81 FR 15702 - New York State Prohibition of Discharges of Vessel Sewage; Notice of Proposed Determination
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[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 57 (Thursday, March 24, 2016)] [Notices] [Pages 15702-15705] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2016-06701] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [FRL-9944-20-Region 2] New York State Prohibition of Discharges of Vessel Sewage; Notice of Proposed Determination AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice of proposed determination. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: By petition dated September 20, 2012 and submitted pursuant to 33 CFR 1322(f)(3) and 40 CFR 140.4(a), the State of New York certified that the protection and enhancement of the waters of the New York State portion of the St. Lawrence River and the numerous navigable tributaries, harbors and embayments thereof, requires greater environmental protection than the applicable Federal standards provide, and petitioned the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Region 2, for a determination that adequate facilities for the safe and sanitary removal and treatment of sewage from all vessels are reasonably available for those waters, so that the State may completely prohibit the discharge from all vessels of any sewage, whether treated or not, into such waters. On April 22, 2013, the EPA requested additional information regarding the population of commercial vessels using the subject waters and the availability of options for sewage removal from those vessels. Upon consideration of the petition, and subsequently obtained information regarding commercial vessels that has been made part of the administrative record, the EPA proposes to make the requested determination and hereby invites the public to comment. DATES: Comments relevant to this proposed determination are due by April 25, 2016. Petition: To receive a copy of the petition and/or any other part of the administrative record, please contact Moses Chang at 212 637 3867 or email at [email protected]. ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by any of the following methods:Email: [email protected]. Include ``Comments on Proposed Determination on New York State portion of St. Lawrence River NDZ Petition'' in the subject line of the message. Mail and Hand Delivery/Courier: Moses Chang, U.S. EPA Region 2, 290 Broadway, 24th Floor, New York, NY 10007-1866. Deliveries are only accepted during the Regional Office's normal hours of operation (8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding federal holidays), and special arrangements should be made for deliveries of boxed information. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Moses Chang, (212) 637-3867, Email address: [email protected]. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Proposed No Discharge Zone: The proposed Vessel Waste No Discharge Zone (NDZ) for the New York State portion of the St. Lawrence River includes the waters of the River within the New York State boundary, stretching from its southwestern boundary at Tibbetts Point, where the river meets Lake Ontario, to its northeastern boundary at the St. Lawrence-Franklin County Line, near Akwesasne, New York.\1\ The proposed NDZ encompasses approximately 112 miles of river and shoreline, and the numerous navigable tributaries, harbors, and embayments of the River--including, but not limited to, the New York State portions of the Raquette River, the Grass River, Brandy Brook, Sucker Brook, Whitehouse Bay, Oswegatchie River, Morristown Bay, Blind Bay, Chippewa Creek, Chippewa Bay, Crooked Creek, Goose Bay, Lake of the Isles, Eel Bay, South Bay, Carnegie Bay, Greens Creek, Otter Creek, Swan Bay, Spicer Bay, Carrier Bay, French Creek Bay, Sawmill Bay, Sand Bay, Dodge Bay, Millen Bay, Peos Bay and Grass Bay--and other formally designated habitats and waterways of local, state and national significance. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \1\ New York State's petition proposes to establish a NDZ that extends, in the northeast, to the U.S.