
  - (3) Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary, [§ 922.185](/cfr/15/922.185.md).
  - (4) Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary, [§ 922.196](/cfr/15/922.196.md).
  - (5) **Mallows Bay—** Potomac River National Marine Sanctuary, [§ 922.204](/cfr/15/922.204.md).
  - (6) Wisconsin Shipwreck Coast National Marine Sanctuary, [§ 922.214](/cfr/15/922.214.md).
  - (7) Lake Ontario National Marine Sanctuary, [§ 922.224](/cfr/15/922.224.md).

## Notes

### Amendments

[88 FR 958, Jan 6, 2023, as amended by 89 FR 48286, June 6, 2024]

### Source

Source: 88 FR 958, Jan. 6, 2023, unless otherwise noted.

### Authority

Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1431 et seq.

### Source

Source: 60 FR 66877, Dec. 27, 1995, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[88 FR 958, Jan 6, 2023, as amended by 89 FR 48286, June 6, 2024]