CFR > Title 33 - Navigation and Navigable Waters > CHAPTER I—COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY > SUBCHAPTER NN—DEEPWATER PORTS (parts 148 to 150) > PART 148—DEEPWATER PORTS: GENERAL > SUBPART E—Site Evaluation and Pre-Construction Testing (§148.400 to §148.420) > 148.400—What does this subpart do?

148.400—What does this subpart do?

(a) This subpart prescribes requirements under 33 U.S.C. 1504(b) for the activities that are involved in site evaluation and pre-construction testing at potential locations for deepwater ports and that may:
(1) Adversely affect the environment;
(2) Interfere with authorized uses of the OCS; or
(3) Pose a threat to human health and welfare.
(b) For the purpose of this subpart, “site evaluation and pre-construction testing” means studies performed at potential deepwater port locations, including:
(1) Preliminary studies to determine the feasibility of a site;
(2) Detailed studies of the topographic and geologic structure of the ocean bottom to determine its ability to support offshore structures and other equipment; and
(3) Studies done for the preparation of the environmental analysis required under § 148.105.