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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 249 (Monday, December 30, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 106737]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-30974]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Maritime Administration

[Docket No. MARAD-2019-0093]

Deepwater Port License Application: Texas GulfLink LLC 
(GulfLink)--Special Notice

AGENCY: Maritime Administration, Department of Transportation.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Maritime Administration (MARAD) is providing notice to the 
public of the delay in issuing the Record of Decision for the proposed 
Texas GulfLink Deepwater Port, as the agency continues to process and 
consider public submissions on the proposed project.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Brian Barton, Office of Deepwater 
Ports and Port Conveyance, MARAD, telephone: 202-366-4610, email: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under section 5(k) of the Deepwater Port Act 
of 1974 (DWPA) (33 U.S.C. 1504(k)), MARAD is required to publish a 
written statement in the Federal Register regarding delays in the 
processing of applications for oil or natural gas terminals licensed 
under the DWPA. On May 30, 2019, MARAD and the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) 
received a license application from GulfLink for all Federal 
authorizations required for a license to construct, own, and operate a 
deepwater port for the export of oil in the Gulf of Mexico off the 
coast of Brazoria County, TX. A Notice of Application summarizing and 
providing further information regarding the GulfLink Deepwater Port 
License application was published in the Federal Register on June 26, 
2019 (84 FR 30298). After extensive public and interagency review, a 
Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) was published on July 5, 
2024, and the final public hearing was held on September 13, 2024. Over 
44,000 public submissions on the FEIS and final public hearing were 
received in the TGL docket number MARAD-2019-0093 at Regulations.gov. 
MARAD is still reviewing and considering the comments received and 
issuance of a Record of Decision is therefore delayed. The applicable 
deadline for issuance of the Record of Decision is set forth in DWPA 
section 5(i)(1) (33 U.S.C. 1504(i)(1)). This ongoing review will ensure 
that all substantive public comments are considered and that the 
information, data, and viewpoints received during this phase of the 
project review are fully assessed and evaluated before MARAD renders a 
final decision.

Privacy Act

    Anyone can search the electronic form of all comments received into 
any of our dockets by the name of the individual submitting the comment 
(or signing the comment if submitted on behalf of an association, 
business, labor union, etc.). For information on DOT's compliance with 
the Privacy Act, visit www.transportation.gov/privacy.

(Authority: DWPA, Pub. L. 93-627 (33 U.S.C. 1501 et seq.); 49 CFR 
1.93(h))

    By Order of the Maritime Administrator.
T. Mitchell Hudson, Jr.,
Secretary, Maritime Administration.
[FR Doc. 2024-30974 Filed 12-27-24; 8:45 am]
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