[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 127 (Tuesday, July 2, 2019)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 31512-31517]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-13493]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Parts 222, 223, 224, 228 and 229
[FRL-9995-28-OW]
RIN 2040-AF91
Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act (MPRSA)
Regulations and Disposal Sites Designated Under the MPRSA; Technical
Amendments
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is taking final
action to correct technical inaccuracies in its ocean dumping
regulations that have been identified since the original publication.
The EPA does not intend to alter the interpretation of existing rules
or subsequent revisions, but merely to make ministerial corrections and
updates to the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR).
DATES: This rule is effective on August 1, 2019.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Brittany Bennett, Oceans, Wetlands,
and Communities Division, Freshwater and Marine Regulatory Branch
(4504T), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW,
Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: 202-564-1896; fax number: 202-
566-1546; email address: [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Why is the EPA taking this action?
The EPA is publishing this rule to correct inaccurate text in the
CFR that has been identified since the original publication. This
action will prevent confusion regarding dumping at designated ocean
dumping sites and ensure that the regulations contain the correct
information. Specifically, the EPA intends to eliminate confusion
regarding the applicable coordinate datum for ocean dumping sites, to
correct formatting of coordinates for ocean dumping sites, to clarify
the name of one ocean dumping site, to correctly specify the size of
one ocean dumping site, to update several out-of-date addresses and
names of EPA organizational units, and to correct a typographical
error. In addition, the EPA is explaining the circumstances when email
is an acceptable method for MPRSA reporting.
II. What is the EPA's authority for taking this action?
The EPA is taking this action to implement the Marine Protection,
Research, and Sanctuaries Act (MPRSA) of 1972, as amended, sometimes
referred to as the Ocean Dumping Act. The MPRSA section 108, 33 U.S.C.
1418, authorizes the EPA to issues such regulations to carry out its
responsibilities conferred under the MPRSA. The MPRSA regulates the
disposition of any material into ocean waters, unless expressly
excluded under the MPRSA. Section 101 of the MPRSA (33 U.S.C. 1411)
generally prohibits the transportation of any material for the purpose
of dumping, except as authorized by a permit. Under the MPRSA, no
permit may be issued for ocean dumping where such dumping will
unreasonably degrade or endanger human health, welfare, or amenities,
or the marine environment, ecological systems, or economic
potentialities. Most material disposed of in the ocean today is dredged
material (i.e., sediments) removed from the bottom of waterways to
maintain navigation channels and berthing areas. Other materials that
are currently disposed of in the ocean include fish wastes, human
remains, marine mammal carcasses, ice piers in Antarctica, and vessels.
Ocean dumping cannot occur except pursuant to a permit under the MPRSA
and its implementing regulations.
Under the MPRSA, the EPA is responsible for establishing criteria
for reviewing and evaluating permit applications and for designating
ocean dumping sites. The EPA is the permitting authority for ocean
dumping of all materials except dredged material. The U.S. Army Corps
of Engineers (USACE) is the permitting authority for ocean dumping of
dredged material. The USACE applies EPA's ocean dumping criteria to
determine whether to authorize ocean disposal of dredged material under
MPRSA permits (or, in the case of federal projects, under an
administrative equivalent of a permit). The MPRSA permits for, and
federal projects involving, ocean disposal of dredged material are
subject to EPA review and concurrence. The EPA also is responsible for
designating recommended ocean dumping sites for all types of materials,
including dredged material.
The EPA's ocean dumping regulations at 40 CFR parts 220 through 228
establish criteria and procedures for ocean dumping permitting and
designation and management of ocean disposal sites. The ocean dumping
regulations at 40 CFR part 229 contain three general permits issued
under the MPRSA.
The regulations also contain the locations and requirements for use
of all EPA-designated ocean dumping sites by EPA Region (40 CFR
228.15). The regulations at 40 CFR 228.15(a)(3) note that all ocean
dumping site coordinates in 40 CFR 228.15 are based upon North American
Datum of 1927 (NAD27) unless specifically noted. Over time, however, as
new ocean dumping sites were designated, the applicable datum for some
sites had not been specifically noted even though the EPA had
identified the site coordinates based on the newer, more accurate
geodetic datum, North American Datum of 1983 (NAD83), which has since
replaced the NAD27 datum for widespread use. This action revises the
regulation to specify that the coordinate datum for all sites are based
on NAD83 unless specifically noted as NAD27. This action also specifies
the datum as NAD27 for those sites previously not specified as such,
based on the EPA's confirmation that NAD27 were used. Additionally,
this rule revises incorrect formatting of site coordinates at 40 CFR
228.15, including adding zero placeholders and correcting misplaced
coordinate punctuation to correspond to the relevant North American
Datum. None of these revisions reflect any substantive change to the
location coordinates used by persons disposing dredged materials at the
respective sites.
This action further clarifies the name of one ocean dumping site at
40 CFR 228.15(j)(21) from ``Atchafalaya River and Bayous Chene, Boeuf,
and Black, LA'' to ``Atchafalaya River and Bayous Chene, Boeuf, and
Black, LA (ODMDS East),'' to reflect the name commonly used to describe
the site.
