Maritime Administration December 2009 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

On November 20, 2009, the Maritime Administration, in cooperation with the U.S. Coast Guard, published in the Federal Register a Notice of Availability of the Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (DSEIS) for the amended TORP Terminal LP Bienville Offshore Energy Terminal (BOET) Liquefied Natural Gas Deepwater Port license application. Comments on the DSEIS are due by January 4, 2010, 45 days from issuance of the DSEIS. Please note that the DSEIS contained two references to a 30 day comment period, which should be corrected as follows: (1) On the front signature page of the BOET DSEIS, the correct date by which comments must be received should be January 4, 2010; (2) on page 1-10, the correct duration of the comment period should be 45 days.

The Maritime Administration (MARAD) announces the cancellation of all actions related to the license to own, construct and operate a deepwater port issued to Port Pelican LLC on January 20, 2004. Pursuant to Section 1503(h) of the Deepwater Port Act of 1974, as amended, a deepwater port license may remain in effect until such time as it is either suspended or revoked by the Secretary of Transportation or surrendered by the licensee. The action is taken in response to the applicant's decision to relinquish its Deepwater Port License.