Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 211 / Friday, October 31, 1997 / Notices 58939

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This

notice is published pursuant to 41

U.S.C. 47(a) (2) and 41 CFR 51–2.3. Its

purpose is to provide interested persons

an opportunity to submit comments on

the possible impact of the proposed

actions.

If the Committee approves the

proposed additions, all entities of the

Federal Government (except as

otherwise indicated) will be required to

procure the commodities and service

listed below from nonprofit agencies

employing persons who are blind or

have other severe disabilities.

I certify that the following action will

not have a significant impact on a

substantial number of small entities.

The major factors considered for this

certification were:

1. The action will not result in any

additional reporting, recordkeeping or

other compliance requirements for small

entities other than the small

organizations that will furnish the

commodities and service to the

Government.

2. The action does not appear to have

a severe economic impact on current

contractors for the commodities and

service.

3. The action will result in

authorizing small entities to furnish the

commodities and service to the

Government.

4. There are no known regulatory

alternatives which would accomplish

the objectives of the Javits-WagnerO’Day Act (41 U.S.C. 46–48c) in

connection with the commodities and

service proposed for addition to the

Procurement List. Comments on this

certification are invited. Commenters

should identify the statement(s)

underlying the certification on which

they are providing additional

information.

The following commodities and

service have been proposed for addition

to Procurement List for production by

the nonprofit agencies listed:

Commodities

Office and Miscellaneous Supplies

(Requirements for Altus Air Force Base,

Oklahoma)

NPA: Beacon Lighthouse, Inc. Wichita

Falls, Texas

Tape, Electronic Data Processing

7045–00–377–9235

7045–01–123–0367

7045–01–293–4809

7045–01–338–6542

7045–01–372–8260

7045–01–364–2466

7045–01–269–8115

7045–01–115–0502

7045–01–193–4994

NPA: North Central Sight Services, Inc.

Williamsport, Pennsylvania

Service

Janitorial/Custodial

Mount Weather Emergency Assistance

Center

Buildings 400, 401, 403, 405, 409, 411

(offices and restrooms only), 413,

431 and Walkway (between 411 & 413)

Bluemont, Virginia

NPA: Northwestern Workshop, Inc.,

Winchester, Virginia

Beverly L. Milkman,

Executive Director.

[FR Doc. 97–28901 Filed 10–30–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6353–01–P

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Foreign-Trade Zones Board

[Docket 76–97]

Foreign-Trade Zone 143—Sacramento,

CA; Application for Subzone Status;

The Gymboree Corporation (Apparel,

Accessories and Toys), Dixon,

California

An application has been submitted to

the Foreign-Trade Zones Board (the

Board) by the Port of Sacramento,

grantee of FTZ 143, requesting subzone

status for the warehousing/distribution

facility of the Gymboree Corporation

(Gymboree), located in Dixon,

California, some 25 miles west of

Sacramento. The application was

submitted pursuant to the provisions of

the Foreign-Trade Zones Act, as

amended (19 U.S.C. 81a–81u), and the

regulations of the Board (15 CFR part

400). It was formally filed on October

24, 1997.

The facility (300,000 sq. ft. on 15

acres; 100 employees) is located at 2299

Kids Way in Dixon. It is used to store,

distribute and repackage a wide range of

consumer products, including

children’s apparel, accessories, shoes

and toys, most of which are sourced

from abroad. The products are

distributed throughout the U.S. and

abroad.

Zone procedures would exempt

Gymboree from Customs duty payments

on the foreign products that are

reexported. On its domestic sales, it

would be able to defer Customs duty

payments on foreign-sourced items. The

application indicates that zone savings

would help improve the international

competitiveness of the distribution

facility.

In accordance with the Board’s

regulations, a member of the FTZ staff

has been appointed examiner to

investigate the application and report to

the Board.

Public comment is invited from

interested parties. Submissions (original

and 3 copies) shall be addressed to the

Board’s Executive Secretary at the

address below. The closing period for

their receipt is December 30, 1997.

Rebuttal comments in response to

material submitted during the foregoing

period may be submitted during the

subsequent 15-day period January 14,

1998.

A copy of the application and

accompanying exhibits will be available

for public inspection at each of the

following locations:

U.S. Department of Commerce Export

Assistance Center, 917 7th St., 2nd

Floor, Sacramento, California 95814

Office of the Executive Secretary,

Foreign-Trade Zones Board, Room

3716, U.S. Department of Commerce,

14th & Pennsylvania Avenue, NW.,

Washington, D.C. 20230.

John J. Da Ponte, Jr.,

Executive Secretary.

[FR Doc. 97–28938 Filed 10–30–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–DS–M

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 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 Connecticut, North

Carolina and Maine.

