Jeanne M. Grasso and Holli B. Packer ●
On August 21, 2024, the U.S. Coast Guard (“USCG”) outlined its intent to prepare the “Viability Testing Method Consideration for Acceptance Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (“PEIS”)” in the Federal Register (89 Fed. Reg. 67646), which will be used to evaluate, and potentially adopt, organism viability testing methods to demonstrate that ballast water discharges meet required performance standards. Comments were due on or before October 7, 2024.
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