[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]


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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.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that the National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), U.S. Department of Commerce, has

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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]
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