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EPA/OW | RIN: 2040-AF53 | Publication ID: Spring 2019 |
Title: Uniform National Discharge Standards for Vessels of the Armed Forces--Phase II--Batch Two (UNDS) | |
Abstract:
Congress amended the Clean Water Act in 1996 to create Section 312(n), captioned "Uniform National Discharge Standards (UNDS) for Vessels of the Armed Forces." Section 312(n) directs the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Department of Defense (DoD) to establish national discharge standards for discharges incidental to the normal operation of a vessel of the Armed Forces in three phases. This proposal addresses the second phase of rulemaking required by section 312(n). After the third phase of the rulemaking is complete, these national standards will preempt state discharge standards for these vessels, though States may enforce the uniform national standards. The EPA and DoD jointly promulgated Phase I on May 10,1999, (64 FR 25126) and concluded that 25 discharges from vessels of the Armed Forces would require discharge performance standards. Phase II of the rulemaking (joint EPA/DoD rule) is the development of the 25 discharge performance standards and is being done in three "batches" of rulemaking. UNDS Phase II--Batch One performance standards were promulgated on January 11, 2017 (82 FR 3173). The UNDS Phase II - Batch Two was proposed on October 7, 2016 (81 FR 69753). The UNDS Phase II--Batch Two includes the following discharges: catapult water brake tank & post-launch retraction exhaust; controllable pitch propeller hydraulic fluid; deck runoff; firemain systems; graywater; hull coating leachate; motor gasoline compensating discharge; sonar dome discharge; submarine bilgewater; surface vessel bilgewater/oil-water separator; and underwater ship husbandry. The EPA and DoD anticipate completing the UNDS Phase II--Batch Two Final Rulemaking in the Fall of 2018. The UNDS Phase II--Batch Three will begin upon completion of Batch Two. |
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Agency: Environmental Protection Agency(EPA) | Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant |
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda | Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule Stage |
Major: No | Unfunded Mandates: No |
EO 13771 Designation: Not subject to, not significant | |
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 1700 | |
Legal Authority: 33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq., Clean Water Act |
Legal Deadline:
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No | Government Levels Affected: Federal, State |
Small Entities Affected: No | Federalism: Yes |
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No | |
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No | |
Agency Contact: Katherine Weiler Environmental Protection Agency Office of Water Mail Code 4504T, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20460 Phone:202 566-1280 Email: weiler.katherine@epa.gov Grace Robiou Environmental Protection Agency Office of Water Mail Code 4504T, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20460 Phone:202 566-2975 Email: robiou.grace@epa.gov |