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20 September 2007
[Federal Register: September 14, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 178)]
[Notices]
[Page 52607-52611]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Maritime Administration
[USCG-2007-26844]
Woodside Natural Gas, Inc. OceanWay Secure Energy Liquefied
Natural Gas Deepwater Port License Application; Preparation of
Environmental Impact Statement/Environmental Impact Report
AGENCY: Maritime Administration, DOT.
ACTION: Notice of intent; notice of public meeting; request for
comments.
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SUMMARY: The Maritime Administration and the U.S. Coast Guard announce
the intent to prepare an environmental impact statement/environmental
impact report (EIS/EIR). The application describes a project located in
the Federal waters of the Santa Monica Basin, approximately 27 miles
southwest of Los Angeles International Airport.
The EIS/EIR will be prepared with the City of Los Angeles (City) as
a cooperating agency in the environmental review with the Coast Guard
since the applicant has also filed an application for lease/franchise
of offshore submerged City lands and an onshore pipeline franchise for
the subsea pipelines through City waters and a pipeline through the
City. The EIS/EIR will meet the requirements of both the National
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and the California Environmental
Quality Act (CEQA).
Publication of this notice begins a 30 day scoping process that
will assist in the identification and determination of the
environmental issues to be addressed in the EIS/EIR. This notice
requests public participation in the scoping process and provides
information regarding how to participate in the process. It announces a
public meeting to be held in connection with the EIS/EIR; requests
public comment on the scope of the EIS/EIR; and also serves as a notice
of intent (NOI) and notice of preparation (NOP) for the purposes of
California law.
DATES: The Coast Guard, Maritime Administration, and the City will
conduct an informational open house, followed by a public scoping
meeting Wednesday, September 26, 2007 to receive oral or written
comments. The informational open house will run from 4:30 p.m. to 6
p.m. followed by a public meeting from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. The time
may be extended depending on the number of speakers. Comments or
related material must be received by October 12, 2007.
ADDRESSES: The open house and public meeting will be held at the Los
Angeles Airport Marriott, 5855 West Century Blvd, Los Angeles, CA
90045; (310) 641-5700. Please Note: All attendees are requested to
bring their hotel parking tickets inside the hotel for parking
validation.
The public docket for USCG-2007-26844 is maintained by the
Department of Transportation, Docket Management Facility, 1200 New
Jersey Avenue, SE., West Building, Ground Floor, Room W12-140,
Washington, DC 20590-0001. Docket contents are 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's
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 http://dms.dot.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Questions regarding the proposed
Project, the license application process, or the EIS/EIR process may be
directed to Roddy Bachman, U.S. Coast Guard, telephone: (202) 367-1451,
e-mail: (Roddy.C.Bachman@uscg.mil), or Linda Moore, City of Los
Angeles, telephone: (213) 485-5751, e-mail: (Linda.Moore@lacity.org).
Questions regarding viewing or submitting materials to the docket
may be directed to, Renee V. Wright, Program Manager, Docket
Operations, (202-493-0402).
The DOT Docket Management System also chronologically contains the
application and related correspondence, public meeting transcripts,
will contain the Draft and the Final EIS/EIR, and will contain all
comments submitted whether at public meetings or submitted directly.
This can be accessed at http://dms.dot.gov, and search for docket
number 26844.
Information pertaining to the proposed OceanWay Deepwater Port
Project is also available online with the City of Los Angeles at:
http://eng.lacity.org/techdocs/emg/Environmental_Review_Documents.htm
.
This public notice may be requested from the City of Los Angeles in
an alternative format such as Spanish translation, audiotape, large
print, or Braille. Contact the City of Los Angeles at the City project
Web site listed above.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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Public Meeting and Open House
The Coast Guard, Maritime Administration, and City plan to conduct
an informational open house and public meeting related to preparation
of an EIS/EIR for the proposed Project. The open house will be an
informal opportunity to ask questions and receive information regarding
the Project. The public scoping meeting will be structured to provide
the public with an opportunity to present comments regarding the
approach and conduct of the environmental analysis. Comments will help
us identify and refine the scope of the environmental issues to be
addressed in the EIS/EIR.
