Northeast Gateway Energy Bridge, L.L.C., Liquefied Natural Gas Deepwater Port License Application, 52422-52423 [05-17553]

Download as PDF 52422 Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 170 / Friday, September 2, 2005 / Notices Ms. Barbara Davis), 2100 Second Street SW., Washington, DC 20593–0001. The telephone number is (202) 267–2326. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Barbara Davis, Office of Information Management, telephone (202) 267–2326 or fax (202) 267–4814, for questions on these documents; or Ms. Andrea M. Jenkins, Program Manager, Docket Operations, (202) 366–0271, for questions on the docket. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Coast Guard invites comments on the proposed collection of information to determine whether the collection is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the Department. In particular, the Coast Guard would appreciate comments addressing: (1) The practical utility of the collections; (2) the accuracy of the estimated burden of the collections; (3) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information that is the subject of the collections; and (4) ways to minimize the burden of collections on respondents, including the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology. Comments to DMS or OIRA must contain the OMB Control Number of the Information Collection Request (ICR) addressed. Comments to DMS must contain the docket number of this request, [USCG 2005–21322]. For your comments to OIRA to be considered, it is best if OIRA receives them on or before the October 3, 2005. Public participation and request for comments: We encourage you to respond to this request for comments by submitting comments and related materials. We will post all comments received, without change, to https:// dms.dot.gov, and they will include any personal information you have provided. We have an agreement with DOT to use their Docket Management Facility. Please see the paragraph on DOT’s ‘‘Privacy Act Policy’’ below. Submitting comments: If you submit a comment, please include your name and address, identify the docket number for this request for comment [USCG–2005– 21322], indicate the specific section of this document or the ICR to which each comment applies, and give the reason for each comment. You may submit your comments and material by electronic means, mail, fax, or delivery to the Docket Management Facility at the address under ADDRESSES, but please submit them by only one means. If you submit them by mail or delivery, submit them in an unbound format, no larger than 81⁄2 by 11 inches, suitable for copying and electronic filing. If you submit them by mail and would like to VerDate Aug<18>2005 18:00 Sep 01, 2005 Jkt 205001 know that they reached the Facility, please enclose a stamped, self-addressed postcard or envelope. The Coast Guard and OIRA will consider all comments and material received during the comment period. We may change the documents supporting this collection of information or even the underlying requirements in view of them. Viewing comments and documents: To view comments, as well as documents mentioned in this notice as being available in the docket, go to https://dms.dot.gov at any time and conduct a simple search using the docket number. You may also visit the Docket Management Facility in room PL–401 on the Plaza level of the Nassif Building, 400 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. Privacy Act Anyone can search the electronic form of all comments received in dockets by the name of the individual submitting the comment (or signing the comment, if submitted on behalf of an association, business, labor union, etc.). You may review the Privacy Act Statement of DOT in the Federal Register published on April 11, 2000 (65 FR 19477), or you may visit https:// dms.dot.gov. Previous Request for Comments This request provides a 30-day comment period required by OIRA. The Coast Guard has already published the 60-day notice (70 FR 32839, June 6, 2005) required by 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2). That notice elicited no comment. Information Collection Request Title: Bridge Permit Application Guide. OMB Control Number: 1625–0015. Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection. Affected Public: Public and private owners of bridges over navigable waters of the United States. Forms: None. Abstract: The collection of information is a request for a bridge permit submitted as an application for approval by the Coast Guard of any proposed bridge project. An applicant must submit to the Coast Guard a letter of application along with letter-size drawings (plans) and maps showing the proposed project and its location. Burden Estimates: The estimated burden has been decreased from 4,000 hours to 2,240 hours a year. PO 00000 Frm 00062 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Dated: August 24, 2005. Nathaniel Heiner, Acting Assistant Commandant for Command, Control, Communications Computers and Information Technology. [FR Doc. 05–17471 Filed 9–1–05; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910–15–P DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY Coast Guard DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Maritime Administration [USCG–2005–22219] Northeast Gateway Energy Bridge, L.L.C., Liquefied Natural Gas Deepwater Port License Application Coast Guard, DHS; Maritime Administration, DOT. ACTION: Notice of application. AGENCY: SUMMARY: The Coast Guard and the Maritime Administration (MARAD) announce that they have received an application for the licensing of a natural gas deepwater port, and that the application appears to contain the required information. This notice summarizes the applicant’s plans and the procedures that will be followed in considering the application. DATES: The Deepwater Port Act of 1974, as amended, requires any public hearing on this application to be held not later than May 1, 2006, and requires a decision on the application to be made not later than July 31, 2006. ADDRESSES: The public docket for USCG–2005–22219 is maintained by the: Docket Management Facility, U.S. Department of Transportation, 400 Seventh Street SW., Washington, DC 20590–0001. Docket contents are available for public inspection and copying, at this address, in room PL–401, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. The Facility’s telephone is 202–366–9329, its fax is 202–493–2251, and its Web site for electronic submissions or for electronic access to docket contents is https://dms.dot.gov. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Roddy Bachman, U.S. Coast Guard, telephone: 202–267–1752, email: RBachman@comdt.uscg.mil. If you have questions on viewing the docket, call Andrea M. Jenkins, Program Manager, Docket Operations, telephone: 202–366– 0271. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: E:\FR\FM\02SEN1.SGM 02SEN1 Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 170 / Friday, September 2, 2005 / Notices Receipt of Application On June 13, 2005, the Coast Guard and MARAD received an application from Northeast Gateway Energy Bridge, L.L.C., a subsidiary of Excelerate Energy Limited Partnership, for all Federal authorizations required for a license to own, construct, and operate a deepwater port governed by the Deepwater Port Act of 1974, as amended, 33 U.S.C. 1501 et seq. (the Act). On August 19, 2005, we determined that the application contains all information required by the Act. Background According to the Act, a deepwater port is a fixed or floating manmade structure other than a vessel, or a group of structures, located beyond State seaward boundaries and used or intended for use as a port or terminal for the transportation, storage, and further handling of oil or natural gas for transportation to any State. Adeepwater port must be licensed by the Secretary of Transportation. Statutory and regulatory requirements for licensing appear in 33 U.S.C. 1501 et seq. and in 33 CFR Part 148. Under delegations from and agreements between the Secretary of Transportation and the Secretary of Homeland Security, applications are processed by the Coast Guard and MARAD. Each application is considered on its merits. The Act provides strict deadlines for processing an application. Once we determine that an application contains the required information, we must hold public hearings on the application within 240 days, and the Secretary of Transportation must render a decision on the application within 330 days. We will publish additional Federal Register notices to inform you of these public hearings and other procedural milestones, including environmental review. The Secretary’s decision, and other key documents, will be filed in the public docket. At least one public hearing must take place in each adjacent coastal State. For purposes of the Act, Massachusetts is the adjacent coastal State for this application. Other States can apply for adjacent coastal State status in accordance with 33 U.S.C. 1508(a)(2). Summary of the Application Northeast Gateway Energy Bridge, L.L.C., has proposed a facility to import liquefied natural gas (LNG) into the New England region providing a base load delivery of 400 million cubic feet per day (MMcfd) and capable of peak deliveries of approximately 800 MMcfd or more. The facility will be located VerDate Aug<18>2005 18:00 Sep 01, 2005 Jkt 