[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 186 (Tuesday, September 27, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 56465-56466]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-19252]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-7975-3]


New Hampshire Sanitation Device Standard; Notice of Determination

    This Notice of Determination is for all New Hampshire coastal 
waters.
    On July 8, 2005 notice was published that the State of New 
Hampshire 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 all coastal waters of New Hampshire. 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.
    The information submitted to me by the State of New Hampshire 
certified that there are six disposal facilities available to service 
vessels operating in the coastal waters of New Hampshire. A list of the 
facilities, phone numbers, locations, and hours of operation is 
appended at the end of the determination.
    Based on the examination of the petition and its supporting 
information, which included site visits by EPA New England staff, I 
have 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.
    The area covered under this determination is:

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       Waterbody/general area                      Latitude                              Longitude
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Open Ocean--southern...............  42[deg]51'26.81241''                  -70[deg]44'50.43790''
Open Ocean--south of Isles of        42[deg]54'54.69793''                  -70[deg]37'48.0360''
 Shoals.
Open Ocean--east of Isles of Shoals  42[deg]57'24.92153''                  -70[deg]32'6.08357''
Open Ocean--northern...............  43[deg]0'40.06352''                   -70[deg]39'39.85119''
Open Ocean--center.................  42[deg]57'13.00278''                  -70[deg]41'42.94551''
Hampton Falls River................  42[deg]54'39.99647''                  -70[deg]51'49.17592''
Great Bay--Squamscott River........  42[deg]58'55.12418''                  -70[deg]56'45.02511''
Great Bay--Lamprey River...........  43[deg]4'53.81971''                   -70[deg]56'4.65330''
Little Bay--Oyster River...........  43[deg]7'51.91065''                   -70[deg]55'4.-70649''
Cocheco River......................  43[deg]11'42.30454''                  -70[deg]52'21.96791''
Salmon Falls River.................  43[deg]13'36.97946''                  -70[deg]48'40.68515''
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    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.
    EPA has prepared a response to the one written comment it received 
during the 45-day comment period, and it may be requested from EPA by 
writing to: Ann Rodney, U.S. EPA New England, 1 Congress Street, Suite 
1100, COP, Boston, MA 2114-2023.

                                                              Marinas With Pumpout Stations
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                                                                                      Phone number and VHF
           Marina name                      Town                   Waterbody                 number                 Contact            Operating hours
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George's Marina..................  Dover................  Cocheco River.............  (603) 742-9089......  George Maglaras........  8:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
                                                                                                                                      (weekdays); 8:30
                                                                                                                                      a.m.-6:00 p.m.
                                                                                                                                      (Saturday); 9:00
                                                                                                                                      a.m.-4:00 p.m.
                                                                                                                                      (Sunday).
Little Bay Boating Club..........  Dover................  Little Bay................  (603) 749-9282 VHF:   Ed Rosholt.............  Call marina.
                                                                                       9, 16.
Great Bay Marine.................  Newington............  Little Bay................  (603) 436-5299 VHF:   Ellen Saas/Tom Brown...  24 hours (May
                                                                                       9, 68.                                         through October).
Wentworth by the Sea Marina......  New Castle...........  Little Harbor.............  (603) 433-5050 VHF:   Pat Kelley.............  8:00 a.m.-8:00 p.m.
                                                                                       9, 68, 71.                                     (weekdays); 7:00
                                                                                                                                      a.m. 8:00 p.m.
                                                                                                                                      (weekends).
Hampton River Marina.............  Hampton..............  Hampton Harbor............  (603) 929-1422        Len Russell............  Call marina.
                                                                                       VHF:10, 16.
DES Mobile Pumpout Boat..........  Portsmouth...........  All coastal...............  (603) 436-0915 VHF:   Steve Root/Ken Anderson  Call for an
                                                                                       9.                                             appointment.
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    Dated: September 20, 2005.
Ira Leighton,
Acting Regional Administrator, Region 1.
[FR Doc. 05-19252 Filed 9-26-05; 8:45 am]
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