[Federal Register: January 5, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 2)]
[Notices]               
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-New England Region I--EPA-R01-OW-2008-0919; FRL-8760-1]

 
Maine Marine Sanitation Device Standard--Receipt of Petition

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice--Receipt of petition.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that a petition has been received from 
the state of Maine requesting a determination by the Regional 
Administrator, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, that adequate 
facilities for the safe and sanitary removal and treatment of sewage 
from all vessels are reasonably available for the waters of Boothbay 
Harbor.

DATES: Comments must be submitted by February 4, 2009.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-R01-
OW-2008-0919, by one of the following methods: www.regulations.gov, 
follow the on-line instructions for submitting comments.
     E-mail: rodney.ann@epa.gov.
     Fax: (617) 918-0538.

Mail and hand delivery: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency--New 
England Region, One Congress Street, Suite 1100, COP, Boston, MA 02114-
2023. Deliveries are only accepted during the Regional Office's normal 
hours of operation (8 a.m.-5 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding 
legal holidays), and special arrangements should be made for deliveries 
of boxed information.
    Instructions: Direct your comments to Docket ID No. EPA-R01-OW-
2008-0919. EPA's policy is that all comments received will be included 
in the public docket without change and may be made available online at 
www.regulations.gov, including any personal information provided, 
unless the comment includes information claimed to be Confidential 
Business Information (CBI) or other information whose disclosure is 
restricted by statute. Do not submit information that you consider to 
be CBI or otherwise protected through www.regulations.gov, or e-mail. 
The www.regulations.gov Web site is an ``anonymous access'' system, 
which means EPA will not know your identity or contact information 
unless you provide it in the body of your comment. If you send an e-
mail comment directly to EPA without going through www.regulations.gov 
your e-mail address will be automatically captured and included as part 
of the comment that is placed in the public docket and made available 
on the Internet. If you submit an electronic comment, EPA recommends 
that you include your name and other contact information in the body of 
your comment and with any disk or CD-ROM you submit. If EPA cannot read 
your comment due to technical difficulties and cannot contact you for 
clarification, EPA may not be able to consider your comment. Electronic 
files should avoid the use of special characters, any form of 
encryption, and be free of any defects or viruses.
    Docket: All documents in the docket are listed in the 
www.regulations.gov index. Although listed in the index, some 
information is not publicly available, e.g., CBI or other information 
whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Certain other material, such 
as copy righted material, will be publicly available only in hard copy. 
Publicly available docket materials are available either electronically 
in www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at the U.S. Environmental 
Protection Agency--New England Region, One Congress Street, Suite 1100, 
COP, Boston, MA 02114-2023. Such deliveries are only accepted during 
the Regional Office's normal hours of operation, and special 
arrangements should be made for deliveries of boxed information. The 
Regional Office is open from 8 a.m.-5 p.m., Monday through Friday, 
excluding legal holidays. The telephone number is (617) 918-1538.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ann Rodney, U.S. Environmental 
Protection Agency--New England Region, One Congress Street, Suite 1100, 
COP, Boston, MA 02114-2023. Telephone: (617) 918-1538, Fax number: 
(617) 918-0538; e-mail address: rodney.ann@epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is hereby given that a petition has 
been received from the state of Maine requesting a determination by the 
Regional Administrator, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, pursuant 
to Section 312(f)(3) of Public Law 92-500 as amended by Public Law 95-
217 and Public Law 100-4, that adequate facilities for the safe and 
sanitary removal and treatment of sewage from all vessels are 
reasonably available for the Boothbay Harbor area.
    The proposed No Discharge Area for BOOTHBAY HARBOR:

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         Waterbody/general area                        Latitude                            Longitude
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From the USCG navigational buoy green     43[deg] 47' 8.75'' N..............  69[deg] 39' 38.57'' W
 bell ``1C'' off the light station ``The
 Cuckholds'' north to ``Cape Newagen''.
North to ``Cameron Point'' on the         43[deg] 51' 4.21'' N..............  69[deg] 40' 5.32'' W
 northwest end of ``Townsend Gut''.
North to the southern tip of              43[deg] 51' 19.4'' N..............  69[deg] 40' 4.75'' W
 ``Indiantown Island''.
North to the northern end of              43[deg] 51' 57.73'' N.............  69[deg] 40' 36.1'' W
 ``Indiantown Island''.
East to the head of navigation of         43[deg] 15' 17.33'' N.............  69[deg] 38' 9.31'' W
 unnamed stream.
East to the head of navigation of         43[deg] 51' 8.04'' N..............  69[deg] 37' 24.62'' W
 unnamed stream.
East to the head of navigation of         43[deg] 51' 4.99'' N..............  69[deg] 36' 50.93'' W
 unnamed stream.
East to the northern end of ``Linekin     43[deg] 51' 42.94'' N.............  69[deg] 35' 26.86'' W
 Bay''.
South to the western point of ``Ocean     43[deg] 48' 50.14'' N.............  69[deg] 36' 16.39'' W
 Point''.
Southwest in a straight line to USCG      43[deg] 46' 22.55'' N.............  69[deg] 39' 0.09'' W
 navigational buoy green bell ``1C'' off
 the light station ``The Cuckholds''.
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The proposed NDA includes the municipal waters of Boothbay Harbor.

    There are marinas, yacht clubs and public landings/piers in the 
proposed area with a combination of mooring fields and dock space for 
the recreational and commercial vessels. Maine has certified that there 
are six pumpout facilities within the proposed area available to the 
boating public and all facilities are connected to the sewage system. A 
list of the facilities, phone numbers, locations, and hours of 
operation is provided at the end of this petition.
    Maine has provided documentation indicating that the total vessel 
population is estimated to be 893 in the proposed area. It is estimated 
that 458 of the total vessel population may have a Marine Sanitation 
Device (MSD) of some type.
    The proposed area is identified as a High Value Wildlife Habitat by 
the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. The intertidal zone includes a 
diverse array of habitats that are predominately rocky shore but does 
include isolated areas of salt marsh and mud flats. There are 252 acres 
of identified shellfish habitat. There are five marinas and this area 
is one of the more popular tourist locations in the state. This area is 
a popular destination for boaters due to its natural environmental 
diversity and would benefit from a No Discharge Area.

                              Pumpout Facilities Within Proposed No Discharge Area
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                                                 Boothbay Harbor
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                                                                                                 Mean low water
              Name                      Location          Contact info.            Hours              depth
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Harbormaster....................  Boothbay Harbor....  207-633-3671.......  6am-8pm...........  N/A
                                                       VHF 16.............
Carousel Marina.................  Boothbay Harbor....  207-633-2922.......  8am-5pm, 7days....  10 ft
                                                       VHF 9..............
Brown's Wharf...................  Boothbay Harbor....  207-633-5440.......  8am-5pm, 7 days...  15 ft
                                                       VHF 9..............
Cap'n Fish's Marina.............  Boothbay Harbor....  207-633-3244.......  8am-5pm, 7 days...  15 ft
                                                       VHF 9..............
Tugboat Inn and Marina..........  Boothbay Harbor....  207-633-4434.......  10am-2pm, 7 days..  8 ft
                                                       VHF 9..............
Signal Point Marina.............  Boothbay Harbor....  207-633-6920.......  24/7 Self Service.  8 ft
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    Dated: December 19, 2008.
Robert W. Varney,
Regional Administrator, New England Region.
[FR Doc. E8-31297 Filed 1-2-09; 8:45 am]

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