{"data":{"id":"us/40-cfr-230.54","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"40 CFR 230.54","heading":"Parks, national and historical monuments, national seashores, wilderness areas, research sites, and similar preserves.","body":"(a) These preserves consist of areas designated under Federal and State laws or local ordinances to be managed for their aesthetic, educational, historical, recreational, or scientific value.\n(b) Possible loss of values: The discharge of dredged or fill material into such areas may modify the aesthetic, educational, historical, recreational and/or scientific qualities thereby reducing or eliminating the uses for which such sites are set aside and managed.\nNote:\nPossible actions to minimize adverse impacts regarding site or material characteristics can be found in subpart H.","path":["Title 40—Protection of Environment","CHAPTER I—ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY","SUBCHAPTER H—OCEAN DUMPING","PART 230—SECTION 404(b)(1) GUIDELINES FOR SPECIFICATION OF DISPOSAL SITES FOR DREDGED OR FILL MATERIAL","Subpart F—Potential Effects on Human Use Characteristics"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-40.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:26:04Z","sha256":"e817b1e5faf3a20c0b9f20b0c99ac81921a8db0b9498c1778bf58494793597ea","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/40-cfr-230.53","next":"us/40-cfr-230.60"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}