TORP Terminal LP, Bienville Offshore Energy Terminal Liquefied Natural Gas Deepwater Port License Application; Preparation of Environmental Impact Statement, 37074-37076 [E7-13030]

Download as PDF mstockstill on PROD1PC66 with NOTICES 37074 Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 129 / Friday, July 6, 2007 / Notices Article 2. The permittee shall comply with all applicable federal laws and regulations regarding the construction, operation and maintenance of the facilities. Further, the permittee shall comply with nationally recognized codes to the extent required under 40 U.S.C. 3312(b). The permittee shall cooperate with state and local officials to the extent required under 40 U.S.C. 3312(d). Article 3. In the event that the San Luis II Port of Entry is permanently closed and is no longer used as an international crossing, this permit shall terminate and the permittee may manage, utilize, or dispose of the facilities in accordance with its statutory authorities. Article 4. The permittee is a federal agency that is responsible for managing and operating the San Luis II Port of Entry, as authorized by applicable federal laws and regulations. This permit shall continue in full force and effect for only so long as the permittee shall continue the operations hereby authorized. Article 5. This Article applies to transfer of the facilities or any part thereof as an operating land border crossing. The permittee shall immediately notify the United States Department of State of any decision to transfer custody and control of the facilities or any part thereof to any other agency or department of the United States Government. Said notice shall identify the transferee agency or department and seek the approval of the United States Department of State for the transfer of the permit. In the event of approval by the Department of State of such transfer of custody and control to another agency or department of the United States Government, the permit shall remain in force and effect, and the facilities shall be subject to all the conditions, permissions and requirements of this permit and any amendments thereof. The permittee may transfer ownership or control of the facilities to a non-federal entity or individual only upon the prior express approval of such transfer by the United States Department of State, which approval may include such conditions, permissions and requirements that the Department of State, in its discretion, determines are appropriate and necessary for inclusion in the permit, to be effective on the date of transfer. Article 6. (1) The permittee or its agent shall acquire such right-of-way grants or easements and permits as may become necessary and appropriate. (2) The permittee shall maintain the facilities and every part thereof. VerDate Aug<31>2005 17:16 Jul 05, 2007 Jkt 211001 Article 7. (1) The permittee shall take or cause to be taken all appropriate measures to prevent or mitigate adverse environmental impacts or disruption of significant archeological resources in connection with the construction, operation and maintenance of the facilities, including those mitigation measures adopted by the permittee in the FONSI. (2) Before issuing the notice to proceed for construction, the permittee shall obtain the concurrence of the International Boundary and Water Commission. Article 8. The permittee shall comply with all agreed actions and obligations set forth in the FONSI. The permittee’s acceptance of transfer of the land upon which the San Luis II Port of Entry is to be built is conditioned upon the Greater Yuma Port Authority’s commitments to implement the mitigation measures described in the FONSI. Article 9. The permittee shall file any applicable statements and reports that might be required by applicable federal law in connection with this project. Article 10. The permittee shall not issue a notice to proceed for construction work until the Department of State has provided notification to the permittee that the Department has completed its exchange of diplomatic notes with the Government of Mexico regarding authorization of construction. The permittee shall provide written notice to the Department of State at such time as the construction authorized by this permit is begun, and again at such time as construction is completed, interrupted for more than ninety days or discontinued. Article 11. This permit is not intended to, and does not, create any right, benefit, or trust responsibility, substantive or procedural, enforceable at law or in equity, by any party against the United States, its departments, agencies, instrumentalities or entities, its officers or employees, in their individual or official capacities, or any other person. In Witness Whereof, I, Daniel S. Sullivan, Assistant Secretary of State for Economic, Energy and Business Affairs of the United States, have hereunto set my hand this 13th day of June, 2007, in the City of Washington, District of Columbia. PO 00000 Frm 00125 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Dated: June 29, 2007. Daniel S. Sullivan, Assistant Secretary of State, United States Department of State. Richard M. Sanders, Acting Director, Office of Mexican Affairs, Department of State. [FR Doc. E7–13126 Filed 7–5–07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4710–29–P DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Maritime