Department of Homeland Security, Coast Guard; Standards for Living Organisms in Ships' Ballast Water Discharged in U.S. Waters

Abstract

GAO reviewed the Department of Homeland Security, Coast Guard's new rule on standards for living organisms in ships' ballast water discharged in U.S. waters. GAO found that (1) 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; and (2) the Coast Guard complied with applicable requirements in promulgating the rule.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 04, 2012
Accession Number
AD1154093

Entities

People

  • Robert J Cramer

Organizations

  • United States Government Accountability Office

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aquatic Weeds
  • Ballast Tanks
  • Coast Guard
  • Cost Benefit Analysis
  • Costs
  • Department Of Homeland Security
  • Executives
  • Governments
  • Homeland Security
  • House Of Representatives
  • Infrastructure
  • Regulations
  • Security
  • Standards
  • Unfunded Mandates
  • United States
  • United States Government

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Environmental Engineering
  • Government and Public Administration Law.
  • Maritime Security/Maritime Homeland Security