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GAO-12-597R 1 (2012-04-04)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadosi0001 and id is 1 raw text is: GAO Accountability * Integrity * Reliability United States Government Accountability Office Washington, DC 20548 B-323298 April 4, 2012 The Honorable John D. Rockefeller Chairman The Honorable Kay Bailey Hutchison Ranking Member Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation United States Senate The Honorable John L. Mica Chairman The Honorable Nick J. Rahall II Ranking Member Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure House of Representatives Subject: Department of Homeland Security, Coast Guard; Standards for Living Organisms in Ships' Ballast Water Discharged in U. S. Waters Pursuant to section 801 (a)(2)(A) of title 5, United States Code, this is our report on a major rule promulgated by the Department of Homeland Security, Coast Guard, entitled Standards for Living Organisms in Ships' Ballast Water Discharged in U.S. Waters (RIN: 1625-AA32). We received the rule on March 14, 2012. It was published in the Federal Register as a final rule on March 23, 2012, with a stated effective date of June 21, 2012. 77 Fed. Reg. 17,254. The final rule establishes a standard for the allowable concentration of living organisms in ships' ballast water discharged in waters of the United States. The rule also amends the Coast Guard's regulations for engineering equipment by establishing an approval process for ballast water management systems. The Coast Guard is promulgating this final rule to aid in controlling the introduction and spread of nonindigenous species from ships' ballast water in waters of the United States. Enclosed is our assessment of the Coast Guard's compliance with the procedural steps required by section 801 (a)(1)(B)(i) through (iv) of title 5 with respect to the rule. Our review of the procedural steps taken indicates that the Coast Guard complied with the applicable requirements. GAO-12-597R

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