Administration [USCG–2006–24644] TORP Terminal LP, Bienville Offshore Energy Terminal Liquefied Natural Gas Deepwater Port License Application; Preparation of Environmental Impact Statement Maritime Administration, DOT. Notice of availability; notice of public meeting; request for comments. AGENCY: ACTION: SUMMARY: The Coast Guard and the Maritime Administration (MARAD) announce the availability of the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) for the TORP Terminal LP, Bienville Offshore Energy Terminal Liquefied Natural Gas Deepwater Port license application. The application describes a project that would be located in the Gulf of Mexico, in Main Pass block MP 258, approximately 63 miles south of Mobile Point, Alabama. The Coast Guard and MARAD request public comments on the DEIS. Publication of this notice begins a 45 day comment period and provides information on how to participate in the process. DATES: The public meeting in Mobile, Alabama will be held on July 25, 2007. The public meeting will be held from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. and will be preceded by an open house from 3 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. The public meeting may end earlier or later than the stated time, depending on the number of people wishing to speak. Material submitted in response to the request for comments on the DEIS must reach the Docket Management Facility by August 20, 2007. ADDRESSES: The open house and public meeting will be held at: Mobile Convention Center, One South Water Street, Room 203, Mobile, Alabama 36602; telephone: 251–208–2100. The DEIS, the application, and associated documentation is available for viewing at the DOT’s Docket Management System Web site: https:// dms.dot.gov under docket number 24644. The DEIS is also available at public libraries in Mobile (Ben May Main Library and Spring Hill College E:\FR\FM\06JYN1.SGM 06JYN1 Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 129 / Friday, July 6, 2007 / Notices Library), Bayou La Batre (Mose Hudson Tapia Public Library), Orange Beach (Orange Beach Public Library), Daphne (Daphne Public Library), and Gulf Shores (Thomas B. Norton Public Library). Address docket submissions for USCG–2006–24644 to: Department of Transportation, Docket Management Facility, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE.,West Building,Ground Floor, Room W12–140,Washington, DC 20590–0001. The Docket Management Facility accepts hand-delivered submissions, and makes docket contents available for public inspection and copying at this address between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. The Facility telephone number is 202–366–9329, the fax number is 202–493–2251, and the Web site for electronic submissions or for electronic access to docket contents is https://dms.dot.gov. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mary K. Jager, U.S. Coast Guard, telephone: 202–372–1454, e-mail: Mary.K.Jager@uscg.mil; LTJG Hannah Kim, U.S. Coast Guard, telephone 202– 372–1438, e-mail: Hannah.Kim@uscg.mil; or Gregory V. Sparkman, Maritime Administration, telephone 202–366–1908, e-mail: greg.sparkman@dot.gov. If you have questions on viewing the docket, call Renee V. Wright, Program Manager, Docket Operations, telephone: 202–493– 0402. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: mstockstill on PROD1PC66 with NOTICES Public Hearing and Open House We invite you to learn about the proposed deepwater port at an informational open house, and to comment at a public hearing on the proposed action and the evaluation contained in the DEIS. In order to allow everyone a chance to speak at the public meeting, we may limit speaker time, or extend the meeting hours, or both. You must identify yourself, and any organization you represent, by name. Your remarks will be recorded or transcribed for inclusion in the public docket. You may submit written material at the public meeting, either in place of or in addition to speaking. Written material must include your name and address, and will be included in the public docket. Public docket materials will be made available to the public on the Docket Management Facility’s Docket Management System (DMS). See ‘‘Request for Comments’’ for information about DMS and your rights under the Privacy Act. VerDate Aug<31>2005 17:16 Jul 05, 2007 Jkt 211001 All public meeting locations will be wheelchair-accessible. If you plan to attend the open house or public hearing, and need special assistance such as sign language interpretation or other reasonable accommodation, please notify the Coast Guard (see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT) at least 3 business days in advance. Include your contact information as well as information about your specific needs. Request for Comments We request public comments or other relevant information on the DEIS. The public hearing is not the only opportunity you have to comment. In addition to or in place of attending a meeting, you can submit comments to the Docket Management Facility during the public comment period (see DATES). We will consider all comments and material received during the comment period for the DEIS. We will announce the availability of the Final EIS (FEIS) and once again give you the opportunity to review and comment. If you want that notice sent