[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 200 (Wednesday, October 17, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 58937-58938]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-20492]



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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Maritime Administration

[Docket No. 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 extending the scoping comment period to October 31, 
2007.

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SUMMARY: By Federal Register notice of September 14, 2007 (72 FR 52607-
52611) the Maritime Administration (MARAD) and the U.S. Coast Guard 
(Coast Guard) announced the intent to prepare an environmental impact 
statement/environmental impact report (EIS/EIR) for the Woodside 
Natural Gas, Inc. OceanWay Secure Energy Deepwater LNG Port license 
application located in the Federal waters of the Santa Monica Basin, 
approximately 27 miles southwest of Los Angeles International Airport 
(LAX).
    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 a lease/franchise 
of submerged City lands and an onshore pipeline franchise for the 
natural gas 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 that notice began a 30-day scoping process and 
requested public participation to assist in the identification and 
determination of the environmental issues to be addressed in the EIS/
EIR with a deadline for submitting comments of October 12, 2007.
    In addition to receiving comments at the public scoping meeting on 
September 26, 2007, instructions were provided for submitting comments 
to the Department of Transportation (DOT) Docket Management System and 
to the new Federal Docket Management System (FDMS). On September 27, 
2007 the DOT Docket Management System began migration to be replaced by 
the Federal Docket Management System to be effective October 1, 2007. 
Because of planned outages in the migration, the comment period was 
extended to October 15, 2007, as announced at the public meeting.
    Because of additional system migration outages; the need for 
familiarization time with the FDMS; and interest generated by the 
project, by this notice, MARAD; the Coast Guard; and the City of Los 
Angeles have extended the scoping comment period to October 31, 2007.

DATES: Comments or related material must be received by October 31, 
2007.

ADDRESSES: 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://www.regulations.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) 372-1451, 
e-mail: ([email protected]), or Linda Moore, City of Los 
Angeles, telephone: (213) 485-5751, e-mail: ([email protected]). 
Questions on viewing or commenting on the Docket should be directed to 
Renee V. Wright, Program Manager, Docket Operations, telephone: (202) 
493-0402, e-mail: [email protected].
    The FDMS also contains the notices, application and related 
correspondence; informational open house materials; will also contain 
the public meeting transcripts; and will contain the Draft and the 
Final EIS/EIR and all comments submitted whether at public meetings or 
submitted directly. This can be accessed at http://www.regulations.gov, 
and by entering 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.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Request for Comments

    The Coast Guard, MARAD, and the City request submittal of comments 
and related material on environmental issues related to the proposed 
deepwater port using one of the methods described below. We 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.
    The Coast Guard, MARAD 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. In our coordinated effort, City of Los Angeles has agreed 
that the Federal Docket Management System and Docket Management 
Facility is the system that should be used for submitting all comments.
    Submissions to the Federal 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 FDMS (preferred) at http://www.regulations.gov: Click on ``Search for Dockets''; Enter Docket ID 
26844; click on USCG-2007-26844; view documents by clicking the PDF 
icon under ``Views''; and/or follow the online instructions for 
submitting comments.
     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 FDMS Web site 
(http://www.regulations.gov), and will include any personal information 
provided. Therefore, submitting this information makes it public. You 
may review DOT's complete Privacy Act Statement in the Federal Register 
published on April 11, 2000 (65 FR 19477-78). You may view docket 
submissions at the Docket Management Facility (see ADDRESSES), or 
electronically on the FDMS Web site.

Additional FDMS Information

    For additional information on the migration and Docket instructions 
please see Federal Register notice of September 24, 2007 (72 FR 54315-
54317).

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    The Coast Guard is still working with the FDMS to correct some 
document numbering and order issues caused by the migration to the new 
system. In particular, some application documents are out of sequence. 
The correct chronological order and application document sequence as of 
this notice for the documents is as follows by document ID number:

26844-1...................................  Notice of Application.
26844-2-6.................................  License Application Parts 1-
                                             5.
26844-54..................................  City of LA Pipeline
                                             Franchise Application.
26844-7...................................  Exhibit A Project
                                             Description.
26844-13..................................  Exhibit B Environmental
                                             Report.
26844-14..................................  Exhibit C Health, Safety,
                                             Security, Environment.
26844-15..................................  Topic Report 1 Aesthetics.
26844-16..................................  Topic Report 2 Water
                                             Quality.
26844-17..................................  Topic Report 3 Biological
                                             Resources.
26844-18-19...............................  Topic Report 4 Cultural
                                             Resources.
26844-20-21...............................  Topic Report 5
                                             Socioeconomics.
26844-22-31...............................  Topic Report 6 Geological
                                             Resources.
26844-58..................................  Topic Report 6 Geological
                                             Resources.
26844-32-38...............................  Topic Report 7 Land Use.
26844-39..................................  Topic Report 8 Air Quality.
26844-40-41...............................  Topic report 9 Traffic.
26844-42..................................  Topic Report 10 Noise.
26844-43..................................  Topic Report 11 Public
                                             Services and Utilities.
26844-44..................................  Topic Report 12 Hazardous
                                             Materials and Waste.
26844-45-52...............................  Topic Report 13
                                             Alternatives.
26844-53..................................  Topic Report 14 Cumulative
                                             Impacts.
26844-8...................................  Appendix A to Exhibit A.
26844-12..................................  Appendix B through O to
                                             Exhibit A.
26844-57, 59..............................  Appendix K to Topic Report
                                             6.
26844-60-62...............................  Appendix K to Topic Report
                                             6.
26844-63-70...............................  Appendix L to Topic Report
                                             6.
26844-71-75...............................  Appendix M to Topic Report
                                             6.
26844-76-81...............................  Appendix N to Topic Report
                                             6.
26844-82-94...............................  Appendix O to Topic Report
                                             6.
26844-95-129..............................  Appendix P to Topic Report
                                             6.
26844-130-133.............................  Appendix V to Topic Report
                                             9.
26844-134.................................  Appendix Y to Topic Report
                                             12.
26844-55-56...............................  Appendix AA to Topic Report
                                             12.
26844-135.................................  Dear Interested Party
                                             Letter.
26844-136.................................  Public Notice.
26844-137.................................  Notice of Intent; Notice of
                                             Public Meeting; Request for
                                             Comments.
26844-138.................................  Start of Comments.
 


    Dated: October 12, 2007.

    By order of the Maritime Administrator.
Christine Gurland,
Secretary, Maritime Administration.
 [FR Doc. E7-20492 Filed 10-16-07; 8:45 am]
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