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implementing NEPA (40 CFR parts participation in the scoping process, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., between
1500–1508, and 23 CFR Part 771), the provides information on how to 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET, Monday through
project-level air quality conformity participate, and serves as a notice of Friday, except Federal holidays.
regulation of the U.S. Environmental preparation (NOP) for the purposes of • Fax: 202–493–2251.
Protection Agency (EPA) (40 CFR part compliance with CEQA. Instructions: Note that all comments
93), the section 404(b)(1) guidelines of DATES: Material submitted in response received will be posted without change
EPA (40 CFR part 230), the regulation to the request for comments must be to http://dms.dot.gov or http://
implementing section 106 of the received by the Docket Management www.regulations.gov, including any
National Historic Preservation Act (36 Facility or the CSLC by October 18, personal information provided. Please
CFR Part 800), the regulation 2007 by 2 p.m. Pacific Daylight Time see the Privacy Act heading below.
implementing section 7 of the (see Request for Comments and Privacy Act: Anyone is able to search
Endangered Species Act (50 CFR part ADDRESSES for the address and the electronic form of all comments
402), section 4(f) of the DOT Act (23 instructions on how to submit received into any of our dockets by the
CFR 771.135), and Executive Orders comments). Public meeting dates are name of the individual submitting the
12898 on environmental justice, 11988 October 3, 2007 in Oxnard, California, comment (or signing the comment, if
on floodplain management, and 11990 and October 4, 2007 in Santa Clarita, submitted on behalf of an association,
on wetlands. California. business, labor union, etc.). You may
Issued on: September 12, 2007. review DOT’s complete Privacy Act
ADDRESSES: The public meetings and Statement in the Federal Register
R.F. Krochalis, informational open houses will be held published on April 11, 2000 (65 FR
Regional Administrator, Region 10, Federal at the following times and places:
Transit Administration. 19477–78).
October 3, 2007 Docket: For access to the docket to
[FR Doc. E7–18339 Filed 9–17–07; 8:45 am]
read background documents or
BILLING CODE 4910–57–P Performing Arts and Convention comments received, go to http://
Center, 800 Hobson Way, Oxnard, dms.dot.gov until September 27, 2007,
California 93030, Telephone: (805) 486– or the street address listed above. The
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 2424. DOT docket may be offline at times
Public Scoping Meetings: 1:30 p.m. to between September 28 through
Maritime Administration
3:30 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.; September 30 to migrate to the Federal
[USCG–2007–28676] Open House: 12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. Docket Management System (FDMS).
and 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. On October 1, 2007, the internet access
Clearwater Port Liquefied Natural Gas
Deepwater Port License Application; October 4, 2007 to the docket will be http://
Preparation of Environmental Impact www.regulations.gov. Follow the online
Santa Clarita Activities Center, Santa
Statement/Environmental Impact instructions for accessing the dockets.
Clarita Room, 20880 Centre Pointe
Report FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Parkway, Santa Clarita, California
91350, Telephone: (661) 250–3701. Contact Ray Martin, U.S. Coast Guard, at
AGENCY: Maritime Administration, DOT. (202) 372–1449 or e-mail at
Public Scoping Meeting: 6 p.m. to 8
ACTION:Notice of intent; notice of public Raymond.W.Martin@uscg.mil; Kevin
p.m.; Open House: 4 p.m. to 6 p.m.
meeting; request for comments. Tone, U.S. Coast Guard, at (202) 372–
The public docket for USCG–2007–
28676 is maintained by the Department 1441 or Kevin.P.Tone@uscg.mil; Mr.
SUMMARY: The Maritime Administration
of Transportation Docket Management Scott Davies, U.S. Maritime
and the U.S. Coast Guard, in
Facility. You may submit comments by Administration, at (202) 366–2763 or
coordination with the California State
any of the following methods: Scott.Davies@dot.gov; or contact Crystal
Lands Commission (CSLC), announce
If filing comments by September 27, Spurr, located in the Sacramento, CA
their intent to prepare an environmental
2007, please use: office of the California State Lands
impact statement/environmental impact
• Web Site: http://dms.dot.gov. Commission, at (916) 574–0748 or e-
report (EIS/EIR), in connection with this
Follow the instructions for submitting mail at spurrc@slc.ca.gov.
application for a proposed liquefied
comments on the Department of This public notice may be requested
natural gas (LNG) deepwater port (DWP)
Transportation Docket Management in an alternative format, such as
that would be located in the Pacific
System electronic docket site. No Spanish translation, audiotape, large
Ocean approximately 10.5 miles
electronic submissions will be accepted print, or Braille by contacting Crystal
offshore of Ventura County, California.
The EIS/EIR will be prepared in between September 28, 2007, and Spurr, CSLC, (916) 574–0748
coordination with the CSLC because the October 1, 2007. (spurrc@slc.ca.gov).
applicant has filed a land lease If filing comments on or after October SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
application with the CSLC for the 1, 2007, use: Maritime Administration and the U.S.
construction, use and maintenance of a • Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to Coast Guard, in coordination with the
36-inch diameter subsea pipeline on http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the California State Lands Commission
submerged lands in State waters to online instructions for submitting (CSLC), announce their intent to prepare
deliver natural gas onshore. The EIS/EIR comments. an environmental impact statement/
will meet the requirements of both the Alternatively, you can file comments environmental impact report (EIS/EIR),
National Environmental Policy Act using the following methods: in connection with this application for
(NEPA) and the California • Mail: Docket Management Facility: a proposed liquefied natural gas (LNG)
Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200 deepwater port (DWP) that would be
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Publication of this notice begins a New Jersey Avenue, SE., West Building located in the Pacific Ocean
scoping process that will help identify Ground Floor, Room W12–140, approximately 10.5 miles offshore of
and determine the scope of Washington, DC 20590–0001. Ventura County, California. The EIS/EIR
environmental issues addressed in the • Hand Delivery or Courier: West will be prepared with the CSLC because
EIS/EIR. This notice requests public Building Ground Floor, Room W12–140, the applicant has filed a land lease

