---
kind: "section"
citation: "33 C.F.R. § 148.420"
title: "33"
number: "148.420"
heading: "When may the Commandant (CG-5P) suspend or prohibit site evaluation or pre-construction testing?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/33/148.420"
---

# §148.420. When may the Commandant (CG-5P) suspend or prohibit site evaluation or pre-construction testing?

- (a) The Commandant (CG-5P) may order, either in writing or orally, with written confirmation, the prohibition or immediate suspension of any activity related to site evaluation or pre-construction testing when the activity threatens to harm:
  - (1) Human life;
  - (2) Biota;
  - (3) Property;
  - (4) Cultural resources;
  - (5) Any valuable mineral deposits; or
  - (6) **The environment.**
- (b) The Commandant (CG-5P) will consult with the applicant on measures to remove the cause for suspension.
- (c) The Commandant (CG-5P) may lift a suspension after the applicant assures the Commandant (CG-5P) that the activity will no longer cause the threat on which the suspension was based.

## Notes

### Amendments

[USCG-1998-3884, 71 FR 57651, Sept. 29, 2006, as amended by USCG-2013-0397, 78 FR 39177, July 1, 2013]

### Authority

Authority: 33 U.S.C. 1504; Department of Homeland Security Delegation No. 0170.1 (75).

### Source

Source: USCG-1998-3884, 71 FR 57651, Sept. 29, 2006, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[USCG-1998-3884, 71 FR 57651, Sept. 29, 2006, as amended by USCG-2013-0397, 78 FR 39177, July 1, 2013]