[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 240 (Friday, December 12, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 75717-75718]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-29478]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-New England Region I--EPA-R01-OW-2008-0875; FRL-8751-3]


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 Kennebunk, 
Kennebunkport and Wells.

DATES: Comments due by January 12, 2009.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-R01-
OW-2008-0875, 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-
2008-0875. 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 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: [email protected].

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 Kennebunk, Kennebunkport, Wells area.
    The proposed no discharge area for the KENNEBUNK/KENNEBUNKPORT/
WELLS:

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        Waterbody/general area                        Latitude                            Longitude
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From ``Moody Point in Wells north to a  43[deg]19[min]19.07[sec] N           70[deg]33[min]57.8[sec] W.
 point a the westerly head of
 navigation of the Webehannet River.
Northeast to the head of navigation of  43[deg]17[min]12.21[sec] N           70[deg]34[min]143.98[sec] W.
 the middle fork of the Webehannet
 River.
Northeast to the head of navigation of  43[deg]19[min]25.8[sec] N            70[deg]33[min]32.54[sec] W.
 the eastern fork of the Webehannet
 River.
East to the head of navigation of the   43[deg]21[min]44.16[sec] N           70[deg]31[min]35.53[sec] W.
 Mousam River.
East to the head of navigation of the   43[deg]22[min]23.52[sec] N           70[deg]29[min]3.77[sec] W.
 Kennebunk River.
East to ``Cape Arundel''..............  43[deg]20[min]25.42[sec] N           70[deg]27[min]58.36[sec] W.
Southwest in a straight line to Moody   42[deg]17[min]12.21[sec] N           70[deg]34[min]14.98[sec] W.
 Point.
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    The proposed NDA includes the municipal waters of Kennebunkport, 
Kennebunk, and Wells.
    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 five pumpout facilities within the proposed area available to the 
boating public. The majority of facilities are connected to the sewage 
system. A list of the facilities, phone numbers, locations, and hours 
of operation is provided at the end of this petition.
    Maine has provided documentation indicating that the total vessel 
population is estimated to be 537 in the proposed area. It is estimated 
that 195 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 and contains the Wells National 
Estuarine Research Reserve and the Rachel Carson National Wildlife 
Refuge. The intertidal zone includes a diverse array of habitats from 
rocky shores to large amounts of wetland and salt marshes and mud 
flats. There are over 19,700 acres of salt marshes. The area includes 
672 acres of essential habitat for the federally endangered Piping 
Plover and Least Tern. There are 11 beaches, three marinas, three boat 
launches, and four campgrounds in the proposed area. This area is a 
popular destination for boaters due to its natural environmental 
diversity and would benefit from a No Discharge Area.

                              Pumpout Facilities Within Proposed No Discharge Areas
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                                                                                                        Mean low
                                                                                                         water
               Name                        Location            Contact info.             Hours           depth
                                                                                                         (feet)
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                                            Kennebunk/Kennebunk/Wells
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Harbormaster......................  Wells................  207-646-3226, VHF 16  7 a.m.-3 p.m........         10
Yachtsman.........................  Kennebunk River......  207-967-2511, VHF 9.  8 a.m.-5 p.m., 7             10
                                                                                  days.
Kennebunkport Marina..............  Kennebunk River......  207-967-3411, VHF 9.  8 a.m.-5 p.m., 7             10
                                                                                  days.
Chicks Marina.....................  Kennebunk River......  207-967-2782, VHF 9.  8 a.m.-5 p.m., 7             10
                                                                                  days.
River Commission pumpout float....  Kennebunk River......  207-967-4243........  24/7 self service...          8
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    Dated: November 30, 2008.
Robert W. Varney,
Regional Administrator, New England Region.
 [FR Doc. E8-29478 Filed 12-11-08; 8:45 am]
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