[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 158 (Tuesday, August 19, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 40466-40467]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2025-15808]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Maritime Administration

[Docket Number USCG-2005-22611]


Deepwater Port License: Amendment of the Neptune LNG LLC 
Deepwater Port License and Temporary Suspension of Operations at the 
Neptune LNG Deepwater Port

AGENCY: Maritime Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation 
(DOT).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Maritime Administration (MARAD) provides notice of its 
decision to approve the request of Neptune LNG LLC (Neptune) to extend 
the suspension of port operations at the Neptune Deepwater Port 
(Neptune Port) and its amending of the Neptune Deepwater Port License 
(License) to that effect.

DATES: The suspension of operations at Neptune Port is extended until 
December 31, 2027.

ADDRESSES: DOT's Docket Management Facility maintains the public docket 
for this project. The docket may be viewed electronically at http://www.regulations.gov under docket number USCG-2005-22611.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Linden Houston, Transportation 
Specialist, MARAD's Office of Deepwater Port Licensing & Port 
Conveyance via telephone at (202) 366-4839 or email at 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On December 12, 2024, MARAD received a 
written request from Neptune for authorization to extend the suspension 
of the Neptune Port operation, located approximately 22 miles northeast 
of Boston, Massachusetts. In the request, Neptune indicated that the 
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suspension of operations remains necessary as Neptune evaluates the 
decommissioning process. Neptune requested MARAD's authorization to 
formally extend the suspension of port operations until December 31, 
2027.
    Pursuant to 33 U.S.C. 1503(b)(2), the Secretary of Transportation 
(Secretary) may, on petition of a licensee, amend a deepwater port 
license issued under the Deepwater Port Act of 1974, as amended. By 
delegation of the Secretary, MARAD has determined that the amendment of 
the license is consistent with the requirements of 33 U.S.C. Chapter 29 
and has authorized amendment of the license to provide an additional 
suspension of port operations. The amendment applies only to Articles 
2, 6, and 19 of the license. All other terms, conditions, and 
obligations of the license will remain in effect during and after the 
suspension period. The suspension period will expire on December 31, 
2027.
    In order to resume operations prior to the expiration of the 
suspension period, Neptune must petition MARAD for approval to resume 
port operations. The petition must be submitted at least six months 
before the proposed restart date and certify that Neptune receives all 
applicable Federal and State permits, approvals, and authorizations. 
Should Neptune request an extension of the suspension period, such 
request must be submitted to MARAD no less than one hundred eighty 
calendar days before the expiration date of the suspension period. 
Thereafter, MARAD will evaluate, in consultation with the relevant 
Federal agencies, the appropriateness of such an extension. The final 
determination on any extension will be rendered by the Maritime 
Administrator or a designee acting on behalf of the Maritime 
Administrator.
    Additional information pertaining to this public notice may be 
found in the public docket regarding the Neptune Deepwater Port License 
online at www.regulations.gov, under docket number USCG-2005-22611 (see 
ADDRESSES).

(Authority: 33 U.S.C. 1501, et seq.; 49 CFR 1.93(h))

    By Order of the Maritime Administration.
T. Mitchell Hudson, Jr.,
Secretary, Maritime Administration.
[FR Doc. 2025-15808 Filed 8-18-25; 8:45 am]
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