-Canadian border. However, New York State's jurisdiction over waters of the St. Lawrence River ends, in the northeast, at the St. Regis Mohawk Reservation border at the St. Lawrence-Franklin county line. Therefore, New York State does not have the authority under the Clean Water Act to establish a NDZ for the 2.9 miles of the St. Lawrence River that lie within the United States, between the St. Lawrence-Franklin county line and the U.S.-Canadian border. Accordingly, this tentative determination only regards the approximately 112 miles of the St. Lawrence River over which New York State has jurisdiction. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Certification of Need: New York's petition contains a certification by the Commissioner of the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC) that the protection and enhancement of the New York State portion of the St. Lawrence River and the numerous navigable tributaries, harbors and embayments thereof, requires greater environmental protection than the applicable Federal standards provide. The certification states that the subject waters are of unique ecological, economic and public health significance, and that pathogens and chemicals contained in the currently-lawful effluent from discharging marine sanitation devices (MSDs) threaten public health and the environment and contravene the State's ongoing efforts to control point and non- [[Page 15703]] point source pollution from, among other things, municipal discharges, combined sewer overflows and stormwater runoff. In support of the certification, the Commissioner notes that the St. Lawrence River supports a diversity of uses, including providing drinking water for approximately 17,000 people in New York, valuable wildlife habitat, a commercial shipping corridor, recreational boating and numerous sites for aquatic recreation. The River serves as an economic engine for the region, and is heavily used and enjoyed by the citizens of the many lakeshore communities and throughout the watershed. The River is also home to the Thousand Islands Region, an international tourism destination encompassing communities on both sides of the U.S. and Canadian border along the River and the eastern shores of Lake Ontario. While New York acknowledges that a No Discharge Zone designation alone will not obviate the need for other water quality improvement efforts, a NDZ for the St. Lawrence River would complement the benefits of the State's other efforts to protect and improve water quality in the River. Adequacy of Sewage Removal and Treatment Facilities: In determining whether adequate facilities exist for the safe and sanitary removal and treatment of sewage from all vessels using a water body, the EPA relies on the ``Clean Vessel Act: Pumpout Station and Dump Station Technical Guidelines,'' (CVA Guidelines) published by the U.S. Department of the Interior, which provides that at least one pumpout station should be provided for every 300 to 600 vessels over 16 feet in length. See 59 FR 11297. The guidelines also provide that approximately 20% of vessels between 16 and 26 feet, 50% of vessels between 26 and 40 feet and all vessels over 40 feet in length can be assumed to have an installed toilet with some type of Marine Sanitation Device (MSD). Vessels below 16 feet in length are generally presumed not to have an MSD onboard. Estimated Recreational Vessel Population There is no single definitive source of information on the number of vessels, or vessels with MSDs, that frequent the St. Lawrence River. The number and distribution fluctuates depending on the time of year, day of the week, weather conditions and special events. In order to develop a reasonable estimate of recreational vessel population, New York relied on two major sources of information. The first was the New York Department of State's (DOS's) Clean Vessel Act Plan (``Statewide Plan''), released in 1996. The purpose of the plan was to characterize pumpout adequacy across New York State. From August 1994 to July 1995, DOS surveyed municipalities to assess the availability of public sewage pumpout facilities. Many private marina operators were also contacted. Private pumpouts and dump stations were initially estimated from the NYSDEC and New York Sea Grant boating guides, augmented with information on vessel registration, aerial photographs of peak season use and local plans and studies. Using data from the Statewide