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4. Research and Demonstration 

Capacity 

The proposal should demonstrate the 

applicant’s capability and capacity 

(either internally or through external 

sources) to conduct research, analysis, 

and demonstration projects related to 

mobility management and 

transportation coordination in support 

of the CCAM and its members. 

5. Management Approach 

The proposal must include an 

effective project management plan to 

administer and manage the NCMM and 

must demonstrate that the applicant has 

the technical capacity to carry out the 

plan. FTA will evaluate the applicant’s: 

a. Technical capacity to administer 

and manage the services proposed; 

b. Total budget and staffing; 

c. Evidence of understanding of the 

NCMM mission and comprehensive 

technical approach to delivering the 

NCMM; 

d. Plan for evaluation and data 

collection; 

e. Plan for effective and meaningful 

stakeholder engagement; and 

f. Plan for coordinating with FTA and 

other CCAM member staff. 

F. Federal Award Administration 

1. Federal Award Notices 

Final award decisions will be made 

by the Administrator of the Federal 

Transit Administration. In making these 

decisions, the Administrator will take 

into consideration: 

a. Recommendations of the review 

panel; 

b. past performance of the applicant 

regarding programmatic and grants 

management compliance; 

c. the reasonableness of the estimated 

cost to the government considering the 

available funding and anticipated 

results; and 

d. the likelihood that the proposed 

project will result in the transportation 

outcomes expected. 

The FTA will notify the successful 

organization and may announce the 

selection on its website https://

www.transit.dot.gov. Following 

notification, the successful entity will 

be required to submit its application 

through the FTA Transit Award 

Management System (TrAMS). The FTA 

will work with the successful applicant 

to develop a detailed cooperative 

agreement. The FTA will award and 

manage a cooperative agreement 

through TrAMS. 

2. Award Administration 

a. Grant Requirements: The successful 

applicant will apply for a cooperative 

agreement through TrAMS and adhere 

to the customary FTA grant 

requirements of Section 5314, Technical 

Assistance and Workforce Development. 

There is no pre-award authority for this 

project. Discretionary grants and 

cooperative agreements greater than 

$500,000 will go through the 

Congressional notification and release 

process. Assistance regarding these 

requirements is available from FTA. 

b. Standard Assurances: The 

applicant assures that it will comply 

with all applicable Federal statutes, 

regulations, executive orders, FTA 

circulars, and other Federal 

administrative requirements in carrying 

out any project supported by the FTA 

grant. The applicant acknowledges that 

it is under a continuing obligation to 

comply with the terms and conditions 

of the cooperative agreement issued for 

its project with FTA. The applicant 

understands that Federal laws, 

regulations, policies, and administrative 

practices might be modified from time 

to time and that modifications may 

affect the implementation of the project. 

The applicant agrees that the most 

recent Federal requirements will apply 

to the project, unless FTA issues a 

written determination otherwise. The 

applicant must submit the Certifications 

and Assurances before receiving a 

cooperative agreement if it does not 

have current certifications on file. 

3. Reporting 

Post-award reporting requirements 

include submission of Federal Financial 

Reports and Milestone Progress Reports 

in TrAMS on a monthly or quarterly 

basis, as determined by the FTA Project 

Manager. Documentation is required for 

payment. Additional reporting may be 

required specific to the National Center 

for Mobility Management and the 

recipient may be expected to participate 

in events or peer networks related to 

mobility management and coordinated 

transportation. The Federal Financial 

Accountability and Transparency Act 

(FFATA) requires data entry at the 

FFATA Sub Award Reporting System 

(http://www.FSRS.gov) for all subawards and sub-contracts issued for 

$25,000 or more, as well as addressing 

executive compensation for both grantee 

and sub-award organizations. 

Additionally, FTA is required to 

report to Congress every year on the 

value of Section 5314 investments. 

Applicants will be required to provide 

details indicating the need, problem, or 

opportunity addressed by activities of 

the program. The national significance 

and relevance to the public 

transportation industry must also be 

clearly detailed. 

4. Legal Capacity 

Applicants must certify that there are 

no legal issues which would impact 

their eligibility and authority to apply 

for FTA funds, or prevent their 

acceptance of FTA funds. 

G. Federal Awarding Agency Contacts 

For further information concerning 

this notice, please contact the Technical 

Assistance program manager Carl 

Ringgold by phone at 202–366–6508, or 

by email at carl.ringgold@dot.gov. A 

TDD is available for individuals who are 

deaf or hard of hearing at 800–877– 

8339. 

K. Jane Williams, 

Acting Administrator. 

[FR Doc. 2018–16689 Filed 8–3–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Maritime Administration 

[Docket No. MARAD–2018–0114] 

Deepwater Port License Application: 

Texas Gulf Terminals, Inc. 

