[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 204 (Tuesday, October 22, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Page 64874]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-26787]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration


Federal Consistency Appeal by Millennium Pipeline Company From an 
Objection by the New York Department of State

AGENCY: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 
Department of Commerce (Commerce).

ACTION: Supplemental notice of public hearing.

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SUMMARY: This notice provides additional scheduling information 
concerning a public hearing to be held by the National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration in Tarrytown, New York. The hearing involves 
an administrative appeal filed with the Department of Commerce by the 
Millenium Pipeline Company (Consistency Appeal of Millennium Pipeline 
Company, L.P.).

DATES: The hearing is scheduled to begin at 10 a.m. on November 13, 
2002. Speaker registration begins at 9 a.m. on the day of the hearing. 
Public comments on the appeal must be received by December 2, 2002.

ADDRESSES: The public hearing and speaker registration will be held at 
the Hilton Tarrytown Hotel, 455 South Broadway, Tarrytown, New York. 
Written comments may be submitted at the hearing. All e-mail comments 
on issues relevant to the Secretary's decision of this appeal may be 
submitted to [email protected]. Apart from the hearing, 
comments may also be sent by mail to the Office of the Assistant 
General Counsel for Ocean Services, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1305 East-West Highway, 
Silver Spring, MD 20910. Materials from the appeal record will be 
available at the Internet site http://www.ogc.doc.gov/czma.htm and at 
the Office of the Assistant General Counsel for Ocean Services.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Karl Gleaves, Assistant General 
Counsel for Ocean Services, via email at [email protected], or at 
301-713-2967, extension 186.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Millennium Pipeline Company filed an 
administrative appeal with the Department of Commerce, pursuant to the 
Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972, as amended, asking that the 
Secretary of Commerce override the State of New York's objection to 
Millennium's proposed natural gas pipeline. The pipeline would extend 
from the Canadian border in Lake Erie and cross the Hudson River, 
affecting the natural resources or land and water uses of New York's 
coastal zone.
    On September 9, 2002, NOAA published a notice in the Federal 
Register announcing that it would hold a public hearing concerning the 
appeal. See 67 FR 57220. The notice provided information about the date 
and location of the hearing and indicated additional details would be 
forthcoming. This notice provides additional scheduling information for 
the hearing.
    The hearing will begin at 10 a.m. at the Hilton Tarrytown Hotel, 
and continue throughout the day with afternoon and evening sessions. 
Intermissions are expected near noon and in the late afternoon 
(approximately 4:30 p.m.). In addition, a temporary recess may be 
scheduled for periods when all registered speakers have had an 
opportunity to testify. Speakers must register on the day of the 
hearing, on site, at the hotel. Registration of speakers will begin at 
9 a.m. Each organization that registers should expect to receive a 
total of five minutes for its representatives to present oral comments. 
Individuals from the general public who register will receive 
approximately three minutes to speak. Speakers will be recognized in 
the order in which they register (a first-come-first-serve basis), 
alternating between individuals from the general public and those 
representing organizations. A specific period is also expected to be 
designated during the morning and afternoon sessions for remarks by 
elected officials.
    Written comments may be submitted to NOAA at the hearing by any 
person in attendance. For submissions at the hearing, we request, but 
do not require, that you provide three copies for inclusion into the 
administrative record. Apart from the hearing, written comments may be 
submitted by e-mail to [email protected] or forwarded via 
mail to the Office of the Assistant General Counsel for Ocean Services. 
Comments must be received by December 2, 2002. Comments will be made 
available to the parties; they are also expected to be posted on the 
Department of Commerce website at http://www.ogc.doc.gov/czma.htm.
    This hearing is being held to obtain information on issues the 
Secretary will likely consider in deciding Millennium's appeal. A 
summary of relevant issues as well as additional background on the 
appeal appears in the September 9, 2002, Federal Register announcement 
referenced above, a copy of which can be found on the Internet at 
http://www.ogc.doc.gov/czma.htm.
    Questions concerning the hearing may be sent via email to 
[email protected] or made by telephone to 301 713-2967, extension 
186.

[Federal Domestic Assistance Catalog No. 11.419 Coastal Zone 
Management Program Assistance.]

    Dated: October 16, 2002.
James R. Walpole,
General Counsel.
[FR Doc. 02-26787 Filed 10-21-02; 8:45 am]
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