[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 110 (Friday, June 6, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 32310-32311]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-12614]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Army; Corps of Engineers


Notice of Availability for the Draft Supplemental Environmental 
Impact Statement/Subsequent Environmental Impact Report for the Pacific 
L.A. Marine Terminal LLC Crude Oil Terminal Project, Los Angeles 
County, CA

AGENCY: Department of the Army--U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, DoD.

ACTION: Notice of availability.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Los Angeles District 
(Regulatory Division), in coordination with the Port of Los Angeles, 
has completed a Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement/
Subsequent Environmental Impact Report (SEIS/SEIR) for the Pacific L.A. 
Marine Terminal LLC Crude Oil Terminal Project. The Port of Los Angeles 
requires authorization pursuant to Section 404 of the Clean Water Act 
and Section 10 of the River and Harbor Act for a new crude oil marine 
terminal at Berth 408 on Pier 400 including: Construction of a new 
marine terminal to receive crude oil from marine vessels and transfer 
the oil to tank farm facilities via a new 42-inch-diameter, high-volume 
pipeline; construction of two tank farms, Tank Farm Site 1 located on 
Pier 400 and Tank Farm Site 2 located on Pier 300 at Seaside Avenue/ 
Terminal Way; construction of new pipelines to connect the new tank 
farm facilities to existing pipeline facilities, with the new tank farm 
facilities connected to the existing

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ExxonMobil Southwest Terminal on Terminal Island, the existing 
Ultramar/Valero Refinery on Anaheim Street near the Terminal Island 
Freeway, and to Plains All American pipeline systems near Henry Ford 
Avenue and Alameda Street via new and existing 36-inch, 24-inch, and 
16-inch pipelines, and with all new pipelines installed belowground, 
with the exception of the water crossings at the Pier 400 causeway 
bridge and at the Valero utility/pipe bridge that crosses the Dominguez 
Channel west of the Ultramar/Valero Refinery. The new tank farm 
facilities would provide a total of 4.0 million barrels (bbl) of 
capacity, primarily receiving crude oil, partially refined crude oil, 
and occasional deliveries of Marine Gas Oil (MGO).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Questions or comments concerning the 
Draft SEIS/SEIR should be directed to Dr. Spencer D. MacNeil, Senior 
Project Manager, North Coast Branch, Regulatory Division, U.S. Army 
Corps of Engineers, P.O. Box 532711, Los Angeles, CA, 90053-2325, (805) 
585-2152.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Port of Los Angeles and U.S. Army Corps 
of Engineers will jointly hold a public meeting on June 26, 2008 in the 
Board of Harbor Commissioner Hearing Room in San Pedro, California, to 
receive public comments and to assess public concerns regarding this 
Draft SEIS/SEIR and proposed project. Written comments will be accepted 
until the close of the public review period on July 29, 2008.

Aaron O. Allen,
Acting Chief, Regulatory Division, Los Angeles District.
[FR Doc. E8-12614 Filed 6-5-08; 8:45 am]
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