58730 Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 194 / Friday, October 7, 2005 / Notices 

liquefied natural gas (LNG) deepwater 

port, and that the application appears to 

contain the 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 

on this application to be held not later 

than June 5, 2006, and requires a 

decision on the application to be made 

not later than September 5, 2006. 

ADDRESSES: The public docket for 

USCG–2005–22611 is maintained by 

the: Docket Management Facility, U.S. 

Department of Transportation, 400 

Seventh, Street SW., Washington, DC 

20590–0001. 

Docket contents are available for 

public inspection and copying, at this 

address, in room PL–401, between 9 

a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through 

Friday, except Federal holidays. The 

Facility’s telephone is 202–366–9329, 

its fax is 202–493–2251, and its website 

for electronic submissions or for 

electronic access to docket contents is 

http://dms.dot.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Roddy Bachman, U.S. Coast Guard, 

telephone: 202–267–1752, e-mail: 

RBachman@comdt.uscg.mil. If you have 

questions on viewing the docket, call 

Renee V. Wright, Program Manager, 

Docket Operations, telephone: 202–493–

0402. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Receipt of Application 

On February 17, 2005, the Coast 

Guard and MARAD received an 

application from Neptune LNG, L.L.C., 

a subsidiary of Suez LNG North 

America L.L.C., 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). Requested 

supplemental application materials 

were received on September 7, 2005. On 

September 30, 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. 

A deepwater 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 

Neptune LNG, L.L.C. proposes to 

construct, own and operate a deepwater 

port, named Neptune, in the Federal 

waters of the Outer Continental Shelf on 

blocks NK 19–04 6525 and NK 19–04 

6575, approximately 22 miles northeast 

of Boston, Massachusetts, in a water 

depth of approximately 250 feet. The 

Neptune deepwater port would be 

capable of mooring up to two 

approximately 140,000 cubic meter 

capacity LNG carriers by means of a 

submerged unloading buoy system. 

The LNG carriers, or shuttle 

regasification vessels (SRVs), would be 

equipped to store, transport and 

vaporize LNG, and to odorize and meter 

natural gas which would then be sent 

out by conventional subsea pipelines. 

Each SRV carrier would have insulated 

storage tanks located within its hull. 

Each tank would be equipped with an 

in-tank pump to circulate and transfer 

LNG to the vaporization facilities 

located on the deck of the SRV. The 

proposed vaporization system would be 

closed-loop water-glycol, re-circulating 

heat exchangers heated by steam from 

boil-off gas/vaporized LNG-fired boilers. 

The major fixed components of the 

proposed deepwater port would be an 

unloading buoy system, eight mooring 

lines consisting of wire rope and chain 

connecting to anchor points on the 

seabed, eight suction pile anchor points, 

approximately 2.5 miles of natural gas 

flow line with flexible pipe risers and 

risers manifolds, and approximately 11 

miles of 24-inch natural gas 

transmission line with a hot tap and 

transition manifold to connect to the 

existing Algonquin HublineSM. 

Neptune would have an average 

throughput capacity of 400 million 

standard cubic feet per day (MMscfd) 

and a peak capacity of approximately 

750 MMscfd. Natural gas would be sent 

out by means of two flexible risers and 

a subsea flowline leading to a 24-inch 

gas transmission line. These risers and 

flow line would connect the deepwater 

port to the existing 30-inch Algonquin 

HublineSM. No onshore components or 

storage facilities are associated with the 

proposed deepwater port application. 

Construction of the deepwater port 

components would be expected to take 

36 months, with a startup of commercial 

operations in late 2009. The deepwater 

port would be designed, constructed 

and operated in accordance with 

applicable codes and standards and 

would have an expected operating life 

of approximately 20 years. 

Dated: October 4, 2005. 

Howard L. Hime, 

Acting Director of Standards, Marine Safety, 

Security, and Environmental Protection, 

Coast Guard. 

