80 FR 62551 - Sewage Treatment Technology-Type Approval of Marine Sanitation Devices

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Coast Guard

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 200 (October 16, 2015)

The Coast Guard will conduct a public workshop in Washington, DC to discuss sewage treatment technologies, issues concerning testing of marine sanitation devices for type approval, and issues concerning gray water. This workshop is intended to be an interactive exchange of information between policymakers, industry experts, and interested members of the public.

[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 200 (Friday, October 16, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 62551-62552]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-26363]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

[Docket No. USCG-2015-0950]


Sewage Treatment Technology--Type Approval of Marine Sanitation 
Devices

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard will conduct a public workshop in Washington, 
DC to discuss sewage treatment technologies, issues concerning testing 
of marine sanitation devices for type approval, and issues concerning 
gray water. This workshop is intended to be an interactive exchange of 
information between policymakers, industry experts, and interested 
members of the public.

DATES: The workshop will be held on Tuesday and Wednesday, December 8 
and 9, 2015 beginning at 9:30 a.m. and ending at 4 p.m., Eastern Time. 
This workshop is open to the public. Please note that the workshop has 
a limited number of seats and may close early if all business is 
finished. Contact the Coast Guard (see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT) 
by December 4, 2015 to reserve seating. The comment period for the 
docket closes January 9, 2016.

ADDRESSES: The workshop will be held in conference rooms 8, 9, and 10 
of the Department of Transportation Headquarters Building, 1200 New 
Jersey Ave. SE., Washington, DC 20590. The building is accessible by 
public transportation (Navy Yard subway station) or taxi. Parking for 
privately-owned vehicles is available nearby. Due to security 
requirements, each visitor must present a valid government-issued photo 
identification (for example, a driver's license) in order to gain 
entrance to the building. Contact the Coast Guard (see FOR FURTHER 
INFORMATION CONTACT) to facilitate the security process related to 
building access, or to request reasonable accommodation.
    You may submit comments identified by docket number USCG-2015-0950 
using the Federal eRulemaking Portal at http://www.regulations.gov. See 
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for further instructions on submitting 
comments.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions concerning the 
workshop, please call or email Mr. Wayne Lundy, U.S. Coast Guard; 
telephone 202-372-1379, email [email protected] or Ms. Katherine 
Weiler, Environmental Protection Agency; telephone 202-566-1280, email 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Your comment is important to us. If you 
submit a comment, please include the docket number shown at the 
beginning of this notice and provide a reason for each suggestion or 
recommendation.
    We encourage you to submit comments through the Federal eRulemaking 
Portal at http://www.regulations.gov. If your material cannot be 
submitted using http://www.regulations.gov, contact us (see FOR FURTHER 
INFORMATION CONTACT) for alternate instructions. Documents mentioned in 
this notice, and all public comments, are in our online docket at 
http://www.regulations.gov and can be viewed by following that Web 
site's instructions. Additionally, if you go to the online docket and 
sign up for email alerts, you will be notified when comments are posted 
or a final rule is published.
    We accept anonymous comments. All comments received will be posted 
without change to http://www.regulations.gov and will include any 
personal information you have provided. For more about privacy and the 
docket, you may review a Privacy Act notice regarding the Federal 
Docket Management System in the March 24, 2005, issue of the Federal 
Register (70 FR 15086).
    This workshop is sponsored by the Coast Guard and the Environmental 
Protection Agency and is intended to be an interactive exchange of 
information between policymakers, industry experts, and interested 
members of the public. The primary topics that will be discussed 
include:
     Sewage treatment technologies;
     Issues concerning testing of marine sanitation devices for 
type approval;
     Simple on board checks for verifying performance of marine 
sanitation devices;
     Impact of gray water on the environment;
     Impact on the ship from processing gray water;
     Technologies for processing of gray water;
     Analytes for considering technologies treating gray water;
     Issues associated with existing federal standards and 
MARPOL Annex IV equipment standards (International Maritime 
Organization (IMO) resolution MEPC.227(64));
     Impact of No Discharge Zones; and
     Revision of an industry consensus standard, ASTM F2363--
``Standard Specification for Sewage and Graywater Flow Through 
Treatment Systems''.
    Please note that the workshop has a limited number of seats and may 
close early if all business is finished.

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    We encourage you to participate and join in discussions, subject to 
the discretion of the moderator. If you wish to attend the meeting via 
teleconference, arrange for assistance in attending the meeting in 
person, or make a presentation, contact us (see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION 
CONTACT; audiovisual arrangements will be available). If you bring 
written comments to the workshop, you may submit them at the meeting 
and we will place them on our docket.
    This notice is issued under the authority of 5 U.S.C. 552(a).

    Dated: 13 October, 2015.
J. G. Lantz,
Director of Commercial Regulations and Standards, U.S. Coast Guard.
[FR Doc. 2015-26363 Filed 10-15-15; 8:45 am]
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