[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 125 (Friday, June 28, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 53995]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-14277]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OW-2024-0206; FRL 11920-01-OW]
2024 Clean Water Act Section 319 Guidelines
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice of availability.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announces
revised guidelines for eligible recipients (states, territories, and
the District of Columbia) awarded Federal grants under section 319 of
the Clean Water Act (CWA) for the implementation of nonpoint source
management programs (``2024 Guidelines''). The 2024 guidelines describe
the requirements that apply to recipients of grants made with funds
appropriated by Congress under the Clean Water Act. These new
guidelines will replace the Nonpoint Source Program and Grants
Guidelines for States and Territories that have been in effect since
the fiscal year 2014 grant cycle. The revisions are intended to advance
new science and information, engage communities, and guide the national
Nonpoint Source Program.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Cynthia Curtis, Watershed Restoration,
Assessment, and Protection Division, Office of Water (4503T),
Environmental Protection Agency, 1301 Constitution Ave. NW, Washington,
DC 20460; telephone number: 202-566-0340; email address:
[email protected]. A copy of the guidelines can be found on the
Clean Water Act section 319 Grant Guidance website, https://www.epa.gov/nps/cwa-ss319-grant-current-guidance.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. General Information
This notice of availability is intended to inform the public and
state nonpoint source management programs of the release of the 2024
Guidelines. The revisions to these guidelines were informed by two
years of stakeholder engagements with Clean Water Act section 319
grantees, sub-recipients of CWA section 319 funding, local community
organizations, and other important stakeholders. Among other changes,
these revisions encourage recipients (states, territories, and the
District of Columbia) awarded CWA section 319 funds to take actions
that ensure equitable access to nonpoint source water quality benefits
and advance climate resilient nonpoint source solutions. More
information is available on EPA's 2023 nonpoint source Guidelines
updates website, https://www.epa.gov/nps/319-grant-historic-guidance.
EPA publishes separate CWA section 319 guidelines for Tribal grantees,
http://www.epa.gov/nps/tribal. State and Tribal nonpoint source
programs include a variety of components, including technical
assistance, financial assistance, education, training, technology
transfer, demonstration projects, and regulatory programs. Clean Water
Act section 319(h) grant funds are provided only to designated state,
territorial, and Tribal agencies to implement EPA-approved nonpoint
source management programs. More information is available on EPA's
websites for 319 Grant Program for States and Territories https://www.epa.gov/nps/319-grant-program-states-and-territories and nonpoint
source program equity information, https://www.epa.gov/nps/equity-resources.
If you have questions regarding the applicability of this action to
a particular entity, consult the person listed in the FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT section.
Ann Ferrio,
Deputy Director, Office of Wetlands, Oceans and Watersheds.
[FR Doc. 2024-14277 Filed 6-27-24; 8:45 am]
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