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Jordan and South Jordan. Two new
tracks will be constructed along the
existing Union Pacific Railroad (UPRR)
Bingham Branch corridor from the
existing 6400 South/Fashion Place West
Station to a new terminal station in
Daybreak at approximately 11400 South.
The project includes station
improvements at the existing 6400
South/Fashion Place West station and
nine new stations at Bingham Junction
(Midvale Slag Site), Gardner Village,
Redwood (West Jordan City Hall), 2700
West, Bangerter (South Station
Development), 4800 West, 5600 West,
Daybreak North, and Daybreak South.
These stations will include feeder bus
facilities and 4,200 park-and-ride spaces
to be constructed in phases over time by
the year 2030. The LRT will use both of
the new tracks during transit operating
hours, typically from 5 AM to midnight.
Freight trains will operate on the same
tracks during non-LRT hours. Final
agency actions: ROD signed on
September 24, 2007; Section 4(f)
finding; Section 106 Memorandum of
Agreement; project-level air quality
conformity determination; finding of no
practicable alternative to significant
encroachment into floodplains in
accordance with Executive Order 11988.
Supporting documentation: Final
Environmental Impact Statement: MidJordan Transit Corridor Project issued
on July 27, 2007.
4. Project name and location: Ed
Roberts Campus Project; Berkeley,
California. Project sponsor: San
Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit
District (BART) and the Ed Roberts
Campus (ERC). Project description:
BART and ERC will construct a transitoriented development on the eastern
parking lot of the BART Ashby station
in Berkeley. The 3.6-acre parking lot
occupies the southern three quarters of
the block bounded by Essex Street on
the north, Woolsey Street on the south,
Adeline on the west, and Tremont on
the east. The project includes
subdividing the site to construct an
86,000-square-foot, two-story office
building, with its principal pedestrian
entry at street level on Adeline Street
and a separate parking lot for the office
building. The office building will
occupy the western 1.5 acres of the
existing parking lot. The 250 parking
spaces for BART customers in the
existing parking lot will be replaced by
a parking structure with 187 parking
spaces. The Ed Roberts Campus
incorporates universal design standards
that are intended to provide equal
access to all people, regardless of their
level of ability. The office building will
provide tenant spaces for nine disability
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organizations, a computer lab, a child
care center, a fitness center and a caf.
Final agency actions: FONSI signed on
October 1, 2007 and Section 106
Finding of No Adverse Effect.
Supporting documentation:
Environmental Assessment developed
in accordance with the NEPA regulation
of the U.S. Department of Housing and
Urban Development, issued in May
2006 and adopted by FTA in October
2007.
5. Project name and location:
Binghamton Intermodal Transit
Terminal; Binghamton, New York.
Project sponsor: Broome County, New
York. Project description: The project
consists of the following elements: An
18,000-square-foot building to provide a
weather-protected passenger waiting
area, ticketing, restrooms, telephones,
and other amenities; short-term parking
for up to 50 vehicles; 12 bus bays for
Broome County Transit buses and 14
bus bays for intercity buses;
approximately 1,800 square feet of green
space; bicycle storage; and a taxi loading
area. The project involves the
acquisition of 12 parcels of land, the
complete demolition of three existing
buildings and the partial demolition of
a fourth historic building, the
Greyhound Terminal building, to make
room for the construction of the new
facility. The exterior wall and historic
fade on the Chenango Street (east) side
of the existing Greyhound Terminal will
be retained, rehabilitated and
incorporated into the design of the new
facility. Final agency actions: FONSI
signed on June 27, 2007; Section 106
Programmatic Agreement; and finding
of no disproportionately high and
adverse human health or environmental
effects on minority and low-income
populations, in accordance with
Executive Order 12898. Supporting
documentation: Environmental
Assessment issued in February 2007.
Issued on: October 26, 2007.
Susan Borinsky,
Associate Administrator for Planning and
Environment, Washington, DC.