Plan, the estimated number of recreational vessels in Jefferson and St. Lawrence Counties, which border the St. Lawrence River, is a total of 3,775 vessels (3,170 and 605, respectively). The second, and more recent, source for information about the recreational vessel population in the proposed NDZ is the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation's 2012 Boating Report (OPRHP Report) for the counties of Jefferson and St. Lawrence, which encompass the proposed NDZ. The OPRHP Report provides a breakdown of the of the vessel registrations by vessel length for each county. Applying the CVA Guidelines, above, on the relationship between vessel length and MSDs to the data in the OPRHP Report yields an estimate of 2,611 vessels with MSDs registered in Jefferson and St. Lawrence counties, all of which, conservatively, were assumed to operate on the St. Lawrence River. Available Pumpout Facilities to Recreational Vessels The federal Clean Vessel Act of 1992 made grants available to states for construction, replacement and renovation of recreational vessel pumpouts. The NYSDEC applied for the first federal grant in 1994 and initiated a statewide program known as the Clean Vessel Assistance Program (CVAP), managed and administered by the New York State Environmental Facilities Corporation (NYSEFC). The NYSEFC provides three distinct grant programs: CVAP Construction Grants (for new installations or replacement), CVAP Upgrade Grants (for improvements to existing pumpouts) and CVAP Operation & Maintenance Grants (for annual upkeep of pumpouts). The NYSEFC also provides funding for information and education on the benefits, use and availability of pumpouts. New York's petition listed 22 currently operating stationary CVAP pumpout facilities that serve the St. Lawrence River in Jefferson and St. Lawrence counties in the state, but the EPA's review has determined the number to be 21. These facilities are summarized in Table 1, below. Ratio of Pumpout Facilities-to-Recreational Vessels In calculating the ratio of pumpout facilities-to-vessels, only CVAP-funded facilities were considered. (If all pumpout facilities (CVAP and non-CVAP) are considered, the ratios would show even greater coverage.) This calculation shows that overall, within the proposed St. Lawrence River NDZ, there are an adequate number of stationary pumpout facilities to support the proposed NDZ, with a pumpout-to-vessel ratio as high as 1:180 (using the estimate of 3,775 vessels from the 1996 CVAP Statewide Plan) and as low as 1:119 (using the estimate of 2,611 registered vessels from the 2012 OPRHP Report). By either of the methods discussed above, there are currently sufficient pumpout facilities to meet the upper/maximum 1:600 ratio, and both ratios fall well below the lower/minimum 1:300 ratio used to determine adequacy of pumpout facilities. Adequacy of Available Pumpout Facilities to Commercial Vessels Commercial vessel populations were estimated using data from the National Ballast Information Clearinghouse (NBIC), which records ballast water discharge reports for ships arriving at the two main commercial ports on the St. Lawrence River (U.S. side)--Ogdensburg and Massena. In calendar year 2011, ballast manifests showed eight vessels arriving in Ogdensburg and one in Massena. These vessels were either bulkers or passenger cruise ships. Most passenger cruise ships using ports in the proposed NDZ are smaller, chartered site-seeing boats, but this commercial traffic also includes two cruise passenger vessels (the St. Laurent and Pearl Mist), which can hold 200 to 300 passengers each. In calendar year 2010, there were four commercial arrivals at Ogdensburg and seven at Massena. Overall, at both ports combined, annual commercial traffic averages approximately one vessel per month. While other commercial vessels move through the proposed NDZ, they do not stop at the main commercial ports. Commercial vessels in the proposed NDZ that are too large to use a CVAP stationary pumpout facility may dock at either commercial port, and call a mobile septic waste hauler (pumpout truck) to meet the vessel and provide pumpout services at the dock. There are [[Page 15704]] at least four mobile septic waste hauling companies with trucks that have the capacity to pumpout and