[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 104 (Monday, June 1, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 29717-29718]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-14287]
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Navy
Notice of Garbage Discharges for Navy Ships in MARPOL Annex V
Special Areas
AGENCY: Department of the Navy, DOD.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Secretary of Defense must report annually on the amount
and nature of garbage discharges from Navy ships operating in special
areas, when such discharges are not otherwise authorized under the Act
to Prevent Pollution from Ships (APPS), 33 U.S.C. 1901, et seq. This
notice is the fourth annual report.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Louis Maiuri, Office of the Chief
of Naval Operations Environmental Protection, Safety and Occupational
Health Division, Crystal Plaza #5, Room 654, 2211 South Clark Place,
Arlington, Virginia, 22244-5108, telephone 703-602-2602.
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
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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 is food waste. At present, three special areas are in effect:
the North Sea, the Baltic Sea, and the Antarctic Region.
The Act to Prevent Pollution from Ships 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 by December 31st of the year 2000. Submarines must comply
with the special area requirements by December 31st of the year 2008.
APPS 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 fourth of the required annual
reports. This report covers the period between 1 August 1996 and 31
July 1997. The end date of July 31st is necessary to allow time for
data collection and report preparation. During the period 1 August 1996
through 31 July 1997 there were no garbage discharges from Navy ships
into MARPOL Annex V special areas that were not authorized under MARPOL
Annex V.
Dated: May 18, 1998.
Lou Rae Langevin,
LT, JAGC, USN, Alternate Federal Register, Liaison Officer.
[FR Doc. 98-14287 Filed 5-29-98; 8:45 am]
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