205001 offshore in Massachusetts Bay, approximately 13 miles south-southeast of the city of Gloucester, MA, in federal waters approximately 270 to 290 feet in depth, commonly referred to as Block 125. Northeast Gateway will deliver natural gas to onshore markets via a new 24-inch pipeline, approximately 16.4 miles in length, from the proposed deepwater port to the existing offshore 30-inch Algonquin HubLine Pipeline System. The proposed new pipeline lateral will be owned and operated by Algonquin Gas Transmission. Algonquin is seeking Federal Energy Regulatory Commission approval for the pipeline concurrent with this deepwater port application. The new pipeline will also be included in the National Environmental Policy Act review as part of the deepwater port application process. The Northeast Gateway facility will consist of two subsea submerged turret loading buoys (STL buoys), two flexible risers, two pipeline end manifolds (PLEMs), and two subsea flow lines. Each STL buoy will connect to a PLEM using the flexible riser assembly, and the PLEM will connect to the subsea flow line. A fleet of specially designed Energy Bridge regasification vessels (EBRVs), each capable of transporting approximately 4.9 million cubic feet (138,000 cubic meters) of LNG, will deliver natural gas to the Northeast Gateway deepwater port. The EBRVs will vaporize the LNG in a closed Loop mode of recirculating fresh water on-board the ship requiring no intake or discharge of seawater. Natural gas fired boilers will be used to generate steam for the regasification facilities as well as to provide vessel electrical needs in normal operation. Dated: August 29, 2005. Howard L. Hime, Acting Director of Standards, Marine Safety, Security,and Environmental Protection, U.S. Coast Guard. H. Keith Lesnick, Senior Transportation, Specialist, Deepwater Ports, Program Manager, U.S. Maritime Administration. [FR Doc. 05–17553 Filed 9–1–05; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910–15–P DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY Coast Guard [USCG–2005–22260] Towing Safety Advisory Committee AGENCY: PO 00000 Coast Guard, DHS. Frm 00063 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 ACTION: 52423 Notice of meetings. SUMMARY: The Towing Vessel Inspection Working Group of the Towing Safety Advisory Committee (TSAC) will meet to discuss matters relating to these specific issues of towing safety. The meetings will be open to the public. DATES: The Towing Vessel Inspection Working Group will meet on Wednesday, September 14, 2005 from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and on Thursday, September 15, 2005 from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. The meetings may close early if all business is finished. Written material and requests to make oral presentations should reach the Coast Guard on or before September 7, 2005. Requests to have a copy of your material distributed to each member of the Working Group should reach the Coast Guard on or before September 7, 2005. ADDRESSES: The Working Group will meet in the Gallery 2 room of the Arlington Hilton Hotel, 950 N. Stafford St., Arlington, VA 22203. Please bring a government-issued ID with photo (e.g., driver’s license). Send written material and requests to make oral presentations to Mr. Gerald Miante, Commandant (G– MSO–1), U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters, 2100 Second Street SW., Washington, DC 20593–0001. This notice and related documents are available on the Internet at https:// dms.dot.gov under the docket number USCG–2005–22260. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Gerald Miante, Assistant Executive Director of TSAC, telephone 202–267– 0214, fax 202–267–4570, or e-mail gmiante@comdt.uscg.mil. Notice of these meetings is given under the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App. 2 (Pub. L. 92–463, 86 Stat. 770, as amended). Agenda of Working Group Meetings: The agenda for the Towing Vessel Inspection Working Group tentatively includes the following items: (1) Safety management system requirements to be included in a subchapter devoted to the inspection for certification of towing vessels; (2) Equipment requirements and personnel standards to be included in a subchapter devoted to the inspection for certification of towing vessels; and (3) Audit and oversight requirements, including the use of third parties, to be included in a subchapter devoted to the inspection for certification of towing vessels. Procedural: The meetings are open to the public. Please note that the meetings may close early if all business is finished. At the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: E:\FR\FM\02SEN1.SGM 02SEN1