Speaker registrations will be available at the door. Speakers at
the public scoping meeting will be recognized in the following order:
Elected officials, public agencies, individuals or groups in the sign-
up order, and anyone else who wishes to speak. Speakers may be asked to
limit their oral comments to three (3) minutes in order to afford
everyone an opportunity to speak and the meeting time may be extended.
Speakers must identify themselves and any organization represented, by
name. Remarks will be recorded or transcribed for inclusion 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 the DMS and
your rights under the Privacy Act.
Written comments will also be accepted. 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.
Please notify Roddy Bachman, U.S. Coast Guard, telephone: (202)
367-1451, e-mail: (Roddy.C.Bachman@uscg.mil) as soon as possible, but
at least three (3) business days before the scheduled meeting, if
translation of written materials is required.
A court reporter will also be available during the open house to
transcribe oral comments if you wish to speak at the meeting.
All public scoping meeting spaces will be wheelchair-accessible.
Individuals may request special accommodations for the public scoping
meetings, such as real-time translation. Contact the Coast Guard or
City of Los Angeles (see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT) if special
accommodations are required. Requests should be made as soon as
possible but at least three (3) business days before the scheduled
meeting. Include the name and telephone number of the contact person,
the timelines for requesting accommodations, and a TDD number that can
be used by individuals with hearing impairments.
Request for Comments
The Coast Guard, Maritime Administration, and the City request
submittal of comments and related material regarding this notice using
one of the methods described below. The Coast Guard, Maritime
Administration, and the City most particularly seek comments that
identify potentially significant impacts, alternatives, or mitigation
measures that should be taken into account in determining the scope of
the EIS/EIR.
We request public comments or other relevant information on
environmental issues related to the proposed deepwater port. The public
meeting is not the only opportunity to comment. In addition to or in
place of attending the meeting, comments may be submitted to the Docket
Management Facility or City of Los Angeles during the public comment
period (see DATES). The Coast Guard, Maritime Administration, and City
will consider all comments and material received during the comment
period. It is not necessary to present comments more than once.
Comments need not be submitted to multiple agencies; all comments
received will be shared amongst agencies.
Submissions to the DOT Docket Management System should include:
Docket number USCG-2007-26844.
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, http://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
(http://dms.dot.gov), and will include any personal information
provided. 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
A notice of application for the proposed OceanWay DWP was published
in the Federal Register (FR) on September 7, 2007 (72 FR 51488).
Consult that notice for additional information regarding the proposed
DWP, the ship-to-ship transfer locations, the offshore and onshore
pipelines and the receiving and custody transfer facility. The
``Summary of the Application/Proposed Action'' from that publication is
reprinted below for your convenience.
Congress first authorized DWPs in 1974. Federal law (33 United
States Code [U.S.C.] 1501 et seq.) defines a DWP as any fixed or
floating manmade structure other than a vessel, or any group of such
structures, that is located beyond State seaward boundaries, and that
is used or intended for use as a port or terminal for the
transportation, storage, or further handling of oil or natural gas for
transportation to any state. All DWPs require a license granted by the
Maritime Administrator based on an application process administered by
the Coast Guard, in coordination with the Maritime Administration. Part
of that process involves assessment of the natural and human
environmental impacts from the port, in compliance with the National
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4332). The Maritime
Administration and Coast Guard are the lead Federal agencies for NEPA
compliance. The Coast Guard, in cooperation with the Maritime
Administration, determines the scope and completes the environmental
review of the proposed project. This includes consultation with States
that are adjacent to the proposed port. For the purposes of the
OceanWay deepwater port application, California is an adjacent coastal
state. The Coast Guard and Maritime Administration have determined that
compliance with the NEPA requires preparation of an EIS.
The City has determined that the proposed port would require a City
license/franchise for subsea pipelines through City waters to deliver
the natural gas to shore, and a new franchise and other approvals for
the onshore pipeline and receiving and custody transfer station (RCTS)
to deliver the natural gas into the existing
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pipeline system, and that compliance with the California Environmental
Quality Act (CEQA) requires preparation of an EIR. Because of the many
similarities between an EIS and an EIR, the Coast Guard, Maritime
Administration and the City have agreed to cooperate in preparing a
single document that satisfies both the NEPA and the CEQA.
