Environmental Protection Agency
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is taking final action to correct technical inaccuracies in its ocean dumping regulations that have been identified since the original publication. The EPA does not intend to alter the interpretation of existing rules or subsequent revisions, but merely to make ministerial corrections and updates to the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR).
Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Environmental Protection Agency 40 CFR Parts 222, 223, 224, 228 and 229 [FRL-9995-28-OW] RIN 2040-AF91 AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Final rule. SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is taking final action to correct technical inaccuracies in its ocean dumping regulations that have been identified since the original publication. The EPA does not intend to alter the interpretation of existing rules or subsequent revisions, but merely to make ministerial corrections and updates to the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR). DATES: This rule is effective on August 1, 2019. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Brittany Bennett, Oceans, Wetlands, and Communities Division, Freshwater and Marine Regulatory Branch (4504T), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: 202-564-1896; fax number: 202-566-1546; email address: bennett.brittany@epa.gov . SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. Why is the EPA taking this action? The EPA is publishing this rule to correct inaccurate text in the CFR that has been identified since the original publication. This action will prevent confusion regarding dumping at designated ocean dumping sites and ensure that the regulations contain the correct information. Specifically, the EPA intends to eliminate confusion regarding the applicable coordinate datum for ocean dumping sites, to correct formatting of coordinates for ocean dumping sites, to clarify the name of one ocean dum…
Citation: 84 FR 31512
