Federal Register - "Ocean Dumping: Modification of an Ocean Dredged Material Disposal Site Offshore of Mobile, Alabama"

Title: Ocean Dumping: Modification of an Ocean Dredged Material Disposal Site Offshore of Mobile, Alabama Source: Federal Register Data/Action: Environmental Protection Agency (Final Rule) Date: 8/4/2020 Text Preview: ...ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY 40 CFR Part 228 [EPA-R04-OW-2016-0354; FRL-10012-27-Region 4] Ocean Dumping: Modification of an Ocean Dredged Material Disposal Site Offshore of Mobile, Alabama AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Final rule. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is issuing a rule that modifies the existing EPA-designated... ...EPA has established a docket for this action under Docket ID No. EPA-R04-OW-2016-0354. All documents in the docket are listed on the http://www.regulations.gov website. Publicly available docket materials are available electronically through http://www.regulations.gov . FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Wade Lehmann, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency... ...EPA Region 4 have identified a need to either designate a new ODMDS or modify the existing Mobile ODMDS. The need for modifying the ocean disposal capacity is based on future capacity requirements, historical dredging volumes, estimates of dredging volumes for future proposed projects, and limited capacity of upland confined disposal facilities (CDFs) in the area. The EPA...