Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 28 / Tuesday, February 11, 1997 / Notices 6229

• Monday, March 3, 1997, 2:00 PM &

7:00 PM at Community Roundhouse,

Rota.

• Tuesday, March 4, 1997, 2:00 PM &

7:00 PM at KBC Bldg., 2nd Floor,

Conference Room, Tinian.

• Wednesday, March 5, 1997, 2:00

PM & 7:00 PM at Garapan Central Park

Roundhouse, Saipan.

• Thursday, March 6, 1997, 2:00 PM

& 7:00 PM at 155 Hesler Street., Public

Hearing Room, Agana, Guam.

ADDRESSES: Request for single copies of

the DEIS and submittal of written

comments for inclusion into the official

record should be forwarded to Mr. Fred

Minato (Code 231FM), Pacific Division,

Naval Facilities Engineering Command,

Pearl Harbor, Hawaii 96860–7300.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.

Fred Minato (Code 231FM), by voice

telephone (808) 471–9338 or facsimile

transmission (808) 474–5909.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant

to Section 102(2)(c) of the National

Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of

1969, as implemented by the Council on

Environmental Quality regulations (40

CFR Parts 1500–1508), the U.S. Pacific

Command has prepared and filed with

the U.S. Environmental Protection

Agency the above referenced DEIS.

Dated: February 5, 1997.

D. E. Koenig, Jr.,

LCDR, JAGC, USN, Federal Register Liaison

Officer.

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Notice of Public Meeting for Submarine

Solid Waste Management Related to

Compliance With the Special Area

Requirements of Regulations 5 of

Annex V to the MARPOL Convention

Pursuant to the National Defense

Authorization Act of 1994

SUMMARY: The Department of the Navy

is announcing the preparation of a plan

for the compliance of all submersibles

owned or operated by the Navy with the

requirements of Regulation 5 of Annex

V to the MARPOL Convention. The

National Defense Authorization Act for

Fiscal Year 1994 (DAA 94) directed the

Navy to allow the public to participate

in preparing the plan and to review and

comment on the plan before it is

submitted. In order to obtain and

consider public comments in the

development of the Navy’s plan for

compliance with the DAA 94

requirements, the Navy will host public

meeting.

DATES: The meeting will take place on

March 11, 1997, at 7:00 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in

the Crystal Gateway Marriott, 1700

Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington,

Virginia 22202.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

For further information on the public

meeting or to submit comments, contact

Mr. David Cartwright NAVSEA 92TE,

Assistant for Submarine Environmental

and Occupational Safety Affairs,

Department of the Navy, Naval Sea

Systems Command, 2531 Jefferson Davis

Highway, Arlington, VA 22242–5160

[(703) 602–8096 (Ext. 475)]. The meeting

will be conducted in English and will

include oral presentations and visual

displays. The meeting will be recorded

by a court recorder. Members of the

public who need additional assistance

to participate should contact Mr.

Cartwright as soon as possible to make

arrangements.

Written comments related to the

public meeting will be considered in the

Submarine addendum to the Report to

Congress if received by Mr. Cartwright

no later than March 25, 1997. Oral or

written comments will also be

considered if presented at the public

meeting to be held on March 11, 1997.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section

1003 of the National Defense

Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1994

Public Law 103–160, 107 Stat. 1745

(DAA–94), requires a Report to Congress

on a plan for compliance with special

area provisions of Regulation 5 of

Annex V to the Convention. The Navy

submitted a Report to Congress on U.S.

Navy Ship Solid Waste Management

Plan for MARPOL Annex V Special

Areas in November 1996. In preparation

for that Report to Congress, the Navy

solicited public comments beginning

with the meeting announcement in the

Federal Register of July 21, 1994 (59 FR

37223). In addition, the final

Environmental Impact Statement on

Disposal of U.S. Navy Shipboard Solid

Waste was released in August 1996.

The Report to Congress of November

1996 stated that the Navy was

evaluating several options for

submarines, and upon completion of the

efforts would determine the most

appropriate solid waste management

strategy. Thus, a Submarine Addendum

to the Report to Congress on U.S. Navy

Ship Solid Waste Management Plan for

MARPOL Annex V Special Areas is

being prepared to address the U.S. Navy

Submarine Solid Waste Management

Plan. Public comments directed

specifically toward the development of

a submarine solid waste management

plan are requested.

Submarines are designed to operate

undetected beneath the water surface for

extended periods. They have very

limited storage space and distinctive

requirements for weight, acoustical

control, and atmosphere criteria.

Historically, waste source reduction

efforts have been employed to minimize

the amount of plastic material and

cardboard brought on board. Most

plastic material, cardboard, and paper

that is used for wrapping and protecting

supplies is removed and retained at

dockside prior to loading supplies on a

submarine. Plastic disposable items are

being replaced with non-plastic items

where possible. Additional initiatives

being undertaken include the

investigation of reusable meat

containers, the review of procurement

databases to identify items for improved

packaging, development of a computer

program identifying alternatives to

aluminum and other metal cans, and the

development of guidelines for supply

personnel stressing pollution prevention

awareness.

The particular solid waste challenges

unique to submarines are being

addressed in three principal studies: (1)

The impact and fate and effect in the

marine environment of discharging

compacted, negatively buoyant nonplastic solid waste; (2) the impact on

submarine operations and crew quality

of life of storing solid waste on board;

and (3) the use of a pulper for pulping

paper and cardboard and a shredder for

shredding metal cans and glass.

In addition to the above studies, an

Environmental Assessment, pursuant to

the National Environmental Policy Act

and Executive Order 12114, is being

developed to assess the environmental

impacts of alternatives for the

management of solid wastes.

As indicated above, comments are

welcome at the public meeting and will

be considered in the preparation of a

draft Addendum Report if received not

later than March 25, 1997. The draft

Addendum Report, which will

document the Navy’s solid waste

management plan for submarines, will

be available for public comment in

about three months. The Navy plans to

finalize the Addendum Report and

submit it to Congress by September,

1997.

Dated: February 6, 1997.

D.E. Koenig,

LCDR, JAGC, USN, Federal Register Liaison

Officer.

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