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BILLING CODE 4910–57–P
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Maritime Administration
[USCG–2006–26009]
Calypso LNG LLC, Calypso Liquefied
Natural Gas Deepwater Port License
Application; Preparation of
Environmental Impact Statement
AGENCY:
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Notice of availability; notice of
public meeting; request for comments.
ACTION:
SUMMARY: The Maritime Administration
(MARAD) and the Coast Guard
announce the availability of the Draft
Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS)
for the Calypso LNG LLC, Calypso
Natural Gas Deepwater Port (Calypso)
license application. The application
describes a project that would be
located in the Federal waters of the
Outer Continental Shelf in the OCS NG
17–06 (Bahamas) lease area,
approximately 8 to 10 miles off the east
coast of Florida to the northeast of Port
Everglades, in a water depth of 800 to
950 feet. The Coast Guard and MARAD
request public comments on the DEIS.
Publication of this notice begins a 45day comment period and provides
information on how to participate in the
process.
DATES: The public meeting in Fort
Lauderdale, FL will be held on
November 28, 2007. The public meeting
will be held from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
and will be preceded by an
informational open house from 5 p.m. to
6 p.m. The public meeting may end
earlier or later than the stated time,
depending on the number of
commenters wishing to speak. Material
submitted in response to the request for
comments on the DEIS must reach the
Federal Docket Management Facility by
December 17, 2007.
ADDRESSES: The open house and public
meeting will be held at: Courtyard by
Marriott, North Fort Lauderdale, 2440
W. Cypress Creek Road, Fort
Lauderdale, Florida 33309; telephone:
954–772–7770.
The DEIS, the application, and
associated documentation are available
for viewing at the Federal Docket
Management System Web site: https://
regulations.gov under docket number
26009. The Federal Docket Management
System replaces the DOT Docket
Management System. Migration to the
new system began on October 1, 2007.
The DEIS is also available at public
libraries in Fort Lauderdale area
(Broward County Library which is a
federal depository library and Riverland
Library in Fort Lauderdale; Dania Beach
Library—Paul DeMaio Branch in Dania
Beach; Davie/Cooper City Library in
Davie; Helen B. Hoffman Plantation
Library and West Regional Library in
Plantation; Hollywood Library in
Hollywood, and Pembroke Pines Library
in Pembroke Pines) and Florida State
University Marine Laboratory in
Sopchoppy, Florida.
Docket submissions for USCG–2006–
26009 should be addressed to:
Department of Transportation, Docket
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Management Facility, 1200 New Jersey
Avenue, SE., West Building, Ground
Floor, Room W12–140, Washington, DC
20590–0001.
The Federal 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://regulations.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Mary K. Jager, U.S. Coast Guard,
telephone: 202–372–1454, e-mail:
Mary.K.Jager@uscg.mil. If you have
questions on viewing the docket, call
Renee V. Wright, Program Manager,
Docket Operations, telephone: 202–493–
0402, e-mail: renee.wright@dot.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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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 meeting 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.
Written material may be submitted 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 Federal
Docket Management System (FDMS).
See ‘‘Request for Comments’’ for
information about FDMS and your
rights under the Privacy Act.
The public meeting location will be
wheelchair-accessible. If you plan to
attend the open house or public
meeting, 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 three (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
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public hearing is not the only
opportunity to comment. In addition to
or in place of attending a meeting,
comments may be submitted to the
Federal 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 provide the
opportunity to review and comment. To
receive notice of the FEIS, contact
representatives at the public meeting or
the Coast Guard representative
identified in FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT.
Submissions must include:
• Docket number USCG–2006–26009.
• Your name and address.
Submit comments or material using
only one of the following methods:
• Electronic submission to FDMS,
https://regulations.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. Mailed
submissions requiring confirmation of
receipt should include a stamped, selfaddressed postcard or envelope.
Regardless of the method used for
submitting comments or material, all
submissions will be posted, without
change, to the FDMS Web site (https://
regulations.gov), and will include any
personal information provided.
