Purpose and scope.

(a) This part sets forth the procedures governing NOAA's administrative proceedings for assessment of civil penalties, suspension, revocation, modification, or denial of permits, issuance and use of written warnings, and release or forfeiture of seized property. (b) This subpart defines terms appearing in this part and sets forth rules for the filing and service of documents in administrative proceedings covered by this part. (c) The following statutes authorize NOAA to assess civil penalties, impose permit sanctions, issue written warnings, and/or seize and forfeit property in response to violations of those statutes: (1) Anadromous Fish Products Act, 16 U.S.C. 1822 note; (2) Antarctic Conservation Act of 1978, 16 U.S.C. 2401 et seq.; (3) Antarctic Marine Living Resources Convention Act of 1984, 16 U.S.C. 2431 et seq.; (4) Antarctic Mineral Resources Protection Act of 1990, 16 U.S.C. 2461 et seq.; (5) Atlantic Coastal Fisheries Cooperative Management Act, 16 U.S.C. 5101 et seq.; (6) Atlantic Salmon Convention Act of 1982, 16 U.S.C. 3601 et seq.; (7) Atlantic Striped Bass Conservation Act, 16 U.S.C. 1851 note; (8) Atlantic Tunas Convention Act of 1975, 16 U.S.C. 971 et seq.; (9) Billfish Conservation Act of 2012, 16 U.S.C. 1827a; (10) DESCEND Act of 2020, Public Law 116-340, 134 Stat. 5128; (11) Deep Seabed Hard Mineral Resources Act, 30 U.S.C. 1401 et seq.; (12) Dolphin Protection Consumer Information Act, 16 U.S.C. 1371 et seq.; (13) Driftnet Impact Monitoring, Assessment, and Control Act, 16 U.S.C. 1822 note; (14) Eastern Pacific Tuna Licensing Act of 1984, 16 U.S.C. 972 et seq.; (15) Endangered Species Act of 1973, 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.; (16) Ensuring Access to Pacific Fisheries Act, 16 U.S.C. 7701 et seq. (North Pacific), 16 U.S.C. 7801 et seq. (South Pacific); (17) Fish and Seafood Promotion Act of 1986, 16 U.S.C. 4001 et seq.; (18) Fisherman's Protective Act of 1967, 22 U.S.C. 1980; (19) Fur Seal Act Amendments of 1983, 16 U.S.C. 1151 et seq.; (20) High Seas Driftnet Fishing Moratorium Protection Act, 16 U.S.C. 1826g; (21) High Seas Fishing Compliance Act, 16 U.S.C. 5501 et seq.; (22) Lacey Act Amendments of 1981, 16 U.S.C. 3371 et seq.; (23) Land Remote Sensing Policy Act of 1992, as amended, 51 U.S.C. 60101 et seq.; (24) Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act, 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.; (25) Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972, 16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.; (26) National Marine Sanctuaries Act, 16 U.S.C. 1431 et seq.; (27) North Pacific Anadromous Stocks Convention Act of 1992, 16 U.S.C. 5001 et seq.; (28) Northern Pacific Halibut Act of 1982, 16 U.S.C. 773 et seq.; (29) Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Convention Act of 1995, 16 U.S.C. 5601 et seq.; (30) Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion Act of 1980, 42 U.S.C. 9101 et seq.; (31) Pacific Salmon Treaty Act of 1985, 16 U.S.C. 3631 et seq.; (32) Pacific Whiting Act of 2006, 16 U.S.C. 7001 et seq.; (33) Port State Measures Agreement Act of 2015, 16 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.; (34) Shark Conservation Act of 2010, 16 U.S.C. 1826k note, 1857 note; (35) South Pacific Tuna Act of 1988, 16 U.S.C. 973 et seq.; (36) Sponge Act, 16 U.S.C. 781 et seq.; (37) Tuna Conventions Act of 1950, 16 U.S.C. 951 et seq.; (38) Weather Modification Reporting Act, 15 U.S.C. 330 et seq.; (39) Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Convention Implementation Act, 16 U.S.C. 6901 et seq.; and (40) Whaling Convention Act of 1949, 16 U.S.C. 916 et seq. (d) The procedures set forth in this part are intended to apply to administrative proceedings under these and any other statutes or authorities administered by NOAA. [71 FR 12448, Mar. 10, 2006, as amended at 87 FR 38935, June 30, 2022]