[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 40, Volume 22]
[Revised as of July 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 40CFR221.1]

[Page 190-191]
 
                   TITLE 40--PROTECTION OF ENVIRONMENT
 
         CHAPTER I--ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED)
 
PART 221--APPLICATIONS FOR OCEAN DUMPING PERMITS UNDER SECTION 102 OF THE 
ACT--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 221.1  Applications for permits.

    Applications for general, special, emergency, interim and research 
permits under section 102 of the Act may be filed with the Administrator 
or the appropriate Regional Administrator, as the case may be, 
authorized by Sec. 220.4 to act on the application. Applications shall 
be made in writing and shall contain, in addition to any other material 
which may be required, the following:
    (a) Name and address of applicant;

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    (b) Name of the person or firm transporting the material for 
dumping, the name of the person(s) or firm(s) producing or processing 
all materials to be transported for dumping, and the name or other 
identification, and usual location, of the conveyance to be used in the 
transportation and dumping of the material to be dumped, including 
information on the transporting vessel's communications and navigation 
equipment;
    (c) Adequate physical and chemical description of material to be 
dumped, including results of tests necessary to apply the Criteria, and 
the number, size, and physical configuration of any containers to be 
dumped;
    (d) Quantity of material to be dumped;
    (e) Proposed dates and times of disposal;
    (f) Proposed dump site, and in the event such proposed dump site is 
not a dump site designated in this subchapter H, detailed physical, 
chemical and biological information relating to the proposed dump site 
and sufficient to support its designation as a site according to the 
procedures of part 228 of this subchapter H;
    (g) Proposed method of releasing the material at the dump site and 
means by which the disposal rate can be controlled and modified as 
required;
    (h) Identification of the specific process or activity giving rise 
to the production of the material;
    (i) Description of the manner in which the type of material proposed 
to be dumped has been previously disposed of by or on behalf of the 
person(s) or firm(s) producing such material;
    (j) A statement of the need for the proposed dumping and an 
evaluation of short and long term alternative means of disposal, 
treatment or recycle of the material. Means of disposal shall include 
without limitation, landfill, well injection, incineration, spread of 
material over open ground; biological, chemical or physical treatment; 
recovery and recycle of material within the plant or at other plants 
which may use the material, and storage. The statement shall also 
include an analysis of the availability and environmental impact of such 
alternatives; and
    (k) An assessment of the anticipated environmental impact of the 
proposed dumping, including without limitation, the relative duration of 
the effect of the proposed dumping on the marine environment, 
navigation, living and non-living marine resource exploitation, 
scientific study, recreation and other uses of the ocean.