[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 29 (Friday, February 13, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Page 7242]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-3126]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

[Docket No. USCG-2008-1230]


IMO MARPOL Reception Facility Advance Notice Form and Waste 
Delivery Receipt

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The International Maritime Organization (IMO) has adopted, 
with the support of the U.S. Government, through its delegation to 
IMO's Marine Environmental Protection Committee (MEPC-58) meeting in 
October 2008, standardized formats for an Advanced Notice Form (ANF) 
and a Waste Delivery Receipt (WDR) relating to vessel waste streams. We 
anticipate that the new form and receipt will be widely distributed to 
vessels making port calls to the U.S. The Coast Guard encourages their 
use.

DATES: The ANF and WDR standardized formats are available on February 
13, 2009.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions on this notice, 
call Commander Michael Roldan, telephone 202-372-1130, e-mail: 
[email protected], or David Condino, MARPOL COA Project Manager, 
telephone 202-372-1145, e-mail: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Adoption of the ANF and WDR Standard Forms: The use of such 
standardized formats will facilitate adequate reception facilities by 
improving communication between ship and reception facility operators 
with respect to the notice and delivery of operational ship's wastes. 
Use of standardized forms by the international shipping community and 
by U.S. facility operators required to maintain adequate MARPOL 
reception facilities will also aid the Coast Guard in investigating 
allegations of purported inadequate reception facilities. Additionally, 
the Coast Guard encourages ship operators to send a copy of the ANF to 
the relevant Captain of the Port (COTP) prior to arrival at a U.S. 
port.

ADDRESSES: The two forms can be downloaded in PDF format from the Coast 
Guard's Homeport public information Web site at: https://homeport.uscg.mil/mycg/portal/ep/programView.do?channelId=-18363&programId=13055&programPage=%2Fep%2Fprogram%2Feditorial.jsp&pageTypeId=13489.
    The forms are also available on the IMO's Web site at: http://www.imo.org/circulars/mainframe.asp?topic_id=687&offset=7
    The ANF Circular with the form is listed as MEPC.1/Circ.644 and the 
WDR Circular is listed as MEPC.1/Circ.645.

    Dated: February 9, 2009.
J. Lantz,
Director of Commercial Regulations and Standards.
[FR Doc. E9-3126 Filed 2-12-09; 8:45 am]
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