Massachusetts Marine Sanitation Device Standard-Notice of Determination, 30134-30135 [2014-12170]

Download as PDF sroberts on DSK5SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES 30134 Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 101 / Tuesday, May 27, 2014 / Notices docket without change including any personal information provided, unless the comment includes profanity, threats, information claimed to be Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Geanetta Heard, Fuel Compliance Center, 6406J, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: 202–343–9017 fax number: 202–565–2085 email address: heard.geanetta@epa.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Supporting documents, which explain in detail the information that the EPA will be collecting, are available in the public docket for this ICR. The docket can be viewed online at www.regulations.gov or in person at the EPA Docket Center, WJC West, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave. NW., Washington, DC. 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Compiling this information may also assist respondents with their planning and compliance activities. We believe that many parties would wish to submit this information in order to receive better assistance in understanding and complying with the RFS2 regulations. Form Numbers: 5900–283 (RFS2 0900 Production Outlook Report). Respondents/affected entities: Domestic or foreign renewable fuel producers who are not currently regulated parties under the RFS2 program. Respondent’s obligation to respond: Mandatory. Estimated number of respondents: 2 (total). Frequency of response: Yearly. Total estimated burden: 24 hours (per year). Burden is defined at 5 CFR 1320.03(b). Total estimated cost: $2,760 (per year), includes $0 annualized capital or operation & maintenance costs. Changes in Estimates: There is a decrease of 116 hours in the total estimated respondent burden as compared with the ICR currently approved by OMB. The decrease in hours is due to a decrease in the respondent universe based on the reported number of submissions in the DCFUEL database. The number of respondents decreased by 33 per year lowering the total number of reports collected. These decreases have lowered the total burden even though the cost to report per response has risen due to better numbers used to calculate the industry burden and to account for inflation. Dated: May 16, 2014. Erin Collard, Acting Director, Collection Strategies Division. [FR Doc. 2014–12171 Filed 5–23–14; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [FRL–9911–43–Region–1; EPA–R01–OW– 2014–0202] Massachusetts Marine Sanitation Device Standard—Notice of Determination Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). AGENCY: PO 00000 Frm 00062 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 ACTION: Notice of determination. The Regional Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)—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 remaining state coastal waters of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. 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 March 28, 2014, 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 remaining coastal waters of Massachusetts. 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 determination covers three areas: A strip near the state-federal boundary SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\27MYN1.SGM 27MYN1 Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 101 / Tuesday, May 27, 2014 / Notices spanning from Manchester-By-The-Sea to Marshfield, a corridor in Vineyard Sound, and a corridor in Nantucket Sound. The state wide NDA will seamlessly integrate the 20 smaller NDAs that have been designated in Massachusetts since 1991. The boundaries for this statewide NDA encompass all Commonwealth of Massachusetts coastal waters: from mean low water along the coast of Massachusetts, seaward to the statefederal boundary, north to the border with New Hampshire, and south to the border with Rhode Island: https:// www.mass.gov/eea/agencies/czm/ program-areas/coastal-water-quality/ ndas/. Massachusetts has certified that there are a total of 132 pumpout facilities in coastal Massachusetts: https:// www.mass.gov/eea/agencies/czm/ program-areas/coastal-water-quality/ clean-boating/pumpout-list.html. 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. Dated: May 14, 2014. H. Curtis Spalding, Regional Administrator, New England Region. [FR Doc. 2014–12170 Filed 5–23–14; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA–HQ–ORD–2014–0411; FRL 9911–45– OA] Human Studies Review Board; Notification of a Public Meeting U. S. Environmental Protection Agency. ACTION: Notice. 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[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 101 (Tuesday, May 27, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 30134-30135]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-12170]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-9911-43-Region-1; EPA-R01-OW-2014-0202]


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 (EPA)--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 remaining state 
coastal waters of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

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 March 28, 2014, 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 remaining 
coastal waters of Massachusetts. 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 determination covers three areas: A strip near the state-
federal boundary

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spanning from Manchester-By-The-Sea to Marshfield, a corridor in 
Vineyard Sound, and a corridor in Nantucket Sound. The state wide NDA 
will seamlessly integrate the 20 smaller NDAs that have been designated 
in Massachusetts since 1991. The boundaries for this statewide NDA 
encompass all Commonwealth of Massachusetts coastal waters: from mean 
low water along the coast of Massachusetts, seaward to the state-
federal boundary, north to the border with New Hampshire, and south to 
the border with Rhode Island: https://www.mass.gov/eea/agencies/czm/program-areas/coastal-water-quality/ndas/.
    Massachusetts has certified that there are a total of 132 pumpout 
facilities in coastal Massachusetts: https://www.mass.gov/eea/agencies/czm/program-areas/coastal-water-quality/clean-boating/pumpout-list.html.
    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.

    Dated: May 14, 2014.
H. Curtis Spalding,
Regional Administrator, New England Region.
[FR Doc. 2014-12170 Filed 5-23-14; 8:45 am]
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