This action also revises an incorrectly specified size of one site
at 40 CFR 228.15(l)(3)(ii), but does not enlarge the site nor change
the previously designated coordinates. This change revises the
previously incorrectly calculated site area from 6.5 square nautical
miles (22 square kilometers) to its correct size, 7.85 square nautical
miles (27 square kilometers).
Various portions of the ocean dumping regulations require
notification of certain other federal agencies when specified actions
are taken under the regulations. This rule updates the out-of-date
addresses provided in the regulations for two of these agencies at 40
CFR parts 223, 224, and 229. These addresses have changed since the
rule was promulgated in 1977. These changes do not alter application or
interpretation of the rules, nor change the federal agencies to be
notified.
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Additionally, 40 CFR 222.6 and 223.4(d) reference three EPA
divisions that no longer exist due to subsequent reorganizations within
the EPA: The Water Programs Division, the Surveillance and Analysis
Division, and the Enforcement Division. These changes do not alter
operation of the rule, but instead describe the relevant underlying
functions performed so that the regulation is no longer tied to the
names of EPA organizational components.
The ocean dumping regulations specify that when emergency dumping
occurs, the EPA Administrator, EPA Regional Administrator, or the
nearest Coast Guard district be notified by radio, telephone, or
telegraph. The rule updates 40 CFR 224.2(b) to allow notification of
emergency dumping by email, in addition to radio, telephone, or
telegraph. There are no other reporting obligations in the MPRSA
regulations where the notification format is specified.
This rule corrects a typographical error in 40 CFR 222.12(a)(1),
which describes procedures applicable to actions on ocean dumping
permit applications under Section 102 of the MPRSA. The pre-existing
text read ``. . . When an appeal or motion to referred to the
Administrator . . .'' This action corrects the typographical error to
instead read ``. . . When an appeal or motion is referred to the
Administrator. . .'' The rule also corrects a typographical error in 40
CFR 228.6(b), which describes specific criteria for site selection
under Section 102 of the MPRSA. The pre-existing text read ``The
results of a disposal site evaluation and/or designation study based on
the criteria stated in paragraphs (b)(1) through (11) of this section .
. .'' This action corrects the typographical error to instead read
``The results of a disposal site evaluation and/or designation study
based on the criteria stated in paragraphs (a)(1) through (11) of this
section . . .''
These changes act to correct the text of existing regulations to
conform to the underlying support for the EPA's action and appropriate
current practice, organization, or procedure. This rule will help to
prevent confusion regarding ocean dumping at designated ocean dumping
sites and ensure that the regulations contain the correct information.
III. Does this action apply to me?
Generally, ocean dumping sites and permits are used by persons
seeking to dispose of dredged material or other materials in ocean
waters. However, there are no regulated entities potentially affected
by this action, because this action does not make any substantive
changes to the EPA's ocean dumping regulations. This is a housekeeping
measure intended only to eliminate confusion by specifying the
applicable coordinate datum for ocean dumping sites, to correct
formatting of coordinates for ocean dumping sites, to clarify the name
of one ocean dumping site, to correctly specify the size of one ocean
dumping site, to update several out-of-date addresses and names of EPA
organizational units, and to correct a typographical error.
IV. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews
A. Administrative Procedure Act
Under the Administrative Procedure Act (APA), agencies generally
are required to publish a notice of proposed rulemaking and provide an
opportunity for the public to comment on any substantive rulemaking
action. However, the APA provides exceptions from this requirement for
the promulgation of agency rules of organization, procedure, or
practice, and when an agency for good cause finds that notice and
public procedure is unnecessary. See 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(A) and 5 U.S.C.
553(b)(B).
The EPA finds that this action, in part, constitutes a rule of
organization, procedure, or practice that is excepted from notice and
public comment. This action updates the regulations to identify the
successor EPA divisions or offices referenced at 40 CFR 222.6 and
223.4(d). In addition, the rule specifies email as an acceptable form
of MPRSA reporting. Neither of these changes alters operation of the
underlying rule.
Further, the APA provides an exception from the requirement to
publish a notice of proposed rulemaking and opportunity for public
comment when the agency for good cause finds (and incorporates the
finding and a brief statement of reasons in the rules issued) that a
notice and public procedure thereon are impracticable, unnecessary, or
contrary to the public interest. See 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(B).
The EPA finds good cause to publish a final rule without prior
notice and comment because notice and public procedure is unnecessary.
This action does not alter the jurisdiction or authority of the EPA or
the entities regulated under the MPRSA. This final rule does not modify
any location, size, or limitations of designated ocean disposal sites,
nor does it change any procedures described by the regulations. The
revisions are technical corrections that do not substantively change
the EPA's ocean dumping regulations nor application or operation of the
regulations. This action is non-significant because it does not involve
any new science, economics, or novel legal or policy issues. The EPA
does not anticipate any costs or burdens associated with this action.
This rule does not establish any new requirements, mandates, or
procedures. This is a housekeeping measure intended only to eliminate
confusion by specifying the applicable coordinate datum for ocean
dumping sites, to correct formatting of coordinates for ocean dumping
sites, to clarify the name of one ocean dumping site, to correctly
specify the size of one ocean dumping site, to update several out-of-
date addresses and names of EPA organizational units, and to correct a
typographical error.
B. Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA)
This action does not impose any new information collection burden
under the provisions of the PRA (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), (burden is
defined at 5 CFR 1320.3(b)), because it merely corrects the published
regulatory text, as explained above. It does not establish or modify
any information reporting or recordkeeping requirements, and therefore
is not subject to the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act.
C. Other Statutes and Executive Orders
This rule does not establish any new requirements, mandates, or
procedures. As explained previously, this final action merely specifies
the applicable coordinate datum for ocean dumping sites, corrects
formatting of coordinates for ocean dumping sites, clarifies the name
of one ocean dumping site, specifies the size of one ocean dumping
site, updates several out-of-date addresses and names of EPA
organizational units, and corrects a typographical error. This rule is
a housekeeping measure and does not result in any additional or new
regulatory requirements. Accordingly, it has been determined that this
action is not a ``significant regulatory action'' under Executive Order
12866 (58 FR 51735, October 4, 1993), and therefore was not submitted
to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review. In addition,
this action does not contain any unfunded mandate, as described in the
Unfunded Mandates Reform Act (UMRA), 2 U.S.C. 1531-1538 and does not
significantly or uniquely affect small governments. The action imposes
no enforceable duty on any state, local, or tribal governments or the
private sector. This action does not
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have federalism implications. It will not have substantial direct
effects on the states, on the relationship between the national
government and the states, or on the distribution of power and
responsibilities among the various levels of government as specified by
Executive Order 13132 (64 FR 43255, August 4, 1999). This action does
not have tribal implications as specified in Executive Order 13175 (65
FR 67249, November 9, 2000). Thus, Executive Order 13175 does not apply
to this action. The EPA believes that this action is not subject to
Executive Order 12898 (59 FR 7629, February 16, 1994), because it does
not establish an environmental health or safety standard, as it is a
correction to a previously promulgated regulatory action and does not
have any impact on human health or the environment. This action is not
subject to Executive Order 13211 (66 FR 28355, May 22, 2001) because it
is not a significant regulatory action under Executive Order 12866.
Because this action is not subject to notice-and-comment requirements
under the APA or any other statute, and because it does not impose any
new requirements on small entities, this action is not subject to the
Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA, 5 U.S.C. 601-612). The RFA applies to
rules subject to notice and comment rulemaking requirements under the
APA, 5 U.S.C. 553. The EPA interprets Executive Order 13045 (62 FR
19885, April 23, 1997) as applying only to those regulatory actions
that concern environmental health or safety risks that the EPA has
reason to believe may disproportionately affect children, per the
definition of ``covered regulatory action'' in section 2-202 of the
Executive Order. This action is not subject to Executive Order 13045
because it does not concern an environmental health risk or safety
risk. This rule does not involve technical standards and is therefore
not subject to the National Technology Transfer and Advancement Act of
1995, Public Law 104-113, section 12(d) (15 U.S.C. 272 note).
This action is subject to the Congressional Review Act (CRA) (5
U.S.C. 801-808), and the EPA will submit a rule report to each House of
the Congress and to the Comptroller General of the United States. The
CRA allows the issuing agency to make a rule effective sooner than
otherwise provided by the CRA if the agency makes a good cause finding
that notice and comment rulemaking procedures are impracticable,
unnecessary or contrary to the public interest (5 U.S.C. 808(2)). The
EPA has made a good cause finding for this rule as discussed in Section
IV.A. in this preamble, including the basis for that finding.
List of Subjects
40 CFR Part 222
Environmental protection, Administrative practice and procedure,
Water pollution control.
40 CFR Part 223
Environmental protection, Administrative practice and procedure,
Water pollution control.
40 CFR Part 224
Environmental protection, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements,
Water pollution control.
40 CFR Part 228
Environmental protection, Water pollution control.
40 CFR Part 229
Environmental protection, Vessels, Water pollution control.
Dated: June 7, 2019.
David P. Ross,
Assistant Administrator, Office of Water.
For the reasons set forth in the preamble, 40 CFR parts 222, 223,
224, 228, and 229 is amended as follows:
PART 222--ACTION ON OCEAN DUMPING PERMIT APPLICATIONS UNDER SECTION
102 OF THE ACT
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1. The authority citation for 40 CFR part 222 continues to read as
follows:
Authority: 33 U.S.C. 1412 and 1418.
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2. Amend Sec. 222.3 by revising paragraph (h) to read as follows:
Sec. 222.3 Notice of applications.
* * * * *
(h) Copies of notice sent to Food and Drug Administration. In
addition to the publication of notice required by paragraph (b) of this
section, copies of such notice will be mailed to Food and Drug
Administration, Shellfish Sanitation Branch, 5001 Campus Dr., College
Park, MD 20740.
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3. Revise Sec. 222.6 to read as follows:
Sec. 222.6 Presiding Officer.