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application with the CSLC for the an offshore liquefied natural gas and permits be issued. The deepwater
construction, use and maintenance of a receiving terminal and regasification port would be designed, constructed
36-inch diameter subsea pipeline on facility located in federal waters and operated in accordance with
submerged lands in State waters to approximately 10.5 miles offshore of the applicable codes and standards and
deliver natural gas onshore. The EIS/EIR coast of Oxnard, California in Federal would have an expected operating life
will meet the requirements of both the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Lease of approximately 30 years.
National Environmental Policy Act Block OCS–P 0217. Clearwater Port will
Public Meeting and Open House
(NEPA) and the California be comprised primarily of Platform
Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). Grace; an offset dual berth (ODB) We invite you to learn about the
Publication of this notice begins a Satellite Service Platform that would be proposed deepwater port at an
scoping process that will help identify installed adjacent to Platform Grace for informational open house and comment
and determine the scope of docking of the LNG carriers; and a new at a public meeting on environmental
environmental review and invites 36-inch subsea pipeline to transport issues related to the proposed
public participation in the scoping vaporized natural gas from the platform deepwater port. The comments will
process, and provides information on connecting at a junction point onshore help us identify and refine the scope of
how to participate. This notice also to a Southern California Gas Company the environmental issues to be
serves as a notice of preparation (NOP) (SoCalGas) pipeline located in Rancho addressed in the EIS/EIR.
for the purposes of CEQA compliance. Santa Clara near Camarillo, California. Written material may be submitted at
The pipeline would come ashore within the public meeting, either in place of or
Background in addition to speaking. Written
the Reliant Energy Mandalay Power
Information about deepwater ports, Generating Station and connect with a material should include your name and
the statutes and regulations governing new gas receiving and metering facility. address, and will be included in the
licensing, and the receipt of the current The onshore components of the public docket.
application for the proposed Clearwater project would consist of approximately All public meeting locations are
Port LNG deepwater port appears at 72 63 miles of new pipeline by expanding wheelchair-accessible. If you plan to
FR 50445, August 31, 2007. the SoCalGas pipeline system as attend the open house or public
Consideration of a deepwater port follows: A 36-inch pipeline extending meeting, and need special assistance
license application and CSLC land lease 12.9 miles from the Reliant Energy such as sign language interpretation or
application includes review of the Mandalay Power Generating Station to other reasonable accommodation, please
proposed environmental impacts. The the existing Center Road Station; a 36- notify the U.S. Coast Guard (see FOR
U.S. Coast Guard, in coordination with inch pipeline extending 37 miles to loop FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT) at least 3
the Maritime Administration, the existing Line 324 for transport of business days in advance. Include your
determines the scope of this review. In additional capacities from the Center contact information as well as
this case, these Federal agencies have Road Station to the existing Saugus information about your specific needs.
determined that review must include Station; an 8.75-mile leg of 36-inch
preparation of an EIS. The CSLC, as the Request for Comments
pipeline to loop the existing Line 225
State lead agency under the CEQA, has for transport of additional capacities We request public comments or other
determined that an EIR is required. from the existing Honor Rancho Station relevant information on environmental
Because of the many similarities to the Quigley Station; and, a final 4.5- issues related to the proposed
between an EIS and an EIR, the U.S. mile leg of 36-inch pipeline to extend deepwater port. The public meeting is
Coast Guard (in coordination with the the existing Line 3008 (currently from not the only opportunity to comment. In
Maritime Administration) and the CSLC the Quigley Valve Station to the addition to or in place of attending a
have agreed to cooperate in preparing a Newhall Valve Station) for transport of meeting, comments can be submitted to
single document that satisfies both the additional capacities from the existing the Docket Management Facility during
NEPA and the CEQA. This notice of Quigley Valve Station to the existing the public comment period (see DATES).
intent is required by 40 CFR 1508.22, Balboa Station. Contact Crystal Spurr, All comments and materials received
and briefly describes the proposed CSLC, (916) 574–0748 during the comment period will be
action, possible alternatives, and the (spurrc@slc.ca.gov) to obtain a map of considered. Address comments/docket
proposed scoping process. For the State the project location. submissions to either of the following
of California’s purposes, this notice The deepwater port would be able to agencies:
serves as a notice of preparation, notice receive approximately 139 LNG carriers Department of Transportation, Docket
of public scoping meetings, and request annually and accommodate two LNG Management Facility, West Building,
for comments as described in CEQA carriers ranging from 70,000 m 3 to Ground Floor, Room W12–140, 1200
Guidelines Section 15082. Address any 220,000 m 3 in capacity. The carriers New Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington,
questions about the proposed action, the would transfer LNG one carrier at a time DC 20590.
scoping process, or the EIS/EIR to the through a conventional marine loading Submit your comments by electronic
U.S. Coast Guard and CSLC contact arm system to the platform via a submission to DMS, http://dms.dot.gov
persons identified in the FOR FURTHER cryogenic pipe-in-pipe where it would (or to http://www.regulations.gov, if
INFORMATION CONTACT section. be regasified by an ambient air vaporizer filing comments on or after October 1,
Comments need not be submitted to (AAV) system. The AAV would have the 2007) or by fax, mail, or hand delivery
more than one agency; all comments capacity to achieve an average hourly to the Docket Management Facility.
received by one agency will be shared rate of 2300 m 3, an average daily gas Faxed or hand delivered submissions
with and entered into the record of the send-out of 1.2 Bcfd, and a peak sendout must be unbound, no larger than 81⁄2 by
other agencies. capacity of 1.4 Bcfd. Construction of the 11 inches, and suitable for copying and
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deepwater port could be expected to electronic scanning. If you mail your


