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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 you provide. 

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.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

License Application 

Deepwater ports must be licensed, 

and the license process is governed by 

the Deepwater Port Act of 1974, as 

amended, 33 U.S.C. 1501 et seq. The 

Gulf Landing Deepwater Port license 

application was submitted to the 

Secretary of Transportation on 

November 3, 2003. Additional 

information concerning the contents of 

the application can be found online at 

http://dms.dot.gov under docket number 

USCG–2004–16860, or in the notice of 

application published in the Federal 

Register at 69 FR 3165 (Jan. 22, 2004), 

pages 3165–3167. 

Proposed Deepwater Port 

The application plan calls for 

construction of a deepwater port and 

associated anchorages in an area 

situated in the Gulf of Mexico, 

approximately 38 miles south of 

Cameron, Louisiana, in West Cameron 

Lease Block Number 213, in water depth 

of approximately 55 feet, and adjacent 

to an existing shipping fairway servicing 

the Calcasieu River and area ports. 

Gulf Landing’s terminal would be 

capable of storing up to 200,000 cubic 

meters of liquefied natural gas (LNG). 

On average, Gulf Landing expects the 

terminal would vaporize and deliver 1 

billion cubic feet per day (Bcfd) of 

natural gas to the pipelines; with a peak 

daily send-out rate of 1.2 Bcfd. Gulf 

Landing proposes to construct, own, 

and operate up to 5 offshore pipelines, 

ranging from 16 to 36 inches in diameter 

that would traverse a combined 65.7 

nautical miles. The pipelines would 

interconnect with existing natural gas 

pipelines located in the Gulf of Mexico. 

Gas would then be delivered to the 

onshore national pipeline grid for 

delivery to any consumption market 

east of the Rocky Mountains. 

The project would consist of two 

concrete gravity base structures (GBSs) 

housing the LNG containment facilities, 

along with topside unloading and 

vaporization equipment, living quarters, 

and a ship berthing system. 

The terminal would be able to receive 

LNG carriers with cargo capacities 

between 125,000 and 200,000 cubic 

meters and unload up to 135 LNG 

carriers per year. All marine systems, 

communication, navigation aids and 

equipment necessary to conduct safe 

LNG carrier operations and receiving of 

cargo during specified atmospheric and 

sea states would be provided at the port. 

The regasification process would 

consist of lifting the LNG from storage 

tanks, pumping the cold liquid to 

pipeline pressure, subsequent 

vaporization of the LNG across heat 

exchanging equipment, and send-out 

through custody transfer metering to the 

gas pipeline network. No gas 

conditioning is required for the terminal 

since the incoming LNG would be 

pipeline quality.

Dated: November 29, 2004. 

Joseph J. Angelo, 

Director of Standards, Marine Safety, 

Security, and Environmental Protection, U.S. 

Coast Guard. 

H. Keith Lesnick, 

Senior Transportation Specialist, Deepwater 

Ports Program Manager, U.S. Maritime 

Administration.

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Coast Guard 

[CGD05–04–201] 

Notice, Request for Comments; Letter 

of Recommendation, LNG Crown 

Landing LLC, Logan Township, 

Gloucester County, NJ

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Notice of public meeting; 

request for comments. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Coast Guard Captain 

of the Port (COTP) Philadelphia is 

preparing a letter of recommendation as 

to the suitability of the Delaware Bay 

and River waterway for liquefied natural 

gas (LNG) marine traffic. The letter of 

recommendation is in response to a 

letter of intent submitted by Crown 

Landing LLC to operate a LNG facility 

in Logan Township, Gloucester County, 

New Jersey. The COTP Philadelphia is 

soliciting written comments and related 

material, and will hold a public meeting 

seeking comments, pertaining 

specifically to maritime safety and 

security aspects of the proposed LNG 

facility. In preparation for issuance of a 

letter of recommendation and the 

completion of certain other regulatory 

mandates, the COTP Philadelphia will 

consider comments received from the 

public as input into a formalized risk 

assessment process. This process will 

assess the safety and security aspects of 

the facility, adjacent port areas, and 

navigable waterways.

