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EPA/OW | RIN: 2040-AF92 | Publication ID: Spring 2019 |
Title: ●Vessel Incidental Discharge Act of 2018--Development of National Performance Standards for Marine Pollution Control Devices for Discharges Incidental to the Normal Operation of Commercial Vessels. | |
Abstract:
On December 4, 2018, President Trump signed into law the Vessel Incidental Discharge Act (VIDA), establishing a new framework for the regulation of discharges incidental to the normal operation of vessels. VIDA is part of Title IX of the Frank LoBiondo Coast Guard Reauthorization Act of 2018, which addresses a number of maritime and environmental policies. Under VIDA, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is responsible for developing national performance standards for approximately 30 different categories of discharges from commercial vessels greater than 79 feet in length, and for ballast water from commercial vessels of all sizes. Generally, VIDA requires the EPA to establish discharge performance standards at least as stringent as the 2013 National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Vessel General Permit. This proposed rule is intended to implement VIDA. |
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Agency: Environmental Protection Agency(EPA) | Priority: Other Significant |
RIN Status: First time published in the Unified Agenda | Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule Stage |
Major: Undetermined | Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined |
EO 13771 Designation: Regulatory | |
CFR Citation: Not Yet Determined (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations.) | |
Legal Authority: Not Yet Determined |
Legal Deadline:
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No | Government Levels Affected: Federal, State |
Small Entities Affected: No | Federalism: Undetermined |
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 Jack Faulk Environmental Protection Agency Office of Water 4203M, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20460 Phone:202 564-0768 Fax:202 564-6431 Email: faulk.jack@epa.gov |