---
kind: "unit"
title: "40"
title_heading: "Protection of Environment"
key: "chI/subchH/part227"
level: "part"
label: "Part 227"
heading: "Criteria for the Evaluation of Permit Applications for Ocean Dumping of Materials"
release: "ecfr-current"
date: "2026-08-27"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/40/chI-subchH-part227"
sections_count: 28
---

# Part 227 — Criteria for the Evaluation of Permit Applications for Ocean Dumping of Materials

Title 40 C.F.R. — Protection of Environment › Chapter I — Environmental Protection Agency › Subchapter H — Ocean Dumping

## Contents

- [Subpart A — General](/cfr/40/chI-subchH-part227-subpartA.md)
- [Subpart B — Environmental Impact](/cfr/40/chI-subchH-part227-subpartB.md)
- [Subpart C — Need for Ocean Dumping](/cfr/40/chI-subchH-part227-subpartC.md)
- [Subpart D — Impact of the Proposed Dumping on Esthetic, Recreational and Economic Values](/cfr/40/chI-subchH-part227-subpartD.md)
- [Subpart E — Impact of the Proposed Dumping on Other Uses of the Ocean](/cfr/40/chI-subchH-part227-subpartE.md)
- [Subpart F — Subpart F [Reserved]](/cfr/40/chI-subchH-part227-subpartF.md)
- [Subpart G — Definitions](/cfr/40/chI-subchH-part227-subpartG.md)