[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 146 (Monday, July 30, 2001)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-18881]
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Part III
Department of Commerce
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National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
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Environmental Protection Agency
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Coastal Nonpoint Pollution Control Program: Approval Decisions on
Massachusetts and New Hampshire Coastal Nonpoint Pollution Control
Programs; Notice
Federal Register / Vol. 66, No. 146 / Monday, July 30, 2001 /
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Environmental Protection Agency
[FRL-7019-1]
Coastal Nonpoint Pollution Control Program: Approval Decisions on
Massachusetts and New Hampshire Coastal Nonpoint Pollution Control
Programs
AGENCY: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, U.S.
Department of Commerce, and The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
ACTION: Notice of Intent to Approve the Massachusetts and New Hampshire
Coastal Nonpoint Programs.
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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given of the intent to fully approve the
Massachusetts and New Hampshire Coastal Nonpoint Pollution Control
Programs (coastal nonpoint programs) and of the availability of the
draft Approval Decisions on conditions for the Massachusetts and New
Hampshire coastal nonpoint programs. 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. 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 conditionally approved the Massachusetts coastal nonpoint
program on September 24, 1997 and the New Hampshire coastal nonpoint
program on November 18, 1997. NOAA and EPA have drafted approval
decisions describing how Massachusetts and New Hampshire have satisfied
the conditions placed on their programs and therefore have fully
approved coastal nonpoint programs.
NOAA and EPA are making the draft decisions for the Massachusetts
and New Hampshire coastal nonpoint programs available for 30-day public
comment periods. If no comments are received, the Massachusetts and New
Hampshire programs will be approved. If comments are received, NOAA and
EPA will consider whether such comments are significant enough to
affect the decision to fully approve the programs.
Copies of the draft Approval Decisions can be found on the NOAA
website at http://www.ocrm.nos.noaa.gov/czm/6217/ or 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. 301-713-3155,
extension 201, e-mail [email protected].
DATES: Individuals or organizations wishing to submit comments on the
draft Approval Decisions should do so by August 29, 2001.
ADDRESSES: Comments should be made to John King, Acting Chief, Coastal
Programs Division (N/ORM3), Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource
Management, NOS, NOAA, 1305 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, Maryland,
tel. 301-713-3155 extension 195, e-mail [email protected] or, for
Massachusetts, to Bruce Rosinoff, tel. 617-918-1698, e-mail
[email protected]; for New Hampshire, to Warren Howard, tel. 617-
918-1587, e-mail [email protected], EPA Region 1, 1 Congress
Street, Suite 1100, Boston, MA, 02114-2023.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For Massachusetts, Joelle Gore,
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, extension 177, e-mail
[email protected]; for New Hampshire, Elisabeth Morgan, 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, extension 166, e-mail
[email protected].
Federal Domestic Assistance Catalog 11.419 Coastal Zone
Management Program Administration
Dated: July 17, 2001.
Ted I. Lillestolen,
Deputy Assistant Administrator for Ocean Services and Coastal Zone
Management, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
Diane C. Regas,
Acting Assistant Administrataor, Office of Water, Environmental
Protection Agency.
[FR Doc. 01-18881 Filed 7-27-01; 8:45 am]
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