[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 91 (Thursday, May 11, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 30280]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-10074]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY


Coastal Nonpoint Pollution Control Program: Proposal To Find That 
Michigan Has Satisfied Conditions on Earlier Approval

AGENCY: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of 
Commerce, 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 
Michigan has satisfied all conditions the agencies established as part 
of their 1997 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 Federal agencies' rationale for this proposed 
finding.

DATES: Comments are due by June 12, 2023.

ADDRESSES: Copies of the proposed findings document may be found on 
www.regulations.gov (search for NOAA-NOS-2022-0017) and NOAA's Coastal 
Nonpoint Pollution Control Program website at https://coast.noaa.gov/czm/pollutioncontrol/.
    Comments may be submitted by:
     Electronic Submission: Submit all electronic public 
comments via the Federal eRulemaking Portal. Go to regulations.gov and 
enter NOAA-NOS-2022-0017 in the Search box, then click the ``Comment'' 
icon, complete the required fields, and enter or attach your comments.
     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 
(240) 428-7096; ATTN: Michigan Coastal Nonpoint Program.
    Instructions: All comments received are a part of the public record 
and will generally be posted for public viewing on www.regulations.gov 
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. NOAA and EPA will accept anonymous comments (enter 
``N/A'' in the required fields if 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, [email protected]; or 
Paul Thomas, U.S. EPA Region 5, Water Division, (312) 866-7742, 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 6217(a) of the Coastal Zone Act 
Reauthorization Amendments (CZARA), 16 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. Because Michigan administers a 
federally approved coastal zone management program, Michigan originally 
submitted its coastal nonpoint program to the Federal agencies for 
approval in 1995. The Federal agencies provided public notice of and 
invited public comment on their proposal to approve, with conditions, 
the Michigan program (61 FR 57673). The Federal agencies approved the 
program by letter dated September 24, 1997, subject to the conditions 
specified in the letter (62 FR 58940). The Federal agencies propose to 
find, and invite public comment on the proposed findings, that Michigan 
has satisfied the conditions associated with the earlier approval of 
its coastal nonpoint program.
    The proposed findings document for Michigan's program is available 
at www.regulations.gov (search for NOAA-NOS-2022-0017) and information 
on the Coastal Nonpoint Program in general is available on the NOAA 
website at https://coast.noaa.gov/czm/pollutioncontrol/.

Radhika Fox,
Assistant Administrator, Office of Water, Environmental Protection 
Agency.
Nicole R. LeBoeuf,
Assistant Administrator for Ocean Services and Coastal Zone Management, 
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
[FR Doc. 2023-10074 Filed 5-10-23; 8:45 am]
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