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National Activities

This section provides updated information on all activities in the United States which represent the National perspective.

Federal Register - NPRM, Ballast Water Management Reporting Requirements - January 2003 - The Coast Guard is proposing to establish penalty provisions for non-submission of Ballast Water Management Reports.  The penalty would br $25,000.
Report to Congress - June 2002 - The  report to Congress on the Voluntary National Guidelines for Ballast Water Management was signed by Secretary Mineta on June 3, 2002.  Highlights of the report include an assessment of the effectiveness of the national voluntary ballast water management guidelines, and implementation of future actions to be taken by the Coast Guard.
Ballast Water Research Priorities - March 2002 - Ballast Water Shipping Committee developed research priorities in response to a request from the ANS Task Force.
Federal Register - Announcement by the U.S. Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation and the St. Lawrence Seaway Management Corporation of Canada that they have jointly issued a requirement that, commencing on March 26, 2002, when the Seaway opens for the 2002 season, all vessels entering or operating on the Seaway must comply with ballast water management practices. February, 2002

 

Federal Register – Announcement of Public Meetings for Comments on the Future of the National Ballast Water Management Program, July 2001  

 

 

 

Ballast Water Shipping Committee – Minutes of Meeting, June 11, 2001

 

 

 

Chamber of Shipping of America - Concept Paper for USCG Notice and Request for Public Comment, Potential Approaches To Setting Ballast Water Treatment Standards, May 2001

 

 

 

Federal Register, Request for Comments, Approval for Experimental Shipboard Installations of Ballast Water Treatment Systems, May 22, 2001

 

 

 

Federal Register, Request for Comments, Potential Approaches to Setting Ballast Water Treatment Standards, May 1, 2001

 

 

 

Chamber of Shipping of America – Recommendations for NISA Reauthorization, February 2001

 

 

 

Ballast Water and Shipping Committee – Summary and Recommendations on Ballast Water Discharge Standards, November 2000

 

 

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