Proposed Action/ Project Description take three (3) years; with start-up of submission and want to know when it
Clearwater Port LLC (a subsidiary of commercial operations following reaches the Facility, include a stamped,
NorthernStar Natural Gas Inc.) is construction, should a Federal license self-addressed postcard or envelope.
proposing to construct Clearwater Port, and the required California State lease The Docket Management Facility

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accepts hand-delivered submissions, • Determined the actions, environmental impacts of the proposed
and makes docket contents available for alternatives, and impacts described in action/project and alternatives; and
public inspection and copying at this 40 CFR 1508.25; proposed mitigation measures. The EIS/
address, in room W12–140, between 9 • Identified and eliminated from EIR will assess the impacts of the
a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through detailed study those issues that are not project and alternatives on the
Friday, except Federal holidays. The significant or that have been covered environment, including approving or
Docket Management Facility’s telephone elsewhere; not approving (no action/no project
is 202–366–9329, and its fax is 202– • Allocated responsibility for alternative) the state lease and the
493–2251. preparing EIS/EIR components; federal license to construct and operate
California State Lands Commission, • Indicated any related the DWP.
Attn: Crystal Spurr, 100 Howe Avenue, environmental assessments or Environmental issues that will require
Suite 100 South, Sacramento, California environmental impact statements that detailed analysis include, but are not
95825–8202. are not part of the EIS; necessarily limited to:
• Identified other relevant • Aesthetics—alter the onshore and
The telephone number at the
environmental review and consultation offshore viewsheds; light and glare;
California State Lands Commission is • Air Quality—onshore and offshore
requirements;
(916) 574–1900, and the fax is (916) • Indicated the relationship between impacts on regional air quality; impacts
574–1885. You can submit your timing of the environmental review and of greenhouse gas emissions;
comments by electronic submissions to other aspects of the application process; • Geological Resources and Soils—
the CSLC, spurrc@slc.ca.gov; or by fax, and impacts from seismic hazards, erosion,
mail, or hand delivery to the CSLC. • At the Federal agencies’ discretion, and loss of unique paleontological
Faxed or hand delivered submissions exercised the options provided in 40 resources;
must be unbound, no larger than 81/2 CFR 1501.7 (b). • Hazardous Materials—impacts from
by 11 inches, and suitable for copying Once the scoping process is complete, hazardous material spills or pipeline
and electronic scanning. If you mail the Maritime Administration and Coast rupture;
your submission and want to know Guard, in cooperation with CSLC, will • Marine Transportation—impacts on
when it reaches the CSLC, include a prepare a draft EIS/EIR (DEIS/DEIR), marine traffic;
stamped, self-addressed postcard or and publish a Federal Register notice • Onshore Transportation—impacts
envelope. announcing its public availability. To from construction traffic and temporary
Submissions should include: receive that notice, please contact those lane closures;
• Docket number USCG–2007–28676. identified in (FOR FURTHER INFORMATION). • Marine Biology—impacts on sea
turtles, marine mammals, benthic
• Your name and address. An opportunity to review and comment
on the draft EIS/EIR will be provided. communities, or other special status