The EIS/EIR will be consistent with the Deepwater Port Act (DWPA)
of 1974, as amended (33 U.S.C. 1501 et seq.); the NEPA (Section
102[2][c]), as implemented by Council on Environmental Quality
regulations (40 Code of Federal Regulations 1500 to 1508); and the CEQA
(California Public Resources Code 21000 et seq.) as implemented by the
State CEQA Guidelines (14 California Code of Regulations 15000 et
seq.). The environmental review and analysis will be completed
according to the timeline prescribed by the DWPA, which requires a
decision within 356 days. The period to complete all NEPA/CEQA
documents is approximately 240 days. This timeline will govern the
activities related to the processing of the license application and the
completion of all NEPA and CEQA related actions needed to support the
decision regarding whether to approve, approve with conditions, or
disapprove the proposed license/lease/franchise.
This notice of intent is in compliance with the requirements of the
NEPA regulations and also serves as the notice of preparation as
required by CEQA. It briefly describes the proposed action and possible
alternatives and our proposed scoping process. Address any questions
about the proposed action, the scoping process, or the EIS/EIR to the
Coast Guard or City of Los Angeles (see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT).
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/Proposed Action/Project'' 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.
The proposed action requiring environmental review by the City of
Los Angeles is the granting of a pipeline franchise and appurtenant
approvals for the same project.
Scoping Process
Public scoping is an early and open process for identifying and
determining the scope of issues addressed in the EIS/EIR. Scoping
begins with this notice, continues through the public comment period
and ends when the Coast Guard, Maritime Administration and the City
have:
Invited the participation of Federal, State, and local
agencies, any affected Indian tribes, the applicant, and other
interested persons;
Determined the actions, alternatives, and impacts
described in 40 CFR 1508.25;
Identified and eliminated from detailed study those issues
that are not significant or that have been covered elsewhere;
Allocated responsibility for preparing EIS/EIR components;
Indicated any related environmental assessments or
environmental impact statements that are not part of the EIS;
Identified other relevant environmental review and
consultation requirements;
Indicated the relationship between timing of the
environmental review and other aspects of the application process; and
At the Federal agencies' discretion, exercised the options
provided in 40 CFR 1501.7 (b).
Once the scoping process is complete, the Coast Guard and City of
Los Angeles will prepare a draft EIS/EIR (DEIS/DEIR), and publish a
Federal Register notice announcing its public availability. To receive
that notice, please contact those identified in (FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT). An opportunity to review and comment on the draft
EIS/EIR will be provided. The Coast Guard, Maritime Administration and
City will consider those comments in the preparation of the final EIS/
EIR (FEIS/FEIR). As with the draft EIS, we will announce the
availability of the FEIS/FEIR and once again allow an opportunity for
review and comment.
Availability of EIS/EIR
A notice of availability (NOA) will be published in the Federal
Register when the DEIS/DEIR is available, and the City will file a
notice of completion with the California State Clearinghouse and the
Los Angeles County Clerk and will publish a notice of availability in
the ``City of Los Angeles Environmental Notices'' section of the Los
Angeles Times. The DEIS/DEIR in hardcopy or electronic format will be
distributed to agencies, local public libraries and interested parties
that have requested copies. Anyone who wishes to comment on the draft
report will be provided with an opportunity to review the DEIS/DEIR and
to offer comments on the environmental effects of the proposed project.
Comments received during the DEIS/DEIR review period will be available
in the public docket and responded to in the FEIS/FEIR. An NOA of the
FEIS/FEIR will also be published in the Federal Register, and the City
will issue notices of availability and completion. Additional public
meetings will be held after the draft and final documents are
published.
Summary of the Application/Proposed Action/Project
Woodside Natural Gas proposes to construct, own, and operate a
deepwater port with associated ship-to-ship transfer (STS) location(s)
and single point mooring (SPM) buoys for the receiving of
regasification liquefied natural gas carriers (RLNGCs), offshore and
onshore natural gas pipelines and a receiving and custody transfer
facility (RCTS) to deliver natural gas with an annualized rate of 0.4
billion cubic feet per day (bcf/d) and a peak of 1.1 bcf/d into the
Southern California market on initial development and an annualized
rate of 1.0 bcf/d and a peak of up to 1.6 bcf/d at full project
development.
