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Longitude 73°23′51.92′′ W. The Port 

components would fall in the following 

U.S. Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) 

lease blocks: 

Buoy 1 (6708, 6709, 6758); Buoy 2 

(6709); Lateral 1 (6708); Lateral 2 (6708, 

6709); ‘‘Y’’ Assembly (6708); Mainline 

Pipeline (6708, 6658, 6657, 6607, 6606, 

6556, 6555, 6554, 6504 and 6503). 

The 145,000 cubic meter LNGRVs 

would have onboard closed-loop 

vaporization and metering and odorant 

capability. Each vessel would have three 

vaporization units capable of maximum 

send-out of 750 million standard cubic 

feet per day (MMscfd) (maximum 

pipeline system flow rate is 660 MMscfd 

with two buoys) with annual average 

expected to be 400 MMscfd. The 

LNGRVs have been designed to utilize 

a ballast water cooling system that will 

entirely re-circulate onboard the vessel 

during Port operations, eliminating 

vessel discharges associated with 

regasification while at the Port. 

Deliveries through Port Ambrose would 

be focused during peak demand winter 

and summer months, and it is 

anticipated that approximately 45 

deliveries will occur each year. 

As proposed, the LNGRVs would 

access the port inbound from the 

Hudson Canyon to Ambrose Traffic 

Lane and depart via the Ambrose to 

Nantucket Traffic Lane. MARAD and 

USCG are aware that Port Ambrose falls 

within the proposed area of interest for 

the Long Island—New York City 

Offshore Wind Collaborative wind 

energy project. This project will be 

acknowledged and considered in the 

cumulative impacts analysis section of 

the DEIS based on currently available 

information. If approved, the majority of 

the port and pipeline construction and 

installation would occur in 2017, with 

commissioning estimated to be in 

December 2017. 

In addition, pipelines and structures 

such as the STL buoy moorings 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 U.S. Army Corps of 

Engineers (USACE). Port Ambrose will 

also require permits from the 

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) 

pursuant to the provisions of the Clean 

Air Act, as amended, and the Clean 

Water Act, as amended. 

The new pipeline is included in the 

NEPA review as part of the deepwater 

port application process. The EPA and 

the USACE among others, are 

cooperating agencies and will assist in 

the NEPA process as described in 40 

CFR 1501.6; may participate in the 

public meetings; and will incorporate 

the EIS into their permitting processes. 

Comments sent to the EPA or USACE 

will also be incorporated into the DOT 

docket and EIS to ensure consistency 

with the NEPA Process. 

There have been some proposed 

project changes since the original 

application was submitted, which are 

set forth in materials on the docket and 

in the DEIS. (1) The original Application 

proposed a plowed mainline pipeline 

burial depth of 3 feet. Now the pipeline 

is proposed to be plow-buried to 4 feet 

with the portion that is within the 

Ambrose Anchorage Area buried 7 feet 

using jetting. (2) The originally 

proposed impact driven mooring pile 

anchors are now proposed to be suction 

anchors. (3) The original port 

construction and commissioning was 

proposed to occur in 2015. That has 

been amended to occur in 2017 

(assuming a license is issued). 

Should a license be issued, the 

deepwater port would be designed, 

fabricated, constructed, commissioned, 

maintained, inspected, and operated in 

accordance with applicable codes and 

standards and with USCG oversight as 

regulated under Title 33, Code of 

Federal Regulations (CFR), subchapter 

NN-Deepwater Ports, parts 148, 149, and 

150. This also includes applicable 

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. 

Privacy Act 

The electronic form of all comments 

received into the Federal Docket 

Management System can be searched by 

the name of the individual submitting 

the comment (or signing the comment, 

if submitted on behalf of an association, 

business, labor union, etc.). The DOT 

Privacy Act Statement can be viewed in 

the Federal Register published on April 

11, 2000 (Volume 65, Number 70, pages 

19477–78) or you may visit http://

www.regulations.gov. 

(Authority: 49 CFR 1.93) 

* * * * * 

Dated: December 10, 2014. 

By Order of the Maritime Administrator. 

Christine S. Gurland, 

Acting Secretary, Maritime Administration. 

[FR Doc. 2014–29369 Filed 12–15–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–81–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

National Highway Traffic Safety 

Administration 

[Docket No. NHTSA—2014–0129] 

Notice of Buy America Waiver 

AGENCY: National Highway Traffic 

Safety Administration (NHTSA), 

Department of Transportation (DOT). 

