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2 



1 (1) obtains a peniiit from the Administrator of 



2 the Environmental Protection Agency (hereafter 



3 referred to in this i\_ct as the "Administrator") which 



4 authorizes the loading of such waste ; and 



5 (2) notifies the Coast Guard of such loading as 



6 prescribed in section 3^. 



'^ Sec. 2. (a) The Administrator shall issue to any owner 



^ or master of a vessel a pennit authorizing the loading of 



^ waste on such vessel if the Administrator finds that the dis- 



1*^ charge of such waste in nnj ocean waters will not damage 



^^ the ecolog}^ of the marine environment. In making any such 



-^^ finding, the Administrator shall consider the effect of such 



1^ discharge on human health and welfare (including possible 



1*^^ adverse effects on economic, recreational and esthetic values) 



15 and on the marine ecosystem, taking into account the 



16 proposed location of such discharge and the concentration 

 1'^ and volume of the waste to be discharged. 



18 (b) In no event shall any permit be issued for the 



19 discharge of any waste whatever between the Continental 



20 Shelf and the coast of the United States. 



21 (c) The Administrator shall have the authority to ban 



22 the loading, transporting and dumping of any specific matter 

 ^3 deemed damaging to the marine environment or to human 

 21 health and welfare. 