The deepwater port would be located in the Federal waters of the
Santa Monica Basin, 21 miles from the nearest point on the mainland of
Southern California, and 18 miles from the western end of Santa
Catalina Island, approximately 27 miles southwest of Los Angeles
International Airport (LAX), in a water depth of approximately 3,000
feet. It would consist of two single point mooring (SPM) buoys that
serve as cargo discharge system connections for the RLNGCs, a mooring/
anchoring array, four flexible risers that connect the SPMs to four
seafloor riser end manifolds, two pipeline end manifolds (PLEMs) and
two parallel 24-inch pipelines beginning on the seafloor at the PLEMs
beneath the SPM buoys and continuing to shore. The SPMs would be
located approximately 5 nautical miles (5.75 miles) outside established
shipping lanes (SPM NE: Latitude: 33[deg]41'52'' N, Longitude:
118[deg]48'33'' W and SPM SW: Latitude: 33[deg]39'58'' N, Longitude:
118[deg]49'15'' W).
Woodside has proposed three ship-to-ship transfer locations ranging
from approximately 35 to 90 nautical miles (40 to 104 miles) from shore
and 55 to 111 nautical miles (63 to 128 miles) from the port where each
RLNGC is expected to receive LNG cargo at sea from conventional LNG
carriers
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(LNGCs): STS1 Santa Rosa (Latitude 33[deg]39' N, Longitude
119[deg]56'30'' W), STS2 Inshore San Clemente (Latitude 33[deg]05' N,
Longitude 118[deg]10' W) and STS3 Skaugen Offshore (Latitude 32[deg]15'
N, Longitude 120[deg]0' W). Only one transfer location would be used at
a time. The RLNGCs, with storage capacity of 224,000 m\3\ of LNG would
be capable of receiving LNGCs with storage capacities of up to 216,000
m\3\ of LNG.
As proposed, LNG would be delivered from overseas by LNGCs and
transferred to a Woodside RLNGC at one of the three STS locations. The
RLNGC would then be sailed and moored to a SPM, where the LNG would be
regasified into natural gas and delivered to shore via two new parallel
24-inch pipelines. The RLNGC would then return to a STS location.
The RLNGCs would use a turret system with the SPMs to allow the
RLNGC to weathervane (rotate) around the buoy. Onboard utilities and
systems associated with RLNGC operations would include electric power
generation and distribution, instrumentation and controls, and fire and
safety systems. The RLNGC would include all marine systems,
communications, navigation aids and equipment necessary to safely
conduct RLNGC carrier operations receive and vaporize the product.
The RLNGCs would use a forced draft ambient air LNG vaporization
system employing a combination of intermediate fluid and direct ambient
air with heat provided by ambient air called the Woodside Hybrid Air
Vaporization (WHAV) concept.
Natural gas would be delivered onshore via two 24-inch parallel
pipelines, approximately 35 miles in length. These pipelines would come
onshore on the north end of LAX at Dockweiler Beach. It is proposed
that horizontal directional drilling be used to install the pipelines
beneath land and seabed in offshore City waters and underneath the
beach and adjacent dunes from a point about 1000 feet inland from the
high tide mark just east of Vista del Mar on LAX property.
