Document ID: EPA-R01-OW-2010-0316-0004
Agency: epa
Document Type: Notice
Title: Determinations: Massachusetts Marine Sanitation Device Standard
Posted Date: 2010-07-02T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 127 (Friday, July 2, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 38516-38517]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-16174]

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-R01-OW-2010-0316, FRL-9170-4]

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 coastal waters of Pleasant Bay/Chatham 
Harbor, MA.

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, 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. E-mail address: rodney.ann@epa.gov.

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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On May 7, 2010, 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 
Pleasant Bay/Chatham Harbor. Three comments were received on this 
petition. 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 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 Pleasant Bay/
Chatham Harbor. The NDA boundaries are as follows:

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      Waterbody/General area               From latitude                From longitude                  To latitude                  To longitude
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Bounded on the west by mainland    41[deg]42'19.43'' N.          69[deg]55'44.76'' W.          41[deg]42'13.31'' N.          69[deg]55'45.11'' W.
 Chatham, Harwich, Brewster and
 Orleans; bounded on the east by
 Nauset Beach (North Beach) and
 North Beach Island. A line drawn
 cross the mouth of the North
 inlet across from Minister's
 Point:.
From West of a line across the     41[deg]40'41.51'' N.          69[deg]56'3.47'' W.           41[deg]39'56.52'' N.          69[deg]56'30.48'' W.
 mouth of the South Inlet:.
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    The area includes the municipal waters of Chatham, Harwich, 
Brewster and Orleans.
    The information submitted to EPA by the Commonwealth of 
Massachusetts certifies that there are three pumpout facilities located 
within this area. A list of the facilities, with locations, phone 
numbers, and hours of operation is appended at the end of this 
determination.
    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 the No Discharge Area
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                                                                                                  Mean low water
               Name                      Location          Contact info.            Hours              depth
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                                           Pleasant Bay/Chatham Harbor
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Harbormaster.....................  Round Cove Harwich.  508-430-7532, VHF    On demand..........            N/A.
                                                         60.
Harbormaster.....................  Ryder's Cove         508-945-1067 or 508- M-F 8 a.m.-5 p.m.,            3 ft.
                                    Chatham.             945-5185, VHF 66.    Sat. 9 a.m.-1 p.m.
Nauset Marine East...............  37 Barley Neck       508-255-3045, VHF 9  On demand..........           3 ft.
                                    Road, East Orleans.
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    Dated: June 24, 2010.
H. Curtis Spalding,
Regional Administrator, New England Region.
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