United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States National Archives and Records Administration Office of the Federal Register author aut Government Organization text government publication eng FR Regulatory Information 2016_register executive 2018-02-08 article Rules and Regulations D09002ee1c7f5cb94 D09002ee1c7f5ce8b United States Environmental Protection Agency originator org United States Government Agency or Subagency The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today is amending federal regulations that designated, and placed restrictions on the use of, the Central Long Island Sound and Western Long Island Sound dredged material disposal sites, located offshore from New Haven and Stamford, Connecticut, respectively. The amended regulations incorporate standards and procedures for the use of those sites consistent with those recommended in the Long Island Sound Dredged Material Management Plan, which was completed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers on January 11, 2016. The Dredged Material Management Plan identifies a wide range of alternatives to open-water disposal and recommends standards and procedures for determining which alternatives to pursue for different dredging projects, so as to reduce or eliminate the open- water disposal of dredged material. 81 FR 44220 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2016-07-07/2016-16147 2016-16147 fr07jy16-5 6560-50-P EPA-R01-OW-2016-0068 FRL-9948-61-Region 1 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2016-07-07/2016-16147 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2016-07-07/html/2016-16147.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2016-07-07/pdf/2016-16147.pdf Environmental Protection Water Pollution Control 11 p. 44220 44230 81 FR 44220 Title 40 Part 228 40 CFR Part 228 Ocean Disposal; Amendments to Restrictions on Use of Dredged Material Disposal Sites in the Central and Western Regions of Long Island Sound; Connecticut; Federal Register Vol. 81, Issue RULE 2016-16147 ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY 2016-08-08 EPA-R01-OW-2016-0068 FRL-9948-61-Region 1 6560-50-P 2016-16147 Final rule.

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today is amending federal regulations that designated, and placed restrictions on the use of, the Central Long Island Sound and Western Long Island Sound dredged material disposal sites, located offshore from New Haven and Stamford, Connecticut, respectively. The amended regulations incorporate standards and procedures for the use of those sites consistent with those recommended in the Long Island Sound Dredged Material Management Plan, which was completed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers on January 11, 2016. The Dredged Material Management Plan identifies a wide range of alternatives to open-water disposal and recommends standards and procedures for determining which alternatives to pursue for different dredging projects, so as to reduce or eliminate the open- water disposal of dredged material.

This final regulation is effective on August 8, 2016. Stephen Perkins, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, New England Regional Office, 5 Post Office Square, Suite 100, Mail Code: OEP06-3, Boston, MA 02109-3912, telephone (617) 918-1501, electronic mail: perkins.stephen@epa.gov. Environmental Protection Water Pollution Control Ocean Disposal; Amendments to Restrictions on Use of Dredged Material Disposal Sites in the Central and Western Regions of Long Island Sound; CT , perkins.stephen@epa.gov http://www.regulations.gov https://www.epa.gov/ocean-dumping/dredged-material-management-long-island-sound Vol. 81, no. 130 Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration 2016-07-07 continuing daily deposited born digital 289 p. Table of Contents: AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106: KF70.A2 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2016-07-07 P0b002ee1985bb60c 0097-6326 0042-1219 0364-1406 769-004-00000-9 000582072 f:fr07jy16 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2016-07-07 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2016-07-07/pdf/FR-2016-07-07.pdf https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2016-07-07/xml/FR-2016-07-07.xml fdlp 44207 44487 DGPO 2018-02-08 2024-06-01 FR-2016-07-07 machine generated eng FR FR-2016-07-07 81 130