directly to you please contact representatives at the public hearing or the Coast Guard representative identified in FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. Submissions should include: • Docket number USCG–2006–24644. • Your name and address. • Your reasons for making each comment or for bringing information to our attention. Submit comments or material using only one of the following methods: • Electronic submission to DMS, https://dms.dot.gov. • Fax, mail, or hand delivery to the Docket Management Facility (see ADDRESSES). Faxed or hand delivered submissions must be unbound, no larger than 81⁄2 by 11 inches, and suitable for copying and electronic scanning. If you mail your submission and want to know when it reaches the Facility, include a stamped, self-addressed postcard or envelope. Regardless of the method used for submitting comments or material, all submissions will be posted, without change, to the DMS Web site (https:// dms.dot.gov), and will include any personal information you provide. Therefore, submitting this information makes it public. You may wish to read the Privacy Act notice that is available on the DMS Web site, or the Department of Transportation Privacy Act Statement that appeared in the Federal Register on April 11, 2000 (65 FR 19477). You may view docket submissions at the Docket Management Facility (see ADDRESSES), or electronically on the DMS Web site. PO 00000 Frm 00126 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 37075 Background Information about deepwater ports, the statutes, and regulations governing their licensing, and the receipt of the current application for a liquefied natural gas (LNG) deepwater port appears at 71 FR 26605, May 5, 2006. The Notice of Intent to Prepare an EIS for the proposed action was published in the Federal Register at 71 FR 31258, June 1, 2006. The DEIS, application materials and associated comments are available on the docket. Information from the ‘‘Summary of the Application’’ from previous Federal Register notices is included below for your convenience. Proposed Action and Alternatives The proposed action requiring environmental review is the Federal licensing of the proposed deepwater port described in ‘‘Summary of the Application’’ below. The alternatives to licensing the proposed port are: (1) Licensing with conditions (including conditions designed to mitigate environmental impact), and (2) denying the application, which for purposes of environmental review is the ‘‘no-action’’ alternative. These alternatives are more fully discussed in the DEIS. The Coast Guard and MARAD are the lead Federal agencies for the preparation of the EIS. You can address any questions about the proposed action or the DEIS to the Coast Guard project manager identified in FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. Summary of the Application TORP Terminal LP, proposes to own, construct, and operate a deepwater port, named Bienville Offshore Energy Terminal (BOET), in the Federal waters of the Outer Continental Shelf on Main Pass block MP 258, approximately 63 miles south of Mobile Point, Alabama, in a water depth of approximately 425 feet. The BOET Deepwater Port would be capable of mooring two LNG carriers of up to approximately 250,000 cubic meter capacity by means of Single Anchor Leg Moorings. The LNG carriers would be off loaded one at a time to HiLoad floating regasification facilities, which use four submerged shell-and-tube heat exchangers to vaporize the LNG before sending natural gas via 14-inch diameter flexible risers to a Pipeline End Manifold (PLEM) on the seafloor, then through a 30-inch diameter pipeline to the support platform, where the gas will be metered and further sent via interconnecting pipelines to four existing pipelines (Dauphin Island Gathering System Feedline, Transco Feedline, Destin Feedline, and Viosca Knoll Gathering System Feedline). E:\FR\FM\06JYN1.SGM 06JYN1 37076 Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 129 / Friday, July 6, 2007 / Notices The major components of the proposed deepwater port would be the Support Platform, two HiLoad floating LNG transfer and re-gasification units, two PLEMs with ancillary risers and terminal pipelines, HiLoad parking line pilings, and approximately 25 miles of new subsea pipeline. BOET will have an average throughput capacity of 1.2 billion standard cubic feet per day (Bscfd) of natural gas. No new onshore pipelines or LNG storage facilities are proposed with this action. A shore based facility will be used to facilitate movement of personnel, equipment, supplies, and disposable materials between the Terminal and shore. Construction of the deepwater port would be expected to take 30 months; with startup of commercial operations in 2010, should a license be issued. The deepwater port, if licensed, would be designed, constructed and operated in accordance with applicable codes and standards and would have an expected operating life of approximately 25 years. Privacy Act The electronic form of all comments received into the DOT docket can be searched 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 DOT’s complete Privacy Act Statement in the Federal Register published on April 11, 2000 (Volume 65, Number 70, pages 19477– 78) or you may visit https://dms.dot.gov. (Authority 49 CFR 1.66) By order of the Maritime Administrator. Dated: June 29, 2007. Daron T. Threet, Secretary, Maritime Administration. [FR Doc. E7–13030 Filed 7–5–07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910–81–P DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Surface Transportation Board (milepost 34.1), a total distance of 32 miles. The transaction is scheduled to be consummated on July 24, 2007. The purpose of the temporary overhead trackage rights is to allow UP to facilitate maintenance work on its lines. As a condition to this exemption, any employees affected by the acquisition of the temporary trackage rights will be protected by the conditions imposed in Norfolk and Western Ry. Co.