ACTION: Notice of Buy America waiver. 

SUMMARY: This notice provides 

NHTSA’s finding with respect to a 

request from the Texas Department of 

Transpiration, Traffic Safety Section 

(TxDOT) to waive the requirements of 

Buy America. NHTSA finds that a cost 

waiver of the Buy America requirements 

is appropriate for TxDOT to purchase 

Light-Up Magnifier Loupes using 

Federal highway safety grant funds 

because the cost of domestically 

produced products is twenty-five 

percent more than the cost of the 

foreign-made products. 

DATES: The effective date of this waiver 

is December 26, 2014. Written 

comments regarding this notice may be 

submitted to NHTSA and must be 

received on or before: December 31, 

2014. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments may be 

submitted using any one of the 

following methods: 

• Mail: Docket Management Facility, 

M–30, U.S. Department of 

Transportation, West Building, Ground 

Floor, Rm. W12–140, 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590. 

• Fax: Written comments may be 

faxed to (202) 493–2251. 

• Internet: To submit comments 

electronically, go to the Federal 

regulations Web site at http://

www.regulations.gov. Follow the online 

instructions for submitting comments. 

• Hand Delivery: West Building 

Ground Floor, Room W12–140, 1200 

New Jersey Avenue, SE., between 9 a.m. 

and 5 p.m. Eastern Time, Monday 

through Friday, except Federal holidays. 

Instructions: All comments submitted 

in relation to this waiver must include 

the agency name and docket number. 

Please note that all comments received 

will be posted without change to 

http://www.regulations.gov, including 

any personal information provided. You 

may also call the Docket at 202–366– 

9324. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

program issues, contact Barbara Sauers, 

Office of Regional Operations and 

Program Delivery, NHTSA (phone: 202– 

366–0144). For legal issues, contact 

Andrew DiMarsico, Office of Chief 

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1TxDOT did not identify the manufacturers of the 

domestic made loupes and NHTSA was unable to 

locate comparable domestic manufacturers offering 

loupes with the specifications identified by TxDOT. 

2NHTSA conducted internet searches and 

reviewed several Web sites that catalog domestic 

made products: www.usaonly.us; 

www.americansworking.com; 

www.madeinamericaforever.com; and 

www.madeinusa.org. 

Counsel, NHTSA (phone: 202–366– 

5263). You may send mail to these 

officials at the National Highway Traffic 

Safety Administration, 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

notice provides NHTSA’s finding that a 

waiver of the Buy America 

requirements, 23 U.S.C. 313, is 

appropriate for TxDOT to purchase of 

light-up magnifier loupes using grant 

funds authorized under 23 U.S.C. 405(d) 

(section 405). Section 405(d) funds are 

available for use by State highway safety 

programs to support effective programs 

to reduce driving under the influence of 

alcohol, drugs, or the combination of 

alcohol and drugs, including 

enforcement efforts. 23 U.S.C. 405(d). 

Buy America provides that NHTSA 

‘‘shall not obligate any funds authorized 

to be appropriated to carry out the 

Surface Transportation Assistance Act 

of 1982 (96 Stat. 2097) or [Title 23] and 

administered by the Department of 

Transportation, unless steel, iron, and 

manufactured products used in such 

project are produced in the United 

States.’’ 23 U.S.C. 313. However, 

NHTSA may waive those requirements 

if ‘‘(1) their application would be 

inconsistent with the public interest; (2) 

such materials and products are not 

produced in the United States in 

sufficient and reasonably available 

quantities and of a satisfactory quality; 

or (3) the inclusion of domestic material 

will increase the cost of the overall 

project contract by more than 25 

percent.’’ 23 U.S.C. 313(b). In this 

instance, NHTSA has determined that a 

cost waiver is appropriate for the items 

that TxDOT seeks to purchase using 

Federal grant funds. 

TxDOT seeks a waiver to purchase 

500 light-up magnifier loupes, with 15X 

power lens with ultra violet and LED 

lights (Item SKU:220-Loupe 4) from 

Lightgod.com. These items are not made 

domestically and retail between $6.25– 

$7.00 each. The loupes are provided to 

law enforcement officers that complete 

training in the Focus on Reducing 

Impaired Driving Among Youth 

Program (FRIDAY) and Alcohol and 

Drug Abuse Prevention Training 

Program (ADAPT). According to 

TxDOT, both programs include a unit 

on the detection of altered and 

counterfeit identifications used by 

juveniles who commit alcohol-related 

crimes. The loupes are small and 

transportable and aid officers to detect 

counterfeit driver’s licenses by 

highlighting and magnifying the microprinting and holograms that are present 

on a legal state driver’s license. 

