Waterway Suitability Assessment for Liquefied Natural Gas Facility; Nikiski, Alaska, 42104-42105 [2015-17461]

Download as PDF 42104 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 136 / Thursday, July 16, 2015 / Notices available on a compact disc (CD). If you require a paper copy of the entire document, please call Penelope Beattie on 202–452–3982. The documentation will not be available until about 20 minutes before the start of the meeting. 2. This meeting will be recorded for the benefit of those unable to attend. The webcast recording and a transcript of the meeting will be available after the meeting on the Board’s public Web site https://www.federalreserve.gov/ aboutthefed/boardmeetings/ or if you prefer, a CD recording of the meeting will be available for listening in the Board’s Freedom of Information Office, and copies can be ordered for $4 per disc by calling 202–452–3684 or by writing to: Freedom of Information Office, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, Washington, DC 20551. For more information please contact: Michelle Smith, Director, or Dave Skidmore, Assistant to the Board, Office of Board Members at 202–452–2955. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: You may access the Board’s public Web site at www.federalreserve.gov for an electronic announcement. (The Web site also includes procedural and other information about the open meeting.) Dated: July 13, 2015. Robert deV. Frierson, Secretary of the Board. [FR Doc. 2015–17505 Filed 7–14–15; 11:15 am] BILLING CODE 6210–01–P DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY Coast Guard [Docket Number USCG–2015–0508] Waterway Suitability Assessment for Liquefied Natural Gas Facility; Nikiski, Alaska Coast Guard, DHS. Notice and request for comments. AGENCY: ACTION: The Coast Guard, at Sector Anchorage, announces receipt of a Letter of Intent (LOI) and Waterway Suitability Assessment (WSA) for a proposed project to construct a Marine Terminal as part of a Liquefaction Facility in Nikiski, Alaska, to export liquefied natural gas (LNG). The LOI and WSA were submitted by ExxonMobil Alaska LNG LLC on behalf of the Alaska LNG Project, the participants in which are Alaska Gasline Development Corporation, BP Alaska LNG LLC, ConocoPhillips Alaska LNG Company, ExxonMobil Alaska LNG tkelley on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:39 Jul 15, 2015 Jkt 235001 LLC, and TransCanada Alaska Midstream LP. The Coast Guard is notifying the public of this action to solicit public comments on the proposed construction of the Marine Terminal. DATES: Comments and related material must be received by the Coast Guard on or before October 14, 2015. ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by docket number USCG– 2015–0508 using any one of the following methods: (1) Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov. (2) Fax: 202–493–2251. (3) Mail or Delivery: Docket Management Facility, Department of Transportation, West Building Ground Floor, Room W12–140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590– 0001. Deliveries accepted between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except federal holidays. The telephone number is 202–366–9329. See the ‘‘Public Participation and Request for Comments’’ portion of the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section below for further instructions on submitting comments. To avoid duplication, please use only one of these three methods. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions on this notice of availability, call or email LT Eugene Chung, Sector Anchorage Prevention, Coast Guard; telephone 907–428–4189, email Eugene.Chung@uscg.mil. If you have questions on viewing or submitting material to the docket, call Ms. Cheryl Collins, Program Manager, Docket Operations, telephone 202–366–9826. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: A. Public Participation and Request for Comments The Coast Guard encourages public participation. We request that you submit comments and related materials in response to this notice. All comments received will be posted without change to https://www.regulations.gov and will include any personal information you have provided. 1. Submitting Comments If you submit a comment, please include the docket number for this notice, USCG–2015–0508, and provide a reason for each suggestion or recommendation. You may submit your comments and related material online at https://www.regulations.gov, or by fax, mail, or hand delivery, but please use only one of these means. If you submit a comment online, it will be considered received by the Coast Guard when you successfully transmit the comment. If PO 00000 Frm 00020 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 you fax, hand deliver, or mail your comment, it will be considered as having been received by the Coast Guard when it is received at the Docket Management Facility. We recommend that you include your name and a mailing address, an email address, or a telephone number in the body of your document so that we can contact you if we have questions regarding your submission. To submit your comment online, go to https:// www.regulations.gov, type the docket number (USCG–2015–0508) in the ‘‘SEARCH’’ box and click ‘‘SEARCH.’’ Then click on ‘‘Submit a Comment’’ on the line associated with this notice. 2. Viewing Comments and Documents To view comments, go to https:// www.regulations.gov, type the docket number (USCG–2015–0508) in the ‘‘SEARCH’’ box and click ‘‘SEARCH.’’ Click on Open Docket Folder on the line associated with this rulemaking. You may also visit the Docket Management Facility in Room W12–140 on the ground floor of the Department of Transportation West Building, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. 3. Privacy Act Anyone can search the electronic form of comments received into any of our 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 a Privacy Act notice regarding our public dockets in the January 17, 2008, issue of the Federal Register (73 FR 3316). 