Document ID: EPA_FRDOC_0001-24104
Agency: epa
Document Type: Rule
Title: Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act Regulations and Disposal Sites Designated Under the Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act
Posted Date: 2019-07-02T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 127 (Tuesday, July 2, 2019)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 31512-31517]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-13493]

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Parts 222, 223, 224, 228 and 229

[FRL-9995-28-OW]
RIN 2040-AF91

Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act (MPRSA) 
Regulations and Disposal Sites Designated Under the MPRSA; Technical 
Amendments

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is taking final 
action to correct technical inaccuracies in its ocean dumping 
regulations that have been identified since the original publication. 
The EPA does not intend to alter the interpretation of existing rules 
or subsequent revisions, but merely to make ministerial corrections and 
updates to the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR).

DATES: This rule is effective on August 1, 2019.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Brittany Bennett, Oceans, Wetlands, 
and Communities Division, Freshwater and Marine Regulatory Branch 
(4504T), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, 
Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: 202-564-1896; fax number: 202-
566-1546; email address: bennett.brittany@epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Why is the EPA taking this action?

    The EPA is publishing this rule to correct inaccurate text in the 
CFR that has been identified since the original publication. This 
action will prevent confusion regarding dumping at designated ocean 
dumping sites and ensure that the regulations contain the correct 
information. Specifically, the EPA intends to eliminate confusion 
regarding the applicable coordinate datum for ocean dumping sites, to 
correct formatting of coordinates for ocean dumping sites, to clarify 
the name of one ocean dumping site, to correctly specify the size of 
one ocean dumping site, to update several out-of-date addresses and 
names of EPA organizational units, and to correct a typographical 
error. In addition, the EPA is explaining the circumstances when email 
is an acceptable method for MPRSA reporting.

II. What is the EPA's authority for taking this action?

    The EPA is taking this action to implement the Marine Protection, 
Research, and Sanctuaries Act (MPRSA) of 1972, as amended, sometimes 
referred to as the Ocean Dumping Act. The MPRSA section 108, 33 U.S.C. 
1418, authorizes the EPA to issues such regulations to carry out its 
responsibilities conferred under the MPRSA. The MPRSA regulates the 
disposition of any material into ocean waters, unless expressly 
excluded under the MPRSA. Section 101 of the MPRSA (33 U.S.C. 1411) 
generally prohibits the transportation of any material for the purpose 
of dumping, except as authorized by a permit. Under the MPRSA, no 
permit may be issued for ocean dumping where such dumping will 
unreasonably degrade or endanger human health, welfare, or amenities, 
or the marine environment, ecological systems, or economic 
potentialities. Most material disposed of in the ocean today is dredged 
material (i.e., sediments) removed from the bottom of waterways to 
maintain navigation channels and berthing areas. Other materials that 
are currently disposed of in the ocean include fish wastes, human 
remains, marine mammal carcasses, ice piers in Antarctica, and vessels. 
Ocean dumping cannot occur except pursuant to a permit under the MPRSA 
and its implementing regulations.
    Under the MPRSA, the EPA is responsible for establishing criteria 
for reviewing and evaluating permit applications and for designating 
ocean dumping sites. The EPA is the permitting authority for ocean 
dumping of all materials except dredged material. The U.S. Army Corps 
of Engineers (USACE) is the permitting authority for ocean dumping of 
dredged material. The USACE applies EPA's ocean dumping criteria to 
determine whether to authorize ocean disposal of dredged material under 
MPRSA permits (or, in the case of federal projects, under an 
administrative equivalent of a permit). The MPRSA permits for, and 
federal projects involving, ocean disposal of dredged material are 
subject to EPA review and concurrence. The EPA also is responsible for 
designating recommended ocean dumping sites for all types of materials, 
including dredged material.
    The EPA's ocean dumping regulations at 40 CFR parts 220 through 228 
establish criteria and procedures for ocean dumping permitting and 
designation and management of ocean disposal sites. The ocean dumping 
regulations at 40 CFR part 229 contain three general permits issued 
under the MPRSA.
    The regulations also contain the locations and requirements for use 
of all EPA-designated ocean dumping sites by EPA Region (40 CFR 
228.15). The regulations at 40 CFR 228.15(a)(3) note that all ocean 
dumping site coordinates in 40 CFR 228.15 are based upon North American 
Datum of 1927 (NAD27) unless specifically noted. Over time, however, as 
new ocean dumping sites were designated, the applicable datum for some 
sites had not been specifically noted even though the EPA had 
identified the site coordinates based on the newer, more accurate 
geodetic datum, North American Datum of 1983 (NAD83), which has since 
replaced the NAD27 datum for widespread use. This action revises the 
regulation to specify that the coordinate datum for all sites are based 
on NAD83 unless specifically noted as NAD27. This action also specifies 
the datum as NAD27 for those sites previously not specified as such, 
based on the EPA's confirmation that NAD27 were used. Additionally, 
this rule revises incorrect formatting of site coordinates at 40 CFR 
228.15, including adding zero placeholders and correcting misplaced 
coordinate punctuation to correspond to the relevant North American 
Datum. None of these revisions reflect any substantive change to the 
location coordinates used by persons disposing dredged materials at the 
respective sites.
    This action further clarifies the name of one ocean dumping site at 
40 CFR 228.15(j)(21) from ``Atchafalaya River and Bayous Chene, Boeuf, 
and Black, LA'' to ``Atchafalaya River and Bayous Chene, Boeuf, and 
Black, LA (ODMDS East),'' to reflect the name commonly used to describe 
the site.
    This action also revises an incorrectly specified size of one site 
at 40 CFR 228.15(l)(3)(ii), but does not enlarge the site nor change 
the previously designated coordinates. This change revises the 
previously incorrectly calculated site area from 6.5 square nautical 
miles (22 square kilometers) to its correct size, 7.85 square nautical 
miles (27 square kilometers).
    Various portions of the ocean dumping regulations require 
notification of certain other federal agencies when specified actions 
are taken under the regulations. This rule updates the out-of-date 
addresses provided in the regulations for two of these agencies at 40 
CFR parts 223, 224, and 229. These addresses have changed since the 
rule was promulgated in 1977. These changes do not alter application or 
interpretation of the rules, nor change the federal agencies to be 
notified.

