37094 Federal Register / Vol. 63, No. 131 /Thursday, July 9, 1998 / Notices

machining tool and protects the

machining tool during machining. The

method is particularly useful when used

with machining tools having a Mohs

hardness of at least 9 and is most

particularly useful when used with

diamond machining tools.

NIST Docket Number: 97–014US.

Title: Microroughness-Blind Optical

Scattering Instrument.

Abstract: A microroughness-blind

optical scanner for detecting particulate

contamination on bare silicon wafers

focuses p-polarized light onto the

surface of a sample. Scattered light is

collected through independently

rotatable polarizers by one or more

collection systems uniformly distributed

over a hemispherical shell centered over

the sample. The polarizer associated

with each collection system is rotated to

cancel the corresponding Jones vector,

thereby preventing detection of

microroughness-scattered light, yielding

higher sensitivity to particulate defects.

The sample is supported on a

positioning system permitting the beam

to be scanned over the sample surface

of interest.

Dated: July 2, 1998.

Robert E. Hebner,

Acting Deputy Director.

[FR Doc. 98–18211 Filed 7–8–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–13–M

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric

Administration

Coastal Zone Management: Federal

Consistency Appeal by Chevron U.S.A.

Production Company by an Objection

by the State of Florida Department of

Community Affairs

AGENCY: National Oceanic and

Atmospheric Administration,

Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of appeal and request for

comments.

Chevron U.S.A. Production Company

(Appellant), filed with the Secretary of

Commerce (Secretary) a notice of appeal

pursuant to section 307(c)(3)(B) of the

Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972

(CZMA), as amended, 16 U.S.C. 1451 et

seq., and the Department of Commerce’s

implementing regulations, 15 C.F.R. Part

930, Subpart H. The appeal is taken

from an objection by the State of Florida

(State) to the Appellant’s consistency

certification for a Development and

Production Plan to produce up to 21

natural gas wells in the Destin Dome 56

Unit, some 15 miles from Florida waters

and approximately 25 miles from

Pensacola. The Appellant has certified

that the project is consistent with the

State’s coastal management program.

The CZMA provides that a timely

objection by a state precludes any

federal agency from issuing licenses or

permits for the activity unless the

Secretary finds that the activity is either

‘‘consistent with the objectives’’ of the

CZMA (Ground I) or ‘‘necessary in the

interest of national security’’ (Ground

II). Section 307(c)(3)(A). To make such

a determination, the Secretary must find

that the proposed project satisfies the

requirements of 15 CFR 930.121 or

930.122.

The Appellant requests that the

Secretary override the State’s

consistency objections based on Ground

I. To make the determination that the

proposed activity is ‘‘consistent with the

objectives’’ of the CZMA, the Secretary

must find that: (1) the proposed activity

furthers one or more of the national

objectives or purposes contained in

§§ 302 or 303 of the CZMA, (2) the

adverse effects of the proposed activity

do not outweigh its contribution to the

national interest, (3) the proposed

activity will not violate the Clean Air

Act or the Federal Water Pollution

Control Act, and (4) no reasonable

alternative is available that would

permit the activity to be conducted in a

manner consistent with the State’s

coastal management program. 15 CFR

930.121.

Public comments are invited on the

findings that the Secretary must make as

set forth in the regulations at 15 CFR

930.121. Comments are due within 30

days of the publication of this notice

and should be sent to Ms. Mary O’Brien,

Attorney-Adviser, Office of the

Assistant General Counsel for Ocean

Services, National Oceanic and

Atmospheric Administration, U.S.

Department of Commerce, 1305 EastWest Highway, Room 6111, Silver

Spring, MD 20910. Copies of comments

will also be forwarded to the Appellant

and the State.

All nonconfidential documents

submitted in this appeal are available

for public inspection during business

hours at the offices of the State and the

Office of the Assistant General Counsel

for Ocean Services.

FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CONTACT:

Ms. Mary O’Brien, Attorney-Adviser,

Office of the Assistant General Counsel

for Ocean Services, National Oceanic

and Atmospheric Administration, U.S.

Department of Commerce, 1305 EastWest Highway, Room 6111, Silver

Spring, MD 20910, 301–713–2967.

(Federal Domestic Assistance Catalog No.

11.419 Coastal Zone Management Program

Assistance)

Dated: June 25, 1998.

Monica Medina,

General Counsel.

[FR Doc. 98–18192 Filed 7–8–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–08–P

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 Alabama,

Alaska, California, Connecticut, Hawaii,

Louisiana, and Washington.

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 Alabama, Alaska,

California, Connecticut, Hawaii,

Louisiana, and Washington. 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 Alabama,

Alaska, California, Connecticut, Hawaii,

Louisiana, and Washington.

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