Notice2023-25841
Coastal Nonpoint Pollution Control Program: ProposaL To Find That Indiana Has Satisfied Conditions on Earlier Approval
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Published
November 28, 2023
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Commerce DepartmentNational Oceanic and Atmospheric AdministrationEnvironmental Protection Agency
Abstract
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.
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 227 (Tuesday, November 28, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 83101]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[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
<a href="http://www.regulations.gov">www.regulations.gov</a> (search for NOAA-NOS-2022-0018) and NOAA's Coastal
Nonpoint Pollution Control Program website at Comments may be submitted
by:
<bullet> Electronic Submission: Submit all electronic public
comments via the Federal eRulemaking Portal. Go to <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">www.regulations.gov</a>
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.
<bullet> 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 <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">www.regulations.gov</a>
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, <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#36575a5a5f4559581855574542535a5a5758765859575718515940"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="31505d5d58425e5f1f52504245545d5d505f715f5e50501f565e47">[email protected]</span></a>; or
Stephen Feely, U.S. EPA Region 5, Watershed and Wetlands Branch, 312-
886-5867, <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#ddbbb8b8b1a4f3aea9b8adb5b8b39db8adbcf3bab2ab"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="5d3b38383124732e29382d3538331d382d3c733a322b">[email protected]</span></a>.
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 <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">www.regulations.gov</a> (search for NOAA-NOS-2022-0018) and information
on the Coastal Nonpoint Program in general is available on the NOAA
website at <a href="http://coast.noaa.gov/czm/pollutioncontrol/">coast.noaa.gov/czm/pollutioncontrol/</a>.
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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