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    Additionally, 40 CFR 222.6 and 223.4(d) reference three EPA 
divisions that no longer exist due to subsequent reorganizations within 
the EPA: The Water Programs Division, the Surveillance and Analysis 
Division, and the Enforcement Division. These changes do not alter 
operation of the rule, but instead describe the relevant underlying 
functions performed so that the regulation is no longer tied to the 
names of EPA organizational components.
    The ocean dumping regulations specify that when emergency dumping 
occurs, the EPA Administrator, EPA Regional Administrator, or the 
nearest Coast Guard district be notified by radio, telephone, or 
telegraph. The rule updates 40 CFR 224.2(b) to allow notification of 
emergency dumping by email, in addition to radio, telephone, or 
telegraph. There are no other reporting obligations in the MPRSA 
regulations where the notification format is specified.
    This rule corrects a typographical error in 40 CFR 222.12(a)(1), 
which describes procedures applicable to actions on ocean dumping 
permit applications under Section 102 of the MPRSA. The pre-existing 
text read ``. . . When an appeal or motion to referred to the 
Administrator . . .'' This action corrects the typographical error to 
instead read ``. . . When an appeal or motion is referred to the 
Administrator. . .'' The rule also corrects a typographical error in 40 
CFR 228.6(b), which describes specific criteria for site selection 
under Section 102 of the MPRSA. The pre-existing text read ``The 
results of a disposal site evaluation and/or designation study based on 
the criteria stated in paragraphs (b)(1) through (11) of this section . 
. .'' This action corrects the typographical error to instead read 
``The results of a disposal site evaluation and/or designation study 
based on the criteria stated in paragraphs (a)(1) through (11) of this 
section . . .''
    These changes act to correct the text of existing regulations to 
conform to the underlying support for the EPA's action and appropriate 
current practice, organization, or procedure. This rule will help to 
prevent confusion regarding ocean dumping at designated ocean dumping 
sites and ensure that the regulations contain the correct information.

III. Does this action apply to me?

    Generally, ocean dumping sites and permits are used by persons 
seeking to dispose of dredged material or other materials in ocean 
waters. However, there are no regulated entities potentially affected 
by this action, because this action does not make any substantive 
changes to the EPA's ocean dumping regulations. This is a housekeeping 
measure intended only to eliminate confusion by specifying the 
applicable coordinate datum for ocean dumping sites, to correct 
formatting of coordinates for ocean dumping sites, to clarify the name 
of one ocean dumping site, to correctly specify the size of one ocean 
dumping site, to update several out-of-date addresses and names of EPA 
organizational units, and to correct a typographical error.

IV. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews

A. Administrative Procedure Act

    Under the Administrative Procedure Act (APA), agencies generally 
are required to publish a notice of proposed rulemaking and provide an 
opportunity for the public to comment on any substantive rulemaking 
action. However, the APA provides exceptions from this requirement for 
the promulgation of agency rules of organization, procedure, or 
practice, and when an agency for good cause finds that notice and 
public procedure is unnecessary. See 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(A) and 5 U.S.C. 
553(b)(B).
    The EPA finds that this action, in part, constitutes a rule of 
organization, procedure, or practice that is excepted from notice and 
public comment. This action updates the regulations to identify the 
successor EPA divisions or offices referenced at 40 CFR 222.6 and 
223.4(d). In addition, the rule specifies email as an acceptable form 
of MPRSA reporting. Neither of these changes alters operation of the 
underlying rule.
    Further, the APA provides an exception from the requirement to 
publish a notice of proposed rulemaking and opportunity for public 
comment when the agency for good cause finds (and incorporates the 
finding and a brief statement of reasons in the rules issued) that a 
notice and public procedure thereon are impracticable, unnecessary, or 
contrary to the public interest. See 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(B).
    The EPA finds good cause to publish a final rule without prior 
notice and comment because notice and public procedure is unnecessary. 
This action does not alter the jurisdiction or authority of the EPA or 
the entities regulated under the MPRSA. This final rule does not modify 
any location, size, or limitations of designated ocean disposal sites, 
nor does it change any procedures described by the regulations. The 
revisions are technical corrections that do not substantively change 
the EPA's ocean dumping regulations nor application or operation of the 
regulations. This action is non-significant because it does not involve 
any new science, economics, or novel legal or policy issues. The EPA 
does not anticipate any costs or burdens associated with this action. 
This rule does not establish any new requirements, mandates, or 
procedures. This is a housekeeping measure intended only to eliminate 
confusion by specifying the applicable coordinate datum for ocean 
dumping sites, to correct formatting of coordinates for ocean dumping 
sites, to clarify the name of one ocean dumping site, to correctly 
specify the size of one ocean dumping site, to update several out-of-
date addresses and names of EPA organizational units, and to correct a 
typographical error.

B. Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA)

    This action does not impose any new information collection burden 
under the provisions of the PRA (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), (burden is 
defined at 5 CFR 1320.3(b)), because it merely corrects the published 
regulatory text, as explained above. It does not establish or modify 
any information reporting or recordkeeping requirements, and therefore 
is not subject to the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act.

C. Other Statutes and Executive Orders

    This rule does not establish any new requirements, mandates, or 
procedures. As explained previously, this final action merely specifies 
the applicable coordinate datum for ocean dumping sites, corrects 
formatting of coordinates for ocean dumping sites, clarifies the name 
of one ocean dumping site, specifies the size of one ocean dumping 
site, updates several out-of-date addresses and names of EPA 
organizational units, and corrects a typographical error. This rule is 
a housekeeping measure and does not result in any additional or new 
regulatory requirements. Accordingly, it has been determined that this 
action is not a ``significant regulatory action'' under Executive Order 
12866 (58 FR 51735, October 4, 1993), and therefore was not submitted 
to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review. In addition, 
this action does not contain any unfunded mandate, as described in the 
Unfunded Mandates Reform Act (UMRA), 2 U.S.C. 1531-1538 and does not 
significantly or uniquely affect small governments. The action imposes 
no enforceable duty on any state, local, or tribal governments or the 
private sector. This action does not

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have federalism implications. It will not have substantial direct 
effects on the states, on the relationship between the national 
government and the states, or on the distribution of power and 
responsibilities among the various levels of government as specified by 
Executive Order 13132 (64 FR 43255, August 4, 1999). This action does 
not have tribal implications as specified in Executive Order 13175 (65 
FR 67249, November 9, 2000). Thus, Executive Order 13175 does not apply 
to this action. The EPA believes that this action is not subject to 
Executive Order 12898 (59 FR 7629, February 16, 1994), because it does 
not establish an environmental health or safety standard, as it is a 
correction to a previously promulgated regulatory action and does not 
have any impact on human health or the environment. This action is not 
subject to Executive Order 13211 (66 FR 28355, May 22, 2001) because it 
is not a significant regulatory action under Executive Order 12866. 
Because this action is not subject to notice-and-comment requirements 
under the APA or any other statute, and because it does not impose any 
new requirements on small entities, this action is not subject to the 
Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA, 5 U.S.C. 601-612). The RFA applies to 
rules subject to notice and comment rulemaking requirements under the 
APA, 5 U.S.C. 553. The EPA interprets Executive Order 13045 (62 FR 
19885, April 23, 1997) as applying only to those regulatory actions 
that concern environmental health or safety risks that the EPA has 
reason to believe may disproportionately affect children, per the 
definition of ``covered regulatory action'' in section 2-202 of the 
Executive Order. This action is not subject to Executive Order 13045 
because it does not concern an environmental health risk or safety 
risk. This rule does not involve technical standards and is therefore 
not subject to the National Technology Transfer and Advancement Act of 
1995, Public Law 104-113, section 12(d) (15 U.S.C. 272 note).
    This action is subject to the Congressional Review Act (CRA) (5 
U.S.C. 801-808), and the EPA will submit a rule report to each House of 
the Congress and to the Comptroller General of the United States. The 
CRA allows the issuing agency to make a rule effective sooner than 
otherwise provided by the CRA if the agency makes a good cause finding 
that notice and comment rulemaking procedures are impracticable, 
unnecessary or contrary to the public interest (5 U.S.C. 808(2)). The 
EPA has made a good cause finding for this rule as discussed in Section 
IV.A. in this preamble, including the basis for that finding.

List of Subjects

40 CFR Part 222

    Environmental protection, Administrative practice and procedure, 
Water pollution control.

40 CFR Part 223

    Environmental protection, Administrative practice and procedure, 
Water pollution control.

40 CFR Part 224

    Environmental protection, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements, 
Water pollution control.

40 CFR Part 228

    Environmental protection, Water pollution control.

40 CFR Part 229

    Environmental protection, Vessels, Water pollution control.

    Dated: June 7, 2019.
David P. Ross,
Assistant Administrator, Office of Water.
    For the reasons set forth in the preamble, 40 CFR parts 222, 223, 
224, 228, and 229 is amended as follows:

PART 222--ACTION ON OCEAN DUMPING PERMIT APPLICATIONS UNDER SECTION 
102 OF THE ACT

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1. The authority citation for 40 CFR part 222 continues to read as 
follows:

    Authority: 33 U.S.C. 1412 and 1418.

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2. Amend Sec.  222.3 by revising paragraph (h) to read as follows:

Sec.  222.3  Notice of applications.

* * * * *
    (h) Copies of notice sent to Food and Drug Administration. In 
addition to the publication of notice required by paragraph (b) of this 
section, copies of such notice will be mailed to Food and Drug 
Administration, Shellfish Sanitation Branch, 5001 Campus Dr., College 
Park, MD 20740.
* * * * *

0
3. Revise Sec.  222.6 to read as follows:

Sec.  222.6  Presiding Officer.

