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1 peraiit from the Administrator of the Environmental Protec- 



2 tion Agency (hereafter referred to in this section as the 'Ad- 



3 ministrator' ) authorizing such dumping. 



4 "(b) (1) Except as provided in paragraph (4) of this 



5 subsection, the Administrator may issue a permit to any 



6 person authorizing such person to dump waste material into 



7 ocean waters of the United States if the Administrator finds 

 S that such dumping will not damage the ecology of the marine 

 9 environment. In making such finding, the Administrator 



10 shall take into account such factors as he deems appropriate, 



11 including the following: 



12 " {^) The need for the proposed dumping. 



13 "(B) The effect of such dumping on human health 



14 and welfare, including economic, esthetic, and recrea- 



15 tional values. 



16 "(C) The effect of such dumping on fisheries re- 



17 sources. 



18 "(D) The effect of such dumping on marine eco- 



19 systems, particularly with respect to — 



20 " (i) the transfer, concentration, and dispersion 



21 of such material and its byproducts through biologi- 



22 cal, physical, and chemical pathways, 



23 "(ii) potential changes in marine ecosystems 



24 diversity and stability, and 