Therefore, submitting this information
makes it public. Please read the Privacy
Act notice that is available on the FDMS
Web site, or the Department of
Transportation Privacy Act Statement
that appeared in the Federal Register on
April 11, 2000 (65 FR 19477).
Docket submissions may be viewed at
the Federal Docket Management Facility
(see ADDRESSES), or electronically on the
FDMS 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 in Volume 71 FR 65031,
Monday, November 6, 2006. The Notice
of Intent to Prepare an EIS for the
proposed action was published in the
Federal Register in Volume 71 FR
67422, Tuesday, November 21, 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.
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Proposed Action and Alternatives
The proposed action requiring
environmental review is the Federal
licensing action of the proposed
deepwater port described in ‘‘Summary
of the Application’’ below. The
alternatives to licensing decision on the
proposed port are: (i) Licensing as
proposed (ii) licensing with conditions
(including conditions designed to
mitigate environmental, safety and
security impacts), and (iii) denying the
license, which for purposes of
environmental review is the ‘‘no-action’’
alternative. Alternates examined under
NEPA are more fully discussed in the
DEIS. The Coast Guard and MARAD are
the lead Federal agencies for the
preparation of the EIS. 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
Calypso LNG LLC, proposes to own,
construct, and operate a deepwater port,
named Calypso, in the Federal waters of
the Outer Continental Shelf in the OCS
NG 17–06 (Bahamas) lease area,
approximately 8 to 10 miles off the east
coast of Florida, to the northeast of Port
Everglades, in a water depth of
approximately 800 to 950 feet. Calypso
would consist of a permanently moored
unloading buoy system with two (2)
submersible buoys separated by a
distance of approximately three (3)
miles. Each unloading buoy would be
permanently secured to eight (8) or nine
(9) mooring lines, consisting of wire
rope, chain, and buoyancy elements,
each attached to anchor points on the
sea bed. Anchor points would consist of
a combination of suction piles and
gravity anchors.
The buoys would be designed to moor
and unload (i) transport and
regasification vessels (TRVs) and (ii) a
storage and regasification ship (SRS).
TRVs would be drawn from the existing
and future global fleet as compatible
with the unloading buoy system. A TRV
would moor at the east buoy for four (4)
to seven (7) days. When empty it would
disconnect from the buoy and leave the
port, followed by another full TRV that
would arrive and connect to the buoy.
The SRS would be a specialized,
purpose built LNG carrier designed to
accept LNG from conventional LNG
carriers from the existing and future
global fleet. The SRS would normally
remain attached to its mooring buoy. To
sustain continuous vaporization, the
SRS’ cargo tanks would be refilled
approximately every two (2) to four (4)
days by LNG carriers. The SRS would
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detach from the buoy if threatened by a
severe storm, such as a hurricane, and
move under its own power to safety;
then return and reconnect to the buoy
and continue operations once the storm
danger passed.
Both vessels would be equipped to
vaporize LNG cargo to natural gas
through an onboard closed loop shelland-tube vaporization system, and to
odorize and meter gas for send-out by
means of the unloading buoy to
conventional subsea pipelines. The
mooring buoys would be connected
through the hull of the vessels to
specially designed turrets that would
enable the vessel to weathervane or
rotate in response to prevailing winds,
waves, and the current directions. When
the vessels are not present the buoys
would be submerged approximately 100
feet below the surface.
The unloading buoys would connect
through flexible risers and two (2)
approximately 2.5 mile long 30-inch
flow lines located on the seabed that
would connect directly to the Calypso
pipeline, a Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission (FERC) permitted pipeline,
yet to be constructed which would then
connect to existing onshore pipeline
system.
The Calypso would be capable of
delivering natural gas in a continuous
flow by having at least one TRV or the
SRS regasifying at all times. The system
would be designed so that a TRV and
the SRS can regasify simultaneously for
concurrent unloading of natural gas.
Calypso would have an average
throughput capacity of approximately
1.1 billion standard cubic feet per day
(bcsfd) and a peak delivery capacity of
1.9 bcsfd.