H. Keith Lesnick, 

Senior Transportation, Specialist, Deepwater 

Ports Program Manager, Maritime 

Administration. 

[FR Doc. 05–20278 Filed 10–6–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–15–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

[ES–915–1640–PM] 

Notice of Temporary Closure for 

Maryland Point Property, Charles 

County, MD 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of temporary closure for 

Maryland Point Property, Charles 

County, Maryland. 

SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land 

Management-Eastern States (BLM–ES) is 

temporarily closing the Maryland Point 

property formerly known as the 

Maryland Point Naval Observatory. This 

closure complies with the requirements 

of the Federal Land Policy and 

Management Act to provide for the 

safety of the public. The authority for 

this closure is found in 43 CFR 8364.1. 

The closure is necessary to protect the 

public from hazardous materials and 

conditions remaining from past military 

use. 

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DATES: This temporary closure will be 

effective the date this notice is 

published in the Federal Register and 

will continue until remediation of 

hazards are completed, and an Activity 

Plan for Maryland Point is completed 

and approved. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gary 

Cooper, BLM–ES, Lower Potomac Field 

Station Manager, 10406 Gunston Road, 

Lorton, Virginia 22079, at (703) 339–

8009. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The BLMadministered public lands affected by 

this closure total approximately 23 

acres, more or less, and include the 

driveway from the gate on Maryland 

State Highway 224 and the fenced 

portion of the property. 

Information as to when the area will 

no longer be closed to entry will be 

posted at the Lower Potomac Field 

Station at the address stated above. In 

addition, the BLM plans to announce 

the lifting of the closure through the 

media, including announcements in 

local newspapers. This former military 

installation has not been opened to the 

public in at least the last 30 years. No 

recreational activities have occurred at 

this property since the BLM acquired 

the property from the U.S. Navy in 

2002, pending a study of the conditions 

at the site. This study is completed, and 

the hazards to the public are 

documented in a BLM contractor’s 

report titled ‘‘Maryland Point Removal 

of Existing Structures Design.’’ The BLM 

is now seeking funds to remove 

hazardous materials at the site. 

Subsequently, an activity plan and 

Environmental Assessment will be 

completed to determine impacts to 

sensitive areas, habitat, and visitor 

safety. It is necessary that this area be 

closed until the hazards are remediated, 

and the activity plan is completed. 

Prohibited Act: Under 43 CFR 8364.1 

and 8360.0–7, the Bureau of Land 

Management is providing notice that no 

entry will be allowed to the closure area 

without risk of penalty. 

Exemptions: Persons who are exempt 

from these rules include: any Federal, 

State or local office employee or 

volunteer in the scope of his or her 

duties; members of any organized rescue 

or fire-fighting force in performance of 

an official duty; contractors and their 

employees while engaged in official 

duty; and others authorized in writing 

by the Bureau of Land Management. 

Penalties: Penalties for violating this 

closure notice are found in 43 CFR 

8360.0–7. Any person who fails to 

comply with a closure order may be 

fined not more than $1,000 or 

imprisoned for no more than 12 months, 

or both. 

Michael D. Nedd, 

State Director, Eastern States. 

[FR Doc. 05–20085 Filed 10–6–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–DQ–U 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Federal Emergency Management 

Agency 

[FEMA–1607–DR] 

Louisiana; Major Disaster and Related 

Determinations 

AGENCY: Federal Emergency 

Management Agency, Emergency 

Preparedness and Response Directorate, 

Department of Homeland Security. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This is a notice of the 

Presidential declaration of a major 

disaster for the State of Louisiana 

(FEMA–1607–DR), dated September 24, 

2005, and related determinations. 

