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[CITE: 16USC1465]

 
                         TITLE 16--CONSERVATION
 
                   CHAPTER 33--COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT
 
Sec. 1465. Appeals to Secretary


(a) Notice

    The Secretary shall publish in the Federal Register a notice 
indicating when the decision record has been closed on any appeal to the 
Secretary taken from a consistency determination under section 1456(c) 
or (d) of this title. No later than 90 days after the date of 
publication of this notice, the Secretary shall--
        (1) issue a final decision in the appeal; or
        (2) publish a notice in the Federal Register detailing why a 
    decision cannot be issued within the 90-day period.

(b) Deadline

    In the case where the Secretary publishes a notice under subsection 
(a)(2) of this section, the Secretary shall issue a decision in any 
appeal filed under section 1456 of this title no later than 45 days 
after the date of the publication of the notice.

(c) Application

    This section applies to appeals initiated by the Secretary and 
appeals filed by an applicant.

(Pub. L. 89-454, title III, Sec. 319, as added Pub. L. 104-150, Sec. 8, 
June 3, 1996, 110 Stat. 1382.)