DATES: (1) All written comments and 

related material must reach the Coast 

Guard on or before January 18, 2005. 

(2) A public meeting will be held 

Tuesday, January 11, 2005, from 3 p.m. 

to 7 p.m. 

(3) Those who plan to speak at the 

meeting should provide their name by 

January 7, 2005 to Lieutenant 

Commander Timothy Meyers using one 

of the methods listed under FOR

FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.

ADDRESSES: You may submit written 

comments to Commanding Officer, U.S. 

Coast Guard Marine Safety Office/Group 

Philadelphia, One Washington Avenue, 

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19147. 

Marine Safety Office/Group 

Philadelphia maintains a file for this 

notice. Comments and material received 

will become part of this file and will be 

available for inspection and copying at 

the Marine Safety Office/Group 

Philadelphia, Waterways Management 

Branch, between 8 a.m. and 3 p.m. 

Monday through Friday, except Federal 

holidays. 

The public meeting location is The 

Embassy Suites, 9000 Bartram Avenue, 

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If 

you have questions on this notice, 

contact Lieutenant Commander Timothy 

Meyers at Coast Guard Marine Safety 

Office/Group Philadelphia, PA, by one 

of the methods listed below: 

(1) Phone at (215) 271–4860. 

(2) E-mail at 

TMEYERS@msogruphila.uscg.mil.

(3) Fax to (215) 271–4903.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Request for Written Comments 

We encourage you to submit written 

comments and related material 

pertaining specifically to marine safety 

and security aspects associated with the 

proposed LNG facility. If you do so, 

please include your name and address, 

identify the docket number for this 

notice (CGD05–04–201), and give the 

reason for each comment. You may 

submit your comments and related 

material by mail, or hand delivery, as 

described in ADDRESSES, or you may 

send them by fax or e-mail using the 

contact information under FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT. To avoid 

confusion and duplication, please 

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submit your comments and material by 

only one means. 

If you submit comments by mail or 

hand delivery, submit them in an 

unbound format, no larger than 81⁄2 by 

11 inches, suitable for copying and 

electronic filing. If you submit them by 

mail and would like to know that they 

reached U.S. Coast Guard Marine Safety 

Office/Group Philadelphia, please 

enclose a stamped, self-addressed 

postcard or envelope. 

Public Meeting 

Due to the scope and complexity of 

this project, we plan to hold a public 

meeting to allow the public the 

opportunity to comment on the 

proposed LNG facility. With advance 

notice, organizations and members of 

the public may provide oral statements 

regarding the suitability of the Delaware 

Bay and River waterway for LNG vessel 

traffic. In the interest of time and use of 

the public meeting facility, oral 

statements should be limited to five 

minutes. Persons wishing to make oral 

statements should notify Lieutenant 

Commander Timothy Meyers using one 

of the methods listed under FOR

FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT by 

January 7, 2005. Written comments may 

be submitted at the meeting or to the 

Docket up to January 18, 2005. 

Background and Purpose 

In accordance with the requirements 

of 33 CFR 127.007, Crown Landing LLC 

submitted a letter of intent on July 30, 

2004 to operate an LNG facility in Logan 

Township, Gloucester County, NJ. 

Crown Landing LLC is a wholly owned 

subsidiary of BP America Production 

Company. 

The proposed terminal is an LNG 

import, storage, and re-gasification 

facility. LNG carriers (ships) would 

berth at a new pier and LNG would be 

transferred by pipeline from the carriers 

to one of three storage tanks, each with 

a net capacity of 150,000 cubic meters 

(m3) and a gross capacity of 158,000 m3. 

The LNG would then be re-gasified and 

metered into natural gas pipelines. LNG 

would be delivered to the terminal in 

double-hulled LNG carriers ranging in 

capacity from 138,000 m3 to 200,000 

m3. The larger carriers would measure 

up to approximately 1,500 feet long 

with up to approximately a 170 foot 

wide beam, and draw 38 feet of water. 