Existing onshore delivery systems
would be utilized and no new
construction of onshore pipelines or
LNG storage facilities are included as
part of the proposed deepwater port.
Existing shore based infrastructure 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 three (3)
years 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 Federal Docket
Management System can be searched by
the name of the individual submitting
the comment (or signing the comment,
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if submitted on behalf of an association,
business, labor union, etc.). The DOT
Privacy Act Statement can be viewed in
the Federal Register published on April
11, 2000 (Volume 65, Number 70, pages
19477–78) or you may visit https://
regulations.gov.
(Authority: 49 CFR 1.66)
By Order of the Maritime Administrator.
Dated: October 29, 2007.
Murray A. Bloom,
Acting Secretary, Maritime Administration.
[FR Doc. E7–21602 Filed 11–1–07; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4910–81–P
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Surface Transportation Board
[STB Finance Docket No. 35084]
Kansas City Terminal Railway
Company—Acquisition Exemption—
BNSF Railway Company
Kansas City Terminal Railway
Company (KCT), a Class III rail carrier,
has filed a verified notice of exemption
under 49 CFR 1150.41 to acquire by
purchase from BNSF Railway Company
approximately 5.5 miles of rail line,
extending from milepost 5.78 near
Sheffield Junction to the end of the track
at milepost 11.23 near Blue Valley, in
Jackson County, MO.
This transaction is related to the
concurrently filed notice of exemption
in STB Finance Docket No. 35085,
Kansas City Transportation Company
LLC—Lease and Operation Exemption—
Kansas City Terminal Railway
Company, wherein Kansas City
Transportation Company LLC seeks to
lease from KCT and to operate the line
that KCT is purchasing from BNSF.
Based on projected revenues for the
line, KCT expects to remain a Class III
rail carrier after consummation of the
proposed transaction. KCT certifies that
its projected annual revenues as a result
of this transaction will not result in the
creation of a Class II or Class I rail
carrier. Because the projected annual
revenues of the line, together with
KCT’s projected annual revenue, will
exceed $5 million, KCT certified, on
September 21, 2007, that it had sent the
required notice of the transaction to the
national and local offices with
employees on the affected lines and
posted a copy of the notice at the
workplace of the employees on the
affected lines on September 20, 2007.
KCT states that it intends to
consummate the transaction on or after
November 20, 2007. The earliest this
transaction may be consummated is
November 20, 2007, the effective date of
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the exemption (60 days after KCT
certified its compliance with the labor
notice requirements of 49 CFR
1150.42(e)).
If the notice 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 transaction.
Petitions for stay must be filed no later
than November 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. 35084, must be filed with
the Surface Transportation Board, 395 E
Street, SW., Washington, DC 20423–
0001. In addition, one copy of each
pleading must be served on Michael J.
Barron, Jr., Fletcher & Sippel LLC, 29
North Wacker Drive, Suite 920, Chicago,
IL 60606–2832.
Board decisions and notices are
available on our Web site at https://
www.stb.dot.gov.
Decided: October 30, 2007.
By the Board, David M. Konschnik,
Director, Office of Proceedings.
Vernon A. Williams,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E7–21568 Filed 11–1–07; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4915–01–P
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Surface Transportation Board
[STB Finance Docket No. 35085]
Kansas City Transportation Company
LLC—Lease and Operation
Exemption—Kansas City Terminal
Railway Company
Kansas City Transportation Company
LLC (KCTL), a Class III rail carrier, has
filed a verified notice of exemption
under 49 CFR 1150.41 to lease from
Kansas City Terminal Railway Company
(KCT) and operate approximately 5.5
miles of rail line from milepost 5.78
near Sheffield Junction to the end of the
line at milepost 11.23 near Blue Valley,
in Jackson County, MO.
This transaction is related to the
concurrently filed notice of exemption
in STB Finance Docket No. 35084,
Kansas City Terminal Railway
Company—Acquisition Exemption—
BNSF Railway Company, wherein KCT,
the owner of KCTL, seeks to acquire by
purchase from BNSF Railway Company
the 5.5 miles of rail line described
above.
