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Documents of Interest

1. Proposed Rulemaking: Amendments to Article 4.5 Marine Invasive Species Control Fund Fee

• Notice of Proposed Regulatory Action (NOPR) PDF Word
• Initial Statement of Reasons (ISOR) PDF Word
• Final Statement of Reasons (FSOR) PDF Word
• Proposed Amendments to Article 4.5 PDF Word

2. Hull Husbandry Reporting Form

• Letter to Agents PDF Word
• Assembly Bill 740 (Attachment A) PDF Word
• Reporting Form and Instructions (Attachment B) PDF Word

3. Ballast Water Treatment Technology Assessment Final Report

• Full Report PDF
• Report (Without Appendix) Word
• Appendix Word

4. Summaries of New Washington State Emergency Regulations

• WAC 220-77-0900C "Ballast Water Management and Control - Reporting and Sampling Requirements" PDF Word
• WAC 220-77-09500A "Interim Ballast Water Discharge Standard Approval Process" PDF Word

5. New Regulations: Ballast Water Discharge Performance Standards

• Letter to Shipping Agents/Interested Parties PDF Word
• Text of Title 2, Division 3, Chapter 1, Article 4.7, Performance Standards for the Discharge of Ballast Water for Vessels Operating in California Waters PDF Word

6. Final Report on Commercial Vessel Fouling in California PDF Word

7. California Clean Coast Act (SB 771) PDF Word

• Letter sent to Shipping Agents PDF Word
• Summary of California Clean Coast Act PDF Word

8. Report on Performance Standards for Ballast Water Discharges in California Waters

• California State Lands Commission Report PDF Word
• Appendix A: Majority Report and Recommendations of the California Advisory Panel on Ballast Water Performance Standards PDF Word
• Apendix B: Ballast Water Discharge Standards, Report and Recommendation of the California Advisory Panel on Ballast Water Performance Standards, Minority Report PDF Word
• Appendix C: Minority Position Letter submitted by The Ocean Conservancy PDF Word

9. Regulations

10. Sample Ballast Water Management Plan

PDF

11. Sample Ballast Log

PDF

• Instructions for Sample Ballast Log PDF Word

12. Ballast Water Reporting Form

PDF Word

13. West Coast Regional Applied Ballast Management Research and Demonstration Project.

Questions or to request a copy of the final reports, contact Nicole Dobroski
dobrosn@slc.ca.gov or (916) 574-0742 PDF Word

14. Ballast Water Performance Standards Advisory Group

• First Meeting Notes, March 7, 2005 PDF Word
• Second Meeting Notes, April 27, 2005 PDF Word
• Third Meeting Notes, June 22, 2005 PDF Word
• Fourth Meeting Notes, July 13, 2005 PDF Word
• Fifth Meeting Notes, August 8, 2005 PDF Word

15. California Ballast Water Legislation: January 1, 2004

PDF Word

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