    A hearing convened pursuant to this subchapter shall be conducted 
by a Presiding Officer. The Administrator or Regional Administrator, as 
the case may be, may designate a Presiding Officer. For adjudicatory 
hearings held pursuant to Sec.  222.11, the Presiding Officer shall be 
an EPA employee who has had no prior connection with the permit 
application in question, including without limitation, the performance 
of investigative or prosecuting functions with respect to the proposed 
ocean dumping.

0
4. Amend Sec.  222.12 by revising the last sentence of paragraph (a)(1) 
to read as follows:

Sec.  222.12  Appeal to Administrator.

    (a)(1) * * * When an appeal or motion is referred to the 
Administrator, all parties shall be so notified and the rules in this 
section referring to the Environmental Appeals Board shall be 
interpreted as referring to the Administrator.
* * * * *

PART 223--CONTENTS OF PERMITS; REVISION, REVOCATION OR LIMITATION 
OF OCEAN DUMPING PERMITS UNDER SECTION 104(d) OF THE ACT

0
5. The authority citation for 40 CFR part 223 continues to read as 
follows:

    Authority: Secs. 102, 104, 107, 108, Marine Protection Research, 
and Sanctuaries Act of 1972, as amended (33 U.S.C. 1412, 1414, 1417, 
1418).

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6. Amend Sec.  223.4 by revising paragraph (d) to read as follows:

Sec.  223.4  Request for, scheduling and conduct of public hearing; 
determination.

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    (d) Presiding Officer. Any hearing convened pursuant to this part 
shall be conducted by a Presiding Officer, who shall be either a 
Regional Judicial Officer or a person having the qualifications of the 
members of the Environmental Appeals Board (described in 40 CFR 
1.25(e)) if assigned by the Administrator or the qualifications of a 
Regional Judicial Officer if assigned by the Regional Administrator, as 
appropriate. Such person shall be an attorney who is a permanent or 
temporary employee of the Agency, who is not employed by the Region's 
or Headquarters' enforcement offices, and who has had no connection 
with the preparation or presentation of evidence for any hearing in 
which he participates as Judicial Officer.
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PART 224--RECORDS AND REPORTS REQUIRED OF OCEAN DUMPING PERMITTEES 
UNDER SECTION 102 OF THE ACT

0
7. The authority citation for 40 CFR part 224 continues to read as 
follows:

    Authority: 33 U.S.C. 1412 and 1418.

0
8. Amend Sec.  224.2 by revising paragraph (b) to read as follows:

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Sec.  224.2  Reports.

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    (b) Reports of emergency dumping. If material is dumped without a 
permit pursuant to 40 CFR 220.1(c)(4), the owner or operator of the 
vessel or aircraft from which such dumping occurs shall as soon as 
feasible inform the Administrator, Regional Administrator, or the 
nearest Coast Guard district of the incident by radio, telephone, 
telegraph, or email and shall within 10 days file a written report with 
the Administrator or Regional Administrator containing the information 
required under Sec.  224.1 and a complete description of the 
circumstances under which the dumping occurred. Such description shall 
explain how human life at sea was in danger and how the emergency 
dumping reduced that danger. If the material dumped included 
containers, the vessel owner or operator shall immediately request the 
U.S. Coast Guard to publish in the local Notice to Mariners the dumping 
location, the type of containers, and whether the contents are toxic or 
explosive. Notification shall also be given to the Food and Drug 
Administration, Shellfish Sanitation Branch, 5001 Campus Dr., College 
Park, MD 20740, as soon as possible.

PART 228--CRITERIA FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF DISPOSAL SITES FOR OCEAN 
DUMPING

0
9. The authority citation for 40 CFR part 228 continues to read as 
follows:

    Authority: 33 U.S.C. 1412 and 1418.
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10. Amend Sec.  228.6 by revising the first sentence of paragraph (b) 
to read as follows:

Sec.  228.6  Specific criteria for site selection.

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    (b) The results of a disposal site evaluation and/or designation 
study based on the criteria stated in paragraphs (a)(1) through (11) of 
this section will be presented in support of the site designation 
promulgation as an environmental assessment of the impact of the use of 
the site for disposal, and will be used in preparation of environmental 
impact statement for each site where such a statement is required by 
EPA policy. * * *

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11. Amend Sec.  228.15 by:
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a. Revising paragraphs (a)(3), (d)(1)(i), (d)(2)(i), (d)(3)(i), 
(d)(4)(i), (d)(5)(i), (d)(7)(i), (d)(8)(i), (d)(9)(i), (d)(10)(i), 
(d)(11)(i), (d)(12)(i), (d)(13)(i), (d)(14)(i), (h)(1)(i), (h)(2)(i), 
(h)(3)(i), (h)(6)(i), (h)(7)(i), (h)(8)(i), (h)(11)(i) and (vi), 
(h)(12)(i), (h)(14)(i), and (h)(15)(i);
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b. Removing the undesignated paragraph following paragraph (h)(15)(i);
0
c. Revising paragraphs (h)(16)(i), (h)(17)(i), and (h)(19)(i);
0
d. Removing the undesignated paragraph following paragraph (h)(19)(i);
0
e. Revising paragraphs (h)(20)(i), (j)(3)(i), (j)(5)(i), (j)(6)(i), 
(j)(7)(i), (j)(8)(i), (j)(9)(i), (j)(10)(i), (j)(11)(i), (j)(12)(i), 
(j)(13)(i), (j)(14)(i), (j)(15)(i), (j)(16)(i), (j)(17)(i), (j)(18)(i), 
(j)(19)(i), (j)(20)(i), (j)(21) introductory text, (j)(21)(i), 
(l)(3)(ii), (l)(4)(i), (m)(1)(i), (n)(2)(i), (n)(4)(i), and (n)(5)(i);
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d. Removing the undesignated paragraph following paragraph (n)(5)(i);
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e. Revising paragraphs (n)(11)(i), (n)(12)(i), and (n)(13)(i).
    The revisions read as follows:

Sec.  228.15  Dumping sites designated on a final basis.

    (a) * * *
    (3) Unless otherwise specifically noted, all ocean dumping site 
coordinates are based upon the North American Datum of 1983 (NAD83). 
Further, note that the coordinates for each ocean disposal site may 
include either sexagesimal units (degrees, minutes, seconds) or decimal 
units (degrees, decimal minutes).
* * * * *
    (d) * * *
    (1) * * *
    (i) Location: 40[deg]36'49'' N, 73[deg]23'50'' W; 40[deg]37'12'' N, 
73[deg]21'30'' W; 40[deg]36'41'' N, 73[deg]21'20'' W; 40[deg]36'10'' N, 
3[deg]23'40'' W (NAD27).
* * * * *
    (2) * * *
    (i) Location: 40[deg]34'32'' N, 73[deg]39'14'' W; 40[deg]34'32'' N, 
73[deg]37'06'' W; 40[deg]33'48'' N, 73[deg]37'06'' W; 40[deg]33'48'' N, 
73[deg]39'14'' W (NAD27).
* * * * *
    (3) * * *
    (i) Location: 40[deg]34'36'' N, 73[deg]49'00'' W; 40[deg]35'06'' N, 
73[deg]47'06'' W; 40[deg]34'10'' N, 73[deg]48'06'' W; 40[deg]34'12'' N, 
73[deg]47'17'' W (NAD27).
* * * * *
    (4) * * *
    (i) Location: 40[deg]32'30'' N, 73[deg]55'00'' W; 40[deg]32'30'' N, 
73[deg]54'00W''; 40[deg]32'00'' N, 73[deg]54'00'' W; 40[deg]32'00'' N, 
73[deg]55'00'' W (NAD27).
* * * * *
    (5) * * *
    (i) Location: 40[deg]12'48'' N, 73[deg]59'45'' W; 40[deg]12'44'' N, 
73[deg]59'06'' W; 40[deg]11'36'' N, 73[deg]59'28'' W; 40[deg]11'42'' N, 
74[deg]00'12'' W (NAD27).
* * * * *
    (7) * * *
    (i) Location: 40[deg]06'36'' N, 74[deg]01'34'' W; 40[deg]06'19'' N, 
74[deg]01'39'' W; 40[deg]06'18'' N, 74[deg]01'53'' W; 40[deg]06'41'' N, 
74[deg]01'51'' W (NAD27).
* * * * *
    (8) * * *
    (i) Location: 39[deg]20'39'' N, 74[deg]18'43'' W; 39[deg]20'30'' N, 
74[deg]18'25'' W; 39[deg]20'03'' N, 74[deg]18'43'' W; 39[deg]20'12'' N, 
74[deg]19'01'' W (NAD27).
* * * * *
    (9) * * *
    (i) Location: 38[deg]55'52'' N, 74[deg]53'04'' W; 38[deg]55'37'' N, 
74[deg]52'55'' W; 38[deg]55'23'' N, 74[deg]53'27'' W; 38[deg]55'36'' N, 
74[deg]53'36'' W (NAD27).
* * * * *
    (10) * * *
    (i) Location: 18[deg]30'10'' N, 66[deg]09'31'' W; 18[deg]30'10'' N, 
66[deg]08'29'' W; 18[deg]31'10'' N, 66[deg]08'29'' W; 18[deg]31'10'' N, 
66[deg]09'31'' W (NAD27).
* * * * *
    (11) * * *
    (i) Location: 18[deg]31'00'' N, 66[deg]43'47'' W; 18[deg]31'00'' N, 
66[deg]42'45'' W; 18[deg]30'00'' N, 66[deg]42'45'' W; 18[deg]30'00'' N, 
66[deg]43'47'' W (NAD27).
* * * * *
    (12) * * *
    (i) Location: 18[deg]15'30'' N, 67[deg]16'13'' W; 18[deg]15'30'' N, 
67[deg]15'11'' W; 18[deg]14'30'' N, 67[deg]15'11'' W; 18[deg]14'30'' N, 
67[deg]16'13'' W (NAD27).
* * * * *
    (13) * * *
    (i) Location: 17[deg]54'00'' N, 66[deg]37'43'' W; 17[deg]54'00'' N, 
66[deg]36'41'' W; 17[deg]53'00'' N, 66[deg]36'41'' W; 17[deg]53'00'' N, 
66[deg]37'43'' W (NAD27).
* * * * *
    (14) * * *
    (i) Location: 18[deg]03'42'' N, 65[deg]42'49'' W; 18[deg]03'42'' N, 
65[deg]41'47'' W; 18[deg]02'42'' N, 65[deg]41'47'' W; 18[deg]02'42'' N, 
65[deg]42'49'' W (NAD27).
* * * * *
    (h) * * *
    (1) * * *
    (i) Location: 34[deg]38'30'' N, 76[deg]45'00'' W; 34[deg]38'30'' N, 
76[deg]41'42'' W; 34[deg]38'09'' N, 76[deg]41'00'' W; 34[deg]36'00'' N, 
76[deg]41'00'' W; 34[deg]36'00'' N, 76[deg]45'00'' W (NAD27).
* * * * *
    (2) * * *
    (i) Location: 33[deg]49'30'' N, 78[deg]03'06'' W; 33[deg]48'18'' N, 
78[deg]01'39'' W; 33[deg]47'19'' N, 78[deg]02'48'' W; 33[deg]48'30'' N, 
78[deg]04'16'' W (NAD27).
* * * * *
    (3) * * *
    (i) Location: 33[deg]11'18'' N, 79[deg]07'20'' W; 33[deg]11'18'' N, 
79[deg]05'23'' W; 33[deg]10'38'' N, 79[deg]05'24'' W; 33[deg]10'38'' N, 
79[deg]07'21'' W (NAD27).
* * * * *
    (6) * * *
    (i) Location: 31[deg]55'53'' N, 80[deg]44'20'' W; 31[deg]57'55'' N, 
80[deg]46'48'' W; 31[deg]57'55''