Woodside would lease/franchise from the City a 300 foot wide
corridor on submerged City lands out to the 3 nautical mile (3.45 mile)
offshore limit of the City boundary. On-shore pipelines would be
constructed on City-owned land from the high tide line to Pershing
Drive, passing under the beach and the El Segundo Dunes, and
underground through City streets. The route would include Westchester
Parkway/Arbor Vitae Street, then south on Bellanca Avenue to the
receiving and custody transfer station (RCTS) and adjacent Inert Gas
Injection Facility (IGIF) located at 5651 96th Street, Los Angeles,
about 4 miles inland. A single 36-inch pipeline would run approximately
a quarter of a mile back north on Bellanca Avenue to Arbor Vitae, then
to the existing Southern California Gas natural gas pipeline
infrastructure with Tie-in 1 at the intersection of Aviation
Boulevard and Arbor Vitae Street. A second stage, with development
depending on demand, may include additional pipelines and tie-ins that
are an approximate 11-mile single 24-inch line from Tie-in 1
along Arbor Vitae, Prairie, Manchester, Firestone, and California to
Tie-in 3 at Santa Ana Street and Otis Avenue in South Gate and
approximate 1 mile single 24-inch line from Manchester Street to
Central Ave to Tie-in 2 at the intersection of S. Central
Avenue and E. Century Boulevard. These pipeline routes include areas
within the cities of Los Angeles, Inglewood, and South Gate. At full
development, Southern California Gas would own and operate the system
downstream of the RCTS.
The application also includes an alternative DWP location in the
Gulf of Santa Catalina approximately 30 miles from Huntington Beach at
latitude 117[deg]56'28.53'' west, longitude 33[deg]13'24.88'' north
with a 30-mile pipeline running north to a shore crossing at the AES
power plant in Huntington Beach. It would cross through the cities of
Huntington Beach, Fountain Valley, Westminster, Garden Grove, Santa
Ana, and Orange. It would be trenched through city streets traveling
north along Newland Street towards Bolsa Avenue; turn east at Bolsa
Ave. (1st Street); turn north at the OCTA Metrolink Right of Way and
join Lincoln Ave; east on Fairhaven Ave.; north at Cambridge Street;
and finally west on Palm Ave., where it would connect to the SCG tie-in
in Orange.
Currently Identified Environmental Issues
The NEPA and CEQA processes require agencies to consider
environmental impacts that may result from a proposed action, to inform
the public of potential impacts and alternatives, and to facilitate
public involvement in the assessment process. Additionally, CEQA
requires measures to avoid or lessen the significant impacts of a
project when granting an approval, unless it finds certain benefits of
the project outweigh those significant effects.
The EIS/EIR for the OceanWay DWP will describe the nature and
extent of environmental impacts of the proposed action and each
alternative, and will discuss appropriate mitigation measures for any
adverse impacts. The EIS/EIR will include, among other matters,
discussions of the purpose and need for the proposed action, a
description of alternatives, a description of the affected environment,
an evaluation of the environmental impacts of the proposed action and
alternatives, and explanations of proposed mitigation. The EIS/EIR will
assess the impacts of the alternatives on the natural and human
environment, including the no-action/no project alternative, which for
this Project would mean that the Maritime Administration would not
approve the application or the City would not approve the application
for the lease/franchise of the offshore pipelines in City waters, the
RCTS, and onshore pipelines. Regardless of geographic or other
jurisdictional boundaries, the Coast Guard, Maritime Administration and
the City will consider the entire proposed Project. Environmental
issues that will require detailed analysis include, but are not
necessarily limited to:
Aesthetics: Alteration of the view shed by construction and
operations.
Air Quality: Impacts on regional air quality, including visibility
and other resources in sensitive Federal Class I areas (e.g., Channel
Islands National Park).
Geological Resources and Soils: Impacts on facilities from seismic
hazards; Impacts on onshore facilities from liquefaction; and erosion
and dust.
Hazardous/Toxic Materials and Wastes: Impacts from HAZMAT spills
including petroleum, LNG, other hydrocarbons, fuels, lubricant, urea,
paints, solvents, and sanitary or other hazardous/toxic materials or
waste.
Marine Transportation: Disruption in marine transportation
affecting existing ship traffic to and from the ports of Los Angeles
and Long Beach or other ports; potential navigational hazards to marine
traffic; and increase in tanker travel to and from the single point
mooring locations that could impact existing marine traffic.
Marine Biology: Vessels potentially striking sea turtles and marine
mammals; crushing and displacement of benthic communities during
construction; effects of ``cold water'' resulting from LNG release to
marine mammals; and effects of increases in turbidity and changes in
water quality, lights, and noise.
Terrestrial and Freshwater Biology: Impacts from construction or
operation on wetlands and other habitats, and sensitive species, within
the proposed pipeline landing and corridor areas.
