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DHS/USCG | RIN: 1625-AA89 | Publication ID: Fall 2007 |
Title: Dry Cargo Residue Discharges in the Great Lakes (USCG-2004-19621) | |
Abstract: This rulemaking implements congressional directives. Public Law 108-293 directs the Coast Guard to continue implementation of an existing enforcement policy that regulates incidental dry cargo residue on the Great Lakes, until September 30, 2008, or until the promulgation of new regulations that would replace the existing policy. The statute also directs the Coast Guard to undertake any environmental assessment that would be necessary to support new regulations; this assessment is in progress. Market or Regulatory Failure Analysis: The Coast Guard is currently governing the discharge of dry cargo residues (DCR) into the Great Lakes through the Interim Enforcement Policy (IEP), in which certain DCR discharges are allowed in certain designated areas. Following expiration of the IEP on September 30, 2008, if the Coast Guard does not promulgate new regulations, the stricter provisions of MARPOL Annex V and APPS would take full effect, resulting in the prohibition of DCR discharges into the Great Lakes. The Coast Guard is currently studying if the IEP results in a market failure (i.e., over provision of discharge and marginal social costs greater than industry costs). If so, a new regulation is needed to provide a balance between the need to protect the Great Lakes environment and the need for safe and reasonable operation of Great Lakes commercial dry bulk carriers. | |
Agency: Department of Homeland Security(DHS) | 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: 33 CFR 151 | |
Legal Authority: PL 108-293 |
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Additional Information: Supplementary information about this rulemaking may be found in the docket for this rulemaking. The docket may be accessed via the URL listed below. | |
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No | Government Levels Affected: None |
Federalism: No | |
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No | |
RIN Information URL: www.dms.dot.gov | |
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No | |
Agency Contact: LCDR Mary Sohlberg Project Manager, CG-5224 Department of Homeland Security U.S. Coast Guard 2100 Second Street SW., Washington, DC 20593 Phone:202 372-1429 Email: mary.j.sohlberg@uscg.mil |