A hearing convened pursuant to this subchapter shall be conducted
by a Presiding Officer. The Administrator or Regional Administrator, as
the case may be, may designate a Presiding Officer. For adjudicatory
hearings held pursuant to Sec. 222.11, the Presiding Officer shall be
an EPA employee who has had no prior connection with the permit
application in question, including without limitation, the performance
of investigative or prosecuting functions with respect to the proposed
ocean dumping.
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4. Amend Sec. 222.12 by revising the last sentence of paragraph (a)(1)
to read as follows:
Sec. 222.12 Appeal to Administrator.
(a)(1) * * * When an appeal or motion is referred to the
Administrator, all parties shall be so notified and the rules in this
section referring to the Environmental Appeals Board shall be
interpreted as referring to the Administrator.
* * * * *
PART 223--CONTENTS OF PERMITS; REVISION, REVOCATION OR LIMITATION
OF OCEAN DUMPING PERMITS UNDER SECTION 104(d) OF THE ACT
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5. The authority citation for 40 CFR part 223 continues to read as
follows:
Authority: Secs. 102, 104, 107, 108, Marine Protection Research,
and Sanctuaries Act of 1972, as amended (33 U.S.C. 1412, 1414, 1417,
1418).
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6. Amend Sec. 223.4 by revising paragraph (d) to read as follows:
Sec. 223.4 Request for, scheduling and conduct of public hearing;
determination.
* * * * *
(d) Presiding Officer. Any hearing convened pursuant to this part
shall be conducted by a Presiding Officer, who shall be either a
Regional Judicial Officer or a person having the qualifications of the
members of the Environmental Appeals Board (described in 40 CFR
1.25(e)) if assigned by the Administrator or the qualifications of a
Regional Judicial Officer if assigned by the Regional Administrator, as
appropriate. Such person shall be an attorney who is a permanent or
temporary employee of the Agency, who is not employed by the Region's
or Headquarters' enforcement offices, and who has had no connection
with the preparation or presentation of evidence for any hearing in
which he participates as Judicial Officer.
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PART 224--RECORDS AND REPORTS REQUIRED OF OCEAN DUMPING PERMITTEES
UNDER SECTION 102 OF THE ACT
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7. The authority citation for 40 CFR part 224 continues to read as
follows:
Authority: 33 U.S.C. 1412 and 1418.
0
8. Amend Sec. 224.2 by revising paragraph (b) to read as follows:
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Sec. 224.2 Reports.
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(b) Reports of emergency dumping. If material is dumped without a
permit pursuant to 40 CFR 220.1(c)(4), the owner or operator of the
vessel or aircraft from which such dumping occurs shall as soon as
feasible inform the Administrator, Regional Administrator, or the
nearest Coast Guard district of the incident by radio, telephone,
telegraph, or email and shall within 10 days file a written report with
the Administrator or Regional Administrator containing the information
required under Sec. 224.1 and a complete description of the
circumstances under which the dumping occurred. Such description shall
explain how human life at sea was in danger and how the emergency
dumping reduced that danger. If the material dumped included
containers, the vessel owner or operator shall immediately request the
U.S. Coast Guard to publish in the local Notice to Mariners the dumping
location, the type of containers, and whether the contents are toxic or
explosive. Notification shall also be given to the Food and Drug
Administration, Shellfish Sanitation Branch, 5001 Campus Dr., College
Park, MD 20740, as soon as possible.
PART 228--CRITERIA FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF DISPOSAL SITES FOR OCEAN
DUMPING
0
9. The authority citation for 40 CFR part 228 continues to read as
follows:
Authority: 33 U.S.C. 1412 and 1418.
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10. Amend Sec. 228.6 by revising the first sentence of paragraph (b)
to read as follows:
Sec. 228.6 Specific criteria for site selection.
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(b) The results of a disposal site evaluation and/or designation
study based on the criteria stated in paragraphs (a)(1) through (11) of
this section will be presented in support of the site designation
promulgation as an environmental assessment of the impact of the use of
the site for disposal, and will be used in preparation of environmental
impact statement for each site where such a statement is required by
EPA policy. * * *
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11. Amend Sec. 228.15 by:
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a. Revising paragraphs (a)(3), (d)(1)(i), (d)(2)(i), (d)(3)(i),
(d)(4)(i), (d)(5)(i), (d)(7)(i), (d)(8)(i), (d)(9)(i), (d)(10)(i),
(d)(11)(i), (d)(12)(i), (d)(13)(i), (d)(14)(i), (h)(1)(i), (h)(2)(i),
(h)(3)(i), (h)(6)(i), (h)(7)(i), (h)(8)(i), (h)(11)(i) and (vi),
(h)(12)(i), (h)(14)(i), and (h)(15)(i);
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b. Removing the undesignated paragraph following paragraph (h)(15)(i);
0
c. Revising paragraphs (h)(16)(i), (h)(17)(i), and (h)(19)(i);
0
d. Removing the undesignated paragraph following paragraph (h)(19)(i);
0
e. Revising paragraphs (h)(20)(i), (j)(3)(i), (j)(5)(i), (j)(6)(i),
(j)(7)(i), (j)(8)(i), (j)(9)(i), (j)(10)(i), (j)(11)(i), (j)(12)(i),
(j)(13)(i), (j)(14)(i), (j)(15)(i), (j)(16)(i), (j)(17)(i), (j)(18)(i),
(j)(19)(i), (j)(20)(i), (j)(21) introductory text, (j)(21)(i),
(l)(3)(ii), (l)(4)(i), (m)(1)(i), (n)(2)(i), (n)(4)(i), and (n)(5)(i);
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d. Removing the undesignated paragraph following paragraph (n)(5)(i);
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e. Revising paragraphs (n)(11)(i), (n)(12)(i), and (n)(13)(i).
