[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 51 (Wednesday, March 18, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11547-11548]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-5878]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-R01-OW-2008-0921; FRL-8778-7]
Massachusetts Marine Sanitation Device Standard--Notice of
Determination
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice of Determination.
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SUMMARY: The Regional Administrator of the Environmental Protection
Agency--New England Region, has determined that adequate facilities for
the safe and sanitary removal and treatment of sewage from all vessels
are reasonably available for the State waters of Revere, Saugus, Lynn,
Nahant, and Swampscott.
ADDRESSES: 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 copyrighted material, will be publicly available only in hard copy.
Publicly available docket materials are available electronically in
http://www.regulations.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ann Rodney, U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency--New England Region, One Congress Street, Suite 1100,
COP, Boston, MA 02114-2023. Telephone: (617) 918-0538. Fax number:
(617) 918-1505. E-mail address: [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On January 5, 2009, EPA published a notice
that the Commonwealth of Massachusetts had petitioned the Regional
Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, to determine that
adequate facilities for the safe and sanitary removal and treatment of
sewage from all vessels are reasonably available for the State waters
of Revere, Saugus, Lynn, Nahant, and Swampscott. Eighty-one comments
were received on this petition. There were eighty comments in support
of the designation and one comment in opposition. The response to
comments can be obtained utilizing the above contact information.
The petition was filed pursuant to Section 312(f)(3) of Public Law
92-500, as amended by Public Laws 95-217 and 100-4, for the purpose of
declaring these waters a No Discharge Area (NDA).
Section 312(f)(3) States:
After the effective date of the initial standards and
regulations promulgated under this section, if any State determines
that the protection and enhancement of the quality of some or all of
the waters within such States require greater environmental
protection, such State may completely prohibit the discharge from
all vessels of any sewage, whether treated or not, into such waters,
except that no such prohibition shall apply until the Administrator
determines that adequate facilities for the safe and sanitary
removal and treatment of sewage from all vessels are reasonably
available for such water to which such prohibition would apply.
This Notice of Determination is for the State waters of Revere,
Saugus, Lynn, Nahant, and Swampscott. The NDA boundaries are as
follows:
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Waterbody/general area Latitude Longitude
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From the Revere and Winthrop municipal 42[deg]23[min]30[sec] N............ 70[deg]58[min]50[sec] W
boundary (northern edge of the Boston
Harbor NDA).
North along the Revere and Winthrop 42[deg]24[min]28[sec] N............ 70[deg]57[min]33[sec] W
municipal boundary (northern edge of
the Boston Harbor NDA).
Arc south along the Winthrop and 42[deg]23[min]13[sec] N............ 70[deg]55[min]28[sec] W
Nahant municipal boundary.
Arc east along the Winthrop and Nahant 42[deg]23[min]04[sec] N............ 70[deg]54[min]04[sec] W
municipal boundary.
Arc northeast along the Winthrop and 42[deg]23[min]32[sec] N............ 70[deg]51[min]28[sec] W
Nahant municipal boundary.
North to the Marblehead/Swampscott 42[deg]26[min]33[sec] N............ 70[deg]49[min]05[sec] W
town line (southern edge of the Salem
Sound NDA).
West along the Marblehead/Swampscott 42[deg]28[min]43[sec] N............ 70[deg]52[min]45[sec] W
town line (southern edge of the Salem
Sound NDA).
Inland on the Pines River, Rt. 107 42[deg]25[min]51.93[sec] N......... 70[deg]59[min]50.28[sec] W
Bridge.
Inland on the Saugus River, Lincoln 42[deg]27[min]34.7[sec] N.......... 70[deg]59[min]20.6[sec] W
Ave. Bridge.
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The information submitted to EPA by the Commonwealth of
Massachusetts certifies that there are two pumpout facilities located
within this area. A list of the facilities, with phone numbers,
locations, and hours of operation is appended at the end of this
determination.
Based on the examination of the petition and its supporting
documentation, EPA has determined that adequate facilities for the safe
and sanitary removal and treatment of sewage from all vessels are
reasonably available for the area covered under this determination.
This determination is made pursuant to Section 312(f)(3) of Public
Law 92-500, as amended by Public Laws 95-217 and 100-4.
Pumpout Facilities Within the No Discharge Areas
[Revere, Saugus, Lynn, Nahant, and Swampscott]
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Mean low water
Name Location Contact info. Hours depth
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Seaport Landing Marina......... Lynn Harbor....... 781-592-5821 VHF 8am-7pm........... 20 ft.
9,13,16. April 15-Nov. 1...
Revere Harbormaster............ Revere............ 207-967-2511 VHF 9 On Call........... NA.
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Dated: February 24, 2009.
Ira W. Leighton,
Acting Regional Administrator, New England Region.
[FR Doc. E9-5878 Filed 3-17-09; 8:45 am]
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