Based on projected revenues for the
line, KCTL expects to remain a Class III
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Maritime Administration
[USCG-2006-26009]
Calypso LNG LLC, Calypso 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 Maritime Administration (MARAD) and the Coast Guard
announce the availability of the Draft Environmental Impact Statement
(DEIS) for the Calypso LNG LLC, Calypso Natural Gas Deepwater Port
(Calypso) license application. The application describes a project that
would be located in the Federal waters of the Outer Continental Shelf
in the OCS NG 17-06 (Bahamas) lease area, approximately 8 to 10 miles
off the east coast of Florida to the northeast of Port Everglades, in a
water depth of 800 to 950 feet. 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 Fort Lauderdale, FL will be held on
November 28, 2007. The public meeting will be held from 6:30 p.m. to
8:30 p.m. and will be preceded by an informational open house from 5
p.m. to 6 p.m. The public meeting may end earlier or later than the
stated time, depending on the number of commenters wishing to speak.
Material submitted in response to the request for comments on the DEIS
must reach the Federal Docket Management Facility by December 17, 2007.
ADDRESSES: The open house and public meeting will be held at: Courtyard
by Marriott, North Fort Lauderdale, 2440 W. Cypress Creek Road, Fort
Lauderdale, Florida 33309; telephone: 954-772-7770.
The DEIS, the application, and associated documentation are
available for viewing at the Federal Docket Management System Web site:
https://regulations.gov under docket number 26009. The Federal Docket
Management System replaces the DOT Docket Management System. Migration
to the new system began on October 1, 2007. The DEIS is also available
at public libraries in Fort Lauderdale area (Broward County Library
which is a federal depository library and Riverland Library in Fort
Lauderdale; Dania Beach Library--Paul DeMaio Branch in Dania Beach;
Davie/Cooper City Library in Davie; Helen B. Hoffman Plantation Library
and West Regional Library in Plantation; Hollywood Library in
Hollywood, and Pembroke Pines Library in Pembroke Pines) and Florida
State University Marine Laboratory in Sopchoppy, Florida.
Docket submissions for USCG-2006-26009 should be addressed to:
Department of Transportation, Docket
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Management Facility, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., West Building, Ground
Floor, Room W12-140, Washington, DC 20590-0001.
The Federal 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://regulations.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mary K. Jager, U.S. Coast Guard,
telephone: 202-372-1454, e-mail: Mary.K.Jager@uscg.mil. If you have
questions on viewing the docket, call Renee V. Wright, Program Manager,
Docket Operations, telephone: 202-493-0402, e-mail:
renee.wright@dot.gov.
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 meeting 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.
Written material may be submitted 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
Federal Docket Management System (FDMS). See ``Request for Comments''
for information about FDMS and your rights under the Privacy Act.
The public meeting location will be wheelchair-accessible. If you
plan to attend the open house or public meeting, 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 three (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 to comment. In
addition to or in place of attending a meeting, comments may be
submitted to the Federal 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 provide the
opportunity to review and comment. To receive notice of the FEIS,
contact representatives at the public meeting or the Coast Guard
representative identified in FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
Submissions must include:
Docket number USCG-2006-26009.
Your name and address.
Submit comments or material using only one of the following
methods:
Electronic submission to FDMS, https://regulations.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. Mailed submissions requiring confirmation of
receipt should 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 FDMS Web site
(https://regulations.gov), and will include any personal information
provided. Therefore, submitting this information makes it public.
Please read the Privacy Act notice that is available on the FDMS Web
site, or the Department of Transportation Privacy Act Statement that
appeared in the Federal Register on April 11, 2000 (65 FR 19477).
