[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 173 (Thursday, September 7, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Page 52811]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-14837]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

[USCG-2006-24860]


MARPOL--List of Ports and Terminals Holding Certificates of 
Adequacy for Reception Facilities

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard announces the electronic publication of lists 
of all U.S. ports and terminals holding valid Certificates of Adequacy 
(COAs). COAs are issued as evidence that a U.S. terminal or port meets 
the requirements of Annexes I, II, and V of the 1978 Protocol to the 
International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships 
(MARPOL 73/78). The Coast Guard expects that greater knowledge of these 
facilities will reduce discharge of oil, noxious liquid substances, and 
garbage into the marine environment.

DATES: This notice is effective on September 7, 2006. The lists at the 
Web site listed below include all COAs issued and effective as of 
September 7, 2006.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions regarding this 
notice, contact Lieutenant Commander Josh McTaggart, U.S. Coast Guard, 
telephone 202-267-0514 or e-mail [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Publication of Certificate of Adequacy (COA) 
lists is authorized by 33 U.S.C. 1905(d), and is intended to aid 
owners, operators, and agents of ships to identify ports and terminals 
that have been certified by the Coast Guard as having facilities 
adequate for accepting residues and mixtures containing oil or noxious 
liquid substances (NLSs), or for accepting garbage from seagoing ships. 
The list of ports and terminals holding COAs is available on the 
Internet at http://cgmix.uscg.mil/default.aspx, by clicking on the Web 
site link entitled ``MARPOL Certificates of Adequacy.'' Definitions of 
the terms used in the Web site appear in 33 CFR 158.120.
    The Web site contains a list of ports and terminals possessing 
valid COAs issued under 33 CFR part 158, Subpart B (Criteria for 
Reception Facilities: Oily Mixtures). The list provides the names, 
locations, telephone numbers, and quantities of oily waste that these 
facilities can accept.
    The Web site also contains a list of ports and terminals holding 
COAs issued under 33 CFR part 158, subpart C (Criteria for Certifying 
That a Port's or Terminal's Facilities Are Adequate for Receiving NLS 
Residue). The list provides the names, locations, telephone numbers, 
and types of various NLS waste that these facilities can accept.
    Finally, the Web site contains a list of ports and terminals 
holding valid COAs issued under 33 CFR part 158, subpart D (Criteria 
for Adequacy of Reception Facilities: Garbage). The list provides the 
names, locations, and telephone numbers of these ports and terminals.

    Dated: August 14, 2006.
J.G. Lantz,
Director of National and International Standards, Assistant Commandant 
for Prevention.
 [FR Doc. E6-14837 Filed 9-6-06; 8:45 am]
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