Federal Register - "Final National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) General Permit for Discharges Incidental to the Normal Operation of a Vessel"

Title: Final National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) General Permit for Discharges Incidental to the Normal Operation of a Vessel Source: Federal Register Data/Action: ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (Notice) Date: 4/12/2013 Text Preview: PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA-HQ-OW-2011-0141; FRL-9733-7] Final National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) General Permit for Discharges Incidental to the Normal Operation of a Vessel AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice of final permit issuance [Federal Register Volume 78, Number 71 (Friday, April 12, 2013)] [Notices] [Pages 21938-21945] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] [FR Doc No: 2013-08662] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ENVIRONMENTAL. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: EPA Regions 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, and 10 are finalizing the NPDES Vessel General Permit (VGP) to authorize discharges incidental to the normal operation of non-military and non-recreational vessels greater than or equal to 79 feet in length. This VGP, which has an effective date of December