The revisions read as follows:
Sec. 228.15 Dumping sites designated on a final basis.
(a) * * *
(3) Unless otherwise specifically noted, all ocean dumping site
coordinates are based upon the North American Datum of 1983 (NAD83).
Further, note that the coordinates for each ocean disposal site may
include either sexagesimal units (degrees, minutes, seconds) or decimal
units (degrees, decimal minutes).
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(d) * * *
(1) * * *
(i) Location: 40[deg]36'49'' N, 73[deg]23'50'' W; 40[deg]37'12'' N,
73[deg]21'30'' W; 40[deg]36'41'' N, 73[deg]21'20'' W; 40[deg]36'10'' N,
3[deg]23'40'' W (NAD27).
* * * * *
(2) * * *
(i) Location: 40[deg]34'32'' N, 73[deg]39'14'' W; 40[deg]34'32'' N,
73[deg]37'06'' W; 40[deg]33'48'' N, 73[deg]37'06'' W; 40[deg]33'48'' N,
73[deg]39'14'' W (NAD27).
* * * * *
(3) * * *
(i) Location: 40[deg]34'36'' N, 73[deg]49'00'' W; 40[deg]35'06'' N,
73[deg]47'06'' W; 40[deg]34'10'' N, 73[deg]48'06'' W; 40[deg]34'12'' N,
73[deg]47'17'' W (NAD27).
* * * * *
(4) * * *
(i) Location: 40[deg]32'30'' N, 73[deg]55'00'' W; 40[deg]32'30'' N,
73[deg]54'00W''; 40[deg]32'00'' N, 73[deg]54'00'' W; 40[deg]32'00'' N,
73[deg]55'00'' W (NAD27).
* * * * *
(5) * * *
(i) Location: 40[deg]12'48'' N, 73[deg]59'45'' W; 40[deg]12'44'' N,
73[deg]59'06'' W; 40[deg]11'36'' N, 73[deg]59'28'' W; 40[deg]11'42'' N,
74[deg]00'12'' W (NAD27).
* * * * *
(7) * * *
(i) Location: 40[deg]06'36'' N, 74[deg]01'34'' W; 40[deg]06'19'' N,
74[deg]01'39'' W; 40[deg]06'18'' N, 74[deg]01'53'' W; 40[deg]06'41'' N,
74[deg]01'51'' W (NAD27).
* * * * *
(8) * * *
(i) Location: 39[deg]20'39'' N, 74[deg]18'43'' W; 39[deg]20'30'' N,
74[deg]18'25'' W; 39[deg]20'03'' N, 74[deg]18'43'' W; 39[deg]20'12'' N,
74[deg]19'01'' W (NAD27).
* * * * *
(9) * * *
(i) Location: 38[deg]55'52'' N, 74[deg]53'04'' W; 38[deg]55'37'' N,
74[deg]52'55'' W; 38[deg]55'23'' N, 74[deg]53'27'' W; 38[deg]55'36'' N,
74[deg]53'36'' W (NAD27).
* * * * *
(10) * * *
(i) Location: 18[deg]30'10'' N, 66[deg]09'31'' W; 18[deg]30'10'' N,
66[deg]08'29'' W; 18[deg]31'10'' N, 66[deg]08'29'' W; 18[deg]31'10'' N,
66[deg]09'31'' W (NAD27).
* * * * *
(11) * * *
(i) Location: 18[deg]31'00'' N, 66[deg]43'47'' W; 18[deg]31'00'' N,
66[deg]42'45'' W; 18[deg]30'00'' N, 66[deg]42'45'' W; 18[deg]30'00'' N,
66[deg]43'47'' W (NAD27).
* * * * *
(12) * * *
(i) Location: 18[deg]15'30'' N, 67[deg]16'13'' W; 18[deg]15'30'' N,
67[deg]15'11'' W; 18[deg]14'30'' N, 67[deg]15'11'' W; 18[deg]14'30'' N,
67[deg]16'13'' W (NAD27).
* * * * *
(13) * * *
(i) Location: 17[deg]54'00'' N, 66[deg]37'43'' W; 17[deg]54'00'' N,
66[deg]36'41'' W; 17[deg]53'00'' N, 66[deg]36'41'' W; 17[deg]53'00'' N,
66[deg]37'43'' W (NAD27).
* * * * *
(14) * * *
(i) Location: 18[deg]03'42'' N, 65[deg]42'49'' W; 18[deg]03'42'' N,
65[deg]41'47'' W; 18[deg]02'42'' N, 65[deg]41'47'' W; 18[deg]02'42'' N,
65[deg]42'49'' W (NAD27).
