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arguments to be raised in the case and 

rebuttal briefs. Unless the Secretary 

specifies otherwise, the hearing, if 

requested, will be held two days after 

the date for submission of rebuttal 

briefs. 

Representatives of parties to the 

proceeding may request disclosure of 

proprietary information under 

administrative protective order no later 

than 10 days after the representative’s 

client or employer becomes a party to 

the proceeding, but in no event later 

than the date the case briefs, under 19 

CFR 351.309(c)(ii), are due. The 

Department will publish the final 

results of this administrative review, 

including the results of its analysis of 

issues raised in any case or rebuttal brief 

or at a hearing. 

These preliminary results of review 

are issued and published in accordance 

with sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of 

the Act and 19 CFR 351.221(b)(4). 

Dated: August 31, 2007. 

David M. Spooner, 

Assistant Secretary for Import 

Administration. 

[FR Doc. E7–17748 Filed 9–7–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–DS–S 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

Federal Consistency Appeal by AES 

Sparrows Point LNG, LLC and MidAtlantic Express, L.L.C. 

AGENCY: National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Department of Commerce (Commerce). 

ACTION: Notice of appeal. 

SUMMARY: This announcement provides 

notice that AES Sparrows Point LNG, 

LLC and Mid-Atlantic Express, L.L.C. 

(collectively, ‘‘AES’’) have filed an 

administrative appeal with the 

Department of Commerce asking that 

the Secretary override the State of 

Maryland’s objection to AES’s proposed 

LNG terminal in Baltimore County, 

Maryland. 

ADDRESSES: Materials from the appeal 

record will be available at the NOAA 

Office of the 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. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Odin Smith, Attorney-Advisor, NOAA 

Office of the General Counsel, 301–713–

7392. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Notice of Appeal 

AES has filed a notice of appeal with 

the Secretary of Commerce 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. AES 

appeals an objection, filed by the State 

of Maryland, to a consistency 

determination prepared by AES related 

to its proposed LNG terminal project in 

Baltimore County, Maryland. 

Under the CZMA, the Secretary may 

override the State’s objection on 

grounds that the project is consistent 

with the objectives or purposes of the 

CZMA, or 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 Secretary 

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 adverse effects of the 

proposed activity do not outweigh its 

contribution to the national interest, 

when those effects are considered 

separately or cumulatively; and (3) no 

reasonable alternative is available that 

would permit the activity to be 

conducted in a manner consistent with 

enforceable policies of the State’s 

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 

were the proposed activity not 

permitted to go forward as proposed. 15 

CFR 930.122. 

II. Appeal Documents 

NOAA intends to provide the public 

with access to all publicly available 

materials and related documents 

comprising the appeal record during 

business hours, at the NOAA Office of 

the General Counsel for Ocean Services. 

For additional information about this 

appeal contact Odin Smith, 301–713–

7392. 

Dated: September 5, 2007. 

Joel La Bissonniere, 

Assistant General Counsel for Ocean Services. 

[Federal Domestic Assistance Catalog No. 

11.419 Coastal Zone Management Program 

Assistance.] 

[FR Doc. 07–4416 Filed 9–7–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–08–M 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

[Docket No. 070727423–7424–01] 

RIN 0648–XB75 

Endangered and Threatened Species; 

Notice of Finding on a Petition to List 

the Lynn Canal Stock of Pacific 

Herring as a Threatened or 

Endangered Species 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of petition finding; 

request for information; and initiation of 

status review. 

SUMMARY: On April 2, 2007, we, NMFS, 

received a petition to list the Lynn 

Canal (Alaska) stock of Pacific herring, 

Clupea pallasi, as a threatened or 

endangered species under the 

Endangered Species Act (ESA). After 

review, we find that the petition 

presents substantial scientific and 

commercial information indicating that 

the petitioned action may be warranted. 

We are initiating a review of the status 

of the Lynn Canal population of Pacific 

herring, and we request data, 

information, and comment on the 

subject action. Specifically, we are 

soliciting information regarding 

population structure and stock 

delineations of Pacific herring in 

Southeast Alaska, the Gulf of Alaska, 

and the North Pacific Ocean; population 

trends and ecology of Pacific herring in 

Lynn Canal and Southeast Alaska 

waters; habitat requirements and current 

habitat conditions; known and 

anticipated threats to the viability of the 

population; and efforts being made to 

protect the species. 

DATES: Information and comments 

should be submitted to NMFS by 

December 10, 2007. 

ADDRESSES: Data, information, or 

comments may be submitted to Kaja 

Brix, Assistant Regional Administrator, 

Protected Resources Division, Alaska 

Region, NMFS, Attn: Ellen Sebastian. 

Information may be submitted by any 

of the following methods: 

• Mail: P.O. Box 21668, Juneau, AK 

99802; 

• Hand delivery to the Federal 

Building: 709 West 9th Street, Juneau, 

AK, 99802; 

• Fax: (907) 586–7557; 

• E-mail: LCHERRING@noaa.gov. 

Include in the subject line of the e-mail 

the following identifier: Lynn Canal 

Herring. E-mail comments, with or 


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