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§ 151.2055

33 CFR Ch. I (7–1–12 Edition)

(h) Train the master, operator, person in charge, and crew on the application of ballast water and sediment
management and treatment procedures.
(i) When discharging ballast water to
a reception facility in the United
States, discharge only to reception facilities that have an NPDES permit to
discharge ballast water.

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§ 151.2055 Deviation from planned voyage.
As long as ballast water exchange
(BWE) is an allowable ballast water
management option under §§ 151.2025
and 151.2035 of this subpart, the Coast
Guard will not require a vessel to deviate from its voyage or delay the voyage
in order to conduct BWE. A vessel may
be required to deviate from its voyage
or delay the voyage if BWE is directed
by a Captain of the Port pursuant to
§ 151.2040(b) of this subpart.
§ 151.2060 Reporting requirements.
(a) Ballast water reporting requirements exist for each vessel subject to
this subpart bound for ports or places
of the United States regardless of
whether a vessel operated outside of
the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ),
unless exempted in § 151.2015 of this
subpart.
(b) The master, owner, operator,
agent, or person in charge of a vessel
subject to this subpart and this section
must provide the information required
by § 151.2070 of this subpart in electronic or written form to the Commandant, U.S. Coast Guard or the appropriate Captain of the Port (COTP).
The Ballast Water Reporting Form (Office of Management and Budget form
Control No. 1625–0069) and the instructions for completing it are available on
the National Ballast Information
Clearinghouse’s Web site at http://invasions.si.edu/nbic/submit.html.
Information must be submitted as follows:
(1) For any vessel bound for the Great
Lakes from outside the EEZ:
(i) Fax the required information at
least 24 hours before the vessel arrives
in Montreal, Quebec to the U.S. Coast
Guard (USCG) COTP, Buffalo, Massena
Detachment (315–769–5032).
(ii) Non-U.S. and non-Canadian flag
vessels may complete the ballast water

information section of the form required by the St. Lawrence Seaway,
‘‘Pre-entry Information from Foreign
Flagged Vessels Form,’’ and submit it
in accordance with the applicable Seaway notice as an alternative to this requirement.
(2) For any vessel bound for the Hudson
River north of the George Washington
Bridge entering from outside the EEZ:
Fax the required information to the
USCG COTP, New York (718–354–4249) at
least 24 hours before the vessel enters
New York, NY.
(3) For any vessel that is equipped with
ballast water tanks and bound for ports or
places in the United States and not addressed in paragraphs (b)(1) and (b)(2) of
this section: If a vessel’s voyage is less
than 24 hours, report the required information before departing the port or
place of departure. If a voyage exceeds
24 hours, report the required information at least 24 hours before arrival at
the port or place of destination. The information must be sent to the National
Ballast
Information
Clearinghouse
using only one of the following means:
(i) Via the Internet at http://invasions.si.edu/nbic/submit.html.
(ii) Email to NBIC@BallastReport.org.
(iii) Fax to 301–261–4319.
(iv) Mail to U.S. Coast Guard, c/o
Smithsonian Environmental Research
Center, P.O. Box 28, Edgewater, MD
21037–0028.
(c) If the information submitted in
accordance with this section changes,
the master, owner, operator, agent, or
person in charge of the vessel must
submit an amended report before the
vessel departs the waters of the United
States.
§ 151.2065 Equivalent reporting methods for vessels other than those entering the Great Lakes or Hudson
River after operating outside the
U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone or
Canadian equivalent.
For vessels required to report under
§ 151.2060(b)(3) of this subpart, the
Chief, Environmental Standards Division (CG–5224), acting for the Assistant
Commandant for Marine Safety, Security, and Stewardship (CG–5), may,
upon receipt of a written request, consider and approve alternative methods
of reporting if—

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