EFFECTIVE DATE: September 24, 2005. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Magda Ruiz, Recovery Division, Federal 

Emergency Management Agency, 

Washington, DC 20472, (202) 646–2705. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is 

hereby given that, in a letter dated 

September 24, 2005, the President 

declared a major disaster under the 

authority of the Robert T. Stafford 

Disaster Relief and Emergency 

Assistance Act, 42 U.S.C. 5121–5206 

(the Stafford Act), as follows: 

I have determined that the damage in 

certain areas of the State of Louisiana, 

resulting from Hurricane Rita beginning on 

September 23, 2005, and continuing, is of 

sufficient severity and magnitude to warrant 

a major disaster declaration under the Robert 

T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency 

Assistance Act, 42 U.S.C. 5121–5206 (the 

Stafford Act). Therefore, I declare that such 

a major disaster exists in the State of 

Louisiana. 

In order to provide Federal assistance, you 

are hereby authorized to allocate from funds 

available for these purposes such amounts as 

you find necessary for Federal disaster 

assistance and administrative expenses. 

You are authorized to provide Individual 

Assistance and assistance for debris removal 

and emergency protective measures 

(Categories A and B) under the Public 

Assistance program in the designated areas, 

Hazard Mitigation throughout the State, and 

any other forms of assistance under the 

Stafford Act you may deem appropriate 

subject to completion of Preliminary Damage 

Assessments (PDAs), unless you determine 

the incident is of such unusual severity and 

magnitude that PDAs are not required to 

determine the need for supplemental Federal 

assistance pursuant to 44 CFR 206.33(d). 

Direct Federal assistance is authorized. 

Consistent with the requirement that 

Federal assistance be supplemental, any 

Federal funds provided under the Stafford 

Act for Public Assistance, Hazard Mitigation, 

and the Other Needs Assistance under the 

Stafford Act will be limited to 75 percent of 

the total eligible costs. For a 34-day period, 

you are authorized to fund assistance for 

debris removal and emergency protective 

measures, including direct Federal 

assistance, at 100 percent of the total eligible 

costs. 

Further, you are authorized to make 

changes to this declaration to the extent 

allowable under the Stafford Act. 

The time period prescribed for the 

implementation of section 310(a), 

Priority to Certain Applications for 

Public Facility and Public Housing 

Assistance, 42 U.S.C. 5153, shall be for 

a period not to exceed six months after 

the date of this declaration. 

The Federal Emergency Management 

Agency (FEMA) hereby gives notice that 

pursuant to the authority vested in the 

Acting Under Secretary for Emergency 

Preparedness and Response, Department 

of Homeland Security, under Executive 

Order 12148, as amended, Vice Admiral 

Thad Allen, of the United States Coast 

Guard is appointed to act as the Federal 

Coordinating Officer for this declared 

disaster. 

I do hereby determine the following 

areas of the State of Louisiana to have 

been affected adversely by this declared 

major disaster: 

The parishes of Cameron, Calcasieu, 

Beauregard, Vermilion, and Jefferson Davis 

for Individual Assistance. 

All parishes in the State of Louisiana for 

Public Assistance Categories A and B (debris 

removal and emergency protective measures), 

including direct Federal assistance, at 75 

percent Federal funding of total eligible 

costs. For a 34-day period, assistance for 

debris removal and emergency protective 

measures, including direct Federal 

assistance, will be provided at 100 percent of 

the total eligible costs. 

All parishes within the State of Louisiana 

are eligible to apply for assistance under the 

Hazard Mitigation Grant Program. 

(The following Catalog of Federal Domestic 

Assistance Numbers (CFDA) are to be used 

for reporting and drawing funds: 97.030, 

Community Disaster Loans; 97.031, Cora 

Brown Fund Program; 97.032, Crisis 

Counseling; 97.033, Disaster Legal Services 

Program; 97.034, Disaster Unemployment 

Assistance (DUA); 97.046, Fire Management 

Assistance; 97.048, Individual and 

Household Housing; 97.049, Individual and 

Household Disaster Housing Operations; 

97.050, Individual and Household Program—

Other Needs; 97.036, Public Assistance