—Trackage Rights—BN, 354 I.C.C. 605 (1978), as modified in Mendocino Coast Ry., Inc.— Lease and Operate, 360 I.C.C. 653 (1980), and any employees affected by the discontinuance of those trackage rights will be protected by the conditions set out in Oregon Short Line R. Co.—Abandonment—Goshen, 360 I.C.C. 91 (1979). This notice is filed under 49 CFR 1180.2(d)(8). If it contains false or misleading information, the exemption is void ab initio. Petitions to revoke the exemption under 49 U.S.C. 10502(d) may be filed at any time. The filing of a petition to revoke will not automatically stay the effectiveness of the transaction. Any stay petition must be filed on or before July 13, 2007 (at least 7 days before the exemption becomes effective). An original and 10 copies of all pleadings, referring to STB Finance Docket No. 35054, must be filed with the Surface Transportation Board, 395 E Street, SW., Washington, DC 20423– 0001. In addition, a copy of each pleading must be served on Gabriel S. Meyer, Assistant General Attorney, Union Pacific Railroad Company, 1400 Douglas Street, STOP 1580, Omaha, NE 68179. Board decisions and notices are available on our Web site at: https:// www.stb.dot.gov. Union Pacific Railroad Company— Abandonment Exemption—in Cass County, NE petition under 49 U.S.C. 10502 for exemption from the provisions of 49 U.S.C. 10903 to abandon a 1.98-mile line of railroad known as the Weeping Water Industrial Lead extending from milepost 461.74 to milepost 463.72 near Weeping Water, in Cass County, NE. The line traverses U.S. Postal Service Zip Code 68463, and includes no stations. UP states that, based on information in its possession, the line does not contain Federally granted rights-of-way. Any documentation in UP’s possession will be made available promptly to those requesting it. The interest of railroad employees will be protected by the conditions set forth in Oregon Short Line R. Co.— Abandonment—Goshen, 360 I.C.C. 91 (1979). By issuance of this notice, the Board is instituting an exemption proceeding pursuant to 49 U.S.C. 10502(b). A final decision will be issued by October 5, 2007. Any offer of financial assistance (OFA) under 49 CFR 1152.27(b)(2) will be due no later than 10 days after service of a decision granting the petition for exemption. Each OFA must be accompanied by a $1,300 filing fee. See 49 CFR 1002.2(f)(25). All interested persons should be aware that, following abandonment of rail service and salvage of the line, the line may be suitable for other public use, including interim trail use. Any request for a public use condition under 49 CFR 1152.28 1 or for trail use/rail banking under 49 CFR 1152.29 will be due no later than July 26, 2007. Each trail use request must be accompanied by a $200 filing fee. See 49 CFR 1002.2(f)(27). All filings in response to this notice must refer to STB Docket No. AB–33 (Sub-No. 250X), and must be sent to: (1) Surface Transportation Board, 395 E Street, SW., Washington, DC 20423– 0001, and (2) Mack H. Shumate, Jr., Senior General Attorney, Union Pacific Railroad Company, 101 North Wacker Drive, Room 1920, Chicago, IL 60606. Replies to UP’s petition are due on or before July 26, 2007. Persons seeking further information concerning abandonment procedures may contact the Board’s Office of Public Services at (202) 245–0230 or refer to the full abandonment or discontinuance regulations at 49 CFR part 1152. Questions concerning environmental issues may be directed to the Board’s Section of Environmental Analysis On June 18, 2007, Union Pacific Railroad Company (UP) filed with the Surface Transportation Board (Board) a 1 UP notes, however, that it does not believe that the line of railroad is suitable for other public purposes. Dated: June 27, 2007. By the Board, David M. Konschnik, Director, Office of Proceedings. Vernon A. Williams, Secretary. [FR Doc. E7–12819 Filed 7–5–07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4915–01–P Union Pacific Railroad Company— Temporary Trackage Rights Exemption—BNSF Railway Company mstockstill on PROD1PC66 with NOTICES [STB Finance Docket No. 35054] DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION BNSF Railway Company (BNSF), pursuant to a written trackage rights agreement entered into between BNSF and Union Pacific Railroad Company (UP), has agreed to grant temporary overhead trackage rights to UP, to expire on August 15, 2007, over BNSF’s lines between St. Louis (Grand Avenue), MO (milepost 2.1), and Pacific, MO VerDate Aug<31>2005 17:16 Jul 05, 2007 Jkt 211001 Surface Transportation Board [STB Docket No. AB–33 (Sub-No. 250X)] PO 00000 Frm 00127 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\06JYN1.SGM 06JYN1

