[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 126 (Friday, June 29, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 38797-38799]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-16057]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-R01-OW-2012-0201, FRL-9695-8]
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 Vineyard and Nantucket
Sounds and the Islands collectively termed Southern Cape Cod.
ADDRESSES: Docket: All documents in the docket are listed in the
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
www.regulations.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ann Rodney, U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency--New England Region, Office of Ecosystem Protection,
Oceans and Coastal Protection Unit, Five Post Office Square, Suite 100,
OEP06-1, Boston, MA 02109-3912. Telephone: (617) 918-1538. Fax number:
(617) 918-0538. Email address: rodney.ann@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On April 26, 2012, 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 waters of
Southern Cape Cod. Eight comments were received on this petition and
all endorsed this designation. The response to comments can be obtained
using 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 State 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 waters of Southern Cape
Cod. The NDA boundaries are as follows:
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Waterbody/general area Latitude Longitude
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West of the Elizabeth 41[deg]24'35.11'' N 70[deg]56'54.62'' W
Islands.
West of the Elizabeth 41[deg]22'30.32'' N 70[deg]59'51.57'' W
Islands.
West of the Elizabeth 41[deg]24'17.81'' N 71[deg]02'06.69'' W
Islands.
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The upper-eastern area of the NDA is bound by the Outer Cape NDA:
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Waterbody/general area Latitude Longitude
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South of Monomoy Island..... 41[deg]32'29.79'' N 70[deg]00'36.28'' W
South of Monomoy Island..... 41[deg]29'14.59'' N 70[deg]00'10.93'' W
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The small triangle of Commonwealth waters at the mouth of Buzzards
Bay will be bound by the following coordinates along the Federal/State
boundary line:
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Waterbody/general area Latitude Longitude
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Mouth of Buzzards Bay....... 41[deg]24'50.40'' N 71[deg]02'48.61'' W
Mouth of Buzzards Bay....... 41[deg]25'25.66'' N 71[deg]03'31.78'' W
Mouth of Buzzards Bay....... 41[deg]25'18.57'' N 71[deg]04'18.47'' W
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The two temporarily undesignated areas will be bound by the
following coordinates:
Area 1:
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Waterbody/general area Latitude Longitude
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Vineyard Sound.............. 41[deg]30'33.61'' N 70[deg]40'06.67'' W
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Vineyard Sound.............. 41[deg]30'49.20'' N 70[deg]39'19.65'' W
Vineyard Sound.............. 41[deg]30'59.29'' N 70[deg]39'02.76'' W
Vineyard Sound.............. 41[deg]30'03.08'' N 70[deg]33'54.78'' W
Vineyard Sound.............. 41[deg]28'22.57'' N 70[deg]33'27.72'' W
Vineyard Sound.............. 41[deg]28'44.74'' N 70[deg]35'18.74'' W
Vineyard Sound.............. 41[deg]29'08.60'' N 70[deg]35'32.38'' W
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Area 2:
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Waterbody/general area Latitude Longitude
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Nantucket Sound............. 41[deg]34'27.90'' N 70[deg]16'48.99'' W
Nantucket Sound............. 41[deg]34'27.90'' N 70[deg]15'00.99'' W
Nantucket Sound............. 41[deg]33'20.36'' N 70[deg]14'39.33'' W
Nantucket Sound............. 41[deg]31'41.73'' N 70[deg]12'27.06'' W
Nantucket Sound............. 41[deg]31'07.88'' N 70[deg]15'32.25'' W
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The boundaries were chosen to maximize the area designated, give
larger vessels a temporary window in which to comply with this proposed
regulation, and generally represent all navigational waters. The
Southern Cape Cod NDA will encompass the state waters of Vineyard and
Nantucket Sounds and the Islands.
The information submitted to EPA by the Commonwealth of
Massachusetts certifies that there are 29 pumpout facilities available
to the boating public. The location, contact information, hours of
operation, and water depth are provided at the end of this notice.
Based on the examination of the petition and its supporting
documentation, and information from site visits conducted by EPA New
England staff, 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 Proposed No Discharge Area
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Name Location Contact information Hours of operation (ft)
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Menemsha Harbor............... Chilmark......... 508-645-2846, VHF 9,16 8 a.m.-4 p.m. 4
Vineyard Haven Harbor/Tashmoo Tisbury.......... 508-696-4249, VHF 9 9 a.m.-4 p.m. NA
Pond.