transfer a combined total of 36,400 gallons of sewage to a local sewage treatment plant. Based on the low level of commercial vessel traffic using the ports in the proposed NDZ, and the transience of these vessels, the availability of four septic hauler pumpout truck companies provides adequate pumpout capacity for commercial vessels. These services are summarized in Table 2, below. Table 1--List of Stationary Sewage Pumpout Facilities Serving Vessels in the Proposed St. Lawrence River No Discharge Zone ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Location lat./ Contact * Days and hours Water depth Number Marina name long. information of operation (feet) Fee ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1........ Navy Point Marina. Black River Bay, 315-646-3364, VHF- May 1-November 10 $0.00 43.950172/- Channel 9. 30, 8:00 a.m. to 76.120633. 5:00 p.m. 2........ Kitto's Marina.... Chaumont Bay, 315-639-6043, 315- April-October 15, 7 5.00 44.003881/- 639-6922. 8:00 a.m. to 76.171825. 7:00 p.m. 3........ Henchen Marina.... Henderson Bay and 315-345-4294, VHF- April 1-October 8 10.00 Harbor, Channel 16. 31, 7:00 a.m.- 43.862222/- 8:00 p.m. 76.202500. 4........ Village of Morristown Bay, 315-375-8822..... May 1-October 30, 6 5.00 Morristown--Baysi 44.585944/- Dawn to Dusk. de Park. 75.650281. 5........ Spicer Marina Spicer Bay, 315-686-3141, VHF- May 1-October 15, 8 5.00 Basin. 44.255990/- Channel 16. 8:00 a.m.-6:00 76.036610. p.m. 6........ Northern Marine, Spicer Bay, 315-686-4398, VHF- April 1-September 8 5.00 Inc.. 44.257500/- Channel 16. 30, 9:00 a.m.- 76.035833. 6:00 p.m. 7........ French Bay........ French Creek Bay, 315-686-5574, VHF- April 1-November 8 3.00 44.234444/- Channel 16. 15, 8:00 a.m.- 76.090833. 5:00 p.m. 8........ Madison Barracks Black River Bay, 315-646-3374..... May 15-October 10 0.00 Marina. 43.953333/- 15, 8:00 a.m.- 76.113333. 6:00 p.m. 9........ French Creek French Creek Bay, 315-686-3621, VHF- April 15-October 8 2.00 Marina--North. 44.235160/- Channel 16. 15, 8:00 a.m.- 76.089050. 5:00 p.m. 10....... French Creek French Creek Bay, 315-686-3621, VHF- April 15-October 4 2.00 Marina--South. 44.232689/- Channel 16. 15, 8:00 a.m.- 76.086183. 5:00 p.m. 11....... Harbor's End, Inc. Henderson Bay and 315-938-5425, VHF- April 1-November 4.5 5.00 Harbor, Channel 67. 1, 8:00 a.m.-- 43.849083/- 4:30 p.m. 76.210714. 12....... Chaumont Yacht Black River Bay, 315-523-5055..... April 15-November 6.5'-7 0.00 Club. 44.063200/- 1, 7:00 a.m.- 76.131360. 5:00 p.m. 13....... Bonnie Castle Alexandria Bay, 315-482-2526, VHF- May15-October 15, 5'-6 5.00 Yacht Basin. 44.342780/- Channel 16. 8:00 a.m.-7:00 75.911980. p.m. 14....... Hutchinson's Boat Alexandria Bay, 315-482-9931..... April-October, 6 0.00 Works, Inc.. 44.334053/- 8:00 a.m.-5:00 75.920244. p.m. 15....... RJ Marine French Creek Bay, 315-686-9805..... April-October, 11 15.00 Associates, Ltd.. 44.239989/- 7:00 a.m.-7:00 76.090391. p.m. 16....... City of Ogdensburg Ogdensburg 315-393-1980, VHF- May 1-October 15, 11 5.00 44.700478/- Channel 16. 8:00 a.m.-8:00 75.495156. p.m. 17....... Cedar Point State Alexandria Bay, 315-654-2522, VHF- Memorial Day to 3 to 4 5.00 Park. 44.204810/- Channel 16. Labor Day, 7:30 76.196740. a.m.-8:00 p.m. 18....... Village of Lisbon- 315-388-5534..... April-November, 3-4 5.00 Waddington--Islan Waddington, None............. 24 Hours. d View Park. 44.865264/- 75.206024. 19....... Millens Bay Marina Cape Vincent, 315-654-2174, VHF- April-November, 8 5.00 44.171790/- Channel 16. 8:00 a.m.-7:00 76.244780. p.m. 20....... Village of St. Lawrence 315-388-5534..... April-November, 8 5.00 Waddington--Whita River, 44.867821/ None............. 24 Hours. ker Park Dock. -75.193852. 21....... Blind Bay Marina Chippewa Bay, 315-322-3762..... May 15-September 5 5.00 Corp.. 44.477440/- None............. 15, 7:00 a.m.- 75.776520. 10:00 p.m. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Please note that the actual days of operation depend on the weather. [[Page 15705]] Table 2--List of Mobile Sewage Pumpout Services Serving Vessels in the Proposed St. Lawrence River No Discharge Zone -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Estimated Location and contact Number of sewage Days and hours of Hose fittings & Truck fee/cost Number Name of company information hauler pumpout trucks/ operation length (feet) serves the per 1,000 holding capacity port area gal -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1........... Pomerville's Septic 27440 Ridge Road, 2 trucks--1 x 4,600 Mon-Fri, 7:00 a.m.