Document ID: USCG-2019-0460-0001
Agency: uscg
Document Type: Proposed Rule
Title: Public Hearings on Liquefied Gas Carriers Transiting Through San Juan Harbor, San Juan, PR
Posted Date: 2019-07-18T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 138 (Thursday, July 18, 2019)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 34323]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-15267]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 165

[Docket No. USCG-2019-0460]

Public Hearings on Liquefied Gas Carriers Transiting Through San 
Juan Harbor, San Juan, PR

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Notice of public meetings.

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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard announces two public meetings to receive 
comments regarding the safe navigation and mooring of liquefied natural 
gas carriers through the San Juan Harbor, San Juan PR.

DATES: The public meetings will be held from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m., 
and from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. on July 26, 2019 to provide an 
opportunity for verbal comments. Written comments and related material 
may also be submitted to Coast Guard personnel specified at that 
meeting. All comments and related material submitted after the meeting 
must be received by the Coast Guard on or before August 4, 2019.

ADDRESSES: The public meetings will be held at Sheraton Puerto Rico 
Hotel and Casino, 200 Convention Boulevard, San Juan, PR 00907, (787) 
993-3500.
    Comment submission: You may submit comments associated with docket 
number USCG-2019-0460 using the Federal eRulemaking Portal at https://www.regulations.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have any questions concerning 
the meeting, please call or email LCDR Pedro Mendoza, Sector San Juan 
Prevention Department, Waterways Management Division, U.S. Coast Guard; 
telephone 787-729-2374, email Pedro.L.Mendoza@uscg.mil.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background and Purpose

    The Coast Guard Sector San Juan and New Fortress Energy will be 
hosting public meetings on July 26, 2019 from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m., 
and from 5:00 p.m. to 7 p.m., for the general public to provide 
comments regarding the proposed adjustment to the current safety zone 
established under 33 CFR 165.754, ``Safety Zone: San Juan Harbor, San 
Juan, PR''.
    On Dec. 12, 2017, the U.S. Coast Guard received a Letter of Intent 
and Waterway Suitability Assessment from New Fortress Energy to 
construct and operate the required infrastructure for offloading and 
transferring liquefied natural gas at the Army Terminal Turning Basin 
in San Juan, Puerto Rico. After reviewing New Fortress Energy's request 
and providing recommendations, on September 26, 2018, the Coast Guard 
Sector San Juan determined the Port of San Juan is suitable for the 
proposed operation.
    These public meetings will allow attendees to submit comments on 
the proposed safety zone adjustment. The proposed amendment is intended 
to address the operation of LNG gas carriers and add the new facility 
within the San Juan Harbor, San Juan, PR.
    We encourage you to participate by submitting comments either 
verbally at the meeting or in writing. If you bring written comments to 
the meeting, you may submit them to Coast Guard personnel specified at 
the meeting to receive written comments. These comments will be 
submitted to our online public docket. All comments received will be 
posted without change to https://www.regulations.gov and will include 
any personal information you have provided.
    Comments submitted after the meeting must reach the Coast Guard on 
or before August 4, 2019. We encourage you to submit comments through 
the Federal eRulemaking Portal at https://www.regulations.gov. If your 
material cannot be submitted using https://www.regulations.gov, contact 
the person in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of this 
document for alternate instructions.
    Anyone can search the electronic form of 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.). You may review a Privacy Act notice 
regarding our public dockets in the March 24, 2005, issue of the 
Federal Register (70 FR 15086).

Information on Service for Individuals With Disabilities

    For information on facilities or services for individuals with 
disabilities or to request special assistance at the public meeting, 
contact LCDR Pedro Mendoza at the telephone number or email address 
provided under the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of this 
notice.

    Dated: July 12, 2019.
E. P. King,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port San Juan.
[FR Doc. 2019-15267 Filed 7-17-19; 8:45 am]
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