[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 243 (Tuesday, December 17, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 66264]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-31925]
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Notice on Garbage Discharges for Navy Ships in MARPOL Annex V
Special Areas
SUMMARY: Under Section 1003 of the National Defense Authorization Act
for Fiscal Year 1994, Public Law 103-160, the Secretary of Defense must
report annually in years 1994 through 2000 on the amount and nature of
garbage discharges from Navy ships operating in special areas, when
such discharges are not otherwise authorized under Annex V of the
International Convention on the Prevention of Pollution from Ships
(MARPOL). This notice is the third annual report.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The International Convention on the
Prevention of Pollution from ships (MARPOL) as amended by the MARPOL
Protocol of 1978, protects the ocean environment by prohibiting some
discharges altogether, restricting other discharges to particular
distances from land, and establishing ``special areas'' within which
additional discharge limitations apply. Special areas are particular
bodies of water which, because of their oceanographic characteristics
and ecological significance, require protective measures more strict
than other areas of the ocean. Within special areas that are in effect
internationally, except under emergency circumstances the only
authorized garbage discharge from vessels in food waste. At present,
three special areas are in effect: the North Sea, the Baltic Sea, and
the Antarctic Region.
Section 1003 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal
Year 1994, Public Law 103-160, 107 Stat. 1745, established deadlines
for compliance by U.S. Navy ships with the Annex V special area
requirements. Surface ships must comply with the special area
requirements. Surface ships must comply with the special area
requirements by 31 December 2000. Submarines must comply with the
special area requirements by 31 December 2008. The Act further requires
the Secretary of Defense to report in the Federal Register the amount
and nature of Navy ship discharges in special areas, not otherwise
authorized under MARPOL Annex V. This Federal Register notice is the
third of the required annual reports. This report covers the period
between 1 August 1995 and 31 July 1996. The end date of July 31st is
necessary to allow time for data collection and report preparation.
During the period 1 August 1995 through 31 July 1996 there were no
garbage discharges from Navy Ships into MARPOL Annex V special areas
that were not authorized under MARPOL Annex V.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Louis Maiuri, Office of the Chief
of Naval Operations Environmental Protection, Safety and Occupational
Health Division, Crystal Plaza #4, Room 654, 2211 South Clark Place,
Arlington, Virginia 22244-5108; telephone 703-602-2602.
Dated: December 9, 1996.
D. E. Koenig, Jr.,
LCDR, JAGC, USN, Federal Register Liaison Officer.
[FR Doc. 96-31925 Filed 12-16-96; 8:45 am]
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