This would apply only to cruise ships that do not have prohibited or restricted meat or animal products in the vessel stores. This amendment to the regulations would reduce the cost of disposing of cruise ship garbage at Alaskan ports, while continuing to help prevent the spread of plant pests and livestock and poultry diseases into or within the United States. Comments on the proposal must be received by the Agency before June 4, 1996. Comments should be sent to Docket No. Please state that your comments refer to Docket No.
Garbage is defined in Sec.
Garbage also means meals and other food that were available for consumption by passengers and crew on an aircraft but were not consumed. Under our regulations, regulated garbage must be stored in tight, leak-proof, covered receptacles on board a means of conveyance while the means of conveyance is in the territorial waters or while otherwise within the territory of the United States. Other handling is approved only if it complies with the applicable laws for environmental protection and is adequate to prevent the dissemination of plant pests and livestock or poultry diseases into or within the United States. The risk assessment was limited to regulated garbage that was removed from cruise ships operating in waters off the west coast of Alaska and Canada and disposed of in landfills at Alaskan ports. These ships did not have any prohibited or restricted meat or animal products on board at the time the cruise ships entered Alaskan waters.