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[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 129 (Friday, July 6, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 37074-37076]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-13030]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Maritime Administration

[USCG-2006-24644]


TORP Terminal LP, Bienville Offshore Energy Terminal Liquefied 
Natural Gas Deepwater Port License Application; Preparation of 
Environmental Impact Statement

AGENCY: Maritime Administration, DOT.

ACTION: Notice of availability; notice of public meeting; request for 
comments.

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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard and the Maritime Administration (MARAD) 
announce the availability of the Draft Environmental Impact Statement 
(DEIS) for the TORP Terminal LP, Bienville Offshore Energy Terminal 
Liquefied Natural Gas Deepwater Port license application. The 
application describes a project that would be located in the Gulf of 
Mexico, in Main Pass block MP 258, approximately 63 miles south of 
Mobile Point, Alabama. The Coast Guard and MARAD request public 
comments on the DEIS. Publication of this notice begins a 45 day 
comment period and provides information on how to participate in the 
process.

DATES: The public meeting in Mobile, Alabama will be held on July 25, 
2007. The public meeting will be held from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. and will be 
preceded by an open house from 3 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. The public meeting 
may end earlier or later than the stated time, depending on the number 
of people wishing to speak. Material submitted in response to the 
request for comments on the DEIS must reach the Docket Management 
Facility by August 20, 2007.

