---
kind: "section"
citation: "40 C.F.R. § 2.309"
title: "40"
number: "2.309"
heading: "Special rules governing certain information obtained under the Marine Protection, Research and Sanctuaries Act of 1972."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/40/2.309"
---

# §2.309. Special rules governing certain information obtained under the Marine Protection, Research and Sanctuaries Act of 1972.

- (a) **Definitions.** For the purposes of this section:
  - (1) Act means the Marine Protection, Research and Sanctuaries Act of 1972, [33 U.S.C. 1401](/usc/33/1401.md) et seq.
  - (2) Permit means any permit applied for or granted under the Act.
  - (3) Application means an application for a permit.
- (b) **Applicability.** This section applies to all information provided to or obtained by EPA as a part of any application or in connection with any permit.
- (c) **Basic rules which apply without change.** Sections [2.201 through 2.207](/cfr/40/2.201..2.207.md) and [2.209 through 2.215](/cfr/40/2.209..2.215.md) apply without change to information to which this section applies.
- (d) **Substantive criteria for use in confidentiality determinations.** [Section 2.208](/cfr/40/2.208.md) does not apply to information to which this section applies. Pursuant to section 104(f) of the Act, [33 U.S.C. 1414(f)](/usc/33/1414.md?p=f), no information to which this section applies is eligible for confidential treatment.

## Notes

### Amendments

[41 FR 36902, Sept. 1, 1976, as amended at 43 FR 40005, Sept. 8, 1978]

### Authority

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 552, 552a, 553; 28 U.S.C. 509, 510, 534; 31 U.S.C. 3717.

### Source

Source: 41 FR 36902, Sept. 1, 1976, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[41 FR 36902, Sept. 1, 1976, as amended at 43 FR 40005, Sept. 8, 1978]