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DHS/USCG | RIN: 1625-AA89 | Publication ID: Spring 2014 |
Title: Dry Cargo Residue Discharges in the Great Lakes | |
Abstract: The historical practice of bulk dry cargo vessels on the Great Lakes is to discharge cargo residues ("dry cargo residue" or DCR) overboard. Dry cargo residue is cargo that remains on the deck or cargo spaces after loading or unloading operations. Generally, these residues include limestone and other clean stone, iron ore (such as taconite), coal, salt, and cement. These substances are primarily inorganic, non-toxic, and non-hazardous. Public Law 108-293, sec. 623(b), gives the Coast Guard regulatory authority over DCR discharges in the Great Lakes. An Interim Rule (73 FR 56492, Sep. 29, 2008) allows the discharge of bulk DCR in limited areas of the Great Lakes by self-propelled vessels and by any barge that is part of an integrated tug and barge unit. A Supplemental Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (SNPRM), (77 FR 44528, July 30 2012), proposed replacing its existing interim rule with a new rule and also announced the availability of a tiered Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) prepared in support of the SNPRM. The SNPRM proposed to allow the discharge of DCR in limited areas of the Great Lakes. However, vessel owners and operators would need to minimize DCR discharges using methods they would be required to document in DCR management plans. The SNPRM also proposed to prohibit limestone and clean stone discharges in some waters where they are now permitted. | |
Agency: Department of Homeland Security(DHS) | Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant |
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda | Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Actions |
Major: No | Unfunded Mandates: No |
CFR Citation: 33 CFR 151 | |
Legal Authority: PL 108-293 |
Legal Deadline:
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Additional Information: Supplementary information about this rulemaking may be found in the docket for this rulemaking. The docket number for this rulemaking is USCG-2004-19621. The docket can be found at www.regulations.gov. | |
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No | Government Levels Affected: None |
Federalism: No | |
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No | |
RIN Information URL: www.regulations.gov | Public Comment URL: www.regulations.gov |
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No | |
Agency Contact: John C. Morris Project Manager Department of Homeland Security U.S. Coast Guard 2703 Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue SE, STOP 7509, Washington, DC 20593-7509 Phone:202 372-1402 Email: environmental_standards@uscg.mil |