[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 17 (Thursday, January 27, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 3906-3907]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-1502]


-----------------------------------------------------------------------

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration


Federal Consistency Appeal by Luz Torres DeRosa 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.

-----------------------------------------------------------------------

SUMMARY: This announcement provides notice that the decision record has 
been closed for an administrative appeal filed with the Department of 
Commerce by Luz Torres DeRosa.

DATES: The decision record for the Luz Torres DeRosa 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 Brisco, Attorney-Adviser, NOAA 
Office of the General Counsel, 301-713-1219.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Luz Torres DeRosa (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 implementing regulations found 
at 15 CFR part 930, subpart H. Mrs. Torres appeals an objection raised 
by the Puerto Rico Planning Board to a consistency certification 
contained within her 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 recorded 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

[[Page 3907]]

decision must be issued no later than 45 days after publication of the 
subsequent notice. 16 U.S.C. 1465(b).
(Federal Domestic Assistance Catalog No. 11.419 Coastal Zone Management 
Program Assistance.)


    For additional information about this appeal contact Nancy 
Briscoe, 301-713-1219.

    Dated: January 19, 2005.
James R. Walpole,
General Counsel.
[FR Doc. 05-1502 Filed 1-26-05; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3510-08-M