---
kind: "section"
citation: "45 C.F.R. § 670.27"
title: "45"
number: "670.27"
heading: "Specific issuance criteria."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/45/670.27"
---

# §670.27. Specific issuance criteria.


Permits authorizing entry into any Antarctic Specially Protected Area designated in [§ 670.29](/cfr/45/670.29.md) may only be issued if:

- (a) The entry and activities to be engaged in are consistent with an approved management plan, or
- (b) A management plan relating to the area has not been approved by the Antarctic Treaty Parties, but
  - (1) There is a compelling scientific purpose for such entry which cannot be served elsewhere, and
  - (2) The actions allowed under the permit will not jeopardize the natural ecological system existing in such area.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 16 U.S.C. 2405, as amended.

### Source

Source: 63 FR 50164, Sept. 21, 1998, unless otherwise noted.