[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 105 (Thursday, June 1, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 31186-31188]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-8469]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-R01-OW-2006-0435; FRL-8177-6]
Massachusetts Marine Sanitation Device Standard--Receipt of
Petition
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice--Receipt of Petition.
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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that a petition has been received from
the Commonwealth of Massachusetts requesting a determination by the
Regional Administrator, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, that
adequate facilities for the safe and sanitary removal and treatment of
sewage from all vessels are reasonably available for the waters of
Plymouth Bay, Plymouth Harbor, Kingston Bay, and Duxbury Bay; their
respective coastlines and coastal tidal rivers.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before July 3, 2006.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-R01-
OW-2006-0435 by one of the following methods:
http://www.regulations.gov: Follow the on-line
instructions for submitting comments.
E-mail: [email protected].
Fax: (617) 918-0538.
Mail and hand delivery: U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency--New England Region, One Congress Street, Suite 1100, mail code-
COP, Boston, MA 02114-2023. Deliveries are only accepted during the
Regional Office's normal hours of operation (8 a.m.-5 p.m., Monday
through Friday, excluding legal holidays), and special arrangements
should be made for deliveries of boxed information.
Instructions: Direct your comments to Docket ID No. EPA-R01-OW-
2006-0435 EPA's policy is that all comments received will be included
in the public docket without change and may be made available online at
http://www.regulations.gov, including any personal information
provided, unless the comment includes information claimed to be
Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other information whose
disclosure is restricted by statute. Do not submit information that you
consider to be CBI or otherwise protected through http://www.regulations.gov, or e-mail. The http://www.regulations.gov Web site
is an ``anonymous access'' system, which means EPA will not know your
identity or contact information unless you provide it in the body of
your comment. If you send an e-mail comment directly to EPA without
going through http://www.regulations.gov your e-mail address will be
automatically captured and included as part of the comment that is
placed in the public docket and made available on the Internet. If you
submit an electronic comment, EPA recommends that you include your name
and other contact information in the body of your comment and with any
disk or CD-ROM you submit. If EPA cannot read your comment due to
technical difficulties and cannot contact you for clarification, EPA
may not be able to consider your comment. Electronic files should avoid
the use of special characters, any form of encryption, and be free of
any defects or viruses.
Docket: All documents in the docket are listed in the http://www.regulations.gov index. Although listed in the index, some
information is not publicly available, e.g., CBI or other information
whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Certain other material, such
as copy-righted material, will be publicly available only in hard copy.
Publicly available docket materials are available either electronically
in http://www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at the U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency--New England Region, One Congress Street, Suite 1100,
mail code-COP, Boston, MA 02114-2023. Such deliveries are only accepted
during the Regional Office's normal hours of operation, and special
arrangements should be made for deliveries of boxed information. The
Regional Office's are
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open from 8 a.m.-5 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal
holidays. The telephone number is (617) 918-1538.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ann Rodney, U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency--New England Region, One Congress Street, Suite 1100,
mail code-COP, Boston, MA 02114-2023. Telephone: (617) 918-1538, fax
number: (617) 918-0538; e-mail address: [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is hereby given that a petition has
been received from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts requesting a
determination by the Regional Administrator, U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency, pursuant to section 312(f)(3) of Public Law 92-500
as amended by Public Law 95-217 and Public Law 100-4, that adequate
facilities for the safe and sanitary removal and treatment of sewage
from all vessels are reasonably available for all waters of Plymouth
Bay, Plymouth Harbor, Kingston Bay, and Duxbury Bay; their respective
coastlines and coastal tidal rivers within the following boundaries:
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Waterbody/general area Latitude Longitude
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North to include the 42[deg]04'06'' N.... 70[deg]39'12'' W
northernmost reaches of the
Back River.
West to Kingston-Route 3A 41[deg]59'48'' N.... 70[deg]44'30'' W
bridge over the Jones River.
South to Plymouth-Route 3A 41[deg]56'51'' N.... 70[deg]37'55'' W
bridge over the Eel River
and southernmost waters of
Warren Cove.
Duxbury municipal boundary.. 42[deg]04'22'' N.... 70[deg]38'55'' W
East to navigational marker 42[deg]04'36'' N.... 70[deg]36'48'' W
N ``8'' located off Howland
Ledge.
South to navigational marker 41[deg]59'57'' N.... 70[deg]35'03'' W
RW ``GP'' Bell located east
of Gurnet Point.
South to navigation Marker R 41[deg]55'07'' N.... 70[deg]33'22'' W
``12'' Whistle located off
Mary Ann Rocks.
