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RIN: 2040-AB85

Publication ID: Fall 2006

Title: Shore Protection Act, Section 4103(b) Regulations
Abstract: This rule will implement the Shore Protection Act (SPA) and is designed to prevent the deposit of municipal and commercial waste into U.S. coastal waters. This rule establishes minimum waste handling practices for vessels and waste handling facilities involved in the transport of municipal or commercial wastes in the coastal waters of the United States. The rule may require certain vessels and waste handling facilities to develop an operation and maintenance manual that identifies procedures to prevent, report, and clean up deposits of waste into coastal waters. Local governments and businesses involved with the vessel transportation and shore side handling of these wastes would be affected by this rule. Currently no tribes are known to be involved in waste handling of this type; therefore none would be affected by this rule. With regard to small businesses, EPA has provided guidance on development of operation and maintenance manuals and encourages the use and documentation of existing industry practices that meet or exceed the EPA proposed minimum waste handling standards. All indications are that this regulation as proposed would have a minimal economic impact. This regulation will result in reduction of municipal and commercial wastes deposited in coastal waters.
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency(EPA)	Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda	Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Long-Term Actions
Major: No	Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 237
Legal Authority: 33 USC 2601 "Shore Protection Act of 1988" PL 100-688 "4103(b)"

Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action	Date	FR Cite
NPRM	08/30/1994	59 FR 44798
Final Action	To Be Determined

Additional Information: SAN No. 2820;
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No	Government Levels Affected: Federal, Local
Small Entities Affected: Businesses, Governmental Jurisdictions	Federalism: No
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No
Agency Contact: David Redford Environmental Protection Agency Water 4504T, Washington, DC 20460 Phone:202 566-1288 Fax:202 566-1546 Email: Redford.David@epa.gov