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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 Gulf LNG Energy, LLC terminal 

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 Mobile, 

AL will be conducting a formal risk 

assessment, evaluating various safety 

and security aspects associated with the 

proposed Gulf LNG Clean Energy 

Marine Terminal 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 crosssection 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 Gulf 

LNG Clean Energy Marine Terminal 

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. Comments relating to 

aspects other than marine safety and 

security aspects associated with the 

proposed LNG facility may be submitted 

at this Web site. 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 (Junior 

Grade) J. Mangum listed under FOR

FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT as soon 

as possible. 

Dated: November 10, 2005. 

Steve Venckus, 

Chief, Office of Regulations and 

Administrative Law, Office of the Judge 

Advocate General, U.S. Coast Guard. 

[FR Doc. 05–22828 Filed 11–14–05; 3:29 pm] 

BILLING CODE 4910–15–U 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Coast Guard 

[COTP Mobile–05–050] 

Notice, Request for Comments; Letter 

of Recommendation, LNG Bayou 

Casotte Energy LLC Terminal Project, 

Jackson County, MS 

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS. 

ACTION: Request for comments; notice of 

public meeting. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

requirements in 33 CFR 127.009, the 

U.S. Coast Guard Captain of the Port 

(COTP) Mobile, AL is preparing a letter 

of recommendation as to the suitability 

of the Pascagoula Bar, Horn Island Pass, 

Lower Pascagoula, and Bayou Casotte 

Channels for liquefied natural gas (LNG) 

marine traffic. The letter of 

recommendation is in response to a 

letter of intent submitted by Bayou 

Casotte Energy LLC to operate a LNG 

facility in Jackson County, MS. The 

COTP Mobile, AL 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 facilities. In 

preparation for issuance of a letter of 

recommendation and the completion of 

certain other regulatory mandates, the 

COTP Mobile, AL 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: All written comments and 

related material must reach the Coast 

Guard on or before December 14, 2005. 

In addition, a public meeting will be 

held December 7, 2005 from 5 p.m. to 

7 p.m. local time. Those who plan to 

speak at the meeting should provide 

their name by December 2, 2005 to 

Lieutenant (Junior Grade) J. Mangum 

using one of the methods listed under 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. The 

comment period associated with the 

public meeting will remain open for 

seven days following the meeting. The 

meeting location is: Pascagoula High 

School, 1716 Tucker Ave, Pascagoula, 

MS. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit written 

comments to Commanding Officer, U.S. 

Coast Guard Sector Mobile, Brookley 

Complex, Bldg 102, South Broad Street, 

Mobile, AL 36615–1390. Sector Mobile 

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 

Sector Mobile between 8 a.m. and 4 

p.m., Monday through Friday, except 

Federal holidays. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If 

you have questions on this notice, 

contact Lieutenant (Junior Grade) J. 

Mangum at Coast Guard Sector Mobile 

by one of the methods listed below: 

(1) Phone at 251–441–5940; 

(2) E-mail at 

jmangum@msomobile.uscg.mil; 

(3) Fax to 251–441–6169. 

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 facilities. If you do so, 

please include your name and address, 

identify the docket number for this 

notice (COTP Mobile–05–050), 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 

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 Sector Mobile, 

please enclose a stamped, self-addressed 

postcard or envelope. 

Public Meeting 

Due to the scope and complexity of 

this project, we have decided 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 

Pascagoula Bar, Horn Island Pass, Lower 

Pascagoula, and Bayou Casotte Channels 

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 (Junior Grade) J. Mangum 

using one of the methods listed under 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT by 

December 2, 2005. Written comments 

may be submitted at the meeting or to 

the Docket up to December 14, 2005. 

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Background and Purpose 

Bayou Casotte Energy LLC submitted 

a letter of intent on February 10, 2005 

to operate an LNG facility in Pascagoula, 

FL. Bayou Casotte Energy LLC is a 

wholly owned subsidiary of Chevron 

U.S.A. (CUSA) Inc. 

The proposed Bayou Casotte Energy 

LLC 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 

160,000 cubic meters (m3) and a gross 

capacity of 174,600 m3. The LNG would 

then be regasified and metered into 

natural gas pipelines. LNG would be 

delivered to the terminal in doublehulled LNG carriers ranging in capacity 

from 125,000 m3 to 165,000 m3. The 

larger carriers would measure up to 

approximately 1092 feet long with up to 

approximately a 158 feet wide beam, 

and draw 40 feet of water. The Bayou 

Casotte Energy LLC Terminal would 

handle approximately 166 vessels per 

year, depending upon natural gas 

demand, and carrier size, with 

shipments arriving about every 2.2 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. 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: 

• The physical location and layout of 

the facility and its berthing and mooring 

arrangements. 

• The LNG vessels’ characteristics 

and the frequency of LNG shipments to 

the facility. 

• Commercial, industrial, 

environmentally sensitive, and 

residential areas in and adjacent to the 

waterway used by the LNG vessels en 

route to the facility. 

• Density and character of marine 

traffic on the waterway. 

• Bridges or other manmade 

obstructions in the waterway. 

• Depth of water. 

• Tidal range. 

• Natural hazards, including rocks 

and sandbars. 

• Underwater pipelines and cables. 

• 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 

Bayou Casotte Energy LLC Terminal 

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 Mobile, AL will be 

conducting a formal risk assessment, 

evaluating various safety and security 

aspects associated with the proposed 

Bayou Casotte Energy LLC Terminal 

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 

Bayou Casotte Energy LLC Terminal 

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. Comments relating to 

aspects other than marine safety and 

security aspects associated with the 

proposed LNG facility may be submitted 

at this Web site. 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 (Junior 

Grade) J. Mangum listed under FOR

FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT as soon 

as possible. 

Dated: November 10, 2005. 

Steve Venckus, 

Chief, Office of Regulations and 

Administrative Law, Office of the Judge 

Advocate General, U.S. Coast Guard. 

[FR Doc. 05–22826 Filed 11–14–05; 3:29 pm] 

BILLING CODE 4910–15–U 

DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND 

URBAN DEVELOPMENT 

[Docket No. FR–4513–N–22] 

Credit Watch Termination Initiative 

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant 

Secretary for Housing—Federal Housing 

Commissioner, HUD. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This notice advises of the 

cause and effect of termination of 

Origination Approval Agreements taken 

by HUD’s Federal Housing 

Administration (FHA) against HUDapproved mortgagees through the FHA 

Credit Watch Termination Initiative. 

This notice includes a list of mortgagees 

which have had their Origination 

Approval Agreements terminated. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The 

Quality Assurance Division, Office of 

Housing, Department of Housing and 

Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street, 

SW., Room B133–P3214, Washington, 

DC 20410–8000; telephone (202) 708–

2830 (this is not a toll free number). 

Persons with hearing or speech 

impairments may access that number 

through TTY by calling the Federal 

Information Relay Service at (800) 877–

8339. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: HUD has 

the authority to address deficiencies in 

the performance of lenders’ loans as 

provided in HUD’s mortgagee approval 

regulations at 24 CFR 202.3. On May 17, 

1999 (64 FR 26769), HUD published a