[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 150 (Thursday, August 5, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 47262-47263]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-19297]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration


Federal Consistency Appeal by Pan American Grain Co.

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

ACTION: Notice of Stay--Closure of Administrative Appeal Decision 
Record.

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SUMMARY: This announcement provides notice that the Secretary of 
Commerce has stayed, for a period of sixty (60) days, closure of the 
decision record in an administrative appeal filed by Pan American Grain 
Co. (Pan American).

DATES: The decision record for the Pan American Federal Consistency 
Appeal now closes on October 4, 2010.

ADDRESSES: NOAA, Office of General Counsel for Ocean Services, 1305 
East-West Highway, Room 6111, Silver Spring, MD 20910.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gladys P. Miles, Attorney-Advisor, 
NOAA, Office of General Counsel, 301-713-7384, or at 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    On January 27, 2010, Pan American Grain Co. 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 CFR part 930, subpart H. The 
appeal is taken from an objection by the Puerto Rico Planning Board to 
Pan American's consistency certification for a U.S. Army Corps of 
Engineer permit for proposed improvements to its port facilities 
located in San Juan Bay, Puerto Rico. Notice of this appeal was 
published in

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the Federal Register on February 26, 2010. See 75 FR 8919.
    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. The CZMA, however, authorizes the Secretary 
to stay closing of the decision record for up to 60 days when the 
Secretary determines it is necessary to receive, on an expedited basis, 
any supplemental information specifically requested by the Secretary to 
complete consistency review. 16 U.S.C. 1465(b)(3).
    After reviewing the decision record developed to date, the 
Secretary has determined that supplemental and clarifying information 
needs to be requested in order to complete consistency review. In order 
to allow receipt of this information, the Secretary hereby stays 
closure of the decision record until October 4, 2010.
    Additional information on this appeal is available at the NOAA, 
Office of General Counsel for Ocean Services, 1305 East-West Highway, 
Room 6111, Silver Spring, MD 20910 and on the following Web site: 
http://www.ogc.doc.gov/czma.htm.

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

    Dated: August 2, 2010.
Joel La Bissonniere,
Assistant General Counsel for Ocean Services, NOAA.
[FR Doc. 2010-19297 Filed 8-4-10; 8:45 am]
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