[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 189 (Friday, September 28, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 49643]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-24392]



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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY


Coastal Nonpoint Pollution Control Program: Proposed Findings 
Documents, Environmental Assessments, and Findings of No Significant 
Impact

AGENCY: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, U.S. 
Department of Commerce, and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

ACTION:  Notice of availability of proposed findings documents, 
environmental assessments, and findings of no significant impact on 
approval of coastal nonpoint pollution control programs for Georgia, 
Texas and Ohio.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given of the availability of the Proposed 
Findings Documents, Environmental Assessments, and Findings of No 
Significant Impact for Georgia, Texas, and Ohio. Coastal states and 
territories were required to submit their coastal nonpoint programs to 
the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the U.S. 
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for approval. The Findings 
Documents were prepared by NOAA and EPA to provide the rationale for 
the agencies' decision to approve each state and territory coastal 
nonpoint pollution control program. Section 6217 of the Coastal Zone 
Act Reauthorization Amendments (CZARA), 16 U.S.C. section 1455b, 
requires states and territories with coastal zone management programs 
that have received approval under section 306 of the Coastal Zone 
Management Act to develop and implement coastal nonpoint programs. The 
Environmental Assessments were prepared by NOAA, pursuant to the 
National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), 42 U.S.C. sections 4321 et 
seq., to assess the environmental impacts associated with the approval 
of the coastal nonpoint pollution control program submitted to NOAA and 
EPA by Georgia, Texas, and Ohio.
    NOAA and EPA have proposed to approve, with conditions, the coastal 
nonpoint programs submitted by Georgia, Texas and Ohio. The 
requirements of 40 CFR Parts 1500-1508 (Council on Environmental 
Quality (CEQ) regulations to implement the National Environmental 
Policy Act) apply to the preparation of these Environmental 
Assessments. Specifically, 40 CFR section 1506.6 requires agencies to 
provide public notice of the availability of environmental documents. 
This notice is part of NOAA's action to comply with this requirement.
    Copies of the proposed Findings Documents, Environmental 
Assessments, and Findings of No Significant Impact may be found on the 
NOAA website at http://www.ocrm.nos.noaa.gov/czm/6217/ or may be 
obtained upon request from: Joseph Flanagan, Coastal Programs Division 
(N/ORM3), Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management, NOS, NOAA, 
1305 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910, phone (301) 713-3155, 
extension 201, e-mail [email protected].

DATES: Individuals or organizations wishing to submit comments on the 
proposed Findings or Environmental Assessments should do so by October 
29, 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, MD 20910, 
phone (301) 713-3155 extension 195, e-mail [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For Georgia and Texas, Chris G. 
Rilling, Coastal Programs Division (N/ORM3), Office of Ocean and 
Coastal Resource Management, NOS, NOAA, 1305 East-West Highway, Silver 
Spring, MD 20910, phone (301) 713-3155, extension 198, e-mail 
[email protected]; for Ohio, Keelin S. Kuipers, Coastal Programs 
Division (N/ORM3), Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management, 
NOS, NOAA, 1305 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910, phone (301) 
713-3155, extension 175, e-mail [email protected].

Federal Domestic Assistance Catalog 11.419 Coastal Zone Management 
Program Administration.

    Dated: September 21, 2001.
Margaret A. Davidson,
Acting Assistant, Administrator for Ocean Services and Coastal Zone 
Management, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
G. Tracy Mehan III,
Assistant Administrator, Office of Water, Environmental Protection 
Agency.
[FR Doc. 01-24392 Filed 9-27-01; 8:45 am]
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