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 104 STAT. 4616 PUBLIC LAW 101-640—NOV. 28, 1990 Regulations. Federal Register, publication. practice of burning of wood on ocean waters. Each of such reports shall describe specific methods and strategies and the results of the demonstration of those methods, specify a date by which an acceptable alternative method or methods is likely to be implementable, and include an estimate of the volume of wood collected in carrying out the project to be disposed of in calendar year 1991, 1992, or 1993, as the case may be. A final report shall be issued no later than December 31, 1993. (D) DISPOSAL OF WOOD. —Effective January 1, 1991, and until December 31, 1993, at least half of the volume of wood estimated by the Secretary under subparagraph (C) to be collected in carrying out the project each year shall be disposed so as to demonstrate alternative methods of disposal. If bids received for sdternative methods are substantially greater in cost than the cost of disposal by burning on ocean waters, the Secretary shall dispose of no more than half of the estimated volume at the lesser cost; except that, if a bid received for an alternative method is not substantially greater than the cost of disposal by burning on ocean waters, the Secretary shall select the alternative method. (E) EPA PERMIT FOR DISPOSAL ON OCEAN WATERS.—The Administrator shall continue to issue permits for the disposal of wood collected in carrying out the project by burning on ocean waters until December 31, 1993, and shall designate an interim site for such disposal. If an acceptable alternative method for disposal of wood is determined to be implementable under subparagraph (F), the Administrator shall prohibit the burning of such wood at a date earlier than December 31, 1993. (F) IMPLEMENTABLE ACCEPTABLE ALTERNATIVE. — The Administrator shall, by regulation, end the permitting of the disposal of wood collected in carrying out the project by burning on ocean waters at such time as one or more alternative methods of disposal are determined to be acceptable alternative methods and implementable by the Regional Administrator for Region II of the Environmental Protection Agency, the District Engineer for the New York District, the State of New Jersey, and the State of New York. Such determination shall be published in the Federal Register 5 working days after the date of such determination. (G) DEFINITIONS.— For purposes of this paragraph, the following definitions apply: (i) ACCEPTABLE ALTERNATIVE METHOD. —The term "acceptable alternative method" means a method of disposal of wood other than burning on ocean waters that is both environmentally appropriate and economically feasible. (ii) ADMINISTRATOR. — The term "Administrator" means the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, (w) HARSHA LAKE, OHIO.— (1) PROJECT MODIFICATION. — The project for flood control, water supply, and recreation, Harsha Lake, Ohio, authorized by section 4 of the Flood Control Act of June 28, 1938 (52 Stat. 1217), is modified to provide that, if the State of Ohio does not

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