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EPA Releases Draft National Guidance on BMPs for Preparing Vessels Intended to Create Artificial Reefs

On August 2, 2004, the Environmental Protection Agency announced the availability of a guidance document containing information on national best management practices for preparation of vessels to be sunk with the intention of creating artificial reefs. The guidance satisfies the mandate of Section 3516 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2004. The guidance was also developed in response to the Maritime Administration’s (MARAD) request for the EPA to assist in identifying potential management options for their decommissioned vessel fleet. The document is available for download at: http://www.epa.gov/owow/oceans/habitat/artificialreefs/guidance.html.

Federal Register, Volume 69, Number 147, Monday, August 2, 2004, pp. 46141-46144 (18.8 KB text file or 65.7 KB Adobe™ Acrobat™ file).

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