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[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 170 (Friday, September 2, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 52422-52423]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-17553]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Maritime Administration

[USCG-2005-22219]


Northeast Gateway Energy Bridge, L.L.C., Liquefied Natural Gas 
Deepwater Port License Application

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS; Maritime Administration, DOT.

ACTION: Notice of application.

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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard and the Maritime Administration (MARAD) 
announce that they have received an application for the licensing of a 
natural gas deepwater port, and that the application appears to contain 
the required information. This notice summarizes the applicant's plans 
and the procedures that will be followed in considering the 
application.

DATES: The Deepwater Port Act of 1974, as amended, requires any public 
hearing on this application to be held not later than May 1, 2006, and 
requires a decision on the application to be made not later than July 
31, 2006.

ADDRESSES: The public docket for USCG-2005-22219 is maintained by the: 
Docket Management Facility, U.S. Department of Transportation, 400 
Seventh Street SW., Washington, DC 20590-0001.
    Docket contents are available for public inspection and copying, at 
this address, in room PL-401, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through 
Friday, except Federal holidays. The Facility's telephone is 202-366-
9329, its fax is 202-493-2251, and its Web site for electronic 
submissions or for electronic access to docket contents is https://
dms.dot.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Roddy Bachman, U.S. Coast Guard, 
telephone: 202-267-1752, email: RBachman@comdt.uscg.mil. If you have 
questions on viewing the docket, call Andrea M. Jenkins, Program 
Manager, Docket Operations, telephone: 202-366-0271.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

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Receipt of Application

    On June 13, 2005, the Coast Guard and MARAD received an application 
from Northeast Gateway Energy Bridge, L.L.C., a subsidiary of 
Excelerate Energy Limited Partnership, for all Federal authorizations 
required for a license to own, construct, and operate a deepwater port 
governed by the Deepwater Port Act of 1974, as amended, 33 U.S.C. 1501 
et seq. (the Act). On August 19, 2005, we determined that the 
application contains all information required by the Act.

Background

    According to the Act, a deepwater port is a fixed or floating 
manmade structure other than a vessel, or a group of structures, 
located beyond State seaward boundaries and used or intended for use as 
a port or terminal for the transportation, storage, and further 
handling of oil or natural gas for transportation to any State.
    Adeepwater port must be licensed by the Secretary of 
Transportation. Statutory and regulatory requirements for licensing 
appear in 33 U.S.C. 1501 et seq. and in 33 CFR Part 148. Under 
delegations from and agreements between the Secretary of Transportation 
and the Secretary of Homeland Security, applications are processed by 
the Coast Guard and MARAD. Each application is considered on its 
merits.
    The Act provides strict deadlines for processing an application. 
Once we determine that an application contains the required 
information, we must hold public hearings on the application within 240 
days, and the Secretary of Transportation must render a decision on the 
application within 330 days. We will publish additional Federal 
Register notices to inform you of these public hearings and other 
procedural milestones, including environmental review. The Secretary's 
decision, and other key documents, will be filed in the public docket.
    At least one public hearing must take place in each adjacent 
coastal State. For purposes of the Act, Massachusetts is the adjacent 
coastal State for this application. Other States can apply for adjacent 
coastal State status in accordance with 33 U.S.C. 1508(a)(2).

Summary of the Application

    Northeast Gateway Energy Bridge, L.L.C., has proposed a facility to 
import liquefied natural gas (LNG) into the New England region 
providing a base load delivery of 400 million cubic feet per day 
(MMcfd) and capable of peak deliveries of approximately 800 MMcfd or 
more. The facility will be located offshore in Massachusetts Bay, 
approximately 13 miles south-southeast of the city of Gloucester, MA, 
in federal waters approximately 270 to 290 feet in depth, commonly 
referred to as Block 125.
    Northeast Gateway will deliver natural gas to onshore markets via a 
new 24-inch pipeline, approximately 16.4 miles in length, from the 
proposed deepwater port to the existing offshore 30-inch Algonquin 
HubLine Pipeline System. The proposed new pipeline lateral will be 
owned and operated by Algonquin Gas Transmission. Algonquin is seeking 
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission approval for the pipeline 
concurrent with this deepwater port application. The new pipeline will 
also be included in the National Environmental Policy Act review as 
part of the deepwater port application process.
    The Northeast Gateway facility will consist of two subsea submerged 
turret loading buoys (STL buoys), two flexible risers, two pipeline end 
manifolds (PLEMs), and two subsea flow lines. Each STL buoy will 
connect to a PLEM using the flexible riser assembly, and the PLEM will 
connect to the subsea flow line. A fleet of specially designed Energy 
Bridge regasification vessels (EBRVs), each capable of transporting 
approximately 4.9 million cubic feet (138,000 cubic meters) of LNG, 
will deliver natural gas to the Northeast Gateway deepwater port.
    The EBRVs will vaporize the LNG in a closed Loop mode of 
recirculating fresh water on-board the ship requiring no intake or 
discharge of seawater. Natural gas fired boilers will be used to 
generate steam for the regasification facilities as well as to provide 
vessel electrical needs in normal operation.

    Dated: August 29, 2005.
Howard L. Hime,
Acting Director of Standards, Marine Safety, Security,and Environmental 
Protection, U.S. Coast Guard.

H. Keith Lesnick,
Senior Transportation, Specialist, Deepwater Ports, Program Manager, 
U.S. Maritime Administration.
[FR Doc. 05-17553 Filed 9-1-05; 8:45 am]
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