[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 17 (Thursday, January 27, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Page 3906]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-1501]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration


Federal Consistency Appeal by Fernando E. Otero Rodriguez From an 
Objection by the Puerto Rico Planning Board

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

ACTION: Notice of closure--administrative appeal decision record.

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SUMMARY: This announcement provides notice that the decision record has 
been closed for an administrative appeal filed with the Department of 
Commerce by Fernando E. Otero Rodriguez.

DATES: The decision record for the Fernando E. Otero Rodriguez 
administrative appeal will close as of the date of publication of this 
notice.

ADDRESSES: Materials from the appeal record are available at 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.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nancy Briscoe, Attorney-Adviser, NOAA 
Office of the General Counsel, 301-713-1219.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Fernando E. Otero Rodriguez (Appellant) has 
filed a notice of appeal with the Secretary of Commerce (Secretary) 
pursuant to section 307(c)(3)(A) of the Coastal Zone Management Act of 
1972 (CZMA), as amended, 16 U.S.C. 1456(c)(3)(A), and implemented 
regulations found at 15 CFR part 930, subpart H. Mr. Otero Rodriguez 
appeals an objection raised by the Puerto Rico Planning Board to a 
consistency certification contained within his application for a U.S. 
Army Corps of Engineers permit necessary to reconstruct a stilt house 
destroyed by Hurricane George. The proposed project is located within 
the maritime-terrestrial zone, territorial waters and submerged lands 
of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.
    The CZMA requires a notice be published in the Federal Register, 
indicating the date on which the decision record has been closed. A 
final decision on this appeal must be issued no later than 90 days 
after publication of this notice. 16 U.S.C. 1465(a). The deadline may 
be extended by publishing, within the 90-day period, a subsequent 
notice explaining why a decision cannot be issued within this time 
frame. In this event, a final decision must be issued no later than 45 
days after publication of the subsequent notice. 16 U.S.C. 1465(b).
    For additional information about this appeal contact Nancy Briscoe, 
301-713-1219.


(Federal Domestic Assistance Catalog No. 11.419 (Coastal Zone 
Management Program Assistance)

    Dated: January 19, 2005.
James R. Walpole,
General Counsel.
[FR Doc. 05-1501 Filed 1-26-05; 8:45 am]
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