Although a regulation is of no effect until it has been officially promulgated, to minimize the subsequent impact that potential regulations may have on a licensee, an applicant can and should reflect reasonably foreseeable environmental regulations in planning, operating, and decommissioning a deepwater port.
authority: 33 U.S.C. 1504; Department of Homeland Security Delegation No. 0170.1 (75)
source: USCG-1998-3884, 71 FR 57651, Sept. 29, 2006, unless otherwise noted.
cite as: 33 CFR 148.708