[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 213 (Thursday, November 4, 2010)] [Notices] [Pages 67950-67951] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 2010-27878] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Notice of Designation of the Lake Superior National Estuarine Research Reserve in Wisconsin AGENCY: Estuarine Reserves Division, Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management, National Ocean Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce. ACTION: Notice of Designation and availability of Notice of Record of Decision. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), U.S. Department of Commerce, has [[Page 67951]] designated certain lands and waters of the St. Louis River freshwater estuary in Wisconsin as the Lake Superior National Estuarine Research Reserve. On October 19, 2010, Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere Dr. Jane Lubchenco signed a record of decision pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act and a findings of designation for the Lake Superior National Estuarine Research Reserve in Wisconsin pursuant to Section 315 of the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972, as amended, 16 U.S.C. Section 1461, and its implementing regulations at 15 CFR Part 921. The Reserve duly received certification from the State of Wisconsin Coastal Program that Reserve designation is consistent to the maximum extent practicable with its program. A copy of the official Record of Decision is available for public review from NOAA's Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management at the address below. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Laurie McGilvray (301) 713-3155 x158, Estuarine Reserves Division, Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management, National Ocean Service, NOAA, 1305 East West Highway, N/ ORM5, Silver Spring, MD 20910. A copy of the Record of Decision for each Reserve is available upon request. Federal Domestic Assistance Catalog Number 11.420 (Coastal Zone Management) Research Reserves. Dated: October 22, 2010. Donna Wieting, Director, Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management. [FR Doc. 2010-27878 Filed 11-3-10; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-08-P