[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 183 (Thursday, September 20, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 48426]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-23522]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration


Coastal Zone Management Program: Public Hearing

AGENCY: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of 
Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of public hearing.

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SUMMARY: Pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), 42 
U.S.C. 4321 et seq., the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration (NOAA) has prepared a draft environmental impact 
statement (DEIS) to assess the environmental impacts associated with 
the approval of the Indian Lake Michigan Coastal Program (LMCP). The 
LMCP is the result of substantial efforts on the part of Federal, 
State, and local agencies, and of the participation and contribution of 
local citizens. Federal approval of the LMCP would make the State 
eligible for program administration grant funds and require that 
Federal actions be consistent with the Program.
    The requirements of 40 CFR parts 1500-1508 [Council on 
environmental Quality (CEQ) regulations to implement the National 
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)] apply to the preparation of the DEIS. 
Specifically, 40 CFR section 1506.6 requires agencies to provide public 
notice of NEPA-related hearings and the availability of environmental 
documents. This notice is part of NOAA's action to comply with the 
public hearing requirement.
    The DEIS was filed with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) 
on September 12, 2001, and a notice of its availability will be 
published on September 21, 2001. NOAA and the Indiana Department of 
Natural Resources will hold public hearings on this DEIS in Michigan 
City, Indiana, on October 1, 2001; Highland, Indiana, on October 3, 
2001; and Portage, Indiana, on October 4, 2001. All hearings will be 
held at 7 p.m.

DATES: Individuals or organizations wishing to submit comments on the 
DEIS should do so by November 5, 2001.

ADDRESSES: Comments should be made to John King, Acting Chief, Coastal 
Programs Division (N/ORM3), Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource 
Management, NOS, NOAA, 1305 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, Maryland, 
20910, telephone (301) 713-3155 extension 188, e-mail 
[email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Diana Olinger, Coastal Programs 
Division (NORM/3), Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management, 
NOS, NOAA, 1305 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, Maryland, 20910, 
telephone (301) 713-3155, extension 149, e-mail [email protected].

    Federal Domestic Assistance Catalog 11.419 Coastal Zone 
Management Program Administration.
Jamison S. Hawkins,
Deputy Assistant Administrator for Ocean Services and Coastal Zone 
Management, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department 
of Commerce.
[FR Doc. 01-23522 Filed 9-19-01; 8:45 am]
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