Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 170 / Friday, September 2, 2005 / Notices 52423 

Receipt of Application 

On June 13, 2005, the Coast Guard 

and MARAD received an application 

from Northeast Gateway Energy Bridge, 

L.L.C., a subsidiary of Excelerate Energy 

Limited Partnership, for all Federal 

authorizations required for a license to 

own, construct, and operate a deepwater 

port governed by the Deepwater Port 

Act of 1974, as amended, 33 U.S.C. 1501 

et seq. (the Act). On August 19, 2005, 

we determined that the application 

contains all information required by the 

Act. 

Background 

According to the Act, a deepwater 

port is a fixed or floating manmade 

structure other than a vessel, or a group 

of structures, 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 any State. 

Adeepwater port must be licensed by 

the Secretary of Transportation. 

Statutory and regulatory requirements 

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

et seq. and in 33 CFR Part 148. Under 

delegations from and agreements 

between the Secretary of Transportation 

and the Secretary of Homeland Security, 

applications are processed by the Coast 

Guard and MARAD. Each application is 

considered on its merits. 

The Act provides strict deadlines for 

processing an application. Once we 

determine that an application contains 

the required information, we must hold 

public hearings on the application 

within 240 days, and the Secretary of 

Transportation must render a decision 

on the application within 330 days. We 

will publish additional Federal Register 

notices to inform you of these public 

hearings and other procedural 

milestones, including environmental 

review. The Secretary’s decision, and 

other key documents, will be filed in the 

public docket. 

At least one public hearing must take 

place in each adjacent coastal State. For 

purposes of the Act, Massachusetts is 

the adjacent coastal State for this 

application. Other States can apply for 

adjacent coastal State status in 

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

Summary of the Application 

Northeast Gateway Energy Bridge, 

L.L.C., has proposed a facility to import 

liquefied natural gas (LNG) into the New 

England region providing a base load 

delivery of 400 million cubic feet per 

day (MMcfd) and capable of peak 

deliveries of approximately 800 MMcfd 

or more. The facility will be located 

offshore in Massachusetts Bay, 

approximately 13 miles south-southeast 

of the city of Gloucester, MA, in federal 

waters approximately 270 to 290 feet in 

depth, commonly referred to as Block 

125. 

Northeast Gateway will deliver 

natural gas to onshore markets via a new 

24-inch pipeline, approximately 16.4 

miles in length, from the proposed 

deepwater port to the existing offshore 

30-inch Algonquin HubLine Pipeline 

System. The proposed new pipeline 

lateral will be owned and operated by 

Algonquin Gas Transmission. 

Algonquin is seeking Federal Energy 

Regulatory Commission approval for the 

pipeline concurrent with this deepwater 

port application. The new pipeline will 

also be included in the National 

Environmental Policy Act review as part 

of the deepwater port application 

process. 

The Northeast Gateway facility will 

consist of two subsea submerged turret 

loading buoys (STL buoys), two flexible 

risers, two pipeline end manifolds 

(PLEMs), and two subsea flow lines. 

Each STL buoy will connect to a PLEM 

using the flexible riser assembly, and 

the PLEM will connect to the subsea 

flow line. A fleet of specially designed 

Energy Bridge regasification vessels 

(EBRVs), each capable of transporting 

approximately 4.9 million cubic feet 

(138,000 cubic meters) of LNG, will 

deliver natural gas to the Northeast 

Gateway deepwater port. 

The EBRVs will vaporize the LNG in 

a closed Loop mode of recirculating 

fresh water on-board the ship requiring 

no intake or discharge of seawater. 

Natural gas fired boilers will be used to 

generate steam for the regasification 

facilities as well as to provide vessel 

electrical needs in normal operation. 

Dated: August 29, 2005. 

Howard L. Hime, 

Acting 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. 

[FR Doc. 05–17553 Filed 9–1–05; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Coast Guard 

[USCG–2005–22260] 

Towing Safety Advisory Committee 

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS. 

ACTION: Notice of meetings. 

SUMMARY: The Towing Vessel Inspection 

Working Group of the Towing Safety 

Advisory Committee (TSAC) will meet 

to discuss matters relating to these 

specific issues of towing safety. The 

meetings will be open to the public. 

DATES: The Towing Vessel Inspection 

Working Group will meet on 

Wednesday, September 14, 2005 from 9 

a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and on Thursday, 

September 15, 2005 from 8:30 a.m. to 

2:30 p.m. The meetings may close early 

if all business is finished. Written 

material and requests to make oral 

presentations should reach the Coast 

Guard on or before September 7, 2005. 

