[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 94 (Friday, May 15, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 27055]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-13022]



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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY


Coastal Nonpoint Pollution Control Program: Proposed Findings 
Document, Environmental Assessment, 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 document, 
environmental assessment, and findings of no significant impact on 
approval of coastal nonpoint pollution control program for Washington.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given of the availability of the Proposed 
Findings Document, Environmental Assessment (EA), and Finding of No 
Significant Impact for Washington. 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 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 program 
submitted to NOAA and EPA by Washington.
    NOAA and EPA have proposed to approve, with conditions, the coastal 
nonpoint pollution control program submitted by Washington. 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 this Environmental Assessment. 
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 Document, Environmental Assessment, 
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 East-West 
Highway, Silver Spring, Maryland 20910, tel. (301) 713-3121, x201.

DATES: Individuals or organizations wishing to submit comments on the 
proposed Findings or Environmental Assessment should do so by June 15, 
1998.

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: May 12, 1998.
John Oliver,
Acting Assistant Administrator for Ocean Services and Coastal Zone 
Management, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
Robert H. Wayland, III,
Director, Office of Wetlands, Oceans and Watersheds, Environmental 
Protection Agency.
[FR Doc. 98-13022 Filed 5-14-98; 8:45 am]
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