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Federal Register/Vol. 77, No. 126/Friday, June 29, 2012/Notices Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 126 / Friday, June 29, 2012 / Notices 38797 restricted service list for the Holt of Vineyard and Nantucket Sounds and available for the waters of Southern Hydroelectric Project. the Islands collectively termed Southern Cape Cod. Eight comments were On June 21, 2012, the Choctaw Nation Cape Cod. received on this petition and all of Oklahoma requested a revision to the endorsed this designation. The response ADDRESSES: Docket: All documents in restricted service list. The revision is: the docket are listed in the to comments can be obtained using the ‘‘Terry Cole, THPO’’ is replaced with www.regulations.gov index. Although above contact information. ‘‘Dr. Ian Thompson, THPO, or listed in the index, some information is The petition was filed pursuant to Representative’’. not publicly available, e.g., CBI or other Section 312(f)(3) of Public Law 92–500, Dated: June 25, 2012. information whose disclosure is as amended by Public Laws 95–217 and Kimberly D. Bose, restricted by statute. Certain other 100–4, for the purpose of declaring Secretary. material, such as copyrighted material, these waters a No Discharge Area [FR Doc. 2012–15971 Filed 6–28–12; 8:45 am] will be publicly available only in hard (NDA). BILLING CODE 6717–01–P copy. Publicly available docket Section 312(f)(3) states: After the materials are available electronically in effective date of the initial standards www.regulations.gov. and regulations promulgated under this ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ann section, if any State determines that the AGENCY Rodney, U.S. Environmental Protection protection and enhancement of the Agency—New England Region, Office of quality of some or all of the waters [EPA–R01–OW–2012–0201, FRL–9695–8] Ecosystem Protection, Oceans and within such State require greater Massachusetts Marine Sanitation Coastal Protection Unit, Five Post Office environmental protection, such State Device Standard—Notice of Square, Suite 100, OEP06–1, Boston, may completely prohibit the discharge Determination MA 02109–3912. Telephone: (617) 918– from all vessels of any sewage, whether 1538. Fax number: (617) 918–0538. treated or not, into such waters, except AGENCY: Environmental Protection Email address: [email protected]. that no such prohibition shall apply Agency (EPA). until the Administrator determines that SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On April ACTION: Notice of Determination. 26, 2012, EPA published a notice that adequate facilities for the safe and sanitary removal and treatment of SUMMARY: The Regional Administrator the Commonwealth of Massachusetts of the Environmental Protection had petitioned the Regional sewage from all vessels are reasonably Agency—New England Region, has Administrator, Environmental available for such water to which such determined that adequate facilities for Protection Agency, to determine that prohibition would apply. the safe and sanitary removal and adequate facilities for the safe and This Notice of Determination is for treatment of sewage from all vessels are sanitary removal and treatment of the waters of Southern Cape Cod. The reasonably available for the state waters sewage from all vessels are reasonably NDA boundaries are as follows: Waterbody/general area Latitude Longitude West of the Elizabeth Islands ............................................................................................................................ 41°24′35.11″ N 70°56′54.62″ W West of the Elizabeth Islands ............................................................................................................................ 41°22′30.32″ N 70°59′51.57″ W West of the Elizabeth Islands ............................................................................................................................ 41°24′17.81″ N 71°02′06.69″ W The upper-eastern area of the NDA is bound by the Outer Cape NDA: Waterbody/general area Latitude Longitude South of Monomoy Island .................................................................................................................................. 41°32′29.79″ N 70°00′36.28″ W South of Monomoy Island .................................................................................................................................. 41°29′14.59″ N 70°00′10.93″ W The small triangle of Commonwealth coordinates along the Federal/State waters at the mouth of Buzzards Bay boundary line: will be bound by the following Waterbody/general area Latitude Longitude Mouth of Buzzards Bay ..................................................................................................................................... 41°24′50.40″ N 71°02′48.61″ W Mouth of Buzzards Bay ..................................................................................................................................... 41°25′25.66″ N 71°03′31.78″ W Mouth of Buzzards Bay ..................................................................................................................................... 41°25′18.57″ N 71°04′18.47″ W The two temporarily undesignated Area 1: areas will be bound by the following coordinates: Waterbody/general area Latitude Longitude Vineyard Sound ................................................................................................................................................. 41°30′33.61″ N 70°40′06.67″ W VerDate Mar<15>2010 16:52 Jun 28, 2012 Jkt 226001 PO 00000 Frm 00033 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\29JNN1.SGM 29JNN1 mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES 38798 Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 126 / Friday, June 29, 2012 / Notices Waterbody/general area Latitude Longitude Vineyard Sound ................................................................................................................................................. 41°30′49.20″ N 70°39′19.65″ W Vineyard Sound ................................................................................................................................................. 41°30′59.29″ N 70°39′02.76″ W Vineyard Sound ................................................................................................................................................. 41°30′03.08″ N 70°33′54.78″ W Vineyard Sound ................................................................................................................................................. 41°28′22.57″ N 70°33′27.72″ W Vineyard Sound ................................................................................................................................................. 41°28′44.74″ N 70°35′18.74″ W Vineyard Sound ................................................................................................................................................. 41°29′08.60″ N 70°35′32.38″ W Area 2: Waterbody/general area Latitude Longitude Nantucket Sound ............................................................................................................................................... 41°34′27.90″ N 70°16′48.99″ W Nantucket Sound ............................................................................................................................................... 41°34′27.90″ N 70°15′00.99″ W Nantucket Sound ............................................................................................................................................... 41°33′20.36″ N 70°14′39.33″ W Nantucket Sound ............................................................................................................................................... 41°31′41.73″ N 70°12′27.06″ W Nantucket Sound ............................................................................................................................................... 41°31′07.88″ N 70°15′32.25″ W The boundaries were chosen to certifies that there are 29 pumpout sanitary removal and treatment of maximize the area designated, give facilities available to the boating public. sewage from all vessels are reasonably larger vessels a temporary window in The location, contact information, hours available for the area covered under this which to comply with this proposed of operation, and water depth are determination. regulation, and generally represent all provided at the end of this notice. This determination is made pursuant navigational waters. The Southern Cape Based on the examination of the to Section 312(f)(3) of Public Law 92– Cod NDA will encompass the state petition and its supporting waters of Vineyard and Nantucket documentation, and information from 500, as amended by Public laws 95–217 Sounds and the Islands. site visits conducted by EPA New and 100–4. The information submitted to EPA by England staff, EPA has determined that the Commonwealth of Massachusetts adequate facilities for the safe and PUMPOUT FACILITIES WITHIN PROPOSED NO DISCHARGE AREA Contact Depth Name Location information Hours of operation (ft) Menemsha Harbor ..................................... Chilmark ............................................................ 508–645–2846, 8 a.m.–4 p.m. 4 VHF 9,16 Vineyard Haven Harbor/Tashmoo Pond ... Tisbury .............................................................. 508–696–4249, 9 a.m.–4 p.m. NA VHF 9 Tisbury Wharf Co. ..................................... 144 Beach Road, P.O. Box 1317, Tisbury ....... 508–693–9300, 9 a.m.–4 p.m. 4 VFH 9 Oak Bluffs Harbor ...................................... Oak Bluffs ......................................................... 508–693–4355, 9 a.m.–4 p.m. NA VHF 71 Oak Bluffs Harbor
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