Requests to have a copy of your material 

distributed to each member of the 

Working Group should reach the Coast 

Guard on or before September 7, 2005. 

ADDRESSES: The Working Group will 

meet in the Gallery 2 room of the 

Arlington Hilton Hotel, 950 N. Stafford 

St., Arlington, VA 22203. Please bring a 

government-issued ID with photo (e.g., 

driver’s license). Send written material 

and requests to make oral presentations 

to Mr. Gerald Miante, Commandant (G–

MSO–1), U.S. Coast Guard 

Headquarters, 2100 Second Street SW., 

Washington, DC 20593–0001. This 

notice and related documents are 

available on the Internet at http:// 

dms.dot.gov under the docket number 

USCG–2005–22260. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Gerald Miante, Assistant Executive 

Director of TSAC, telephone 202–267–

0214, fax 202–267–4570, or e-mail 

gmiante@comdt.uscg.mil. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice of 

these meetings is given under the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 

U.S.C. App. 2 (Pub. L. 92–463, 86 Stat. 

770, as amended). 

Agenda of Working Group Meetings: 

The agenda for the Towing Vessel 

Inspection Working Group tentatively 

includes the following items: 

(1) Safety management system 

requirements to be included in a 

subchapter devoted to the inspection for 

certification of towing vessels; 

(2) Equipment requirements and 

personnel standards to be included in a 

subchapter devoted to the inspection for 

certification of towing vessels; and 

(3) Audit and oversight requirements, 

including the use of third parties, to be 

included in a subchapter devoted to the 

inspection for certification of towing 

vessels. 

Procedural: 

The meetings are open to the public. 

Please note that the meetings may close 

early if all business is finished. At the 

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Chair’s discretion, members of the 

public may make oral presentations 

during the meeting. If you would like to 

make an oral presentation at the 

meeting, please notify the Assistant 

Executive Director (as provided above in 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT) no 

later than September 7, 2005. Written 

material for distribution at the meeting 

should reach the Coast Guard no later 

than September 7, 2005. 

Information on Services for 

Individuals with Disabilities: For 

information on facilities or services for 

individuals with disabilities or to 

request special assistance at the 

meeting, contact Mr. Miante at the 

number listed in FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT as soon as 

possible. 

Dated: August 29, 2005. 

Howard L. Hime, 

Acting Director of Standards, Marine Safety, 

Security and Environmental Protection. 

[FR Doc. 05–17512 Filed 9–1–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–15–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Coast Guard 

[CGD05–05–070] 

Implementation of Sector North 

Carolina 

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS. 

ACTION: Notice of organizational change. 

SUMMARY: The Coast Guard announces 

the stand-up of Sector North Carolina 

and its subordinate units, Marine Safety 

Unit (MSU) Wilmington and Sector 

Field Office (SFO) Cape Hatteras. Sector 

North Carolina is subordinate to the 

Fifth Coast Guard District. 

DATES: This change was effective July 

29, 2005. 

ADDRESSES: Documents indicated in this 

preamble as being available in the 

docket are part of docket CGD05–05–

070 and are available for inspection or 

copying at Fifth District Marine Safety 

Division, 431 Crawford Street, 

Portsmouth, VA 23704 between 7:30 

a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday through 

Friday, except Federal holidays. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Commander Brian Hall, Fifth District 

Marine Safety Division at 757–398–

6520. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Sector 

North Carolina Commander has the 

authority, responsibility, and missions 

of the prior Group Fort Macon 

Commander, Group Cape Hatteras 

Commander and Commanding Officer 

Marine Safety Office (MSO) 

Wilmington, Captain of the Port (COTP), 

Officer in Charge, Marine Inspection 

(OCMI), Federal On Scene Coordinator 

(FOSC), Federal Maritime Security 

Coordinator (FMSC), and Search and 

Rescue Mission Coordinator (SMC). The 

Deputy Sector Commander is designated 

alternate COTP, FMSC, FOSC, SMC and 

Acting OCMI. The Deputy Sector 

Commander also assumes active search 

suspension (ACTSUS) authority in the 

absence of the Sector Commander. A 

COTP sub-zone for the Cape Fear River 

port area has also been established. The 

Commanding Officer (CO) MSU 

Wilmington is subordinate to the Sector 

Commander and has COTP authority for 

the Cape Fear River sub-zone. The 

Supervisor SFO Cape Hatteras is 

subordinate to the Sector Commander 

and will provide remote support to the 

Northern Outer Banks Sub-units. A 

continuity of operations order has been 

issued ensuring that all previous Group 

Fort Macon, Group Cape Hatteras, and 

MSO Wilmington practices and 

procedures will remain in effect until 

superseded by an authorized Coast 

Guard official and/or documents. This 

continuity of operations order addresses 

existing COTP regulations, orders, 

directives and policies. 

