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US Coast Guard Implementation of MARPOL Annex
IIbbbbb
  • By Tom Felleisen

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Disclaimer
  • The views expressed are those of the author and
    do not necessarily represent the official view of
    the US Coast Guard

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Changes to MARPOL Annex II
  • Simplification

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Changes to MARPOL Annex II
  • Simplification
  • Align with the Globally Harmonized System for
    Classification and Labeling of ChemicalsAn
    activity which resulted from UN Rio Conference
    (1992) Agenda 21

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Changes to MARPOL Annex II
  • Simplification
  • Align with the Globally Harmonized System for
    Classification and Labeling of Chemicals
  • Lipophilic substances (Vegetable oils and Animal
    Fats)

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Vegetable oils and Animal Fats
  • Existing Annex II Not en routeNo underwater
    discharge

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Vegetable oils and Animal Fats
  • Existing Annex II Not en routeNo underwater
    discharge
  • Implemented differently by US

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Changes to MARPOL Annex II
  • Simplification
  • Align with the Globally Harmonized System for
    Classification and Labeling of Chemicals
  • Parallel Processes Unclear outcome

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Changes to MARPOL Annex II
  • Change from 4 pollution categories unregulated
    to 3 pollution categories unregulated
  • Ship typing changes for chemical cargoesBased
    on hazards of residue dischargesBased on hazards
    of tank breach

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Ship Typing
  • Based on entirely new pollution criteria
    developed from the Globally Harmonized System

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Rulemaking
  • Requirements of the Administrative Procedures Act

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Rulemaking
  • Requirements of the Administrative Procedures
    Act (APA)
  • APA precludes private disclosure concerning
    rulemaking (Ex Parte Communication)

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Rulemaking
  • Requirements of the Administrative Procedures
    Act (APA)
  • APA precludes private disclosure concerning
    rulemaking (Ex Parte Communication)
  • Start of rulemaking in Spring 06

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Rulemaking
  • Requirements of the Administrative Procedures
    Act (APA)
  • APA precludes private disclosure concerning
    rulemaking (Ex Parte Communication)
  • Start of rulemaking in Spring 06
  • After BLG 10 finalizes the list of chemicals

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Rulemaking Process
  • Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking
    (ANPRM)Requests comments from public
    Indicates the Agencys intentions

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Rulemaking Process
  • Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM)
  • Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM)Gives
    proposed regulatory language for rulemaking
    Requests comments on rulemaking

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Rulemaking Process
  • Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM)
  • Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM)
  • Final RuleWhat we USCG and Public - need to
    live with

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Rulemaking Process
  • Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM)
  • Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM)
  • Office of Management and Budget (White House)
    review
  • Final Rule

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Rulemaking Process
  • Total rulemaking time many monthsto well
    over a couple of years

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MAPOL Annex II
  • Effective Date 01/01/2007

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Interim Measure
  • Navigation and Vessel Inspection Circular
  • (NVIC)

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Navigation and Vessel Inspection Circular
  • Elective alternative to current MARPOL Annex II

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Navigation and Vessel Inspection Circular
  • Elective alternative to current MARPOL Annex II
  • Permits compliance with 01/01/2007 requirements
  • Allows trading to ports that will vigorously
    enforce the new requirements

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Navigation and Vessel Inspection Circular
  • Elective alternative to current MARPOL Annex II
  • Permits compliance with 01/01/2007 requirements
  • Introduces Third-Party SurveyorsReduces burden
    on USCG assets

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Some Current Problems
  • LatexLargest employer in Liberia,which
    supported MARPOL Annex IIrevision

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Some Current Problems
  • LatexLargest employer in Liberia,which
    supported MARPOL Annex IIrevisionTwo Latex
    tankers thrown out of trade
  • Will not likely be tested for Health and Safety
    in time to be in the International Bulk Chemical
    Code

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Some Current Problems
  • Latex
  • Some vegetable oils

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Some Current Problems
  • Latex
  • Some vegetable oilsNo testing
    yet Perilla Rice Bran Safflower etc.

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Some Current Problems
  • Latex
  • Some vegetable oils
  • Available tonnage of type 2 tanks on type 2
    shipsInterruption of trades in the absence of
    shipsAppreciably higher freight ratesfor all
    chemicals
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