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N, 80[deg]44'20'' W; 31[deg]55'53'' N, 80[deg]46'48'' W (NAD27).
* * * * *
    (7) * * *
    (i) Location: 31[deg]02'35'' N, 81[deg]17'40'' W; 31[deg]02'35'' N, 
81[deg]16'30'' W; 31[deg]00'30'' N, 81[deg]16'30'' W; 31[deg]00'30'' N, 
81[deg]17'42'' W (NAD27).
* * * * *
    (8) * * *
    (i) Location: 30[deg]33'00'' N, 81[deg]16'52'' W; 30[deg]31'00'' N, 
81[deg]16'52'' W; 30[deg]31'00'' N, 81[deg]19'08'' W; 30[deg]33'00'' N, 
81[deg]19'08'' W (NAD27).
* * * * *
    (11) * * *
    (i) Location: 27[deg]28'00'' N, 80[deg]12'33'' W; 27[deg]28'00'' N, 
80[deg]11'27'' W; 27[deg]27'00'' N, 80[deg]11'27'' W; and 
27[deg]27'00'' N, 80[deg]12'33'' W (NAD27).
* * * * *
    (vi) Restrictions: Disposal shall be limited to suitable dredged 
material from the greater Fort Pierce Harbor vicinity. All dredged 
material consisting of greater than 10% fine grained material (grain 
size of less than 0.047mm) by weight shall be limited to that part of 
the site east of 80[deg]12'00'' W and south of 27[deg]27'20'' N 
(NAD27).
* * * * *
    (12) * * *
    (i) Location: 30[deg]17'24'' N, 87[deg]18'30'' W; 30[deg]17'00'' N, 
87[deg]19'50'' W; 30[deg]15'36'' N, 87[deg]17'48'' W; 30[deg]15'15'' N, 
87[deg]19'18'' W (NAD27).
* * * * *
    (14) * * *
    (i) Location: 30[deg]10'00'' N, 88[deg]07'42'' W; 30[deg]10'24'' N, 
88[deg]05'12'' W; 30[deg]09'24'' N, 88[deg]04'42'' W; 30[deg]08'30'' N, 
88[deg]05'12'' W; 30[deg]08'30'' N, 88[deg]08'12'' W (NAD27).
* * * * *
    (15) * * *
    (i) Location: 30[deg]12'06'' N, 88[deg]44'30'' W; 30[deg]11'42'' N, 
88[deg]33'24'' W; 30[deg]08'30'' N, 88[deg]37'00'' W; and 
30[deg]08'18'' N, 88[deg]41'54'' W Center coordinates: 30[deg]10'09'' 
N, 88[deg]39'12'' W (NAD27).
* * * * *
    (16) * * *
    (i) Location: 30[deg]11'10'' N, 88[deg]58'24'' W; 30[deg]11'12'' N, 
88[deg]57'30'' W; 30[deg]07'36'' N, 88[deg]54'24'' W; 30[deg]07'24'' N, 
88[deg]54'48'' W (NAD27).
* * * * *
    (17) * * *
    (i) Location: 30[deg]12'00'' N, 89[deg]00'30'' W; 30[deg]12'00'' N, 
88[deg]59'30'' W; 30[deg]11'00'' N, 89[deg]00'00'' W; 30[deg]07'00'' N, 
88[deg]56'30'' W; 30[deg]06'36'' N, 88[deg]57'00'' W; 30[deg]10'30'' N, 
89[deg]00'36'' W (NAD27).
* * * * *
    (19) * * *
    (i) Location: 25[deg]45'30'' N; 80[deg]03'54'' W; 25[deg]45'30'' N; 
80[deg]02'50'' W; 25[deg]44'30'' N; 80[deg]03'54'' W; 25[deg]44'30'' N; 
80[deg]02'50'' W (NAD27). Center coordinates are 25[deg]45'00'' N and 
80[deg]03'22'' W (NAD27).
* * * * *
    (20) * * *
    (i) Location: 33[deg]46' N, 78[deg]02.5' W; 33[deg]46' N, 
78[deg]01' W; 33[deg]41' N, 78[deg]01' W; 33[deg]41' N, 78[deg]04' W 
(NAD27).
* * * * *
    (j) * * *
    (3) * * *
    (i) Location: 29[deg]16'10'' N, 89[deg]56'20'' W; 29[deg]14'19'' N, 
89[deg]53'16'' W; 29[deg]14'00'' N, 89[deg]53'36'' W; 29[deg]16'29'' N, 
89[deg]55'59'' W (NAD27).
* * * * *
    (5) * * *
    (i) Location: 29[deg]45'39'' N, 93[deg]19'36'' W; 29[deg]42'42'' N, 
93[deg]19'06'' W; 29[deg]42'36'' N, 93[deg]19'48'' W; 29[deg]44'42'' N, 
93[deg]20'12'' W; 29[deg]44'42'' N, 93[deg]20'24'' W; 29[deg]45'27'' N, 
93[deg]20'33'' W (NAD27).
* * * * *
    (6) * * *
    (i) Location: 29[deg]44'31'' N, 93[deg]20'43'' W; 29[deg]39'45'' N, 
93[deg]19'56'' W; 29[deg]39'34'' N, 93[deg]20'46'' W; 29[deg]44'25'' N, 
93[deg]21'33'' W (NAD27).
    (7) * * *
    (i) Location: 29[deg]37'50'' N, 93[deg]19'37'' W; 29[deg]37'25'' N, 
93[deg]19'33'' W; 29[deg]33'55'' N, 93[deg]16'23'' W; 29[deg]33'49'' N, 