Sector North Carolina is located at 

2301 East Fort Macon Road, Atlantic 

Beach, NC 28512–5633. A command 

center supporting Sector North Carolina 

is located at this location. Sector North 

Carolina is composed of a Response 

Department, Prevention Department, 

and Logistics Department. All existing 

missions and functions performed by 

Group Fort Macon, Group Cape 

Hatteras, and MSO Wilmington have 

been realigned under this new 

organizational structure as of July 29, 

2005. Group Fort Macon, Group Cape 

Hatteras, and MSO Wilmington no 

longer exist as organizational entities. 

The boundary of the Sector North 

Carolina Marine Inspection Zone, COTP 

Zone and SMC Area of Responsibility 

(AOR) is as follows: the boundary starts 

at the sea on the North Carolina-Virginia 

border at 36 degrees 33 minute N. 

Latitude, 75 degrees 52.5 minutes W. 

Longitude, and proceeds westerly along 

the North Carolina-Virginia boundary to 

the Tennessee boundary; thence 

southwesterly along the North CarolinaTennessee boundary to the Georgia 

boundary; thence easterly along the 

North Carolina-Georgia boundary to the 

South Carolina boundary; thence 

easterly along the North Carolina-South 

Carolina boundary on the sea at 36 

degrees 32.69 minutes N. latitude, 75 

degrees 50.17 minutes W. longitude. 

The offshore boundary starts at the 

North Carolina-South Carolina border 

and proceeds southeasterly to the 

outermost extent of the Exclusive 

Economic Zone (EEZ) at 30 degrees 

54.93 minutes N. latitude, 73 degrees 

00.06 minutes W. longitude; thence 

northeasterly along the outermost extent 

of the EEZ to a point at 36 degrees 33 

minutes N. latitude, 67 degrees 44.09 

minutes W. longitude; then west to the 

North Carolina-Virginia border at the 

point 36 degrees 33 minutes N latitude, 

75 degrees 52.5 minutes W. 

The boundary of MSU Wilmington 

COTP Zone is encompassed by the 

Sector North Carolina Zone and starts at 

a point at 34 degrees 26 minutes N. 

latitude, 77 degrees 31 minutes W. 

longitude along the intersection of the 

Pender County and Onslow County 

lines on the Atlantic Coast and proceed 

northerly along the boundary Pender 

County and Onslow County to the 

intersection of the Pender County, 

Duplin County and Onslow County 

lines; thence northerly along the 

boundary of the Duplin and Onslow 

County to the intersection of the Duplin 

County, Onslow County and Jones 

County lines; thence northwesterly 

along the boundary of Duplin County 

and Jones County to the intersection of 

the Duplin County, Jones County, and 

Lenoir County lines; thence 

northwesterly along the boundary of 

Duplin County and Lenoir County to the 

intersection of the Duplin County, 

Lenoir County, and Wayne County 

lines; thence westerly along the 

boundary of Duplin County and Wayne 

County to the intersection of the Duplin 

County, Wayne County, and Sampson 

County lines; thence northerly along the 

boundary of Sampson County and 

Wayne County to the intersection of the 

Sampson County, Wayne County, and 

Johnston County lines; thence westerly 

along the boundary of Sampson County 

and Johnston County to the intersection 

of the Sampson County, Johnston 

County, and Harnett County lines; 

thence southwesterly along the 

boundary of Sampson County, Harnett 

County and Cumberland County lines; 

thence westerly along the boundary of 

Cumberland County and Harnett County 

to the intersection of the Cumberland 

County, Harnett County, and Moore 

County lines; thence southerly along the 

boundary of Cumberland County and 

Moore County to the intersection of the 

Cumberland County, Moore County, and 

Hoke County lines; thence westerly 

along the boundary of Hoke County and 

Moore County to the intersection of the 

Hoke County, Moore County, Richmond 

County, and Scotland County line;