Document ID: EPA-R01-OW-2009-0304-0001
Agency: epa
Document Type: Notice
Title: Maine Marine Sanitation Device Standard - Receipt of Petition
Posted Date: 2009-07-13T04:00Z

[Federal Register: July 13, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 132)]
[Notices]               
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-New England Region I--EPA-R01-OW-2009-0304; FRL-8930-1]

 
Maine Marine Sanitation Device Standard--Receipt of Petition

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice--receipt of petition.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that a petition has been received from 
the State of Maine requesting a determination by the Regional 
Administrator, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, that adequate 
facilities for the safe and sanitary removal and treatment of sewage 
from all vessels are reasonably available for the waters of Camden, 
Rockport, Rockland, and portions of Owls Head.

DATES: Comments must be submitted by August 12, 2009.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-R01-
OW-2009-0304, by one of the following methods: http://
www.regulations.gov, Follow the on-line instructions for submitting 
comments.
     E-mail: rodney.ann@epa.gov.
     Fax: (617) 918-0538.
    Mail and hand delivery: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency--New 
England Region, One Congress Street, Suite 1100, COP, Boston, MA 02114-
2023. Deliveries are only accepted during the Regional Office's normal 
hours of operation (8 a.m.-5 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding 
legal holidays), and special arrangements should be made for deliveries 
of boxed information.
    Instructions: Direct your comments to Docket ID No. EPA-R01-OW-
2009-0304. EPA's policy is that all comments received will be included 
in the public docket without change and may be made available online at 
http://www.regulations.gov, including any personal information 
provided, unless the comment includes information claimed to be 
Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other information whose 
disclosure is restricted by statute. Do not submit information that you 
consider to be CBI or otherwise protected through http://
www.regulations.gov, or e-mail. The http://www.regulations.gov Web site 
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an ``anonymous access'' system, which means EPA will not know your 
identity or contact information unless you provide it in the body of 
your comment. If you send an e-mail comment directly to EPA without 
going through http://www.regulations.gov your e-mail address will be 
automatically captured and included as part of the comment that is 
placed in the public docket and made available on the Internet. If you 
submit an electronic comment, EPA recommends that you include your name 
and other contact information in the body of your comment and with any 
disk or CD-ROM you submit. If EPA cannot read your comment due to 
technical difficulties and cannot contact you for clarification, EPA 
may not be able to consider your comment. Electronic files should avoid 
the use of special characters, any form of encryption, and be free of 
any defects or viruses.
    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 copy-righted material, will be publicly available only in hard copy. 
Publicly available docket materials are available either electronically 
in http://www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at the U.S. Environmental 
Protection Agency--New England Region, One Congress Street, Suite 1100, 
COP, Boston, MA 02114-2023. Such deliveries are only accepted during 
the Regional Office's normal hours of operation, and special 
arrangements should be made for deliveries of boxed information. The 
Regional Office is open from 8 a.m.-5 p.m., Monday through Friday, 
excluding legal holidays. The telephone number is (617) 918-1538.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ann Rodney, U.S. Environmental 
Protection Agency--New England Region, One Congress Street, Suite 1100, 
COP, Boston, MA 02114-2023. Telephone: (617) 918-1538, Fax number: 
(617) 918-0538; e-mail address: rodney.ann@epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is hereby given that a petition has 
been received from the State of Maine requesting a determination by the 
Regional Administrator, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, pursuant 
to section 312(f)(3) of Public Law 92-500 as amended by Public Law 95-
217 and Public Law 100-4, that adequate facilities for the safe and 
sanitary removal and treatment of sewage from all vessels are 
reasonably available for the Camden, Rockport, Rockland and Owls Head 
area.
    The proposed No Discharge Area for Camden, Rockport, Rockland and 
Portions of Owls Head:

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    Waterbody/general area        From longitude       From latitude         To longitude         To latitude
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From USCG navigational aid     69[deg]2'16.1'' W    44[deg]12'40.98'' N  69[deg]2'47.61'' W   44[deg]12'32.84''
 red and white bell ``CH''                                                                     N
 west across the water to
 Northeast Point in Camden.
From Northeast point west      69[deg]2'47.61'' W   44[deg]12'32.84'' N  69[deg]3'51.14'' W   44[deg]12'37.58''
 following the shore to the                                                                    N
 head of navigation in Camden
 Harbor at the mouth of the
 ``Megunticook River'' in
 Camden.
South following the shore to   69[deg]3'51.14'' W   44[deg]12'37.58'' N  69[deg]4'23.79'' W   44[deg]11'11.35''
 the head of navigation in                                                                     N
 Rockport Harbor and the
 mouth of the ``Goose River''
 in Rockport.
South following the shore to   69[deg]4'23.79'' W   44[deg]11'11.35'' N  69[deg]6'11.65'' W   44[deg]4'41.42'' N
 the extent of navigation of
 Rockland Harbor and the
 mouth of the Unnamed stream
 in Rockland.
East following the shore to    69[deg]6'11.65'' W   44[deg]4'41.42'' N   69[deg]2'36.46'' W   44[deg]5'30.58'' N
 ``Owls Head'' in the town of
 Owls Head.
East in a straight line        69[deg]2'36.46'' W   44[deg]5'30.58'' N   69[deg]2'30.06'' W   44[deg]5'24.95'' N
 across the water to USGC
 navigational green can ``7''.
North in a straight line       69[deg]2'30.06'' W   44[deg]5'24.95'' N   69[deg]2'16.1'' W    44[deg]12'40.98''
 across the water to USCG                                                                      N
 navigational aid red and
 white bell ``CH''.
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    The boundaries were chosen based on easy line-of-sight locations 
and generally represent all navigational waters. The area includes the 
municipal waters of Camden, Rockport, Rockland and portions of Owls 
Head.
    There are marinas, yacht clubs and public landings/piers in the 
proposed area with a combination of mooring fields and dock space for 
the recreational and commercial vessels. Maine has certified that there 
are six pumpout facilities within the proposed area available to the 
boating public and the facilities are connected to the municipal sewage 
system. A list of the facilities, locations, contact information, hours 
of operation, and water depth is provided at the end of this petition.
    Maine has provided documentation indicating that the total vessel 
population is estimated to be 1151 in the proposed area. It is 
estimated that 813 of the total vessel population may have a Marine 
Sanitation Device (MSD) of some type.
    The proposed area is identified as a High Value Wildlife Habitat by 
the U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service. The area constitutes almost 17 
square miles of marine habitat, 450 acres of wetlands, and essential 
habitat for bald eagles. The area is adjacent to and bordered by 
several State parks including the Clam Cove Scenic Area, and the Owls 
Head Regional Recreation Area. There is one large marina, a yacht club 
and public boating facilities in Camden, and a boatyard and a large 
City owned park and dock in Rockland, and three large marinas, two boat 
repair facilities, working fishing wharfs and a city waterfront 
operation, together serving roughly 1151 boats. This area is a popular 
destination for boaters due to its natural environmental diversity and 
would benefit from a No Discharge Area.

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                                                                                                     Mean low
               Name                      Location       Contact information         Hours           water depth
                                                                                                     (in feet)
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Harbormaster.....................  Town Landing,        207-236-3353, VHF    8 a.m.-5 p.m., 7                N/A
                                    Camden.              16.                  days.
Wayfarer Marine..................  59 Sea Street,       207-236-4378, VHF 9  8 a.m.-5 p.m., 7                 10
                                    Camden.                                   days.
Journey's End Marina.............  120 Tilson Ave.,     207-598-4444, VHF 9  8 a.m.-5 p.m., 7                  8
                                    Rockland.                                 days.
Landings Marina..................  Commercial Street,   207-596-6573, VHF 9  9 a.m.-5 p.m., 7                  5
                                    Rockland.                                 days.

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City of Rockland.................  Rockland Public      207-594-0312, VHF 9  9 a.m.-5 p.m., 7                  6
                                    Landing, Rockland.                        days.
Trident Yacht Basin..............  60 Ocean Street,     207-236-8100, VHF 9  9 a.m.-5 p.m., 7                 23
                                    Rockland.                                 days.
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    Dated: July 2, 2009.
Stephen S. Perkins,
Acting Regional Administrator, New England Region.
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