* * * * *
(h) * * *
(1) * * *
(i) Location: 34[deg]38'30'' N, 76[deg]45'00'' W; 34[deg]38'30'' N,
76[deg]41'42'' W; 34[deg]38'09'' N, 76[deg]41'00'' W; 34[deg]36'00'' N,
76[deg]41'00'' W; 34[deg]36'00'' N, 76[deg]45'00'' W (NAD27).
* * * * *
(2) * * *
(i) Location: 33[deg]49'30'' N, 78[deg]03'06'' W; 33[deg]48'18'' N,
78[deg]01'39'' W; 33[deg]47'19'' N, 78[deg]02'48'' W; 33[deg]48'30'' N,
78[deg]04'16'' W (NAD27).
* * * * *
(3) * * *
(i) Location: 33[deg]11'18'' N, 79[deg]07'20'' W; 33[deg]11'18'' N,
79[deg]05'23'' W; 33[deg]10'38'' N, 79[deg]05'24'' W; 33[deg]10'38'' N,
79[deg]07'21'' W (NAD27).
* * * * *
(6) * * *
(i) Location: 31[deg]55'53'' N, 80[deg]44'20'' W; 31[deg]57'55'' N,
80[deg]46'48'' W; 31[deg]57'55''
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N, 80[deg]44'20'' W; 31[deg]55'53'' N, 80[deg]46'48'' W (NAD27).
* * * * *
(7) * * *
(i) Location: 31[deg]02'35'' N, 81[deg]17'40'' W; 31[deg]02'35'' N,
81[deg]16'30'' W; 31[deg]00'30'' N, 81[deg]16'30'' W; 31[deg]00'30'' N,
81[deg]17'42'' W (NAD27).
* * * * *
(8) * * *
(i) Location: 30[deg]33'00'' N, 81[deg]16'52'' W; 30[deg]31'00'' N,
81[deg]16'52'' W; 30[deg]31'00'' N, 81[deg]19'08'' W; 30[deg]33'00'' N,
81[deg]19'08'' W (NAD27).
* * * * *
(11) * * *
(i) Location: 27[deg]28'00'' N, 80[deg]12'33'' W; 27[deg]28'00'' N,
80[deg]11'27'' W; 27[deg]27'00'' N, 80[deg]11'27'' W; and
27[deg]27'00'' N, 80[deg]12'33'' W (NAD27).
* * * * *
(vi) Restrictions: Disposal shall be limited to suitable dredged
material from the greater Fort Pierce Harbor vicinity. All dredged
material consisting of greater than 10% fine grained material (grain
size of less than 0.047mm) by weight shall be limited to that part of
the site east of 80[deg]12'00'' W and south of 27[deg]27'20'' N
(NAD27).
* * * * *
(12) * * *
(i) Location: 30[deg]17'24'' N, 87[deg]18'30'' W; 30[deg]17'00'' N,
87[deg]19'50'' W; 30[deg]15'36'' N, 87[deg]17'48'' W; 30[deg]15'15'' N,
87[deg]19'18'' W (NAD27).
* * * * *
(14) * * *
(i) Location: 30[deg]10'00'' N, 88[deg]07'42'' W; 30[deg]10'24'' N,
88[deg]05'12'' W; 30[deg]09'24'' N, 88[deg]04'42'' W; 30[deg]08'30'' N,
88[deg]05'12'' W; 30[deg]08'30'' N, 88[deg]08'12'' W (NAD27).
* * * * *
(15) * * *
(i) Location: 30[deg]12'06'' N, 88[deg]44'30'' W; 30[deg]11'42'' N,
88[deg]33'24'' W; 30[deg]08'30'' N, 88[deg]37'00'' W; and
30[deg]08'18'' N, 88[deg]41'54'' W Center coordinates: 30[deg]10'09''
N, 88[deg]39'12'' W (NAD27).
* * * * *
(16) * * *
(i) Location: 30[deg]11'10'' N, 88[deg]58'24'' W; 30[deg]11'12'' N,
88[deg]57'30'' W; 30[deg]07'36'' N, 88[deg]54'24'' W; 30[deg]07'24'' N,
88[deg]54'48'' W (NAD27).
* * * * *
(17) * * *
(i) Location: 30[deg]12'00'' N, 89[deg]00'30'' W; 30[deg]12'00'' N,
88[deg]59'30'' W; 30[deg]11'00'' N, 89[deg]00'00'' W; 30[deg]07'00'' N,
88[deg]56'30'' W; 30[deg]06'36'' N, 88[deg]57'00'' W; 30[deg]10'30'' N,
89[deg]00'36'' W (NAD27).
* * * * *
(19) * * *
(i) Location: 25[deg]45'30'' N; 80[deg]03'54'' W; 25[deg]45'30'' N;
80[deg]02'50'' W; 25[deg]44'30'' N; 80[deg]03'54'' W; 25[deg]44'30'' N;
80[deg]02'50'' W (NAD27). Center coordinates are 25[deg]45'00'' N and
80[deg]03'22'' W (NAD27).
