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documents comprising the appeal
record on the following website: https://
www.regulations.gov/
#!docketDetail;D=NOAA-HQ-2019-0118.
(Authority Citation: 15 CFR 930.128(a))
Adam Dilts,
Chief, Oceans and Coasts Section, NOAA
Office of General Counsel.
[FR Doc. 2019–22641 Filed 10–18–19; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
Federal Consistency Appeal by
WesternGeco
National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Department of Commerce (DOC).
ACTION: Notice of appeal.
AGENCY:
This announcement provides
notice that the Department of Commerce
(Department) has received a ‘‘Notice of
Appeal’’ filed by WesternGeco
(Appellant) requesting that the Secretary
override an objection by the North
Carolina Division of Coastal
Management to a consistency
certification for a proposed project to
conduct a marine Geological and
Geophysical seismic survey in the
Atlantic Ocean.
ADDRESSES: NOAA intends to provide
access to publicly available materials
and related documents comprising the
appeal record on the following website:
https://www.regulations.gov/
#!docketDetail;D=NOAA-HQ-2019-0089.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
questions about this Notice, contact
Martha McCoy, NOAA Office of General
Counsel, Oceans and Coasts Section,
1305 East-West Highway, Room 6111,
Silver Spring, MD 20910, (301) 713–
7391, martha.mccoy@noaa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
SUMMARY:
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I. Notice of Appeal
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II. Public Availability of Appeal
Documents
NOAA intends to provide access to
publicly available materials and related
documents comprising the appeal
record on the following website: https://
www.regulations.gov/
#!docketDetail;D=NOAA-HQ-2019-0089.
(Authority Citation: 15 CFR 930.128(a))
Adam Dilts,
Chief, Oceans and Coasts Section, NOAA
Office of General Counsel.
[FR Doc. 2019–22642 Filed 10–18–19; 8:45 am]
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On September 20, 2019, the Secretary
of Commerce (Secretary) received a
‘‘Notice of Appeal’’ filed by
WesternGeco 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 ‘‘Notice of
Appeal’’ is taken from an objection by
the North Carolina Division of Coastal
Management to a consistency
certification for a proposed project to
conduct a marine Geological and
Geophysical seismic survey in the
Atlantic Ocean. This matter constitutes
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an appeal of an ‘‘energy project’’ within
the meaning of the CZMA regulations,
see 15 CFR 930.123(c).
Under the CZMA, the Secretary may
override the North Carolina Division of
Coastal Management’s objection on
grounds that the project is consistent
with the objectives or purposes of the
CZMA, or is necessary in the interest of
national security. To make the
determination that the proposed activity
is ‘‘consistent with the objectives or
purposes of the CZMA,’’ the Department
must find that: (1) The proposed activity
furthers the national interest as
articulated in sections 302 or 303 of the
CZMA, in a significant or substantial
manner; (2) the national interest
furthered by the proposed activity
outweighs the activity’s adverse coastal
effects, when those effects are
considered separately or cumulatively;
and (3) no reasonable alternative is
available that would permit the
proposed activity to be conducted in a
manner consistent with the enforceable
policies of the applicable coastal
management program. 15 CFR 930.121.
To make the determination that the
proposed activity is ‘‘necessary in the
interest of national security,’’ the
Secretary must find that a national
defense or other national security
interest would be significantly impaired
if the proposed activity is not permitted
to go forward as proposed. 15 CFR
930.122.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Federal Consistency Appeal by WesternGeco
AGENCY: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Department of Commerce (DOC).
ACTION: Notice of appeal.
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SUMMARY: This announcement provides notice that the Department of
Commerce (Department) has received a ``Notice of Appeal'' filed by
WesternGeco (Appellant) requesting that the Secretary override an
objection by the North Carolina Division of Coastal Management to a
consistency certification for a proposed project to conduct a marine
Geological and Geophysical seismic survey in the Atlantic Ocean.
ADDRESSES: NOAA intends to provide access to publicly available
materials and related documents comprising the appeal record on the
following website: https://www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D=NOAA-HQ-
2019-0089.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For questions about this Notice,
contact Martha McCoy, NOAA Office of General Counsel, Oceans and Coasts
Section, 1305 East-West Highway, Room 6111, Silver Spring, MD 20910,
(301) 713-7391, [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Notice of Appeal
On September 20, 2019, the Secretary of Commerce (Secretary)
received a ``Notice of Appeal'' filed by WesternGeco 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
``Notice of Appeal'' is taken from an objection by the North Carolina
Division of Coastal Management to a consistency certification for a
proposed project to conduct a marine Geological and Geophysical seismic
survey in the Atlantic Ocean. This matter constitutes an appeal of an
``energy project'' within the meaning of the CZMA regulations, see 15
CFR 930.123(c).
Under the CZMA, the Secretary may override the North Carolina
Division of Coastal Management's objection on grounds that the project
is consistent with the objectives or purposes of the CZMA, or is
necessary in the interest of national security. To make the
determination that the proposed activity is ``consistent with the
objectives or purposes of the CZMA,'' the Department must find that:
(1) The proposed activity furthers the national interest as articulated
in sections 302 or 303 of the CZMA, in a significant or substantial
manner; (2) the national interest furthered by the proposed activity
outweighs the activity's adverse coastal effects, when those effects
are considered separately or cumulatively; and (3) no reasonable
alternative is available that would permit the proposed activity to be
conducted in a manner consistent with the enforceable policies of the
applicable coastal management program. 15 CFR 930.121. To make the
determination that the proposed activity is ``necessary in the interest
of national security,'' the Secretary must find that a national defense
or other national security interest would be significantly impaired if
the proposed activity is not permitted to go forward as proposed. 15
CFR 930.122.
II. Public Availability of Appeal Documents
NOAA intends to provide access to publicly available materials and
related documents comprising the appeal record on the following
website: https://www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D=NOAA-HQ-2019-0089.
(Authority Citation: 15 CFR 930.128(a))
Adam Dilts,
Chief, Oceans and Coasts Section, NOAA Office of General Counsel.
[FR Doc. 2019-22642 Filed 10-18-19; 8:45 am]
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