AGENCY: Maritime Administration, 

Department of Transportation. 

ACTION: Notice of application. 

SUMMARY: The Maritime Administration 

(MARAD) and the U.S. Coast Guard 

(USCG) announce they have received an 

application for the licensing of a 

deepwater port and that the application 

contains all required information. This 

notice summarizes the applicant’s plans 

and the procedures that will be followed 

in considering the application. 

DATES: The Deepwater Port Act of 1974, 

as amended, requires any public 

hearing(s) on this application to be held 

not later than 240 days after publication 

of this notice, and a decision on the 

application not later than 90 days after 

the final public hearing. 

ADDRESSES: The public docket for 

MARAD–2018–0114 is maintained by 

the U.S. Department of Transportation, 

Docket Management Facility, West 

Building, Ground Floor, Room W12– 

140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, 

Washington, DC 20590. 

The license application is available 

for viewing at the Regulations.gov 

website: http://www.regulations.gov 

under docket number MARAD–2018– 

0114. 

We encourage you to submit 

comments electronically through the 

Federal eRulemaking Portal at http://

www.regulations.gov. If you submit your 

comments electronically, it is not 

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you cannot submit material using http:// 

www.regulations.gov, please contact 

either Mr. Roddy Bachman, USCG or 

Mr. Wade Morefield, MARAD, as listed 

in the following FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT section of this 

document. This section provides 

alternate instructions for submitting 

written comments. Additionally, if you 

go to the online docket and sign up for 

email alerts, you will be notified when 

comments are posted. Anonymous 

comments will be accepted. All 

comments received will be posted 

without change to http://

www.regulations.gov and will include 

any personal information you have 

provided. The Federal Docket 

Management Facility’s telephone 

number is 202–366–9329, the fax 

number is 202–493–2251. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Roddy Bachman, U.S. Coast Guard, 

telephone: 202–372–1451, email: 

Roddy.C.Bachman@uscg.mil or Mr. 

Wade Morefield, Maritime 

Administration, telephone: 202–366– 

7026, email: Wade.Morefield@dot.gov. 

For questions regarding viewing the 

Docket, call Docket Operations, 

telephone: 202–366–9826. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Receipt of Application 

On July 9, 2018, MARAD and USCG 

received an application from Texas Gulf 

Terminals, Inc. (TGTI) for all Federal 

authorizations required for a license to 

own, construct, and operate a deepwater 

port for the export of oil authorized 

under the Deepwater Port Act of 1974, 

as amended, 33 U.S.C. 1501 et seq. (the 

Act), and implemented under 33 Code 

of Federal Regulations (CFR) parts 148, 

149, and 150. After a coordinated 

completeness review by MARAD, the 

USCG, and other cooperating Federal 

agencies, it was determined that the 

application was complete and contains 

all information necessary to initiate 

processing of the application. 

Background 

The Act defines a deepwater port as 

any fixed or floating manmade structure 

other than a vessel, or any group of such 

structures, that are located beyond State 

seaward boundaries and used or 

intended for use as a port or terminal for 

the transportation, storage, and further 

handling of oil or natural gas for 

transportation to, or from, any State. A 

deepwater port includes all components 

and equipment, including pipelines, 

pumping or compressor stations, service 

platforms, buoys, mooring lines, and 

similar facilities that are proposed as 

part of a deepwater port to the extent 

they are located seaward of the high 

water mark. 

The Secretary of Transportation 

delegated to the Maritime Administrator 

authorities related to licensing 

deepwater ports (49 CFR 1.93(h)). 

Statutory and regulatory requirements 

for processing applications and 

licensing appear in 33 U.S.C. 1501 et 

seq. and 33 CFR part 148. Under 

delegations from, and agreements 

between, the Secretary of Transportation 

and the Secretary of Homeland Security, 

applications are jointly processed by 

MARAD and USCG. Each application is 

considered on its merits. 

In accordance with 33 U.S.C. 1504(f) 

for all applications, MARAD and the 

USCG, working in cooperation with 

other Federal agencies and departments 

considering a deepwater port 

application shall comply with the 

requirements of the National 

Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of 

1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.). The U.S. 

Environmental Protection Agency 

(EPA), the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers 

(USACE), the National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

the Bureau of Ocean Energy 

Management (BOEM), the Bureau of 

Safety and Environmental Enforcement 

(BSEE), and the Pipeline and Hazardous 

Materials Safety Administration 

(PHMSA), among others, are 

cooperating agencies and will assist in 

the NEPA process as described in 40 

CFR 1501.6; may participate in scoping 

meeting(s); and will incorporate the 

Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) 

into their permitting processes. 

Comments addressed to the EPA, 

USACE, or other federal cooperating 

agencies will be incorporated into the 

Department of Transportation (DOT) 

docket and considered as the EIS is 

developed to ensure consistency with 

the NEPA process. 

