Code of Federal Regulations · Section
§ 904.301 — Bases For Permit Sanctions Or Denials
15 C.F.R. § 904.301
(a) Unless otherwise specified in a settlement agreement, or otherwise provided by statutes or in this subpart, NOAA may sanction any permit issued under the statutes cited in § 904.1(c). The bases for an action to sanction or deny a permit include the following:
(1) Violation of any statute administered by NOAA, including violation of any regulation promulgated or permit condition or restriction prescribed thereunder, by the permit holder/applicant or with the use of a permitted vessel;
(2) The failure to pay a civil penalty imposed under any marine resource law administered by NOAA;
(3) The failure to pay a criminal fine imposed or to satisfy any other liability incurred in a judicial proceeding under any of the statutes administered by NOAA; or
(4) The failure to pay any amount in settlement of a civil forfeiture imposed on a vessel or other property.
(b) A sanction may be applied to a permit involved in the underlying violation, as well as to any permit held or sought by the permit holder/applicant, including permits for other vessels. (See, e.g., 16 U.S.C. 1858(g)(1)(i)).
(c) A permit sanction may not be extinguished by sale or transfer. A vessel's permit sanction is not extinguished by sale or transfer of the vessel, nor by dissolution or reincorporation of a vessel owner corporation, and shall remain with the vessel until lifted by NOAA.
Authorizing Statute
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Purpose16 U.S.C. § 5001
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Definitions16 U.S.C. § 916
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Definitions16 U.S.C. § 7801
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Findings, purposes and policy16 U.S.C. § 1801
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Findings and purpose16 U.S.C. § 2431
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Findings and purpose16 U.S.C. § 5101
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Equivalent conservation measures16 U.S.C. § 1826k
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Congressional findings and declaration of purposes and policy16 U.S.C. § 1531
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Definitions16 U.S.C. § 951
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Definitions16 U.S.C. § 7701
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Congressional findings and declaration of purpose30 U.S.C. § 1401
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National standards for fishery conservation and management16 U.S.C. § 1851
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Definitions16 U.S.C. § 7001
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Prohibition on sale of billfish16 U.S.C. § 1827a
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Definitions16 U.S.C. § 971
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Definitions15 U.S.C. § 330
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Purpose16 U.S.C. § 7401
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Definitions16 U.S.C. § 3371
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Congressional findings16 U.S.C. § 4001
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Congressional declaration of policy42 U.S.C. § 9101
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Definitions16 U.S.C. § 3601
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Definitions51 U.S.C. § 60101
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Congressional findings and declaration of policy16 U.S.C. § 1361
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International fishery agreements16 U.S.C. § 1822
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Definitions16 U.S.C. § 6901
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Representation of United States under Convention16 U.S.C. § 5601
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Findings and purpose16 U.S.C. § 2461
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Congressional findings and declaration of purpose16 U.S.C. § 2401
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Findings, purposes, and policies; establishment of system16 U.S.C. § 1431
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Purpose16 U.S.C. § 5501
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Definitions16 U.S.C. § 773
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Definitions16 U.S.C. § 973
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Definitions16 U.S.C. § 3631
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Definitions16 U.S.C. § 1151
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Enforcement16 U.S.C. § 1826g
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Civil penalties and permit sanctions16 U.S.C. § 1858