• Your reasons for making each species;
comment or for bringing information to The Maritime Administration, Coast
Guard, and CSLC will consider those • Recreation—impacts on boating and
our attention. commercial and recreational fishing,
Regardless of the method used for comments in the preparation of the final
EIS/EIR (FEIS/FEIR). As with the draft and impacts on public beach access;
submitting comments or materials, all • Hazards and Risk/Safety—impacts
submissions will be posted, without EIS, we will announce the availability of
from LNG/gas release (The EIS/EIR will
change, to the DMS Web site (http:// the FEIS/FEIR and once again provide
include an independent, site-specific
dms.dot.gov) (or to http:// an opportunity for review and comment.
risk assessment);
www.regulations.gov, if filing comments Availability of EIS/EIR • Noise and Vibration—impacts of
on or after October 1, 2007), and will In addition to the Federal Register noise on local residents, boaters,
include any personal information you notice announcing the availability of the passengers on marine vessels, fish, sea
provide. Therefore, submitting this DEIS/DEIR, the CSLC will file a notice turtles, and marine mammals;
information makes it public (see Privacy • Terrestrial Biology—impacts from
of completion with the California State
Act). construction, operation and
Clearinghouse. The DEIS/DEIR in
If you have questions on viewing the maintenance activities on biological
hardcopy or electronic format will be
docket, call Renee V. Wright, Program resources;
distributed to agencies, local public • Water Quality—impacts from spills,
Manager, Docket Operations, telephone: libraries and interested parties that have
202–493–0402. Additionally, releases of LNG, erosion;
requested copies. Comments received • Environmental Justice—potential
information pertaining to the proposed during the DEIS/DEIR review period
Clearwater Port is available online at disproportionate effects on minority and
will be available in the public docket low income populations within the
http://dms.dot.gov or http:// and responded to in the FEIS/FEIR. An
www.slc.ca.gov. Project area;
NOA of the FEIS/FEIR will be published • Agricultural Resources—impacts on
Scoping Process in the Federal Register, and the CSLC farmland and crops;
will issue notices of availability and • Cultural Resources—impacts on
Public scoping is an early and open completion. Additional public meetings shipwrecks and Native American,
process for identifying and determining will be held after the draft and final archaeological, and historic resources;
the scope of issues addressed in the EIS/ documents are published. • Energy and Mineral Resources—
EIR. Scoping begins with this notice, Restriction on the future availability of
continues through the public comment Currently Identified Environmental
Issues exploitable oil and gas resources;
period and ends when the Coast Guard, • Land Use—potential conflicts with
Maritime Administration and the CSLC The EIS/EIR for Clearwater Port will existing land uses;
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have: discuss, among other issues: The • Socioeconomics—impacts on


• Invited the participation of Federal, purpose and need for this LNG project; community character, population,
State, and local agencies, any affected project alternatives; the no action/no housing, public services, employment;
Indian tribe, the applicant, and other project alternative; the affected • Cumulative Impacts—The EIS/EIR
interested persons; environment/baseline; the will evaluate the cumulative effects of

