[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 89 (Wednesday, May 7, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 25667-25668]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-10012]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration


Federal Consistency Appeals by Weaver's Cove Energy, LLC, and 
Mill River Pipeline, LLC

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

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

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SUMMARY: This announcement provides notice that the decision records 
for two administrative appeals filed with the Department of Commerce by 
Weaver's Cove Energy, LLC, and Mill River Pipeline, LLC, have been 
closed.

DATES: The decision records for these two administrative appeals were 
closed on May 5, 2008.

ADDRESSES: Materials from the appeal records are available at the 
Internet site http://www.ogc.doc.gov/czma.htm and at the Office of 
General Counsel for Ocean Services, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration, U.S.

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Department of Commerce, 1305 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 
20910.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Brett Grosko, Attorney-Advisor, Office 
of General Counsel for Ocean Services, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, via e-mail at 
[email protected], or 301-713-7384.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On August 27, 2007, Weaver's Cove Energy, 
LLC, and Mill River Pipeline, LLC, separately filed notices 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. 1451 et seq., and the Department of Commerce's 
implementing regulations, 15 CFR part 930, subpart H. These appeals 
were taken from objections by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts to the 
issuance of certain federal licenses necessary to construct and operate 
a liquefied natural gas terminal and two associated natural gas 
pipelines, to be located in Fall River, Massachusetts. Both appeals 
request the Secretary override the State's objections on grounds the 
proposed project allegedly is consistent with the objectives of the 
CZMA, and necessary in the interest of national security. Decisions for 
CZMA administrative appeals are based on information contained in the 
decision record for the appeal. These two appeals have been 
consolidated for decision.
    Under the CZMA, the decision record for an appeal must close no 
later than 220 days after notice of the appeal was first published in 
the Federal Register. 16 U.S.C. 1465. Notice of closure must be 
published in the Federal Register. Consistent with this requirement, 
notice is hereby provided that the decision records for these appeals 
were closed on May 5, 2008. No further information, briefs or comments 
will be considered in deciding these appeals.
    A final decision on these appeals must be issued no later than 60 
days after the date of the publication of this notice. 16 U.S.C. 
1465(c)(1). The deadline may be extended by publishing (within the 60-
day period) a subsequent notice explaining why a decision cannot be 
issued within that time frame. 16 U.S.C. 1465(c)(1). In this event, a 
final decision must be issued no later than 15 days after the date of 
publication of the subsequent notice. 16 U.S.C. 1465(c)(2).
    Additional information about these appeals and the CZMA appeals 
process is available from the Department of Commerce CZMA appeals Web 
site: http://www.ogc.doc.gov/czma.htm.

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

    Dated: May 1, 2008.
Joel La Bissonniere,
Assistant General Counsel for Ocean Services.
 [FR Doc. E8-10012 Filed 5-6-08; 8:45 am]
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