[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 96 (Friday, May 16, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 28465-28466]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-10998]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA--New England Region I--EPA-R01-OW-2008-20215; FRL-8566-8]


Massachusetts 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 Massachusetts 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 Salem Sound 
in the towns of Manchester-by-the-Sea, Beverly, Danvers, Salem, and 
Marblehead.

DATES: May 16, 2008.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-R01-
OW-2008-0215 by one of the following methods:
    http://www.regulations.gov: Follow the on-line instructions for 
submitting comments.
     E-mail: [email protected].
     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-
2008-0212. 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 
is 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 copyrighted 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: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is hereby given that a petition has 
been received from the state of Massachusetts 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 area within the 
following boundaries:

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     Waterbody/General area            Latitude            Longitude
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Southern Landward boundary--     42[deg]28'43'' N...  70[deg]52'45'' W
 Marblehead town line.
Southern Seaward boundary......  42[deg]26'33'' N...  70[deg]49'05'' W
Eastern boundary--Halfway Rock.  42[deg]30'10'' N...  70[deg]46'30'' W
Northern Seaward boundary--3     42[deg]33'03'' N...  70[deg]36'06'' W
 miles off Eastern Point.
Northern Landward boundary--     42[deg]34'20'' N...  70[deg]42'52'' W
 Manchester town line.
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    The proposed NDA boundary includes the municipal waters of 
Manchester-by-the-Sea, Beverly, Danvers, Salem, and Marblehead and 
extends to the boundary between state and federal waters. This area 
includes the islands of Bakers Island, Crowninshield Island, Cat 
Island, Children's Island, Great and Little Misery Islands, and House 
Island.
    There are approximately 19 marinas, 14 yacht clubs and five public 
landings/piers in the proposed area. Massachusetts has certified that 
there are eight pumpout facilities within the proposed area available 
to the boating public and two additional facilities pending. In 
addition, there will be a pumpout facility on the Beverly Pier once the 
area has been redeveloped. The majority of facilities are connected 
directly into the local wastewater treatment system. A list of the 
facilities, phone numbers, locations, and hours of operation is 
provided at the end of this petition.
    Massachusetts has provided documentation indicating that the total 
vessel population is estimated to be 7,000 in the proposed area. It is 
estimated that 3,590 of the total vessel population may have a Marine 
Sanitation Device (MSD) of some type.
    The Trustees of Reservations manages three conservation properties 
within the area, Crowninshield Island, Misery Islands, and the Coolidge 
Reservation. The Salem Maritime National Historical Site is located 
within the area. There are forty-two beaches located within the 
proposed No Discharge Area. The proposed area has a variety of rich 
natural habitats, and supports a wide diversity of species. Both 
recreational and commercial fishermen use the area for fisheries for 
mackerel, striped bass, blue fish and flounder.

                              Pumpout Facilities Within Proposed No Discharge Area
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                                                                                                 Mean low water
              Name                    Location           Contact Info.            Hours              depth
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Manchester Marine..............  Manchester.......  (978) 526-7911 VHF 72.  Mon-Thurs--7 a.m.- 6 ft
                                                                             6 p.m. Fri-Sun
                                                                             (+holidays) 7
                                                                             a.m.-8 p.m.
Manchester Marine..............  Manchester.......  (978) 526-7911 VHF 72.  Mon-Thurs--7 a.m.- N/A Boat service
                                                                             6 p.m. Fri-Sun
                                                                             (+holidays) 7
                                                                             a.m.-8 p.m.
Ferry Way Public Landing.......  Beverly..........  (978) 921-6059 VHF 9..  Fri-Sun            10 ft
                                                                             (+holidays) 8
                                                                             a.m.-4 p.m.
Danversport Yacht Club.........  Danvers (2         (978) 774-8644........  Mon-Thurs--8 a.m.- 6 ft
                                  facilities).                               5 p.m. Fri-Sat--
                                                                             8 a.m.-6 p.m.
                                                                             Sun--8 a.m.-4
                                                                             p.m.
Salem Waterfront (Winter         Salem............  (978) 741-0098 VHF 9..  Sat-Sun            N/A Boat service
 Island).                                                                    (+holidays) 9
                                                                             a.m.-5 p.m.
Congress St. Landing...........  Salem............  (978) 741-0098 VHF 9..  24 hours/7 days a  3 ft
                                                                             week.
Ferry Lane--Harbormaster's       Marblehead.......  (781) 631-2386 VHF 16.  Mon-Fri--9 a.m.-3  N/A Boat service
 office.                                                                     p.m..
Cliff Street Boatyard..........  Marblehead.......  (781) 631-2386 VHF 16.  24 hours/7 days a  9 ft
                                                                             week.
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                                                     Pending
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** Danvers.....................  Danvers..........  TBD...................  TBD..............  N/A Boat service
** Salem.......................  Salem............  TBD...................  TBD..............  N/A Boat service
** Beverly Pier................  Beverly..........  TBD...................  TBD..............  TBD
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** = Pending facilities.


    Dated: May 9, 2008.
Robert W. Varney,
Regional Administrator, New England Region.
 [FR Doc. E8-10998 Filed 5-15-08; 8:45 am]
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