4. Public Meeting The Coast Guard does not plan to hold a public meeting; you may submit a request for one using one of the methods specified under ADDRESSES. Please explain why you believe a public meeting would be beneficial. If we determine one would aid this evaluation, we will hold one at a time and place announced by a later notice in the Federal Register. Discussion Under 33 CFR 127.007, an owner or operator planning new construction to expand or modify marine terminal operations in an existing facility handling LNG or Liquefied Hazardous Gas (LHG), where the construction, expansion, or modification would result in an increase in the size and/or frequency of LNG or LHG marine traffic on the waterway associated with a E:\FR\FM\16JYN1.SGM 16JYN1 tkelley on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 136 / Thursday, July 16, 2015 / Notices proposed facility or modification to an existing facility, must submit an LOI to the Captain of the Port of the zone in which the facility is or will be located. Under 33 CFR 127.009, after receiving an LOI, the Captain of the Port issues a Letter of Recommendation (LOR) as to the suitability of the waterway for LNG or LHG marine traffic to the appropriate jurisdictional authorities. The LOR is based on a series of factors outlined in 33 CFR 127.009 that relate to the physical nature of the affected waterway and issues of safety and security associated with LNG or LHG marine traffic on the affected waterway. The purpose of this notice is to solicit public comments on the proposed construction of a Marine Terminal as part of a Liquefaction Facility at Nikiski, Alaska, for production of liquefied natural gas for export, as submitted by ExxonMobil Alaska LNG LLC on behalf of the Alaska LNG Project, the participants in which are Alaska Gasline Development Corporation, BP Alaska LNG LLC, ConocoPhillips Alaska LNG Company, ExxonMobil Alaska LNG LLC, and TransCanada Alaska Midstream LP. Input from the public may be useful to the COTP with respect to developing the LOR. The Coast Guard requests comments to help assess the suitability of the associated waterway for increased LNG marine traffic as it relates to navigation, safety, and security. On January 24, 2011, the Coast Guard issued Navigation and Vessel Inspection Circular (NVIC) 01–2011, Guidance Related to Waterfront Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) Facilities. NVIC 01–2011 provides guidance for owners and operators seeking approval to construct and operate LNG facilities. The Coast Guard will refer to NVIC 01–2011 for process information and guidance in evaluating the project included in the LOI and WSA submitted by ExxonMobil Alaska LNG LLC. A copy of NVIC 01– 2011 is available for viewing in the public docket for this notice and on the Coast Guard’s Web site at https:// www.uscg.mil/hq/cg5/nvic/2010s.asp. This notice is issued under authority of 33 U.S.C. 1223–1225, Department of Homeland Security Delegation Number 0170.1(70), 33 CFR 127.007 and 127.009. Dated: June 25, 2015. Paul Mehler III, Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port, Western Alaska. [FR Doc. 2015–17461 Filed 7–15–15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 9110–04–P VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:39 Jul 15, 2015 Jkt 235001 DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT [Docket No. FR–5728–N–02] Federal Housing Administration (FHA): Small Building Risk Sharing Initiative Final Notice Office of the Assistant Secretary for Housing—Federal Housing Commissioner, HUD. ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: This Final Notice announces HUD’s implementation of an Initiative under the Risk Sharing Program (the ‘‘Initiative’’), authorized by Section 542(b) of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1992, to facilitate the financing of small multifamily properties. Through this Final Notice, HUD invites applications for the Initiative described in this Notice from high capacity Community Development Finance Institutions (CDFIs), other nonprofit lenders, and public and quasipublic agencies (collectively referred to as Mission Based Lenders), and private, for-profit lenders approved as FHA Multifamily Accelerated Processing (MAP) lenders (referred to as Private Lenders), to participate in HUD’s Risk Sharing Program as Qualified Participating Entities (QPEs). DATES: Effective Date of Initiative: July 16, 2015. Application Date for Mission Based Lenders: Applications will be completed in a two-stage process: Pre-Qualification and Final Application. Pre-Qualification Applications from Mission Based Lenders will be accepted starting on the effective date of this Notice. If the PreQualification Application is approved by HUD the applicant will have 90 days from receipt of HUD’s approval to complete its FHA Lender application online and deliver a Final Application to HUD. Application Date for Private Lenders: Applications will be completed in a two-stage process: Pre-Qualification and Final Application. Pre-Qualification Applications from Private Lenders will be accepted starting six (6) months from the effective date of this Notice. If the Pre-Qualification Application is approved by HUD the applicant will have 90 days from receipt of HUD’s approval to deliver a complete Final Application to HUD. (Note Private Lenders must be FHA MAP Lenders in good standing in order to apply; therefore separate FHA Lender applications are not required.) ADDRESSES: Interested parties are invited to submit applications including information outlined below, within the time frames described above. SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00021 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 42105 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Diana Talios, Office of Multifamily Housing Programs, Office of Production, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th Street SW., Room 6148, Washington, DC 20410; email address Diana.J.Talios@HUD.gov and telephone number (202) 402–7125 (this is not a toll-free number). Persons with hearing or speech impairments may access this number through TTY by calling the toll-free Federal Relay Service at 800–877–8339. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. Introduction A. Purpose Under the Initiative, applicants qualified as QPEs will rely on a 50 percent risk sharing arrangement with HUD to underwrite, originate, and service loans that (1) are secured with properties of 5 or more rental dwelling units, and (2) do not exceed the amount of $3,000,000, or, in the case of projects located in ‘‘High Cost Areas’’ annually designated by HUD, (most recently in Mortgagee Letter 2014–14 1), the amount of $5,000,000. B. Proposed Statutory Changes HUD intends to pursue statutory changes to Section 542(b) of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1992 that would, through loans originated by lenders that have demonstrated experience in affordable housing lending, remove affordability restrictions currently required under Section 542(b). The change is intended to reduce the burden on owners who access this capital in order to provide affordable housing in their communities. The language would also authorize Ginnie Mae to securitize loans on small buildings made under Section 542(b), which could significantly enhance the impact and utility of the Initiative. If granted this authority by the Congress, HUD would invite applicants that participate under the authority of this Final Notice to modify their agreements to take advantage of such new authority. Until such statutory changes are made, lenders participating in this Initiative may have access to low-cost long-term financing through the Federal Financing Bank (FFB). The FFB Risk Sharing Initiative announced June 26, 2014, now provides capital for multifamily loans insured under Section 542(c) of the Risk Sharing Program. HUD and the Treasury Department are currently formalizing an agreement to expand this capital source to lenders 1 See https://portal.hud.gov/hudportal/documents/ huddoc?id=14-14ml.pdf. E:\FR\FM\16JYN1.SGM 16JYN1

