[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 51 (Wednesday, March 18, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11547-11548]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-5878]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-R01-OW-2008-0921; FRL-8778-7]


Massachusetts Marine Sanitation Device Standard--Notice of 
Determination

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of Determination.

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SUMMARY: The Regional Administrator of the Environmental Protection 
Agency--New England Region, has determined that adequate facilities for 
the safe and sanitary removal and treatment of sewage from all vessels 
are reasonably available for the State waters of Revere, Saugus, Lynn, 
Nahant, and Swampscott.

ADDRESSES: 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 electronically in 
http://www.regulations.gov.

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) 918-0538. Fax number: 
(617) 918-1505. E-mail address: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On January 5, 2009, EPA published a notice 
that the Commonwealth of Massachusetts had petitioned the Regional 
Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, to determine that 
adequate facilities for the safe and sanitary removal and treatment of 
sewage from all vessels are reasonably available for the State waters 
of Revere, Saugus, Lynn, Nahant, and Swampscott. Eighty-one comments 
were received on this petition. There were eighty comments in support 
of the designation and one comment in opposition. The response to 
comments can be obtained utilizing the above contact information.
    The petition was filed pursuant to Section 312(f)(3) of Public Law 
92-500, as amended by Public Laws 95-217 and 100-4, for the purpose of 
declaring these waters a No Discharge Area (NDA).
    Section 312(f)(3) States:

    After the effective date of the initial standards and 
regulations promulgated under this section, if any State determines 
that the protection and enhancement of the quality of some or all of 
the waters within such States require greater environmental 
protection, such State may completely prohibit the discharge from 
all vessels of any sewage, whether treated or not, into such waters, 
except that no such prohibition shall apply until the Administrator 
determines that adequate facilities for the safe and sanitary 
removal and treatment of sewage from all vessels are reasonably 
available for such water to which such prohibition would apply.

    This Notice of Determination is for the State waters of Revere, 
Saugus, Lynn, Nahant, and Swampscott. The NDA boundaries are as 
follows:

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        Waterbody/general area                        Latitude                            Longitude
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From the Revere and Winthrop municipal  42[deg]23[min]30[sec] N............  70[deg]58[min]50[sec] W
 boundary (northern edge of the Boston
 Harbor NDA).
North along the Revere and Winthrop     42[deg]24[min]28[sec] N............  70[deg]57[min]33[sec] W
 municipal boundary (northern edge of
 the Boston Harbor NDA).
Arc south along the Winthrop and        42[deg]23[min]13[sec] N............  70[deg]55[min]28[sec] W
 Nahant municipal boundary.
Arc east along the Winthrop and Nahant  42[deg]23[min]04[sec] N............  70[deg]54[min]04[sec] W
 municipal boundary.
Arc northeast along the Winthrop and    42[deg]23[min]32[sec] N............  70[deg]51[min]28[sec] W
 Nahant municipal boundary.
North to the Marblehead/Swampscott      42[deg]26[min]33[sec] N............  70[deg]49[min]05[sec] W
 town line (southern edge of the Salem
 Sound NDA).
West along the Marblehead/Swampscott    42[deg]28[min]43[sec] N............  70[deg]52[min]45[sec] W
 town line (southern edge of the Salem
 Sound NDA).
Inland on the Pines River, Rt. 107      42[deg]25[min]51.93[sec] N.........  70[deg]59[min]50.28[sec] W
 Bridge.
Inland on the Saugus River, Lincoln     42[deg]27[min]34.7[sec] N..........  70[deg]59[min]20.6[sec] W
 Ave. Bridge.
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    The information submitted to EPA by the Commonwealth of 
Massachusetts certifies that there are two pumpout facilities located 
within this area. A list of the facilities, with phone numbers, 
locations, and hours of operation is appended at the end of this 
determination.
    Based on the examination of the petition and its supporting 
documentation, EPA has determined that adequate facilities for the safe 
and sanitary removal and treatment of sewage from all vessels are 
reasonably available for the area covered under this determination.
    This determination is made pursuant to Section 312(f)(3) of Public 
Law 92-500, as amended by Public Laws 95-217 and 100-4.

                                Pumpout Facilities Within the No Discharge Areas
                                 [Revere, Saugus, Lynn, Nahant, and Swampscott]
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                                                                                                Mean low water
              Name                    Location          Contact info.           Hours               depth
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Seaport Landing Marina.........  Lynn Harbor.......  781-592-5821 VHF    8am-7pm...........  20 ft.
                                                      9,13,16.           April 15-Nov. 1...
Revere Harbormaster............  Revere............  207-967-2511 VHF 9  On Call...........  NA.
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    Dated: February 24, 2009.
Ira W. Leighton,
Acting Regional Administrator, New England Region.
[FR Doc. E9-5878 Filed 3-17-09; 8:45 am]
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