The Crown Landing terminal would 

handle approximately 100–150 vessels 

per year, depending upon natural gas 

demand, and carrier size, with 

shipments arriving about every three 

days. 

The U.S. Coast Guard exercises 

regulatory authority over LNG facilities 

which affect the safety and security of 

port areas and navigable waterways 

under Executive Order 10173, the 

Magnuson Act (50 U.S.C. 191), the Ports 

and Waterways Safety Act of 1972, as 

amended (33 U.S.C. 1221, et seq.) and 

the Maritime Transportation Security 

Act of 2002 (46 U.S.C. Section 701). The 

Coast Guard is responsible for matters 

related to navigation safety, vessel 

engineering and safety standards, and 

all matters pertaining to the safety of 

facilities or equipment located in or 

adjacent to navigable waters up to the 

last valve immediately before the 

receiving tanks. The Coast Guard also 

has authority for LNG facility security 

plan review, approval, and compliance 

verification as provided in Title 33 CFR 

part 105, and siting as it pertains to the 

management of vessel traffic in and 

around the LNG facility. 

Upon receipt of a letter of intent from 

an owner or operator intending to build 

a new LNG facility, the Coast Guard 

COTP conducts an analysis that results 

in a letter of recommendation issued to 

the owner or operator and to the state 

and local governments having 

jurisdiction, addressing the suitability of 

the waterway to accommodate LNG 

vessels. Specifically, the letter of 

recommendation addresses the 

suitability of the waterway based on: 

(1) The physical location and layout 

of the facility and its berthing and 

mooring arrangements. 

(2) The LNG vessels’ characteristics 

and the frequency of LNG shipments to 

the facility. 

(3) Commercial, industrial, 

environmentally sensitive, and 

residential areas in and adjacent to the 

waterway used by the LNG vessels en 

route to the facility. 

(4) Density and character of marine 

traffic on the waterway. 

(5) Bridges, or other manmade 

obstructions in the waterway.

(6) Depth of water. 

(7) Tidal range. 

(8) Natural hazards, including rocks 

and sandbars. 

(9) Underwater pipelines and cables. 

(10) Distance of berthed LNG vessels 

from the channel, and the width of the 

channel. 

In addition, the Coast Guard will 

review and approve the facility’s 

operations manual and emergency 

response plan (33 CFR 127.019), as well 

as the facility’s security plan (33 CFR 

105.410). 

The Coast Guard will also provide 

input to other Federal, State, and local 

government agencies reviewing the 

project. Under an interagency agreement 

the Coast Guard will provide input to, 

and coordinate with, the Federal Energy 

Regulatory Commission (FERC), the lead 

Federal agency for authorizing the siting 

and construction of onshore LNG 

facilities, on safety and security aspects 

of the Crown Landing project, including 

both the marine and land-based aspects 

of the project. 

In order to complete a thorough 

analysis and fulfill the regulatory 

mandates cited above, the COTP 

Philadelphia will be conducting a 

formal risk assessment, evaluating 

various safety and security aspects 

associated with Crown Landing’s 

proposed project. This risk assessment 

will be accomplished through a series of 

workshops focusing on the areas of 

waterways safety, port security, and 

consequence management, with 

involvement from a broad cross-section 

of government and port stakeholders 

with expertise in each of the respective 

areas. The workshops will be by 

invitation only. However, comments 

received during the public comment 

period will be considered as input into 

the risk assessment process. 

Additional Information 

Additional information about the 

Crown Landing LLC, LNG project is 

available from FERC’s Office of External 

Affairs at 1–866–208–FERC or on the 

FERC Internet Web site (http://

www.ferc.gov) using their eLibrary link. 

For assistance, please contact FERC 

online support at 

FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or toll 

free at 1–866–208–3676, or for TTY 

contact 1–202–502–8659. 

Information on Services for Individuals 

With Disabilities 

For information on facilities or 

services for individuals with 

disabilities, or to request assistance at 

the meeting, contact Lieutenant 

Commander Timothy Meyers listed 

under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT as soon as possible.

Dated: November 22, 2004. 

Jonathan D. Sarubbi, 

Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the 

Port Philadelphia.

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