- Flexible up to 250 Yes $225 Service. Watertown, NY 13601, gal and 1 x 2,500 5:00 p.m.; or by ft. Tel. 315-782-6056. gal. appointment. 2........... Gleason's Septic Route 3, Black River, 3 trucks--2 x 2,500 Mon-Fri, 7:00 a.m.- Flexible up to 175 Yes 250 Service. NY 13612, Tel. 315- gal and 1 x 4,400 3:00 p.m.; or by ft. 773-4135. gal. appointment. 3........... Bach & Co............ 11176 County Road 9, 1 truck x 1,500 gal.. Mon-Fri, 7:00 a.m.- Flexible up to 100 Yes 250 Clayton, NY 13624, 5:00 p.m.; or by ft. Tel. 315-686-3083. appointment. 4........... Gilco Trucking Co.... 20892 NYS Route 411, 2 trucks x 9,200 gal. Mon-Fri, 7:00 a.m.- Flexible up to 250 Yes NA P.O. Box 112, 5:00 p.m.; or by ft. LaFargeville, NY appointment. 13656, Tel. 315-658- 9916. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Based on a total recreational vessel population of 3,775 and 21 currently available pumpout facilities, the ratio of vessels to pumpouts is 180:1, which means there are significantly more pumpouts than the recommended range of 300-600:1. Also, based on the low level of commercial vessel traffic (approximately one vessel per month) at the two St. Lawrence River commercial ports and the transience of these vessels, the availability of four septic hauler pumpout truck companies provides adequate pumpout capacity for vessels that are too large to use the stationary pumpout facilities. Therefore, the EPA proposes to issue a determination that adequate pumpout facilities for the safe and sanitary removal and treatment of sewage for all vessels are reasonably available for the waters of the New York portion of the St. Lawrence River. A 30-day period for public comment has been opened on this matter and the EPA invites any comments relevant to its proposed determination. If, after the public comment period ends, the EPA makes a final determination that adequate facilities for the safe and sanitary removal and treatment of sewage from all vessels are reasonably available for the waters of the New York State portion of the St. Lawrence River, the State may completely prohibit the discharge from all vessels of any sewage, whether treated or not, into such waters. Dated: March 4, 2016. Judith A. Enck, Regional Administrator, Region 2. [FR Doc. 2016-06701 Filed 3-23-16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560-50-P
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[FR Doc. 2016–06662 Filed 3–23–16; 8:45 am] requested determination and hereby approximately 112 miles of river and
BILLING CODE 6450–01–P invites the public to comment. shoreline, and the numerous navigable
DATES: Comments relevant to this tributaries, harbors, and embayments of
proposed determination are due by the River—including, but not limited to,
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION April 25, 2016. the New York State portions of the
AGENCY Petition: To receive a copy of the Raquette River, the Grass River, Brandy
petition and/or any other part of the Brook, Sucker Brook, Whitehouse Bay,
[FRL–9944–20–Region 2] Oswegatchie River, Morristown Bay,
administrative record, please contact
Moses Chang at 212 637 3867 or email Blind Bay, Chippewa Creek, Chippewa
New York State Prohibition of
at chang.moses@epa.gov. Bay, Crooked Creek, Goose Bay, Lake of
Discharges of Vessel Sewage; Notice
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments the Isles, Eel Bay, South Bay, Carnegie
of Proposed Determination
by any of the following methods: Bay, Greens Creek, Otter Creek, Swan
AGENCY: Environmental Protection • Email: chang.moses@epa.gov. Bay, Spicer Bay, Carrier Bay, French
Agency (EPA). Include ‘‘Comments on Proposed Creek Bay, Sawmill Bay, Sand Bay,
ACTION: Notice of proposed Determination on New York State Dodge Bay, Millen Bay, Peos Bay and
determination. portion of St. Lawrence River NDZ Grass Bay—and other formally
Petition’’ in the subject line of the designated habitats and waterways of
SUMMARY: By petition dated September message. local, state and national significance.