According to TxDOT, comparable 

domestic made loupes cost $31 per unit 

in small quantities or $20 per unit in 

bulk quantities, with both prices 25 

percent more than the foreign made 

loupes than those made domestically.1

TxDOT evaluated the place of 

manufacture for other loupes, but 

TxDOT was unable to find any domestic 

made products that met its 

requirements. NHTSA conducted its 

own assessment 2 and located one 

domestic manufacturer of loupes or 

pocket magnifiers. ElectroOptics Inc. 

offers lighted pocket magnifiers with a 

magnification range from 4X to 10X and 

unlighted jeweler loupes. However, 

these products do not appear as robust 

or have the same specifications required 

for use by TxDOT. Since it appears that 

loupes that meet the requirements 

identified by TxDOT for use by its 

police officers would cost more than 25 

percent more than a domestic 

manufacturer, the Buy America waiver 

is appropriate. NHTSA invites public 

comment on this conclusion. 

In light of the above discussion, and 

pursuant to 23 U.S.C. 313(b)(3), NHTSA 

finds that it is appropriate to grant a 

waiver from the Buy America 

requirements to TxDOT in order to 

purchase 500 light-up magnifier loupes, 

with 15X power lens with ultra violet 

and LED lights (Item SKU:220-Loupe 4) 

from Lightgod.com. This waiver applies 

to Texas and all other States seeking to 

use section 405(d) funds to purchase 

light-up magnifier loupes. This waiver 

will continue through fiscal year 2015 

and will allow the purchase of these 

items as required for TxDOT. 

Accordingly, this waiver will expire at 

the conclusion of fiscal year 2015 

(September 30, 2015). In accordance 

with the provisions of Section 117 of the 

Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient 

Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy of 

Users Technical Corrections Act of 2008 

(Pub. L. 110–244, 122 Stat. 1572), 

NHTSA is providing this notice as its 

finding that a waiver of the Buy 

America requirements is appropriate for 

500 light-up magnifier loupes identified 

above from Lightgod.com. Written 

comments on this finding may be 

submitted through any of the methods 

discussed above. NHTSA may 

reconsider these findings, if through 

comment, it learns of and can confirm 

the existence of a comparable 

domestically made product to the items 

granted a waiver. 

These findings should not be 

construed as an endorsement or 

approval of any products by NHTSA or 

the U.S. Department of Transportation. 

The United States Government does not 

endorse products or manufacturers. 

Authority: 23 U.S.C. 313; Pub. L. 110–161. 

Issued in Washington, DC, under authority 

delegated in 49 CFR part 1.95. 

O. Kevin Vincent, 

Chief Counsel. 

[FR Doc. 2014–29404 Filed 12–15–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–59–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

National Highway Traffic Safety 

Administration 

[Docket No. NHTSA–2014–0128] 

Notice of Buy America Waiver 

AGENCY: National Highway Traffic 

Safety Administration (NHTSA), 

Department of Transportation (DOT). 

ACTION: Notice of Buy America waiver. 

SUMMARY: This notice provides 

NHTSA’s finding that a waiver of the 

Buy America requirements is 

appropriate for the purchase of Nania 

Baby Ride infant car seats by the 

Maryland Highway Safety Office 

(MHSO), using Federal grant funds. 

NHTSA finds that a non-availability 

waiver of the Buy America requirements 

is appropriate for the purchase of these 

infant car seats using Federal highway 

safety grant funds because there are no 

suitable products produced in the 

United States. 

DATES: The effective date of this waiver 

is December 26, 2014. Written 

comments regarding this notice may be 

submitted to NHTSA and must be 

received on or before: December 26, 

2014. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments may be 

submitted using any one of the 

following methods: 

• Mail: Docket Management Facility, 

M–30, U.S. Department of 

Transportation, West Building, Ground 

Floor, Rm. W12–140, 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590. 

• Fax: Written comments may be 

faxed to (202) 493–2251. 

• Internet: To submit comments 

electronically, go to the Federal 

regulations Web site at http://

www.regulations.gov. Follow the online 

instructions for submitting comments. 

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