[Federal Register: November 5, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 213)]
[Notices]               
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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 Finding 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 Finding of No Significant Impact on 
Approval of the Coastal Nonpoint Pollution Control Program for Indiana.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given of the availability of the Proposed 
Findings Document, Environmental Assessment, and Finding of No 
Significant Impact for Indiana's Coastal Nonpoint Pollution Control 
Program. Coastal states and territories are 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. The Findings Document was prepared by NOAA and EPA 
to provide the rationale for the agencies' decision to approve the 
state coastal nonpoint pollution control program. Section 6217 of the 
Coastal Zone Act Reauthorization Amendments (CZARA), 16 U.S.C. 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. The 
Environmental Assessment was 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 
Indiana.
    NOAA and EPA have proposed to approve, with conditions, the coastal 
nonpoint program submitted by Indiana. 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 these 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 Document, Environmental Assessment, 
and Finding of No Significant Impact may be found on the NOAA Web site 
at http://coastalmanagement.noaa.gov/assessments/welcome.html or may be 

obtained upon request from: Allison Castellan, Coastal Programs 
Division (N/ORM3), Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management, 
NOS, NOAA, 1305 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, Maryland 20910, phone 
(301) 713-3155, extension 125, e-mail allison.castellan@noaa.gov.

DATES: Individuals or organizations wishing to submit comments on the 
proposed Findings or Environmental Assessment should do so by December 
5, 2007.

ADDRESSES: Comments should be made to: John King, Chief, Coastal 
Programs Division (N/ORM3), Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource 
Management, NOS, NOAA, 1305 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, Maryland 
20910, phone (301) 713-3155 extension 188, e-mail john.king@noaa.gov.

(Federal Domestic Assistance Catalog 11.419 Coastal Zone Management 
Program Administration).

John H. Dunnigan,
Assistant Administrator for Ocean Services and Coastal Zone Management, 
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

Benjamin H. Grumbles,
Assistant Administrator, Office of Water, Environmental Protection 
Agency.
[FR Doc. 07-5473 Filed 11-2-07; 8:45 am]

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