20, 2012 and submitted pursuant to 33 • Mail and Hand Delivery/Courier: Certification of Need: New York’s
CFR 1322(f)(3) and 40 CFR 140.4(a), the Moses Chang, U.S. EPA Region 2, 290 petition contains a certification by the
State of New York certified that the Broadway, 24th Floor, New York, NY Commissioner of the New York State
protection and enhancement of the 10007–1866. Deliveries are only Department of Environmental
waters of the New York State portion of accepted during the Regional Office’s Conservation (NYSDEC) that the
the St. Lawrence River and the normal hours of operation (8 a.m. to 5 protection and enhancement of the New
numerous navigable tributaries, harbors p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding York State portion of the St. Lawrence
and embayments thereof, requires federal holidays), and special River and the numerous navigable
greater environmental protection than arrangements should be made for tributaries, harbors and embayments
the applicable Federal standards deliveries of boxed information. thereof, requires greater environmental
provide, and petitioned the United protection than the applicable Federal
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
States Environmental Protection Agency standards provide. The certification
Moses Chang, (212) 637–3867, Email
(EPA), Region 2, for a determination that states that the subject waters are of
address: chang.moses@epa.gov.
adequate facilities for the safe and unique ecological, economic and public
sanitary removal and treatment of SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The health significance, and that pathogens
sewage from all vessels are reasonably Proposed No Discharge Zone: The and chemicals contained in the
available for those waters, so that the proposed Vessel Waste No Discharge currently-lawful effluent from
State may completely prohibit the Zone (NDZ) for the New York State discharging marine sanitation devices
discharge from all vessels of any portion of the St. Lawrence River (MSDs) threaten public health and the
sewage, whether treated or not, into includes the waters of the River within environment and contravene the State’s
such waters. On April 22, 2013, the EPA the New York State boundary, stretching ongoing efforts to control point and non-
requested additional information from its southwestern boundary at
regarding the population of commercial Tibbetts Point, where the river meets
asabaliauskas on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES
ends, in the northeast, at the St. Regis Mohawk
vessels using the subject waters and the Lake Ontario, to its northeastern Reservation border at the St. Lawrence-Franklin
availability of options for sewage boundary at the St. Lawrence-Franklin county line. Therefore, New York State does not
County Line, near Akwesasne, New have the authority under the Clean Water Act to
removal from those vessels. Upon establish a NDZ for the 2.9 miles of the St.
consideration of the petition, and York.1 The proposed NDZ encompasses Lawrence River that lie within the United States,
subsequently obtained information between the St. Lawrence-Franklin county line and
1 New York State’s petition proposes to establish the U.S.-Canadian border. Accordingly, this
regarding commercial vessels that has a NDZ that extends, in the northeast, to the U.S.- tentative determination only regards the
been made part of the administrative Canadian border. However, New York State’s approximately 112 miles of the St. Lawrence River
record, the EPA proposes to make the jurisdiction over waters of the St. Lawrence River over which New York State has jurisdiction.
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TABLE 2—LIST OF MOBILE SEWAGE PUMPOUT SERVICES SERVING VESSELS IN THE PROPOSED ST. LAWRENCE RIVER NO
DISCHARGE ZONE
Number of sewage Hose fit- Truck Estimated
Num- Name of Location and contact in- Days and hours of op-
hauler pumpout trucks/ tings & serves the fee/cost per
ber company formation eration
holding capacity length (feet) port area 1,000 gal
1 ....... Pomerville’s 27440 Ridge Road, Wa- 2 trucks—1 × 4,600 gal Mon–Fri, 7:00 a.m.– Flexible up Yes $225
Septic tertown, NY 13601, and 1 × 2,500 gal. 5:00 p.m.; or by ap- to 250 ft.
Service. Tel. 315–782–6056. pointment.
2 ....... Gleason’s Route 3, Black River, 3 trucks—2 × 2,500 gal Mon–Fri, 7:00 a.m.– Flexible up Yes 250
Septic NY 13612, Tel. 315– and 1 × 4,400 gal. 3:00 p.m.; or by ap- to 175 ft.
Service. 773–4135. pointment.
3 ....... Bach & Co 11176 County Road 9, 1 truck × 1,500 gal ....... Mon–Fri, 7:00 a.m.– Flexible up Yes 250
Clayton, NY 13624, 5:00 p.m.; or by ap- to 100 ft.
Tel. 315–686–3083. pointment.
