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 2024_register executive 2024-08-21 article Notices D09002ee1ca9505f3 D09002ee1ca950739 United States Department of Homeland Security originator org United States Government Agency or Subagency United States Coast Guard originator org United States Government Agency or Subagency The Coast Guard, as the lead agency, announces its intent to prepare the Viability Testing Method Consideration for Acceptance Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement. Through this document, we will evaluate the potential environmental impact of the Coast Guard's Proposed Action to use the best available science to evaluate one or more viability testing methods submitted for consideration. Through this document, we will also evaluate, and potentially accept, methods that demonstrate that ballast water discharge meets U.S. ballast water discharge performance standards currently under development by the Environmental Protection Agency. 89 FR 67646 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2024-08-21/2024-18597 2024-18597 fr21au24-59 9110-04-P Docket No. USCG-2024-0501 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2024-08-21/2024-18597 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-08-21/html/2024-18597.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-08-21/pdf/2024-18597.pdf 6 p. 67646 67651 89 FR 67646 Consideration for Acceptance of One or More Viability Testing Methods for Type Approval of Ballast Water Management Systems; Federal Register Vol. 89, Issue NOTICE 2024-18597 DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY Coast Guard 2024-10-07 Docket No. USCG-2024-0501 9110-04-P 2024-18597 Notice of intent to prepare a Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement; notice of virtual scoping meetings; and request for comments.

The Coast Guard, as the lead agency, announces its intent to prepare the Viability Testing Method Consideration for Acceptance Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement. Through this document, we will evaluate the potential environmental impact of the Coast Guard's Proposed Action to use the best available science to evaluate one or more viability testing methods submitted for consideration. Through this document, we will also evaluate, and potentially accept, methods that demonstrate that ballast water discharge meets U.S. ballast water discharge performance standards currently under development by the Environmental Protection Agency.

Comments must be submitted orally at one of the public meetings or in writing the online docket via https://www.regulations.gov on or before October 7, 2024. Virtual public meetings regarding this notice of intent will be held Thursday, September 5, 2024, at 12 p.m. EST, Tuesday, September 10, 2024 at 4 p.m. EST, and Wednesday, September 11, 2024 at 7 p.m. EST. For information about this document, call or email Commander Andrew Murphy, Coast Guard; telephone 202-372- 1430; email CG-OES@uscg.mil. Environmental Impact Statements; Availability, etc.: Consideration for Acceptance of One or More Viability Testing Methods for Type Approval of Ballast Water Management Systems, CG-OES@uscg.mil http://www.regulations.gov https://tinyurl.com/CGVIDAVT1 https://tinyurl.com/CGVIDAVT2 https://tinyurl.com/CGVIDAVT3 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/PLAW-115publ282/pdf/PLAW-115publ282.pdf https://www.regulations.gov https://www.regulations.gov/ Vol. 89, no. 162 Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration 2024-08-21 continuing daily deposited born digital 313 p. Table of Contents: AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106: KF70.A2 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2024-08-21 P0b002ee1ca945249 0097-6326 0042-1219 0364-1406 769-004-00000-9 000582072 f:fr21au24 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2024-08-21 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-08-21/pdf/FR-2024-08-21.pdf https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-08-21/xml/FR-2024-08-21.xml fdlp 67517 67819 DGPO 2024-08-21 2024-08-21 FR-2024-08-21 machine generated eng FR FR-2024-08-21 89 162