(a) This part identifies those discharges, other than sewage, incidental to the normal operation of Armed Forces vessels that require control within the navigable waters of the United States and the waters of the contiguous zone, and those discharges that do not require control. Discharges requiring control are identified in Sec. 1700.4. Discharges not requiring control are identified in Sec. 1700.5. Federal standards of performance for each required Marine Pollution Control Device are listed in Sec. 1700.14. This part is not applicable beyond the contiguous zone.
(b) This part prohibits States and their political subdivisions from adopting or enforcing State or local statutes or regulations controlling the discharges from Armed Forces vessels listed in Sec. Sec. 1700.4 and 1700.5 according to the timing provisions in Sec. 1700.6, except to establish a no-discharge zone by State prohibition in accordance with Sec. 1700.9, or to apply for a no-discharge zone by EPA prohibition in accordance with Sec. 1700.10. This part also provides a mechanism for States to petition the Administrator and the Secretary to review a determination of whether a discharge requires control, or to review a Federal standard of performance for a Marine Pollution Control Device, in accordance with Sec. Sec. 1700.11 through 1700.13.