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[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 136 (Thursday, July 16, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 42104-42105]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-17461]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

[Docket Number USCG-2015-0508]


Waterway Suitability Assessment for Liquefied Natural Gas 
Facility; Nikiski, Alaska

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard, at Sector Anchorage, announces receipt of a 
Letter of Intent (LOI) and Waterway Suitability Assessment (WSA) for a 
proposed project to construct a Marine Terminal as part of a 
Liquefaction Facility in Nikiski, Alaska, to export liquefied natural 
gas (LNG). The LOI and WSA were submitted by ExxonMobil Alaska LNG LLC 
on behalf of the Alaska LNG Project, the participants in which are 
Alaska Gasline Development Corporation, BP Alaska LNG LLC, 
ConocoPhillips Alaska LNG Company, ExxonMobil Alaska LNG LLC, and 
TransCanada Alaska Midstream LP. The Coast Guard is notifying the 
public of this action to solicit public comments on the proposed 
construction of the Marine Terminal.

DATES: Comments and related material must be received by the Coast 
Guard on or before October 14, 2015.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by docket number USCG-
2015-0508 using any one of the following methods:
    (1) Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov.
    (2) Fax: 202-493-2251.
    (3) Mail or Delivery: Docket Management Facility, Department of 
Transportation, West Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140, 1200 New 
Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590-0001. Deliveries accepted 
between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except federal 
holidays. The telephone number is 202-366-9329. See the ``Public 
Participation and Request for Comments'' portion of the SUPPLEMENTARY 
INFORMATION section below for further instructions on submitting 
comments. To avoid duplication, please use only one of these three 
methods.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions on this notice 
of availability, call or email LT Eugene Chung, Sector Anchorage 
Prevention, Coast Guard; telephone 907-428-4189, email 
Eugene.Chung@uscg.mil. If you have questions on viewing or submitting 
material to the docket, call Ms. Cheryl Collins, Program Manager, 
Docket Operations, telephone 202-366-9826.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

A. Public Participation and Request for Comments

    The Coast Guard encourages public participation. We request that 
you submit comments and related materials in response to this notice. 
All comments received will be posted without change to https://www.regulations.gov and will include any personal information you have 
provided.