Docket submissions may be viewed at the Federal Docket Management
Facility (see ADDRESSES), or electronically on the FDMS 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 in Volume 71
FR 65031, Monday, November 6, 2006. The Notice of Intent to Prepare an
EIS for the proposed action was published in the Federal Register in
Volume 71 FR 67422, Tuesday, November 21, 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 action of the proposed deepwater port described in ``Summary
of the Application'' below. The alternatives to licensing decision on
the proposed port are: (i) Licensing as proposed (ii) licensing with
conditions (including conditions designed to mitigate environmental,
safety and security impacts), and (iii) denying the license, which for
purposes of environmental review is the ``no-action'' alternative.
Alternates examined under NEPA are more fully discussed in the DEIS.
The Coast Guard and MARAD are the lead Federal agencies for the
preparation of the EIS. 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
Calypso LNG LLC, proposes to own, construct, and operate a
deepwater port, named Calypso, in the Federal waters of the Outer
Continental Shelf in the OCS NG 17-06 (Bahamas) lease area,
approximately 8 to 10 miles off the east coast of Florida, to the
northeast of Port Everglades, in a water depth of approximately 800 to
950 feet. Calypso would consist of a permanently moored unloading buoy
system with two (2) submersible buoys separated by a distance of
approximately three (3) miles. Each unloading buoy would be permanently
secured to eight (8) or nine (9) mooring lines, consisting of wire
rope, chain, and buoyancy elements, each attached to anchor points on
the sea bed. Anchor points would consist of a combination of suction
piles and gravity anchors.
The buoys would be designed to moor and unload (i) transport and
regasification vessels (TRVs) and (ii) a storage and regasification
ship (SRS). TRVs would be drawn from the existing and future global
fleet as compatible with the unloading buoy system. A TRV would moor at
the east buoy for four (4) to seven (7) days. When empty it would
disconnect from the buoy and leave the port, followed by another full
TRV that would arrive and connect to the buoy. The SRS would be a
specialized, purpose built LNG carrier designed to accept LNG from
conventional LNG carriers from the existing and future global fleet.
The SRS would normally remain attached to its mooring buoy. To sustain
continuous vaporization, the SRS' cargo tanks would be refilled
approximately every two (2) to four (4) days by LNG carriers. The SRS
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detach from the buoy if threatened by a severe storm, such as a
hurricane, and move under its own power to safety; then return and
reconnect to the buoy and continue operations once the storm danger
passed.
Both vessels would be equipped to vaporize LNG cargo to natural gas
through an onboard closed loop shell-and-tube vaporization system, and
to odorize and meter gas for send-out by means of the unloading buoy to
conventional subsea pipelines. The mooring buoys would be connected
through the hull of the vessels to specially designed turrets that
would enable the vessel to weathervane or rotate in response to
prevailing winds, waves, and the current directions. When the vessels
are not present the buoys would be submerged approximately 100 feet
below the surface.
The unloading buoys would connect through flexible risers and two
(2) approximately 2.5 mile long 30-inch flow lines located on the
seabed that would connect directly to the Calypso pipeline, a Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) permitted pipeline, yet to be
constructed which would then connect to existing onshore pipeline
system.
The Calypso would be capable of delivering natural gas in a
continuous flow by having at least one TRV or the SRS regasifying at
all times. The system would be designed so that a TRV and the SRS can
regasify simultaneously for concurrent unloading of natural gas.
Calypso would have an average throughput capacity of approximately 1.1
billion standard cubic feet per day (bcsfd) and a peak delivery
capacity of 1.9 bcsfd.
Existing onshore delivery systems would be utilized and no new
construction of onshore pipelines or LNG storage facilities are
included as part of the proposed deepwater port. Existing shore based
infrastructure 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 three
(3) years 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 Federal
Docket Management System 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.). The DOT Privacy Act
Statement can be viewed in the Federal Register published on April 11,
2000 (Volume 65, Number 70, pages 19477-78) or you may visit https://
regulations.gov.
(Authority: 49 CFR 1.66)
By Order of the Maritime Administrator.
Dated: October 29, 2007.
Murray A. Bloom,
Acting Secretary, Maritime Administration.
[FR Doc. E7-21602 Filed 11-1-07; 8:45 am]
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