* * * * *
(20) * * *
(i) Location: 33[deg]46' N, 78[deg]02.5' W; 33[deg]46' N,
78[deg]01' W; 33[deg]41' N, 78[deg]01' W; 33[deg]41' N, 78[deg]04' W
(NAD27).
* * * * *
(j) * * *
(3) * * *
(i) Location: 29[deg]16'10'' N, 89[deg]56'20'' W; 29[deg]14'19'' N,
89[deg]53'16'' W; 29[deg]14'00'' N, 89[deg]53'36'' W; 29[deg]16'29'' N,
89[deg]55'59'' W (NAD27).
* * * * *
(5) * * *
(i) Location: 29[deg]45'39'' N, 93[deg]19'36'' W; 29[deg]42'42'' N,
93[deg]19'06'' W; 29[deg]42'36'' N, 93[deg]19'48'' W; 29[deg]44'42'' N,
93[deg]20'12'' W; 29[deg]44'42'' N, 93[deg]20'24'' W; 29[deg]45'27'' N,
93[deg]20'33'' W (NAD27).
* * * * *
(6) * * *
(i) Location: 29[deg]44'31'' N, 93[deg]20'43'' W; 29[deg]39'45'' N,
93[deg]19'56'' W; 29[deg]39'34'' N, 93[deg]20'46'' W; 29[deg]44'25'' N,
93[deg]21'33'' W (NAD27).
(7) * * *
(i) Location: 29[deg]37'50'' N, 93[deg]19'37'' W; 29[deg]37'25'' N,
93[deg]19'33'' W; 29[deg]33'55'' N, 93[deg]16'23'' W; 29[deg]33'49'' N,
93[deg]16'25'' W; 29[deg]30'59'' N, 93[deg]13'51'' W; 29[deg]29'10'' N,
93[deg]13'49'' W; 29[deg]29'05'' N, 93[deg]14'23'' W; 29[deg]30'49'' N,
93[deg]14'25'' W; 29[deg]37'26'' N, 93[deg]20'24'' W; 29[deg]37'44'' N,
93[deg]20'27'' W (NAD27).
* * * * *
(8) * * *
(i) Location: 29[deg]28'03'' N, 93[deg]41'14'' W; 29[deg]26'11'' N,
93[deg]41'14'' W; 29[deg]26'11'' N, 93[deg]44'11'' W (NAD27).
* * * * *
(9) * * *
(i) Location: 29[deg]30'41'' N, 93[deg]43'49'' W; 29[deg]28'42'' N,
93[deg]41'33'' W; 29[deg]28'42'' N, 93[deg]44'49'' W; 29[deg]30'08'' N,
93[deg]46'27'' W (NAD27).
* * * * *
(10) * * *
(i) Location: 29[deg]34'24'' N, 93[deg]48'13'' W; 29[deg]32'47'' N,
93[deg]46'16'' W; 29[deg]32'06'' N, 93[deg]46'29'' W; 29[deg]31'42'' N,
93[deg]48'16'' W; 29[deg]32'59'' N, 93[deg]49'48'' W (NAD27).
* * * * *
(11) * * *
(i) Location: 29[deg]38'09'' N, 93[deg]49'23'' W; 29[deg]35'53'' N,
93[deg]48'18'' W; 29[deg]35'06'' N, 93[deg]50'24'' W; 29[deg]36'37'' N,
93[deg]51'09'' W; 29[deg]37'00'' N, 93[deg]50'06'' W; 29[deg]37'46'' N,
93[deg]50'26'' W (NAD27).
* * * * *
(12) * * *
(i) Location: 29[deg]18'00'' N, 94[deg]39'30'' W; 29[deg]15'54'' N,
94[deg]37'06'' W; 29[deg]14'24'' N, 94[deg]38'42'' W; 29[deg]16'54'' N,
94[deg]41'30'' W (NAD27).
* * * * *
(13) * * *
(i) Location: 28[deg]50''51'' N, 95[deg]13'54'' W; 28[deg]51'44''
N, 95[deg]14'49'' W; 28[deg]50'15'' N, 95[deg]16'40'' W; 28[deg]49'22''
N, 95[deg]15'45'' W (NAD27).
* * * * *
(14) * * *
(i) Location: 28[deg]54'00'' N, 95[deg]15'49'' W; 28[deg]53'28'' N,
95[deg]15'16'' W; 28[deg]52'00'' N, 95[deg]16'59'' W; 28[deg]52'32'' N,
95[deg]17'32'' W (NAD27).
* * * * *
(15) * * *
(i) Location: 28[deg]23'48'' N, 96[deg]18'00'' W; 28[deg]23'21'' N,
96[deg]18'31'' W; 28[deg]22'43'' N, 96[deg]17'52'' W; 28[deg]23'11'' N,
96[deg]17'22'' W (NAD27).
* * * * *
(16) * * *
(i) Location: 27[deg]47'42'' N, 97[deg]00'12'' W; 27[deg]47'15'' N,
96[deg]59'25'' W; 27[deg]46'17'' N, 97[deg]01'12'' W; 27[deg]45'49'' N,
97[deg]00'25'' W (NAD27).
