[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 165 (Monday, August 25, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Page 49994]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-19667]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration


Federal Consistency Appeal by Foothill/Eastern Transportation 
Corridor Agency

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

ACTION: Notice of stay--closure of administrative appeals decision 
record.

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SUMMARY: This announcement provides notice that the Secretary of 
Commerce has stayed, for a period of 60 days, closure of the decision 
record in an administrative appeal filed by Foothill/Eastern 
Transportation Corridor Agency and its Board of Directors (TCA).

DATES: The decision record for the Foothill/Eastern Transportation 
Corridor Agency Consistency Appeal will now close on October 24, 2008.

ADDRESSES: 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: Thomas Street or Gladys Miles, 
Attorney-Advisors, Office of the General Counsel, via e-mail at 
[email protected], or at (301) 713-2967.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On February 15, 2008, TCA filed notice of an 
appeal with the Secretary of Commerce (Secretary), pursuant to the 
Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 (CZMA), 16 U.S.C. 1451 et seq., and 
implementing regulations found at 15 C.F.R. Part 930, Subpart H. TCA 
appealed an objection to its construction of an extension to California 
State Route 241 in northern San Diego and southern Orange Counties, 
California.
    Under the CZMA, the Secretary must close the decision record in an 
appeal 160 days after the notice of appeal is published in the Federal 
Register. 16 U.S.C. 1465. However, the CZMA authorizes the Secretary to 
stay closing the decision record for up to 60 days when the Secretary 
determines it necessary to receive, on an expedited basis, any 
supplemental information specifically requested by the Secretary to 
complete a consistency review or any clarifying information submitted 
by a party to the proceeding related to information in the consolidated 
record compiled by the lead Federal permitting agency. 16 U.S.C. 
1465(b)(3).
    The decision record is currently scheduled to close on August 25, 
2008. After reviewing the decision record developed to date, the 
Secretary has decided to solicit supplemental and clarifying 
information. In order to allow receipt of this information, the 
Secretary hereby stays closure of the decision record until October 24, 
2008.
    Additional information about the TCA Consistency Appeal and the 
CZMA appeals process is available from the Department of Commerce CZMA 
appeals Web site http://www.ogc.doc.gov/czma.htm.

    Dated: August 20, 2008.
Joel La Bissonniere,
Assistant General Counsel for Ocean Services.
(Federal Domestic Assistance Catalog No. 11.419 Coastal Zone 
Management Program Assistance.)
[FR Doc. E8-19667 Filed 8-22-08; 8:45 am]
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