Environmental Protection Agency
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Region 4 has determined that adequate facilities for the safe and sanitary removal and treatment of sewage from all vessels are reasonably available for the Indian River-Vero Beach to Fort Pierce Aquatic Preserve ("the Preserve") in Florida to support the designation of a vessel sewage no-discharge zone for such waters. Pursuant to the Clean Water Act section 312, this notice constitutes EPA's final affirmative determination on the application submitted by Florida on July 3, 2024. Following this final affirmative determination, Florida may designate all waters within the Preserve as a vessel sewage no-discharge zone in accordance with State law.
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 [FRL-12144-02-R4] AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice of determination. SUMMARY: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Region 4 has determined that adequate facilities for the safe and sanitary removal and treatment of sewage from all vessels are reasonably available for the Indian River-Vero Beach to Fort Pierce Aquatic Preserve (“the Preserve”) in Florida to support the designation of a vessel sewage no-discharge zone for such waters. Pursuant to the Clean Water Act section 312, this notice constitutes EPA's final affirmative determination on the application submitted by Florida on July 3, 2024. Following this final affirmative determination, Florida may designate all waters within the Preserve as a vessel sewage no-discharge zone in accordance with State law. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jennifer Dimaio, Ocean, Wetlands, and Streams Protection Branch, Water Division, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 4, 61 Forsyth Street SW, Atlanta, Georgia 30303-8960; telephone number: (404) 562-9268; email address: dimaio.jennifer@epa.gov . SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. Background On July 3, 2024, Florida submitted an application to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Region 4, for a determination that adequate facilities for the safe and sanitary removal and treatment of sewage from all vessels are reasonably available for waters of the Preserve so that Florida may completely proh…
Citation: 89 FR 79912
