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 2017_register executive 2017-09-22 article Proposed Rules D09002ee1c7f0f268 D09002ee1c7f0f308 United States Environmental Protection Agency originator org United States Government Agency or Subagency The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to approve a temporary modification of the currently-designated Massachusetts Bay Dredged Material Disposal Site (MBDS) pursuant to the Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act, as amended (MPRSA). The purpose of this temporary site modification is to allow for the environmental restoration of a particular area adjacent to the currently-designated MBDS (Potential Restoration Area) by temporarily expanding the boundaries of the existing MBDS. The temporary expansion is a circular area that contains the Potential Restoration Area, which includes most of the historic Industrial Waste Site (IWS). Decades ago, the IWS was used for the disposal of barrels containing industrial, chemical and radioactive waste, as well as for the disposal of munitions, ordnance, construction equipment, and contaminated dredged material. The proposed modification of the disposal site boundary will enable the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) to place suitable dredged material from Boston Harbor generated during the Deep Draft Navigation Project at the Potential Restoration Area in order to cover the barrels and other wastes disposed there in the past. The Deep Draft Navigation Project includes maintenance dredging in the inner harbor, which includes the expansion of a confined aquatic disposal (CAD) cell and will generate approximately 1 million cubic yards (cy) of dredged material, as well as improvement dredging of the main ship channel, which will generate approximately 11 million cy of dredged material. The existing MBDS will continue to be used for disposal of other dredging projects as usual. The expansion area would be permanently closed upon completion of the Boston Harbor maintenance and improvement projects, while the existing MBDS will remain open for the disposal of suitable dredged material. Like the MBDS, however, the expansion would be subject to ongoing monitoring and management to ensure continued protection of the marine environment. 82 FR 44369 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2017-09-22/2017-20326 2017-20326 fr22se17-22 6560-50-P EPA-R01-OW-2017-0528 FRL-9967-82-Region 1 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2017-09-22/2017-20326 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2017-09-22/html/2017-20326.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2017-09-22/pdf/2017-20326.pdf Environmental Protection Water Pollution Control 7 p. 44369 44375 82 FR 44369 Title 40 Part 228 40 CFR Part 228 Ocean Disposal; Temporary Modification of an Ocean Dredged Material Disposal Site in Massachusetts Bay; Federal Register Vol. 82, Issue PRORULE 2017-20326 ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY 2017-10-23 EPA-R01-OW-2017-0528 FRL-9967-82-Region 1 6560-50-P 2017-20326 Proposed rule.

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to approve a temporary modification of the currently-designated Massachusetts Bay Dredged Material Disposal Site (MBDS) pursuant to the Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act, as amended (MPRSA). The purpose of this temporary site modification is to allow for the environmental restoration of a particular area adjacent to the currently-designated MBDS (Potential Restoration Area) by temporarily expanding the boundaries of the existing MBDS. The temporary expansion is a circular area that contains the Potential Restoration Area, which includes most of the historic Industrial Waste Site (IWS). Decades ago, the IWS was used for the disposal of barrels containing industrial, chemical and radioactive waste, as well as for the disposal of munitions, ordnance, construction equipment, and contaminated dredged material. The proposed modification of the disposal site boundary will enable the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) to place suitable dredged material from Boston Harbor generated during the Deep Draft Navigation Project at the Potential Restoration Area in order to cover the barrels and other wastes disposed there in the past. The Deep Draft Navigation Project includes maintenance dredging in the inner harbor, which includes the expansion of a confined aquatic disposal (CAD) cell and will generate approximately 1 million cubic yards (cy) of dredged material, as well as improvement dredging of the main ship channel, which will generate approximately 11 million cy of dredged material. The existing MBDS will continue to be used for disposal of other dredging projects as usual. The expansion area would be permanently closed upon completion of the Boston Harbor maintenance and improvement projects, while the existing MBDS will remain open for the disposal of suitable dredged material. Like the MBDS, however, the expansion would be subject to ongoing monitoring and management to ensure continued protection of the marine environment.

Comments must be received on or before October 23, 2017. Alicia Grimaldi, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 1, 5 Post Office Square, Suite 100, Mail Code: OEP 6-1, Boston, MA 02109; telephone--(617) 918-1806; fax--(617) Environmental Protection Water Pollution Control Ocean Disposals: Temporary Modification of an Ocean Dredged Material Disposal Site in Massachusetts Bay , address-grimaldi.alicia@epa.gov http://www.nae.usace.army.mil/Missions/Disposal-Area-Monitoring-System-DAMOS/ https://www.epa.gov/ocean-dumping/managing-ocean-dumping-epa-region-1 https://www.regulations.gov https://www2.epa.gov/dockets/commenting-epa-dockets Regulations.gov Vol. 82, no. 183 Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration 2017-09-22 continuing daily deposited born digital 204 p. Table of Contents: AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106: KF70.A2 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2017-09-22 P0b002ee196fd4ede 0097-6326 0042-1219 0364-1406 769-004-00000-9 000582072 f:fr22se17 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2017-09-22 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2017-09-22/pdf/FR-2017-09-22.pdf https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2017-09-22/xml/FR-2017-09-22.xml fdlp 44299 44492 DGPO 2017-09-22 2024-06-01 FR-2017-09-22 machine generated eng FR FR-2017-09-22 82 183