[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 180 (Wednesday, September 17, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Page 54421]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-23699]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration


Notice of Availability of the Record of Decision in the Case of 
the Goat Canyon Enhancement Project at the Tijuana River National 
Estuarine Research Reserve

AGENCY: The Estuarine Reserves Division, Office of Ocean and Coastal 
Resource Management, National Ocean Service, National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of availability.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that the Office of Ocean and Coastal 
Resource Management (OCRM), National Ocean Service (NOS), National 
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), U.S. Department of 
Commerce has signed the Record of Decision (ROD) in the case of the 
Goat Canyon Enhancement Project at the Tijuana River National Estuarine 
Research Reserve. All requirements of the National Environmental Policy 
Act have been fulfilled. NOAA has concurred with the decision to 
construct two sediment basins and to undertake mitigation pursuant to 
the section 7 consultation with the United States Fish and Wildlife 
Service and the California State Historic Preservation Office.
    To Obtain a Copy of the ROD Contact: Ms. Nina Garfield, (301) 563-
1171, Estuarine Reserves Division, Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource 
Management, National Ocean Service, NOAA, 1305 East West Highway, N/
ORM2, Silver Spring, MD 20910. Copies of the ROD are available upon 
request to the Estuarine Reserves Division.

(Federal Domestic Assistance Catalog Number 11.420 (Coastal Zone 
Management) Research Reserves)

    Dated: September 11, 2003.
Richard W. Spinrad,
Assistant Administrator, Ocean Services and Coastal Zone Management, 
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
[FR Doc. 03-23699 Filed 9-16-03; 8:45 am]
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