[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 115 (Friday, June 13, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Page 33807]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-13300]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration


Federal Consistency Appeal by AES Sparrows Point LNG, LLC and 
Mid-Atlantic Express, LLC From an Objection by the Maryland Department 
of the Environment

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

ACTION: Notice of extension of time to issue a decision.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby provided that the deadline for issuing a 
decision has been extended 15 days, in the federal consistency appeal 
filed with the Department of Commerce by AES Sparrows Point LNG, LLC 
and Mid-Atlantic Express, LLC (collectively, AES).

DATES: The new deadline for issuing a decision on AES's federal 
consistency appeal is extended to June 30, 2008.

ADDRESSES: Materials from the appeal record are available at the 
Internet site http://www.ogc.doc.gov/czma.htm and at the Office of the 
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: Odin Smith, Attorney-Advisor, Office 
of the Assistant General Counsel for Legislation and Regulation, 
Department of Commerce, via e-mail at [email protected], or at (202) 482-
4144.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In August 2007, AES 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. 1451 et seq., and the Department of Commerce's 
implementing regulations, 15 CFR part 930, subpart H. The appeal was 
taken from an objection by the Maryland Department of the Environment 
(State) to AES's consistency certification for U.S. Army Corps of 
Engineers and Federal Energy Regulatory Commission permits to construct 
and operate a liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal and associated 88-
mile natural gas pipeline.
    The decision record for this appeal was closed on April 14, 2008. 
Notice of closure was published in the Federal Register. 73 FR 20,028 
(April 14, 2008). Under the CZMA, a final decision on the appeal must 
be issued no later than 60 days after notice announcing closure of the 
decision record is published. 16 U.S.C. 1465(c)(1). This deadline, 
however, 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).
    This announcement provides notice that the deadline for issuing a 
decision on the appeal has been extended 15 days. The Secretary needs 
the additional time to complete a review of the record and reach a 
decision. A decision on AES's administrative appeal will be issued no 
later than June 30, 2008.

    Dated: June 9, 2008.
Joel La Bissonniere,
Assistant General Counsel for Ocean Services.
(Federal Domestic Assistance Catalog No. 11.419 Coastal Zone 
Management Program Assistance.)
[FR Doc. E8-13300 Filed 6-12-08; 8:45 am]
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