* * * * *
(17) * * *
(i) Location: 27[deg]49'10'' N, 97[deg]01'09'' W; 27[deg]48'42'' N,
97[deg]00'21'' W; 27[deg]48'06'' N, 97[deg]00'48'' W; 27[deg]48'33'' N,
97[deg]01'36'' W (NAD27).
* * * * *
(18) * * *
(i) Location: 26[deg]34'24'' N, 97[deg]15'15'' W; 26[deg]34'26'' N,
97[deg]14'17'' W; 26[deg]33'57'' N, 97[deg]14'17'' W; 26[deg]33'55'' N,
97[deg]15'15'' W (NAD27).
* * * * *
(19) * * *
(i) Location: 26[deg]04'32'' N, 97[deg]07'26'' W; 26[deg]04'32'' N,
97[deg]06'30'' W; 26[deg]04'02'' N, 97[deg]06'30'' W; 26[deg]04'02'' N,
97[deg]07'26'' W (NAD27).
* * * * *
(20) * * *
(i) Location: 26[deg]04'47'' N, 97[deg]05'07'' W; 26[deg]05'16'' N,
97[deg]05'04'' W; 26[deg]05'10'' N, 97[deg]04'06'' W; 26[deg]04'42'' N,
97[deg]04'09'' W (NAD27).
* * * * *
(21) Atchafalaya River and Bayous Chene, Boeuf, and Black, LA
(ODMDS--East).
(i) Location: 29[deg]20'59.92'' N, 91[deg]23'33.23'' W;
29[deg]20'43.94'' N, 91[deg]23'09.73'' W; 29[deg]08'15.46'' N,
91[deg]34'51.02'' W, and 29[deg]07'59.43'' N, 91[deg]34'27.51'' W
* * * * *
(l) * * *
(3) * * *
(ii) Size: 7.85 square nautical miles (27 square kilometers).
* * * * *
(4) * * *
(i) Location: 37[deg]44'55'' N, 122[deg]37'18'' W; 37[deg]45'45''
N, 122[deg]34'24'' W; 37[deg]44'24'' N, 122[deg]37'06'' W;
37[deg]45'15'' N, 122[deg]34'12'' W (NAD27).
* * * * *
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(m) * * *
(1) * * *
(i) Location: 14[deg]24.00' S., 170[deg]38.30' W (NAD27) with a 1.5
nautical mile radius.
* * * * *
(n) * * *
(2) * * *
(i) Location: 43[deg]21'59'' N, 124[deg]22'45'' W;43[deg]21'48'' N,
124[deg]21'59'' W; 43[deg]21'35'' N, 124[deg]22'05'' W; 43[deg]21'46''
N, 124[deg]22'51'' W (NAD27).
* * * * *
(4) * * *
(i) Location: 43[deg]23'53'' N, 124[deg]22'48'' W; 43[deg]23'42''
N, 124[deg]23'01'' W; 43[deg]24'16'' N, 124[deg]23'26'' W;
43[deg]24'05'' N, 124[deg]23'38'' W (NAD27).
* * * * *
(5) * * *
(i) Location: 43[deg]08'26'' N, 124[deg]26'44'' W; 43[deg]08'03''
N, 124[deg]26'08'' W; 43[deg]08'13'' N, 124[deg]27'00'' W;
43[deg]07'50'' N, 124[deg]26'23'' W Centroid: 43[deg]08'08'' N,
124[deg]26'34'' W (NAD27).
* * * * *
(11) * * *
(i) Location: 46[deg]52.94' N, 124[deg]13.81' W; 46[deg]52.17' N,
124[deg]12.96' W; 46[deg]51.15' N, 124[deg]14.19' W; 46[deg]51.92' N,
124[deg]14.95' W (NAD27).
* * * * *
(12) * * *
(i) Location: 64[deg]29'54'' N, 165[deg]24'41'' W; 64[deg]29'45''
N, 165[deg]23'27'' W; 64[deg]28'57'' N, 165[deg]23'29'' W;
64[deg]29'07'' N, 165[deg]24'25''. (NAD27).
* * * * *
(13) * * *
(i) Location: 64[deg]30'04'' N, 165[deg]25'52'' W; 64[deg]29'18''
N, 165[deg]26'04'' W; 64[deg]29'13'' N, 165[deg]25'22'' W;
64[deg]29'54'' N, 165[deg]24'45'' W (NAD27).
* * * * *
PART 229--GENERAL PERMITS
0
11. The authority citation for 40 CFR part 229 continues to read as
follows
Authority: 33 U.S.C. 1412 and 1418.
0
12. Amend Sec. 229.3 by revising paragraph (a)(9) and adding a
reserved paragraph (b) to read as follows:
Sec. 229.3 Transportation and disposal of vessels.
(a) * * *
(9) The National Ocean Service, NOAA, Nautical Data Branch, N/CS26,
Station 7308, 1315 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910, shall be
notified in writing, within one week, of the exact coordinates of the
disposal site so that it may be marked on appropriate charts.
(b) [Reserved]
[FR Doc. 2019-13493 Filed 7-1-19; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6560-50-P