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EPA/WATER RIN: 2040-AE93 Publication ID: Fall 2008 
Title: NPDES General Permit for Discharges Incidental to the Normal Operations of a Vessel 
Abstract: Creation of this permit is necessary to address a District Court ruling which vacates a regulatory exemption at 40 CFR 122.3(a). Nw. Envtl. Advocates v. EPA, 2006 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 68476 (N.D. Cal. Sep. 18, 2006). The regulation excludes discharges incidental to the normal operation of a vessel from NPDES permitting and has existed, essentially unchanged, since 1973. Under the ruling and subsequent extension, the district court will vacate the entire exclusion as of December 19, 2008. Once vacatur takes place, discharges of pollutants incidental to the normal operation of a vessel that had formerly been exempted from NPDES permitting by the regulation will be subject to prohibitions in CWA section 301(a) against the discharge of a pollutant without a permit. 
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency(EPA)  Priority: Other Significant 
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule Stage 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: No 
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 122.3   
Legal Authority: 33 USC 1342   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
Proposal  06/17/2008  73 FR 34296   
Comment Period End  08/01/2008    
Final Action  12/00/2008    
Additional Information: SAN No. 5162; EPA publication information: Proposal - http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2008/pdf/E8-13615.pdf; EPA Docket information: EPA-HQ-OW-2008-0055
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  Government Levels Affected: Federal, State 
Small Entities Affected: No  Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
RIN Information URL: http://www.epa.gov/npdes/vessels  
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No 
Agency Contact:
Ryan Albert
Environmental Protection Agency
Water
4203M,
Washington, DC 20460
Phone:202 564-0763
Email: albert.ryan@epa.gov

Juhi Saxena
Environmental Protection Agency
Water
4504T,
Washington, DC 20460
Phone:202 564-0719
Email: Saxena.Juhi@epamail.epa.gov