South to navigation marker 41[deg]48'52'' N.... 70[deg]27'38'' W
RW ``CC'' Bell located off
the Cape Cod Canal.
West to Plymouth municipal 41[deg]48'38'' N.... 70[deg]32'13'' W
boundary..
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The delineation places the eastern boundary 9,900 feet seaward of
Duxbury Beach at the public parking area; 4,775 feet seaward of Gurnet
Point; 6,775 feet seaward of Manomet Point; and 15,000 feet seaward of
Peaked Cliff.
The proposed NDA is boarded by the town of Marshfield to the north
and the town of Bourne to the south.
Massachusetts has certified that there are six pumpout facilities
at four locations within the proposed area available to the boating
public. A list of the facilities, phone numbers, locations, and hours
of operation is appended at the end of this petition. Brewer's Plymouth
Marine has a shore-side facility which connects directly to the
municipal sewer system. The town of Plymouth operates a pumpout boat
and shoreside facility. The shore-side facility serves three individual
hose stands and has the ability to service two vessels simultaneously.
The shore-side facility connects directly to the municipal sewer
system. The town of Duxbury operates a pumpout boat and shore side
facility and waste is removed by a licensed hauler. The town of
Kingston operates a pumpout boat and the waste is removed by a licensed
hauler.
Massachusetts has provided documentation indicating that the total
vessel population is estimated to be 2885 in the proposed area. Of
these, approximately 1403 are identified as resident recreational
vessels, 123 are identified as resident commercial, and 1359 are
identified as transient vessels. It is estimated that 1340 of the total
vessel population may have a Marine Sanitation Device (MSD) of some
type. These figures are conservative because Massachusetts calculates
the percentage of vessels having MSDs using region-specific estimates.
There are three primary boat ramps within the proposed NDA. In
addition, there are two primary beaches, Long Beach and Duxbury beach,
as well as 14 smaller beaches in the proposed area. The Ellisville
Harbor Area of Critical Environmental Concern (ACEC) is also located
within the proposed area.
The area is used by both recreational and commercial shell
fishermen. The total growing area for shellfish in the proposed area is
approximately 65,000 acres of productive use, supporting soft shell
clams, surf clams, razor clams, quahogs, bay scallops, and blue
mussels. The town of Plymouth supports a thriving commercial fishing
fleet. Species of commercial and recreational interest include alewife,
cod, blueback herring, smelt, striped bass, and winter flounder, among
others. The proposed area has a variety of rich natural habitats, and
supports a wide diversity of species. The federally listed species
include the bald eagle, shortnose sturgeon, piping plover, and puritan
tiger beetle as well as dozens of state designated rare and endangered
species.
List of Pumpouts in the Proposed Area
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Hours of
Contact operation (call Mean low water
Name Location information ahead to depth Fee
verify)
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Brewer's Marine.............. Plymouth Harbor. VHF 9, 72,...... April 1-Dec. 9 feet......... None.
508-746-4500,... 15; 7 a.m.-5
[email protected]..... p.m.
Plymouth Harbormaster Pumpout Plymouth Harbor VHF 9, 16,...... May 1-Nov. 1; N/A............ None.
Boat. and Town Pier. 508-830-4182.... Pumpout boat,
Daily 10 a.m.-
6 p.m.
Plymouth Shore Side Pumpout Plymouth Harbor VHF 9,.......... May 1-Nov. 1; 8 feet......... None.
at Town Pier. and Town Pier. 508-830-4182.... Self-Serve 24
hrs.
Duxbury Harbormaster Pumpout Snug Harbor..... VHF 16,......... May 1-Nov.; N/A............ None.
Boat. 781-934-2866.... Spring 9 a.m.-
5 p.m.; Summer
7 a.m.-7 p.m.;
Fall 9 a.m.-5
p.m.
Duxbury Shore Side Pumpout... Duxbury Town VHF 16,......... May 1-Nov.; 6 feet......... None.
Pier. 781-934-2866.... Spring 9 a.m.-
5 p.m.; Summer
7 a.m.-7 p.m.;
Fall 9 a.m.-5
p.m.
Kingston Harbormaster........ Town Landing.... VHF 9,.......... Apr. 1-Nov. 1; 3 feet......... None.
781-585-0519.... 8 a.m.-4 p.m.
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Dated: May 20, 2006.
Robert W. Varney,
Regional Administrator, Region 1.
[FR Doc. E6-8469 Filed 5-31-06; 8:45 am]
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