1. Submitting Comments

    If you submit a comment, please include the docket number for this 
notice, USCG-2015-0508, and provide a reason for each suggestion or 
recommendation. You may submit your comments and related material 
online at https://www.regulations.gov, or by fax, mail, or hand 
delivery, but please use only one of these means. If you submit a 
comment online, it will be considered received by the Coast Guard when 
you successfully transmit the comment. If you fax, hand deliver, or 
mail your comment, it will be considered as having been received by the 
Coast Guard when it is received at the Docket Management Facility. We 
recommend that you include your name and a mailing address, an email 
address, or a telephone number in the body of your document so that we 
can contact you if we have questions regarding your submission. To 
submit your comment online, go to https://www.regulations.gov, type the 
docket number (USCG-2015-0508) in the ``SEARCH'' box and click 
``SEARCH.'' Then click on ``Submit a Comment'' on the line associated 
with this notice.

2. Viewing Comments and Documents

    To view comments, go to https://www.regulations.gov, type the docket 
number (USCG-2015-0508) in the ``SEARCH'' box and click ``SEARCH.'' 
Click on Open Docket Folder on the line associated with this 
rulemaking.
    You may also visit the Docket Management Facility in Room W12-140 
on the ground floor of the Department of Transportation West Building, 
1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590, between 9 a.m. and 5 
p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.

3. Privacy Act

    Anyone can search the electronic form of comments received into any 
of our 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 a Privacy Act notice 
regarding our public dockets in the January 17, 2008, issue of the 
Federal Register (73 FR 3316).

4. Public Meeting

    The Coast Guard does not plan to hold a public meeting; you may 
submit a request for one using one of the methods specified under 
ADDRESSES. Please explain why you believe a public meeting would be 
beneficial. If we determine one would aid this evaluation, we will hold 
one at a time and place announced by a later notice in the Federal 
Register.

Discussion

    Under 33 CFR 127.007, an owner or operator planning new 
construction to expand or modify marine terminal operations in an 
existing facility handling LNG or Liquefied Hazardous Gas (LHG), where 
the construction, expansion, or modification would result in an 
increase in the size and/or frequency of LNG or LHG marine traffic on 
the waterway associated with a

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proposed facility or modification to an existing facility, must submit 
an LOI to the Captain of the Port of the zone in which the facility is 
or will be located. Under 33 CFR 127.009, after receiving an LOI, the 
Captain of the Port issues a Letter of Recommendation (LOR) as to the 
suitability of the waterway for LNG or LHG marine traffic to the 
appropriate jurisdictional authorities. The LOR is based on a series of 
factors outlined in 33 CFR 127.009 that relate to the physical nature 
of the affected waterway and issues of safety and security associated 
with LNG or LHG marine traffic on the affected waterway.
    The purpose of this notice is to solicit public comments on the 
proposed construction of a Marine Terminal as part of a Liquefaction 
Facility at Nikiski, Alaska, for production of liquefied natural gas 
for export, as submitted by ExxonMobil Alaska LNG LLC on behalf of the 
Alaska LNG Project, the participants in which are Alaska Gasline 
Development Corporation, BP Alaska LNG LLC, ConocoPhillips Alaska LNG 
Company, ExxonMobil Alaska LNG LLC, and TransCanada Alaska Midstream 
LP. Input from the public may be useful to the COTP with respect to 
developing the LOR. The Coast Guard requests comments to help assess 
the suitability of the associated waterway for increased LNG marine 
traffic as it relates to navigation, safety, and security.
    On January 24, 2011, the Coast Guard issued Navigation and Vessel 
Inspection Circular (NVIC) 01-2011, Guidance Related to Waterfront 
Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) Facilities. NVIC 01-2011 provides guidance 
for owners and operators seeking approval to construct and operate LNG 
facilities. The Coast Guard will refer to NVIC 01-2011 for process 
information and guidance in evaluating the project included in the LOI 
and WSA submitted by ExxonMobil Alaska LNG LLC. A copy of NVIC 01-2011 
is available for viewing in the public docket for this notice and on 
the Coast Guard's Web site at https://www.uscg.mil/hq/cg5/nvic/2010s.asp.
    This notice is issued under authority of 33 U.S.C. 1223-1225, 
Department of Homeland Security Delegation Number 0170.1(70), 33 CFR 
127.007 and 127.009.

    Dated: June 25, 2015.
Paul Mehler III,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port, Western Alaska.
[FR Doc. 2015-17461 Filed 7-15-15; 8:45 am]
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