93[deg]16'25'' W; 29[deg]30'59'' N, 93[deg]13'51'' W; 29[deg]29'10'' N, 
93[deg]13'49'' W; 29[deg]29'05'' N, 93[deg]14'23'' W; 29[deg]30'49'' N, 
93[deg]14'25'' W; 29[deg]37'26'' N, 93[deg]20'24'' W; 29[deg]37'44'' N, 
93[deg]20'27'' W (NAD27).
* * * * *
    (8) * * *
    (i) Location: 29[deg]28'03'' N, 93[deg]41'14'' W; 29[deg]26'11'' N, 
93[deg]41'14'' W; 29[deg]26'11'' N, 93[deg]44'11'' W (NAD27).
* * * * *
    (9) * * *
    (i) Location: 29[deg]30'41'' N, 93[deg]43'49'' W; 29[deg]28'42'' N, 
93[deg]41'33'' W; 29[deg]28'42'' N, 93[deg]44'49'' W; 29[deg]30'08'' N, 
93[deg]46'27'' W (NAD27).
* * * * *
    (10) * * *
    (i) Location: 29[deg]34'24'' N, 93[deg]48'13'' W; 29[deg]32'47'' N, 
93[deg]46'16'' W; 29[deg]32'06'' N, 93[deg]46'29'' W; 29[deg]31'42'' N, 
93[deg]48'16'' W; 29[deg]32'59'' N, 93[deg]49'48'' W (NAD27).
* * * * *
    (11) * * *
    (i) Location: 29[deg]38'09'' N, 93[deg]49'23'' W; 29[deg]35'53'' N, 
93[deg]48'18'' W; 29[deg]35'06'' N, 93[deg]50'24'' W; 29[deg]36'37'' N, 
93[deg]51'09'' W; 29[deg]37'00'' N, 93[deg]50'06'' W; 29[deg]37'46'' N, 
93[deg]50'26'' W (NAD27).
* * * * *
    (12) * * *
    (i) Location: 29[deg]18'00'' N, 94[deg]39'30'' W; 29[deg]15'54'' N, 
94[deg]37'06'' W; 29[deg]14'24'' N, 94[deg]38'42'' W; 29[deg]16'54'' N, 
94[deg]41'30'' W (NAD27).
* * * * *
    (13) * * *
    (i) Location: 28[deg]50''51'' N, 95[deg]13'54'' W; 28[deg]51'44'' 
N, 95[deg]14'49'' W; 28[deg]50'15'' N, 95[deg]16'40'' W; 28[deg]49'22'' 
N, 95[deg]15'45'' W (NAD27).
* * * * *
    (14) * * *
    (i) Location: 28[deg]54'00'' N, 95[deg]15'49'' W; 28[deg]53'28'' N, 
95[deg]15'16'' W; 28[deg]52'00'' N, 95[deg]16'59'' W; 28[deg]52'32'' N, 
95[deg]17'32'' W (NAD27).
* * * * *
    (15) * * *
    (i) Location: 28[deg]23'48'' N, 96[deg]18'00'' W; 28[deg]23'21'' N, 
96[deg]18'31'' W; 28[deg]22'43'' N, 96[deg]17'52'' W; 28[deg]23'11'' N, 
96[deg]17'22'' W (NAD27).
* * * * *
    (16) * * *
    (i) Location: 27[deg]47'42'' N, 97[deg]00'12'' W; 27[deg]47'15'' N, 
96[deg]59'25'' W; 27[deg]46'17'' N, 97[deg]01'12'' W; 27[deg]45'49'' N, 
97[deg]00'25'' W (NAD27).
* * * * *
    (17) * * *
    (i) Location: 27[deg]49'10'' N, 97[deg]01'09'' W; 27[deg]48'42'' N, 
97[deg]00'21'' W; 27[deg]48'06'' N, 97[deg]00'48'' W; 27[deg]48'33'' N, 
97[deg]01'36'' W (NAD27).
* * * * *
    (18) * * *
    (i) Location: 26[deg]34'24'' N, 97[deg]15'15'' W; 26[deg]34'26'' N, 
97[deg]14'17'' W; 26[deg]33'57'' N, 97[deg]14'17'' W; 26[deg]33'55'' N, 
97[deg]15'15'' W (NAD27).
* * * * *
    (19) * * *
    (i) Location: 26[deg]04'32'' N, 97[deg]07'26'' W; 26[deg]04'32'' N, 
97[deg]06'30'' W; 26[deg]04'02'' N, 97[deg]06'30'' W; 26[deg]04'02'' N, 
97[deg]07'26'' W (NAD27).
* * * * *
    (20) * * *
    (i) Location: 26[deg]04'47'' N, 97[deg]05'07'' W; 26[deg]05'16'' N, 
97[deg]05'04'' W; 26[deg]05'10'' N, 97[deg]04'06'' W; 26[deg]04'42'' N, 
97[deg]04'09'' W (NAD27).
* * * * *
    (21) Atchafalaya River and Bayous Chene, Boeuf, and Black, LA 
(ODMDS--East).
    (i) Location: 29[deg]20'59.92'' N, 91[deg]23'33.23'' W; 
29[deg]20'43.94'' N, 91[deg]23'09.73'' W; 29[deg]08'15.46'' N, 
91[deg]34'51.02'' W, and 29[deg]07'59.43'' N, 91[deg]34'27.51'' W
* * * * *
    (l) * * *
    (3) * * *
    (ii) Size: 7.85 square nautical miles (27 square kilometers).
* * * * *
    (4) * * *
    (i) Location: 37[deg]44'55'' N, 122[deg]37'18'' W; 37[deg]45'45'' 
N, 122[deg]34'24'' W; 37[deg]44'24'' N, 122[deg]37'06'' W; 
37[deg]45'15'' N, 122[deg]34'12'' W (NAD27).
* * * * *