All connected actions, permits, 

approvals and authorizations will be 

considered in the deepwater port 

license application review. 

MARAD, in issuing this Notice of 

Application pursuant to section 1504(c) 

of the Act, must designate as an 

‘‘Adjacent Coastal State’’ any coastal 

state which (A) would be directly 

connected by pipeline to a deepwater 

port as proposed in an application, or 

(B) would be located within 15 miles of 

any such proposed deepwater port (see 

33 U.S.C. 1508(a)(1)). Pursuant to the 

criteria provided in the Act, Texas is the 

designated Adjacent Coastal State for 

this application. Other states may apply 

for Adjacent Coastal State status in 

accordance with 33 U.S.C. 1508(a)(2). 

The Act directs that at least one 

public hearing take place in each 

Adjacent Coastal State, in this case, 

Texas. Additional public meetings may 

be conducted to solicit comments for 

the environmental analysis to include 

public scoping meetings, or meetings to 

discuss the Draft EIS and the Final EIS. 

MARAD, in coordination with the 

USCG, will publish additional Federal 

Register notices with information 

regarding these public meeting(s) and 

hearing(s) and other procedural 

milestones, including the NEPA 

environmental review. The Maritime 

Administrator’s decision, and other key 

documents, will be filed in the public 

docket. 

The Deepwater Port Act imposes a 

strict timeline for processing an 

application. When MARAD and USCG 

determine that an application is 

complete (i.e., contains information 

sufficient to commence processing), the 

Act directs that all public hearings on 

the application be concluded within 240 

days from the date the Notice of 

Application is published. 

Within 45 days after the final hearing, 

the Governor of the Adjacent Costal 

State, in this case the Governor of Texas, 

may notify MARAD of their approval, 

approval with conditions, or 

disapproval of the application. MARAD 

may not issue a license without the 

explicit or presumptive approval of the 

Governor of the Adjacent Coastal State. 

During this 45-day period, the Governor 

may also notify MARAD of 

inconsistencies between the application 

and State programs relating to 

environmental protection, land and 

water use, and coastal zone 

management. In this case, MARAD may 

condition the license to make it 

consistent with such state programs (33 

U.S.C. 1508(b)(1)). MARAD will not 

consider written approvals or 

disapprovals of the application from the 

Governor of the Adjacent Coastal State 

until after the final public hearing is 

complete and the 45-day period 

commences. 

The Maritime Administrator must 

render a decision on the application 

within 90 days after the final hearing. 

In accordance with section 1504(d) of 

the Act, MARAD designates an 

application area encompassing the TGTI 

deepwater port that is a circle having a 

12.7 nautical mile radius centered at 

latitude 27°28′42.60′′ N and longitude 

97°00′48.43′′ W. Any person interested 

in applying for the ownership, 

construction, and operation of a 

deepwater port within this designated 

application area must file with MARAD 

(see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT) 

a notice of intent to file an application 

not later than 60 days after the date of 

publication of this notice. 


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Should a favorable record of decision 

be rendered and license be issued, 

MARAD may include specific 

conditions related to design, 

construction, operations, environmental 

permitting, monitoring and mitigations, 

and financial responsibilities. If a 

license is issued, USCG in coordination 

with other agencies as appropriate, 

would oversee the review and approval 

of engineering, design, and 

construction; operations/security 

procedures; waterways management and 

regulated navigation areas; maritime 

safety and security requirements; risk 

assessment; and compliance with 

domestic and international laws and 

regulations for vessels that may call on 

the port. The deepwater port would be 

designed, constructed and operated in 

accordance with applicable codes and 

standards. 

In addition, installation of pipelines 

and other structures may require 

permits under Section 404 of the Clean 

Water Act and Section 10 of the Rivers 

and Harbors Act, which are 

administered by the USACE. 

Permits from the EPA may also be 

required pursuant to the provisions of 

the Clean Air Act, as amended, and the 

Clean Water Act, as amended. 

Summary of the Application 

TGTI is proposing to construct, own, 

and operate a deepwater port terminal 

in the Gulf of Mexico to export 

domestically produced crude oil. Use of 

the DWP would include the loading of 

various grades of crude oil at flow rates 

of up to 60,000 barrels per hour (bph). 

Approximately eight Very Large Crude 

Carrier (VLCC) vessels (or equivalent 

volumes) would be loaded per month 

from the proposed deepwater port. 

Loading of one VLCC vessel is expected 

to take 48 hours, including vessel 

approach, mooring, cargo transfer, and 

vessel departure. 

The overall project would consist of 

three distinct, but interrelated 

components: (1) The ‘‘offshore’’ 

component; (2) the ‘‘inshore’’ 

component; and (3) the ‘‘onshore’’ 

component. 