ADDRESSES: The open house and public meeting will be held at: Mobile 
Convention Center, One South Water Street, Room 203, Mobile, Alabama 
36602; telephone: 251-208-2100.
    The DEIS, the application, and associated documentation is 
available for viewing at the DOT's Docket Management System Web site: 
https://dms.dot.gov under docket number 24644. The DEIS is also 
available at public libraries in Mobile (Ben May Main Library and 
Spring Hill College

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Library), Bayou La Batre (Mose Hudson Tapia Public Library), Orange 
Beach (Orange Beach Public Library), Daphne (Daphne Public Library), 
and Gulf Shores (Thomas B. Norton Public Library).
    Address docket submissions for USCG-2006-24644 to: Department of 
Transportation, Docket Management Facility, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, 
SE.,West Building,Ground Floor, Room W12-140,Washington, DC 20590-0001.
    The Docket Management Facility accepts hand-delivered submissions, 
and makes docket contents available for public inspection and copying 
at this address between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, 
except Federal holidays. The Facility telephone number is 202-366-9329, 
the fax number is 202-493-2251, and the Web site for electronic 
submissions or for electronic access to docket contents is https://
dms.dot.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mary K. Jager, U.S. Coast Guard, 
telephone: 202-372-1454, e-mail: Mary.K.Jager@uscg.mil; LTJG Hannah 
Kim, U.S. Coast Guard, telephone 202-372-1438, e-mail: 
Hannah.Kim@uscg.mil; or Gregory V. Sparkman, Maritime Administration, 
telephone 202-366-1908, e-mail: greg.sparkman@dot.gov. If you have 
questions on viewing the docket, call Renee V. Wright, Program Manager, 
Docket Operations, telephone: 202-493-0402.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Public Hearing and Open House

    We invite you to learn about the proposed deepwater port at an 
informational open house, and to comment at a public hearing on the 
proposed action and the evaluation contained in the DEIS.
    In order to allow everyone a chance to speak at the public meeting, 
we may limit speaker time, or extend the meeting hours, or both. You 
must identify yourself, and any organization you represent, by name. 
Your remarks will be recorded or transcribed for inclusion in the 
public docket.
    You may submit written material at the public meeting, either in 
place of or in addition to speaking. Written material must include your 
name and address, and will be included in the public docket.
    Public docket materials will be made available to the public on the 
Docket Management Facility's Docket Management System (DMS). See 
``Request for Comments'' for information about DMS and your rights 
under the Privacy Act.
    All public meeting locations will be wheelchair-accessible. If you 
plan to attend the open house or public hearing, and need special 
assistance such as sign language interpretation or other reasonable 
accommodation, please notify the Coast Guard (see FOR FURTHER 
INFORMATION CONTACT) at least 3 business days in advance. Include your 
contact information as well as information about your specific needs.

Request for Comments

    We request public comments or other relevant information on the 
DEIS. The public hearing is not the only opportunity you have to 
comment. In addition to or in place of attending a meeting, you can 
submit comments to the Docket Management Facility during the public 
comment period (see DATES). We will consider all comments and material 
received during the comment period for the DEIS. We will announce the 
availability of the Final EIS (FEIS) and once again give you the 
opportunity to review and comment. If you want that notice sent 
directly to you please contact representatives at the public hearing or 
the Coast Guard representative identified in FOR FURTHER INFORMATION 
CONTACT.
    Submissions should include:
     Docket number USCG-2006-24644.
     Your name and address.
     Your reasons for making each comment or for bringing 
information to our attention.
    Submit comments or material using only one of the following 
methods:
     Electronic submission to DMS, https://dms.dot.gov.
     Fax, mail, or hand delivery to the Docket Management 
Facility (see ADDRESSES). Faxed or hand delivered submissions must be 
unbound, no larger than 8\1/2\ by 11 inches, and suitable for copying 
and electronic scanning. If you mail your submission and want to know 
when it reaches the Facility, include a stamped, self-addressed 
postcard or envelope.
    Regardless of the method used for submitting comments or material, 
all submissions will be posted, without change, to the DMS Web site 
(https://dms.dot.gov), and will include any personal information you 
provide. Therefore, submitting this information makes it public. You 
may wish to read the Privacy Act notice that is available on the DMS 
Web site, or the Department of Transportation Privacy Act Statement 
that appeared in the Federal Register on April 11, 2000 (65 FR 19477).
    You may view docket submissions at the Docket Management Facility 
(see ADDRESSES), or electronically on the DMS Web site.