4 ....... Gilco Truck- 20892 NYS Route 411, 2 trucks × 9,200 gal ..... Mon–Fri, 7:00 a.m.– Flexible up Yes NA
ing Co. P.O. Box 112, 5:00 p.m.; or by ap- to 250 ft.
LaFargeville, NY pointment.
13656, Tel. 315–658–
9916.
Based on a total recreational vessel ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION regulatory, and economic issues related
population of 3,775 and 21 currently AGENCY to implementation and further
available pumpout facilities, the ratio of elaboration of the NAAEC.
[EPA–HQ–OARM–2016–0210; FRL 9944–18–
vessels to pumpouts is 180:1, which OA] The purpose of the meeting is to
means there are significantly more provide advice on issues related to the
pumpouts than the recommended range National and Governmental Advisory CEC’s 2016 Council Session theme and
of 300–600:1. Also, based on the low Committees to the U.S. Representative to discuss additional trade and
level of commercial vessel traffic to the Commission for Environmental environment issues in North America.
(approximately one vessel per month) at Cooperation The meeting will also include a public
the two St. Lawrence River commercial comment session. The agenda, meeting
AGENCY: Environmental Protection materials, and general information about
ports and the transience of these vessels, Agency (EPA).
the availability of four septic hauler the NAC and GAC will be available at
ACTION: Notice of Advisory Committee http://www2.epa.gov/faca/nac-gac.
pumpout truck companies provides
meeting.
adequate pumpout capacity for vessels DATES: The National and Governmental
that are too large to use the stationary SUMMARY: Under the Federal Advisory Advisory Committees will hold an open
pumpout facilities. Therefore, the EPA Committee Act, Public Law 92–463, the meeting on Wednesday, April 20, 2016
proposes to issue a determination that Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., and
adequate pumpout facilities for the safe gives notice of a meeting of the National Thursday, April 21, 2016 from 9:00 a.m.
and sanitary removal and treatment of Advisory Committee (NAC) and until 3:00 p.m.
sewage for all vessels are reasonably Governmental Advisory Committee ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at
available for the waters of the New York (GAC) to the U.S. Representative to the the U.S. EPA, Conference Room 2138,
portion of the St. Lawrence River. North American Commission for located in the William Jefferson Clinton
A 30-day period for public comment Environmental Cooperation (CEC). The South Building, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave.
has been opened on this matter and the National and Governmental Advisory NW., Washington, DC 20004.
Committees advise the EPA Telephone: 202–564–2294. The meeting
EPA invites any comments relevant to
Administrator in her capacity as the is open to the public, with limited
its proposed determination. If, after the
U.S. Representative to the CEC Council. seating on a first-come, first-served
public comment period ends, the EPA The committees are authorized under basis.
makes a final determination that Articles 17 and 18 of the North
adequate facilities for the safe and American Agreement on Environmental FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
sanitary removal and treatment of Cooperation (NAAEC), North American Oscar Carrillo, Designated Federal
sewage from all vessels are reasonably Free Trade Agreement Implementation Officer, carrillo.oscar@epa.gov, 202–
available for the waters of the New York Act, Public Law 103–182, and as 564–0347, U.S. EPA, Office of Diversity,
State portion of the St. Lawrence River, directed by Executive Order 12915, Advisory Committee Management and
the State may completely prohibit the entitled ‘‘Federal Implementation of the Outreach (1601–M), 1200 Pennsylvania
discharge from all vessels of any North American Agreement on Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20004.
sewage, whether treated or not, into Environmental Cooperation.’’ The NAC SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Requests
such waters. is composed of 15 members to make oral comments, or provide
asabaliauskas on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES
Dated: March 4, 2016. representing academia, environmental written comments to the NAC/GAC
non-governmental organizations, and should be sent to Oscar Carrillo at
Judith A. Enck,
private industry. The GAC consists of 14 carrillo.oscar@epa.gov by Friday, April
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| Publisher | Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration | |
| Section | Notices | |
| Action | Notice of proposed determination. | |
| Dates | Comments relevant to this proposed determination are due by April 25, 2016. | |
| Contact | Moses Chang, (212) 637-3867, Email | |
| FR Citation | 81 FR 15702 |
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