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given of the

availability of the Proposed Findings

Documents, Environmental Assessments

(EA’s), and Findings of No Significant

Impact for Connecticut, North Carolina

and Maine. 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 in July 1995. The Findings
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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 pollution control programs.

The EA’s 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

programs submitted to NOAA and EPA

by Connecticut, North Carolina and

Maine.

NOAA and EPA have proposed to

approve, with conditions, the coastal

nonpoint pollution control programs

submitted by Connecticut, North

Carolina and Maine. The requirements

of 40 CFR Parts 1500–1508 (Council on

Environmental Quality (GEQ)

regulations to implement the National

Environmental Policy Act) apply to the

preparation of the 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 obtained

upon request from : Joseph P. Flanagan,

Coastal Programs Division (N/ORM3),

Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource

Management, NOS, NOAA, 1305 EastWest Highway, Silver Spring, Maryland,

20910, tel. (301) 713–3121, x201.

DATES: Individuals or organizations

wishing to submit comments on the

proposed Findings or Environmental

Assessments should do so by December

1, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Comments should be made

to: Joseph A Uravitch, Coastal Programs

Division (N/ORM3), Office of Ocean and

Coastal Resource Management, NOS,

NOAA, 1305 East-West Highway, Silver

Spring, Maryland, 20910, tel. (301) 713–

3155, x195.

(Federal Domestic Assistance Catalog 11.419

Coastal Zone Management Program

Administration)

Dated: October 28, 1997.

Nancy Foster,

Assistant Administrator for Ocean Services

and Coastal Zone Management, National

Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

Geoffrey H. Grubbs,

Director, Assessment and Watershed

Protection Division, Environmental Protection

Agency.

[FR Doc. 97–28902 Filed 10–30–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–12–M

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric

Administration

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

Coastal Nonpoint Pollution Control

Program: Conditional Approvals,

Findings Documents, Responses to

Comments, and Records of Decision

AGENCY: National Oceanic and

Atmospheric Administration, U.S.

Department of Commerce and the U.S.

Environmental Protection Agency.

ACTION: Notice of conditional approval

of Coastal Nonpoint Pollution Control

Programs and availability of findings

documents, responses to comments, and

records of decision for Rhode Island,

Massachusetts, Michigan, and

Wisconsin.

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given of the

conditional approval of the Coastal

Nonpoint Pollution Control Programs

(coastal nonpoint programs) and of the

availability of the Findings Documents,

Responses to Comments, and Records of

Decision for Rhode Island,

Massachusetts, Michigan, and

Wisconsin. 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. 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 in July 1995.

NOAA and EPA have approved, with

conditions, the coastal nonpoint

programs submitted by Rhode Island,

Massachusetts, Michigan, and

Wisconsin.

NOAA and EPA have prepared a

Findings Document for each 6217

program submitted 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

program. Proposed Findings

Documents, Environmental

Assessments, and Findings of No

Significant Impact prepared for the

coastal nonpoint programs submitted by

Rhode Island, Massachusetts, Michigan,

and Wisconsin were made available for

public comment in the Federal Register.

Public comments were received and

responses prepared on the program

submitted by Rhode Island. No public

comments were received on the

programs submitted by Massachusetts,

Michigan, and Wisconsin.

In accordance with the National

Environmental Policy Act (NEPA),

NOAA has also prepared a Record of

Decision on each program. 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 a Record of

Decision. Specifically, 40 CFR section

1505.2 requires an agency to prepare a

concise public record of decision at the

time of its decision on the action

proposed in an environmental impact

statement. The Record of Decision shall:

(1) state what the decision was; (2)

identify all alternatives considered,

specifying the alternative considered to

be environmentally preferable; and (3)

state whether all practicable means to

avoid or minimize environmental harm

from the alternative selected have been

adopted.

In March 1996, NOAA published a

programmatic environmental impact

statement (PEIS) that assessed the

environmental impacts associated with

the approval of state and territory

coastal nonpoint programs. The PEIS

forms the basis for the environmental

assessments NOAA has prepared for

each state and territorial coastal

nonpoint program submitted to NOAA

and EPA for approval. In the PEIS,

NOAA determined that the approval

and conditional approval of coastal

nonpoint programs will not result in

any significant adverse environmental

impacts and that these actions will have

an overall beneficial effect on the

environment. Because the PEIS served

only as a ‘‘framework for decision’’ on

individual state and territorial coastal

nonpoint programs, and no actual

decision was made following its

publication, NOAA has prepared a

NEPA Record of Decision on each

individual state and territorial program

submitted for review.

Copies of the Findings Documents,

Responses to Comments, and Records of

Decision may be obtained upon request