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the project, if any, associated with each and consistency with California Coastal permits from the Department of
environmental issue area; Management Program. Transportation’s Hazardous Material
• Alternatives—The EIS/EIR will • California State Historic Regulations (49 CFR Part 107, Subpart
evaluate the No Action/No Project Preservation Officer (SHPO), National B), notice is hereby given that the Office
Alternative. Other alternatives that may Historic Preservation Act Section 106 of Hazardous Materials Safety has
be analyzed include: Alternative and California historic preservation received the application described
Offshore Locations; Alternative Onshore consultation and compliance. herein. Each mode of transportation for
Locations; Alternative Capacity; which a particular special permit is
Privacy Act
Alternative Onshore and Offshore
The electronic form of all comments requested is indicated by a number in
Pipeline Routes; Alternative
received into the DOT docket are the ‘‘Nature of Application’’ portion of
Methodologies; Alternative
Technologies and Design Concepts. available to any person and may be the table below as follows: 1—Motor
searched by the name of the individual vehicle, 2—Rail freight, 3—Cargo vessel,
Agency Involvement submitting the comment (or signing the 4—Cargo aircraft only, 5—Passenger-
The major Federal and State permit, comment, if submitted on behalf of an carrying aircraft.
approval, and consultation requirements association, business, labor union, etc.). DATES: Comments must be received on
for Clearwater Port include, but are not You may review DOT’s complete or before October 18, 2007.
necessarily limited to, the following: Privacy Act Statement in the Federal
Federal: Register published on April 11, 2000 ADDRESS COMMENTS TO: Record Center,
• DOT/Maritime Administration– (Volume 65, Number 70; Pages 19477– Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety
DWP license. 78) or you may visit http://dms.dot.gov. Administration, U.S. Department of
• DHS/U.S. Coast Guard–DWP design Transportation, Washington, DC 20590.
and operational requirements. (Authority 49 CFR 1.66)
• U.S. Environmental Protection Dated: September 12, 2007. Comments should refer to the
Agency (EPA) Clean Air Act and Clean By Order of the Maritime Administrator. application number and be submitted in
Water Act (CWA) permits. Daron T. Threet, triplicate. If confirmation of receipt of
• U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Secretary, Maritime Administration. comments is desired, include a self-
(USACE)–Clean Water Act Section 404 addressed stamped postcard showing
[FR Doc. E7–18323 Filed 9–17–07; 8:45 am]
and Rivers and Harbors Act Section 10 the special permit number.
BILLING CODE 4910–81–P
permits
• U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service– FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Section 7, Endangered Species Act Copies of the applications are available
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION for inspection in the Records Center,
(ESA) consultation.
• U.S. Department of Defense. Pipeline and Hazardous Materials East Building, PHH–30, 1200 New
• U.S. State Department. Safety Administration Jersey Avenue Southeast, Washington,
• U.S. Department of Interior, DC or at http://dms.dot.gov.
Minerals Management Service (MMS). Office of Hazardous Materials Safety;
• National Oceanic and Atmospheric This notice of receipt of applications
Notice of Application for Special for special permit is published in
Administration (NOAA), Section 7, ESA Permits
consultation requirements. accordance with Part 107 of the Federal
• NOAA Fisheries-Magnuson-Stevens AGENCY: Pipeline and Hazardous hazardous materials transportation law
Fisheries Management and Conservation Materials Safety Administration (49 U.S.C. 5117(b); 49 CFR 1.53(b)).
Act consultation. (PHMSA), DOT. Issued in Washington, DC, on September
• NOAA Fisheries-Marine Mammal ACTION: List of Applications for Special 12, 2007.
Protection Act consultation. Permits. Delmer F. Billings,
California SUMMARY: In accordance with the Director, Office of Hazardous Materials,
• California Coastal Commission procedures governing the application Special Permits and Approvals.
Compliance with California Coastal Act for, and the processing of, special

Application Docket Applicant Regulation(s) affected Nature of special permits thereof


No. No.

New Special Permits

14566–N ...... Nantog CIMC Tank Equip- 49 CFR 178.276(a)(1) ...... To authorize the manufacture, marking, sale and use
ment Co. Ltd. of certain UN T50 steel portable tanks manufac-
tured in accordance with Section VIII, Division 1 of
the ASME Code. (modes 1, 2, 3).
14569–N ...... Marine Exchange of Alas- 49 CFR 176.83 ................. To authorize the transportation of certain explosives
ka, Juneau, AK. by cargo vessel in alternative stowage configura-
tions. (mode 3).
14570–N ...... DuPont SHE Excellence 49 CFR 179.13 ................. To authorize the transportation in commerce of Tita-
Center, Wilmington, DE, nium tetrachloride in DOT specification 105J600W
DE. tank car tanks that exceed the maximum allowable
gross weight on rail (263,000 lbs.). (mode 2).
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14571–N ...... Dynetek Industries Ltd., 19 CFR 178.276(a)(1) ...... To authorize the manufacture, marking, sale and use
Calgary Alberta, Canada. of DOT–CFFC specification fully wrapped carbon
fiber reinforced aluminum lined cylinders mounted
in protective framework for use in transporting Divi-
sion 2.1 and 2.2 hazardous materials. (modes 1, 2,
3, 4, 5).

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