CFR > Title 15 - Commerce and Foreign Trade > SUBTITLE B—Regulations Relating to Commerce and Foreign Trade > CHAPTER IX—NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE (parts 902 to 996) > SUBCHAPTER B—OCEAN AND COASTAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (parts 921 to 932) > PART 922—NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY PROGRAM REGULATIONS > SUBPART M—Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary (§922.130 to §922.134) > 922.134—Notification and review.

922.134—Notification and review.

(a) [Reserved]
(b) (1) NOAA has entered into a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with the State of California, EPA, and the Association of Monterey Bay Area Governments regarding the Sanctuary regulations relating to water quality within State waters within the Sanctuary.
With regard to permits, the MOA encompasses:
(i) National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permits issued by the State of California under section 13377 of the California Water Code; and
(ii) Waste Discharge Requirements issued by the State of California under section 13263 of the California Water Code.
(2) The MOA specifies how the process of 15 CFR 922.49 will be administered within State waters within the Sanctuary in coordination with the State permit program.