[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 78 (Friday, April 24, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 18706-18707]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-9439]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-New England Region I--EPA-R01-OW-2009-00103; FRL-8896-8]


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 Southern 
Mount Desert Island.

DATES: Comments must be submitted by May 26, 2009.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-R01-
OW-2009-0103, by one of the following methods: http://www.regulations.gov, Follow the on-line instructions for submitting 
comments.
     Email: [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-
2009-0103. EPA's policy is that all comments received will be included 
in the public docket without change and may be made available online at 
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 www.regulations.gov, or e-mail. 
The 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 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 
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 Southern Mount Desert Island area.
    The proposed No Discharge Area for Southern Mount Desert Island:

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       Waterbody/general area                From longitude               From latitude                 To longitude                 To latitude
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From ``Bass Harbor Head'' in Tremont  68[deg]20'14.35'' W          44[deg]13'16.42'' N          68[deg]20'0.79'' W           44[deg]21'46.16'' N
 north following the shore to the
 bridge over the outlet stream of
 ``Somes Pond'' in Mount Desert.

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Northeast following the shore to the  68[deg]20'0.79'' W           44[deg]21'46.16'' N          68[deg]19'45.68'' W          44[deg]22'5.07'' N
 bridge over ``Kitteridge Brook'' in
 the northern most portion of
 ``Somes Harbor'' in Mount Desert.
East following the shore to the head  68[deg]19'45.68''W           44[deg]22'5.07'' N           68[deg]18'36.0'' W           44[deg]21'49.83'' N
 of ``Somes Sound'' in Mount Desert.
South following the shore to the      68[deg]18'36.0'' W           44[deg]21'49.83'' N          68[deg]17'1.48'' W           44[deg]18'8.08'' N
 northern most portion of
 ``Northeast Harbor'' in Mount
 Desert.
East following the shore to the       68[deg]17'1.48'' W           44[deg]18'8.08'' N           68[deg]12'6.47'' W           44[deg]19'22.25'' N
 northern most head of ``Otter
 Cove'' in Mount Desert.
South following the shore to ``Otter  68[deg]12'6.47'' W           44[deg]19'22.25'' N          69[deg]11'27.45'' W          44[deg]18'20.76'' N
 Point'' in Mount Desert.
South in a straight line across the   69[deg]11'27.45'' W          44[deg]18'20.76'' N          68[deg]11'16.54'' W          44[deg]14'16.84'' N
 water to navigational marker C
 ''1'' off ``Baker Island'' in
 Cranberry Isles.
West in a straight line across the    68[deg]11'16.54'' W          44[deg]14'16.84'' N          68[deg]20'14.35'' W          44[deg]13'16.42'' N
 water to ``Bass Harbor Head'' in
 Tremont.
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    The boundaries were chosen based on easy line-of-sight locations 
and generally represent all navigational waters. The area includes the 
municipal waters of Mount Desert, Southwest Harbor, and portions of 
Cranberry Isles, and Tremont.
    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 six pumpout facilities within the proposed area available to the 
boating public and the facilities are connected to the municipal sewage 
system. A list of the facilities, locations, contact information, hours 
of operation, and water depth is provided at the end of this petition.
    Maine has provided documentation indicating that the total vessel 
population is estimated to be 992 in the proposed area. It is estimated 
that 374 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. The area constitutes almost 25 
square miles of marine habitat, 4,000 acres of wetlands, and essential 
habit for bald eagles. The area is adjacent to and bordered by Acadia 
National Park, the most popular tourist location in the state. There 
are two large marinas and two service docks in Southwest Harbor, and a 
large boating complex managed by the Town of Mount Desert and a small 
marina in Northeast Harbor, together serving roughly 992 boats. 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 Area

                                                              Southern Mount Desert Island
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               Name                      Location                   Contact info.                            Hours                  Mean low water depth
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Harbormaster.....................  18 Harbor Drive       207-276-5737.......................  8 a.m.-5 p.m., 7 days..............  10 ft.
                                    Mount Desert.        VHF 16.............................
Clifton Dock.....................  Clifton Dock Road     207-967-2511.......................  8 a.m.-5 p.m., 7 days..............  10 ft.
                                    Mount Desert.        VHF 9..............................
Hinckley Company.................  130 Shore Rd.         207-244-5572.......................  8 a.m.-5 p.m., 7 days..............  20 ft.
                                    Southwest Harbor.    VHF 9..............................
Great Harbor Marina..............  11 Apple Lane         207-244-0117.......................  9 a.m.-5 p.m., 7 days..............  10 ft.
                                    Southwest Harbor.    VHF 9..............................
Southwest Boat Marine Service....  168 Clarke Point Rd.  207-244-5525.......................  9 a.m.-5 p.m., M-F.................  8 ft.
                                    Southwest Harbor.    VHF 9..............................
Downeast Diesel and Marine.......  174 Clarke Point Rd.  207-244-5145.......................  9 a.m.-5 p.m., M-F.................  8 ft.
                                    Southwest Harbor.    VHF 9..............................
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    Dated: April 17, 2009.
Ira W. Leighton,
Acting Regional Administrator, New England Region.
[FR Doc. E9-9439 Filed 4-23-09; 8:45 am]
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