The proposed deepwater port 

(offshore component) would be located 

approximately 12.7 nautical miles off 

the coast of North Padre Island (Kleberg 

County, TX) and consists of 14.71 miles 

of two new parallel 30-inch diameter 

crude oil pipelines, which terminate at 

a single point mooring (SPM) buoy. The 

SPM buoy system would be positioned 

in water depths of approximately 93 feet 

and consist of a pipeline end manifold, 

catenary anchor leg mooring system, 

and other associated equipment. The 

SPM would be located in BOEM lease 

block number 823 at latitude 

27°28′42.60′′ N and longitude 

97°00′48.43′′ W. 

The inshore components associated 

with the proposed project include 5.74 

miles of two new parallel 30-inch 

diameter pipelines and onshore valve 

stations used to connect the onshore 

project components to offshore project 

components. The inshore portions of the 

proposed pipeline infrastructure cross 

the Laguna Madre Bay complex, the 

Gulf Intracoastal Waterway, and extend 

across North Padre Island to the mean 

high tide line located at the interface of 

North Padre Island and the Gulf of 

Mexico. The inshore project 

components include the installation of 

an onshore valve station on North Padre 

Island to allow for the isolation of 

portions of the proposed pipeline 

infrastructure for servicing, 

maintenance, and inspection operations. 

Onshore components associated with 

the proposed project include the 

construction and operation of an 

onshore storage terminal facility 

(OSTF), booster station, and 

approximately 6.36 miles of two new 

parallel 30-inch diameter pipelines 

located within Nueces and Kleberg 

Counties, TX. The OSTF would occupy 

approximately 150 acres in Nueces 

County, TX and would consist of all 

necessary infrastructure to receive, 

store, measure and transport crude oil 

through the proposed inshore and 

deepwater port pipeline infrastructure. 

The proposed booster station would 

occupy approximately 8.25 acres in 

Kleberg County, TX and would consist 

of the necessary pumping infrastructure 

to support the transport of crude oil 

from the OSTF to the deepwater port. 

Onshore pipeline infrastructure would 

extend from the OSTF to the landward 

side of the mean high tide line located 

at the interface of the western shoreline 

of the Laguna Madre. 

Privacy Act 

In accordance with 5 U.S.C. 553(c), 

DOT solicits comments from the public 

to better inform its administrative and 

rulemaking processes. DOT posts 

comments, without edit, to 

www.regulations.gov, as described in 

the system of records notice, DOT/ALL– 

14 FDMS, accessible through 

www.dot.gov/privacy. To facilitate 

comment tracking and response, we 

encourage commenters to provide their 

name, or the name of their organization; 

however, submission of names is 

completely optional. Whether or not 

commenters identify themselves, all 

timely comments will be fully 

considered. If you wish to provide 

comments containing proprietary or 

confidential information, please contact 

the agency for alternate submission 

instructions. 

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

1.93(h)) 

Dated: July 31, 2018. 

By Order of the Maritime Administrator. 

T. Mitchell Hudson, Jr., 

Secretary, Maritime Administration. 

[FR Doc. 2018–16673 Filed 8–3–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–81–P 

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 

AFFAIRS 

Disciplinary Appeals Board Panel 

AGENCY: Department of Veterans Affairs 

ACTION: Notice with request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: Section 203 of the Department 

of Veterans Affairs Health Care 

Personnel Act of 1991 (Pub. L. 102–40), 

dated May 7, 1991, revised the 

disciplinary grievance and appeal 

procedures for employees. It also 

required the periodic designation of 

employees of the Department who are 

qualified to serve on Disciplinary 

Appeals Boards. These employees 

constitute the Disciplinary Appeals 

Board Panel from which Board members 

in a case are appointed. This notice 

announces that the roster of employees 

on the Panel is available for review and 

comment. Employees, employee 

organizations, and other interested 

parties shall be provided, without 

charge, a list of the names of employees 

on the Panel upon request and may 

submit comments concerning the 

suitability for service on the Panel of 

any employee whose name is on the list. 

DATES: Names that appear on the Panel 

may be selected to serve on a Board or 

as a grievance examiner after September 

5, 2018. 

ADDRESSES: Requests for the list of 

names of employees on the Panel and 

written comments may be directed to: 

Secretary of Veterans Affairs, 

Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 

Vermont Avenue NW, Washington, DC 

20420. Requests and comments may 

also be faxed to (202) 495–5200. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Jennifer Hayek, Employee Relations & 

Performance Management Service, 

Office of Human Resources 

Management, Department of Veterans 

Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue NW, 

Mailstop 051, Washington, DC 20420. 

Ms. Hayek may be reached at (440) 525– 

5493. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Public 

Law 102–40 requires that the 


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