Background

    Information about deepwater ports, the statutes, and regulations 
governing their licensing, and the receipt of the current application 
for a liquefied natural gas (LNG) deepwater port appears at 71 FR 
26605, May 5, 2006. The Notice of Intent to Prepare an EIS for the 
proposed action was published in the Federal Register at 71 FR 31258, 
June 1, 2006. The DEIS, application materials and associated comments 
are available on the docket. Information from the ``Summary of the 
Application'' from previous Federal Register notices is included below 
for your convenience.

Proposed Action and Alternatives

    The proposed action requiring environmental review is the Federal 
licensing of the proposed deepwater port described in ``Summary of the 
Application'' below. The alternatives to licensing the proposed port 
are: (1) Licensing with conditions (including conditions designed to 
mitigate environmental impact), and (2) denying the application, which 
for purposes of environmental review is the ``no-action'' alternative. 
These alternatives are more fully discussed in the DEIS. The Coast 
Guard and MARAD are the lead Federal agencies for the preparation of 
the EIS. You can address any questions about the proposed action or the 
DEIS to the Coast Guard project manager identified in FOR FURTHER 
INFORMATION CONTACT.

Summary of the Application

    TORP Terminal LP, proposes to own, construct, and operate a 
deepwater port, named Bienville Offshore Energy Terminal (BOET), in the 
Federal waters of the Outer Continental Shelf on Main Pass block MP 
258, approximately 63 miles south of Mobile Point, Alabama, in a water 
depth of approximately 425 feet. The BOET Deepwater Port would be 
capable of mooring two LNG carriers of up to approximately 250,000 
cubic meter capacity by means of Single Anchor Leg Moorings.
    The LNG carriers would be off loaded one at a time to HiLoad 
floating re-gasification facilities, which use four submerged shell-
and-tube heat exchangers to vaporize the LNG before sending natural gas 
via 14-inch diameter flexible risers to a Pipeline End Manifold (PLEM) 
on the seafloor, then through a 30-inch diameter pipeline to the 
support platform, where the gas will be metered and further sent via 
interconnecting pipelines to four existing pipelines (Dauphin Island 
Gathering System Feedline, Transco Feedline, Destin Feedline, and 
Viosca Knoll Gathering System Feedline).

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    The major components of the proposed deepwater port would be the 
Support Platform, two HiLoad floating LNG transfer and re-gasification 
units, two PLEMs with ancillary risers and terminal pipelines, HiLoad 
parking line pilings, and approximately 25 miles of new subsea 
pipeline.
    BOET will have an average throughput capacity of 1.2 billion 
standard cubic feet per day (Bscfd) of natural gas. No new onshore 
pipelines or LNG storage facilities are proposed with this action. A 
shore based facility will be used to facilitate movement of personnel, 
equipment, supplies, and disposable materials between the Terminal and 
shore.
    Construction of the deepwater port would be expected to take 30 
months; with startup of commercial operations in 2010, should a license 
be issued. The deepwater port, if licensed, would be designed, 
constructed and operated in accordance with applicable codes and 
standards and would have an expected operating life of approximately 25 
years.

Privacy Act

    The electronic form of all comments received into the DOT docket 
can be searched 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 DOT's complete Privacy Act 
Statement in the Federal Register published on April 11, 2000 (Volume 
65, Number 70, pages 19477-78) or you may visit https://dms.dot.gov.

(Authority 49 CFR 1.66)

    By order of the Maritime Administrator.

    Dated: June 29, 2007.
Daron T. Threet,
Secretary, Maritime Administration.
[FR Doc. E7-13030 Filed 7-5-07; 8:45 am]
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