Tisbury Wharf Co.............. 144 Beach Road, 508-693-9300, VFH 9 9 a.m.-4 p.m. 4
P.O. Box 1317,
Tisbury.
Oak Bluffs Harbor............. Oak Bluffs....... 508-693-4355, VHF 71 9 a.m.-4 p.m. NA
Oak Bluffs Harbor Marina...... Box 1327, Oak 508-693-4355, VHF 71 9 a.m.-4 p.m. 6
Bluffs.
Edgartown Marina.............. 1 Morse Street 508-627-4746, VHF 9, 74 8 a.m.-4 p.m. 6
Edgartown.
Edgartown Harbor.............. 1 Morse Street 508-627-4746, VHF 9, 74 8 a.m.-4 p.m. NA
Edgartown.
Falmouth Marine Inner Harbor.. 278 Scranton 508-548-4600, VHF 9, 16 9 a.m.-5 p.m. 6
Avenue, Falmouth.
McDougall's Inner Harbor...... 145 Falmouth 508-548-3146, VHF 9, 16 9 a.m.-5 p.m. NA
Heights Road,
Falmouth.
Falmouth Town Dock............ Falmouth......... 508-457-2550, VHF 9, 16 9 a.m.-5 p.m. 6
Green Pond Marina............. 70 Green Harbor 508-457-9283, VHF 9, 16 9 a.m.-4 p.m. 3
Road, East
Falmouth.
Bosun's Marine................ 1209 East 508-548-2216, VHF 9, 16 9 a.m.-4 p.m. 3
Falmouth
Highway, Route
28, Falmouth.
Waquoit Bay/Inner Harbor...... Falmouth......... 508-457-2550, VHF 9, 16 9 a.m.-5 p.m. NA
Popponessett Bay.............. Mashpee.......... 508-539-1450, VHF 9, 16 9 a.m.-4 p.m. NA
Oyster Harbor Marine.......... 122 Bridge 508-428-2017, VHF 9, 79 9 a.m.-4 p.m. 6
Street,
Osterville.
Crosby Yacht Yard............. 72 Crosby Circle 508-428-6900 VHF 9 9 a.m.-5 p.m. 6
Osterville, MA.
Centerville Harbor/3 Bays..... Barnstable....... 508-790-6273, VHF 9, 16 9 a.m.-4 p.m. NA
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Bismore Park (Hyannis)........ 180 Ocean Street 508-790-6273, VHF, 9, 16 9 a.m.-5 p.m. 6
Hyannis.
Hyannis Marine................ 1 Willow Street, 508-790-4000, VHF 9, 72 9 a.m.-5 p.m. 6
Hyannis.
Lewis Bay/Hyannis Harbor/Bass Yarmouth......... 508-760-4800, VHF 66 9 a.m.-4 p.m. NA
River.
Bass River.................... Packet Landing, 508-760-4800, VHF 66 9 a.m.-4 p.m. 3
Water Street.
Yarmouth.
Bass River Marina............. 140 Main Street, 508-394-8341, VHF 71 8 a.m.-5 p.m. 3
West Dennis.
Saquatucket, Allen & Wychmere Harwich.......... 508-430-7532, VHF 68 9:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. NA
Harbors (Within existing NDA).
Saquatucket, fuel dock (Within Harwich.......... 508-430-7532, VHF 68 9 a.m.-5 p.m. 5
existing NDA).
Stage Harbor (Within existing Chatham.......... 508-945-5185, VHF 16, 66 7 a.m.-6 p.m. 5.5
NDA).
Madaket Marine (Within Nantucket........ 508-228-1163, VHF 9, 16 9 a.m.-5 p.m. 3
Existing NDA).
Nantucket Boat Basin (Within Nantucket........ 508-325-1350, VHF 9, 11 9 a.m.-5 p.m. 6
Existing NDA).
Nantucket Harbor (Within Nantucket........ 508-228-7261, VHF 9, 14 9 a.m.-4 p.m. 6
Existing NDA).
Nantucket Harbor (Within Nantucket........ 508-228-7261, VHF 9, 14 9 a.m.-4 p.m. NA
Existing NDA).
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Dated: June 20, 2012.
H. Curtis Spalding,
Regional Administrator, New England Region.
[FR Doc. 2012-16057 Filed 6-28-12; 8:45 am]
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