Recreation: Impacts on boating and commercial and recreational
fishing
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opportunities; recreational areas potentially impacted by noise or dust
generated during construction; access to the beach or ocean; and
permanent and temporary areas of restricted access around the RLNGC.
Hazards and Risk/Safety: LNG releases resulting in potential
impacts on third parties from fire, radiant energy, or ignitable gas
clouds (mainly to passengers of small craft operating near the RLNGC);
and effects of pipeline failures on humans, property, and marine and
terrestrial ecosystems. The EIS/EIR will include an independently
prepared, site-specific risk assessment.
Noise: Potential increases in noise levels due to project
construction and operation; and effects of noise on local residents,
recreational visitors, passengers and crews on marine vessels, and
marine mammals.
Water Quality: Impacts from LNG or spills, increases in turbidity,
or unearthing of contaminated sediments; and increases in shoreline
erosion during construction and operation.
Environmental Justice: Potential disproportionate effects on
minority and low-income populations within the Project area. The EIS/
EIR will identify any relevant populations that might be
disproportionately affected by the proposed Project.
Cultural Resources: Potential effects on known and as yet
unidentified cultural resources, offshore and onshore.
Energy and Mineral Resources: Restriction of future availability of
exploitable oil and gas resources due to infrastructure development and
restricted access.
Land Use and Traffic: Impacts to existing land uses, especially in
coastal areas designated for recreational purposes; impacts on marine
resources off the coast of Los Angeles, including Catalina Island, the
Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary and Channel Islands National
Park; and disruptions to traffic use and patterns.
Population and Housing: Impacts on the existing community character
and development, population, housing, infrastructure and social
services, employment, and the regional economic base.
Cumulative Impacts: The EIS/EIR will evaluate the cumulative
effects of the project within each resource area examined. These
include the incremental effects of past projects, other current and
proposed projects, and reasonably foreseeable future projects.
No-Action/No Project Alternative: The EIS/EIR will examine the
impacts of not approving the DWP license/lease/franchise application.
Alternative Offshore Locations: The EIS/EIR will consider an
alternative location in the vicinity of the proposed Project and other
locations adjacent to the California coast.
Land-Based Alternatives: The California Legislature mandated the
evaluation of land-based LNG sites. Land-based alternatives previously
considered by California agencies will be considered.
Alternative Technologies: Alternative Project technologies,
including open rack vaporizers and a hybrid vaporization system and
alternative facility designs will also be evaluated.
Alternative Pipeline Routes: The EIS/EIR will also evaluate an
alternative submarine pipeline route and an alternative onshore
pipeline route.
Federal, State, and City Permit, Approval, and Consultation: The
major federal and city permit, approval, and consultation requirements
for OceanWay include, but are not necessarily limited to, the
following:
Federal
DOT/Maritime Administration--DWP license.
DHS/U.S. Coast Guard--DWP design and operational
requirements.
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Title V Federal
air operating permit; Clean Water Act (CWA) storm water and wastewater
discharge permits.
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE)--Clean Water Act
Section 404 and Rivers and Harbors Act Section 10 permits.
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service--Section 7, Endangered
Species Act (ESA) consultation.
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Section 7, ESA consultation requirements.
NOAA Fisheries--Magnuson-Stevens Fisheries Management and
Conservation Act consultation.
NOAA Fisheries--Marine Mammal Protection Act consultation.
California
California Coastal Commission Compliance with California
Coastal Act and consistency with California Coastal Management Program.
California State Historic Preservation Officer (SHPO),
National Historic Preservation Act Section 106 and California historic
preservation requirements, consultation and compliance.
City of Los Angeles
Los Angeles Regional Water Quality Control Board (RWQCB)--
CWA Section 401 certification.
Los Angeles RWQCB--Hydrostatic test water discharge
permit.
Pipeline franchise and lease or easement approvals.
Local coastal development permit in compliance with the
California Coastal Act.
(Authority: 49 CFR 1.66)
Dated: September 10, 2007.
By Order of the Maritime Administrator.
Daron T. Threet,
Secretary, Maritime Administration.
[FR Doc. E7-18130 Filed 9-13-07; 8:45 am]
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