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    (m) * * *
    (1) * * *
    (i) Location: 14[deg]24.00' S., 170[deg]38.30' W (NAD27) with a 1.5 
nautical mile radius.
* * * * *
    (n) * * *
    (2) * * *
    (i) Location: 43[deg]21'59'' N, 124[deg]22'45'' W;43[deg]21'48'' N, 
124[deg]21'59'' W; 43[deg]21'35'' N, 124[deg]22'05'' W; 43[deg]21'46'' 
N, 124[deg]22'51'' W (NAD27).
* * * * *
    (4) * * *
    (i) Location: 43[deg]23'53'' N, 124[deg]22'48'' W; 43[deg]23'42'' 
N, 124[deg]23'01'' W; 43[deg]24'16'' N, 124[deg]23'26'' W; 
43[deg]24'05'' N, 124[deg]23'38'' W (NAD27).
* * * * *
    (5) * * *
    (i) Location: 43[deg]08'26'' N, 124[deg]26'44'' W; 43[deg]08'03'' 
N, 124[deg]26'08'' W; 43[deg]08'13'' N, 124[deg]27'00'' W; 
43[deg]07'50'' N, 124[deg]26'23'' W Centroid: 43[deg]08'08'' N, 
124[deg]26'34'' W (NAD27).
* * * * *
    (11) * * *
    (i) Location: 46[deg]52.94' N, 124[deg]13.81' W; 46[deg]52.17' N, 
124[deg]12.96' W; 46[deg]51.15' N, 124[deg]14.19' W; 46[deg]51.92' N, 
124[deg]14.95' W (NAD27).
* * * * *
    (12) * * *
    (i) Location: 64[deg]29'54'' N, 165[deg]24'41'' W; 64[deg]29'45'' 
N, 165[deg]23'27'' W; 64[deg]28'57'' N, 165[deg]23'29'' W; 
64[deg]29'07'' N, 165[deg]24'25''. (NAD27).
* * * * *
    (13) * * *
    (i) Location: 64[deg]30'04'' N, 165[deg]25'52'' W; 64[deg]29'18'' 
N, 165[deg]26'04'' W; 64[deg]29'13'' N, 165[deg]25'22'' W; 
64[deg]29'54'' N, 165[deg]24'45'' W (NAD27).
* * * * *

PART 229--GENERAL PERMITS

0
11. The authority citation for 40 CFR part 229 continues to read as 
follows

    Authority: 33 U.S.C. 1412 and 1418.

0
12. Amend Sec.  229.3 by revising paragraph (a)(9) and adding a 
reserved paragraph (b) to read as follows:

Sec.  229.3  Transportation and disposal of vessels.

    (a) * * *
    (9) The National Ocean Service, NOAA, Nautical Data Branch, N/CS26, 
Station 7308, 1315 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910, shall be 
notified in writing, within one week, of the exact coordinates of the 
disposal site so that it may be marked on appropriate charts.
    (b) [Reserved]

[FR Doc. 2019-13493 Filed 7-1-19; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6560-50-P