[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 227 (Tuesday, November 28, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 83101]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-25841]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY


Coastal Nonpoint Pollution Control Program: ProposaL To Find That 
Indiana Has Satisfied Conditions on Earlier Approval

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

ACTION: Notice of proposed finding; request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and 
the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) (the Federal agencies) 
invite public comment on the Federal agencies' proposed finding that 
Indiana has satisfied all conditions the agencies established as part 
of their 2008 approval of the state's coastal nonpoint pollution 
control program (coastal nonpoint program). The Coastal Zone Act 
Reauthorization Amendments (CZARA) directs states and territories with 
coastal zone management programs previously approved under section 306 
of the Coastal Zone Management Act to develop and implement coastal 
nonpoint programs, which must be submitted to the Federal agencies for 
approval. Prior to making such a finding, NOAA and the EPA invite 
public input on the two agencies' rationale for this proposed finding.

DATES: Comments are due by December 28, 2023.

ADDRESSES: Copies of the proposed findings document may be found on 
www.regulations.gov (search for NOAA-NOS-2022-0018) and NOAA's Coastal 
Nonpoint Pollution Control Program website at Comments may be submitted 
by:
     Electronic Submission: Submit all electronic public 
comments via the Federal eRulemaking Portal. Go to www.regulations.gov 
and Enter NOAA-NOS-2022-0018 in the Search box, then click the 
``Comment'' icon, complete the required fields, and enter or attach 
your comments.
     Mail: Submit written comments to Joelle Gore, Chief, 
Stewardship Division (N/OCM6), Office for Coastal Management, NOS, 
NOAA, 1305 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, Maryland, 20910; phone 
202-468-7270; ATTN: Indiana Coastal Nonpoint Program.
    Instructions: All comments received are a part of the public record 
and will generally be posted for public viewing on www.regulations.gov 
without change. All personally identifiable information (for example, 
name, address, etc.), confidential business information, or otherwise 
sensitive information submitted voluntarily by the commenter will be 
publicly accessible. The Federal agencies will accept anonymous 
comments (enter ``N/A'' in the required fields you wish to remain 
anonymous). Multimedia submissions (audio, video, etc.) must be 
accompanied by a written comment. The written comment is considered the 
official comment and should include discussion of all points you wish 
to make. The Federal agencies will generally not consider comments or 
comment contents located outside of the primary submission (i.e., on 
the web, cloud, or other file sharing system).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Allison Castellan, Office for Coastal 
Management, NOS, NOAA, 202-596-5039, [email protected]; or 
Stephen Feely, U.S. EPA Region 5, Watershed and Wetlands Branch, 312-
886-5867, [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 6217(a) of the Coastal Zone Act 
Reauthorization Amendments (CZARA), 12 U.S.C. 1455b(a), requires that 
each state or territory with a coastal zone management program 
previously approved under section 306 of the Coastal Zone Management 
Act must prepare and submit to the Federal agencies a coastal nonpoint 
pollution control program for approval. Indiana submitted its program 
to the Federal agencies for approval in 2008 after gaining Federal 
approval of its coastal zone management plan in 2002. The Federal 
agencies provided public notice of and invited public comment on their 
proposal to approve, with conditions, the Indiana program (72 FR 
62444). The Federal agencies approved the program dated January 15, 
2008, subject to the conditions specified therein. The Federal agencies 
now propose to find, and invite public comment on the proposed 
findings, that Indiana has satisfied the conditions associated with the 
earlier approval of its coastal nonpoint program.
    The proposed findings document for Indiana's program is available 
at www.regulations.gov (search for NOAA-NOS-2022-0018) and information 
on the Coastal Nonpoint Program in general is available on the NOAA 
website at coast.noaa.gov/czm/pollutioncontrol/.

Radhika Fox,
Assistant Administrator Office of Water, Environmental Protection 
Agency.

Nicole R. LeBoeuf,
Assistant Administrator for Ocean Services and Coastal Zone Management, 
National Ocean Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration.
[FR Doc. 2023-25841 Filed 11-27-23; 8:45 am]
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