4224 Federal Register / Vol. 63, No. 18 /Wednesday, January 28, 1998 / Notices

in conduct not specified in this

Certificate, but such conduct is subject

to the normal application of the

antitrust laws.

Disclaimer

The issuance of this Certificate of

Review to AARQ by the Secretary of

Commerce with the concurrence of the

Attorney General under the provisions

of the Act does not constitute, explicitly

or implicitly, an endorsement or

opinion by the Secretary of Commerce

or by the Attorney General concerning

either (a) the viability or quality of the

business plans of AARQ or its Members

or (b) the legality of such business plans

of AARQ or its Members under the laws

of the United States (other than as

provided in the Act) or under the laws

of any foreign country.

The application of this Certificate to

conduct in export trade where the

United States Government is the buyer

or where the United States Government

bears more than half the cost of the

transaction is subject to the limitations

set forth in Section V.(D.) of the

‘‘Guidelines for the Issuance of Export

Trade Certificates of Review (Second

Edition),’’ 50 Fed. Reg. 1786 (January

11, 1985).

In accordance with the authority

granted under the Act and Regulations,

this Certificate of Review is hereby

granted to Association for the

Administration of Rice Quotas, Inc.

A copy of this certificate will be kept

in the International Trade

Administration’s Freedom of

Information Records Inspection Facility

Room 4102, U.S. Department of

Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution

Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20230.

Dated: January 22, 1998.

Morton Schnabel,

Acting Director, Office of Export Trading

Company Affairs.

[FR Doc. 98–2056 Filed 1–27–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–DR–P

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric

Administration

Coastal Zone Management: Federal

Consistency Appeal by Jessie W.

Taylor From an Objection by South

Carolina

AGENCY: National Oceanic and

Atmospheric Administration,

Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of decision.

On December 30, 1997, the Secretary

of Commerce (Secretary) issued a

decision in the consistency appeal of

Mr. Jessie W. Taylor (Appellant). The

Appellant had applied to the U.S. Army

Corps of Engineers (Corps) for a permit

to fill wetlands to construct a

commercial business on the property. In

conjunction with the Federal permit

application, the Appellant submitted to

the Corps a certification that the

proposed activity is consistent with the

State’s federally approved Coastal

Management Program (CMP). The State

of South Carolina’s coastal management

agency, reviewed the certification

pursuant to section 307(c)(3)(A) of the

Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972,

as amended (CZMA), 16 U.S.C.

1456(c)(3)(A).

On March 11, 1996, the State objected

to the Appellant’s consistency

certification for the proposed project on

the ground that the proposed project is

not consistent with the enforceable

policies contained in the State’s coastal

management program. State policies

prevented OCRM from considering the

Appellant’s offer of mitigation in

evaluating his activity. Under CZMA

section 307(c)(3)(A) and 15 CFR

930.131, the State’s consistency

objection precludes the Corps from

issuing a permit for the activity unless

the Secretary finds that the activity is

either consistent with the objectives or

purposes of the CZMA (Ground I) or

necessary in the interest of national

security (Ground II). The Appellant

based his appeal on Ground I.

Upon consideration of the

information submitted by the Appellant,

the State and interested Federal

agencies, the Secretary made the

following findings pursuant to 15 CFR

930.121: First, the proposed project

furthers one or more of the competing

national objectives or purposes of the

CZMA by minimally contributing to the

national interest in economic

development of the coastal zone.

Second, the proposed project, including

the Appellant’s mitigation measure,

would lessen rather than increase

cumulative impacts on the natural

resources of the coastal zone. Thus,

there would appear to be no adverse

coastal effects to outweigh the projects

minimal contribution to the national

interest. Third, the proposed activity

will not violate the requirements of the

Clean Water Act or the Clean Air Act.

Fourth, there would be no reasonable

alternative available to the Appellant

that would permit the activity to be

conducted in a manner consistent with

the State’s coastal management program.

Accordingly, the proposed project is

consistent with the objectives or

purposes of the CZMA. Because the

Appellant’s proposed project satisfied

all of the requirements of Ground I, the

Secretary overrode the State’s objection

to the Appellant’s consistency

certification. Consequently, the

proposed project may be permitted by

Federal agencies. Copies of the decision

may be obtained from the contact

person listed below.

Margo E. Jackson, Assistant General

Counsel for Ocean Services, National

Oceanic and Atmospheric

Administration (NOAA), U.S.

Department of Commerce, 1305 EastWest Highway, Room 6111, Silver

Spring, MD 20910, (301) 713–2967.

Dated: January 16, 1998.

Monica Medina,

General Counsel.

[FR Doc. 98–2035 Filed 1–27–98; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric

Administration

[I.D. 012098B]

New England Fishery Management

Council; Public Meetings

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),

Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of public meetings.

SUMMARY: The New England Fishery

Management Council (Council) is

scheduling a number of public meetings

of its oversight committees and advisory

panels in February, 1998, to consider

actions affecting New England fisheries

in the exclusive economic zone.

Recommendations from these groups

will be brought to the full Council for

formal consideration and action, if

appropriate.

DATES: The meetings will be held

between February 10 and February 24,

1998. See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION

for specific dates and times.

ADDRESSES: Meetings will be held in

Peabody, MA; East Boston, MA;

Warwick, RI, and Portsmouth, NH. See

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for specific

locations.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paul

J. Howard, Executive Director, New

England Fishery Management Council;

telephone: (781) 231-0422.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Meeting Dates and Agendas

Tuesday, February 10, 1998, 9:30

a.m.—Groundfish Committee Meeting

Location: Peabody Marriott Hotel, 8A

Centennial Drive, Peabody, MA 01960;

telephone: (978) 977–9700.