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Code · REGISTER · 2007-09-18 · Federal Transit Administration (FTA), U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) · Notices

Notices. Notice of Intent to prepare an environmental impact statement

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BILLING CODE 4910-22-M DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Transit Administration Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement on West 11th Avenue Bus Rapid Transit Corridor in the Eugene-Springfield Metropolitan Area, OR AGENCY: Federal Transit Administration (FTA), U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT). ACTION: Notice of Intent to prepare an environmental impact statement. SUMMARY: The Federal Transit Administration
(FTA)and Lane Transit District
(LTD)intend to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement
(EIS)for potential high-capacity transit improvements, including possible bus rapid transit
(BRT)improvements, along the West 11th Avenue Corridor in the West Eugene area of the Eugene-Springfield metropolitan region. The project's purposes are to increase mobility and improve safety in the corridor, which runs between Eugene Station and Green Hill Road. The EIS will be prepared in accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act
(NEPA)and in compliance with section 6002 of the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: a Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU). This Notice alerts interested parties regarding the plan to prepare the EIS, provides information on the nature of the proposed transit project, invites participation in the EIS process (including comments on the scope of the EIS proposed in this notice), and announces upcoming scoping meetings. DATES: *Comment due date:* Written comments on the scope of the EIS, including the purpose and need for transit improvements in the corridor, the alternatives to be considered, the environmental and community impacts to be evaluated, or any other project-related issues should be sent by November 2, 2007 to Lane Transit District at the address below. *Scoping meeting dates:* The first public scoping meeting will be held on October 8 at 3:00 p.m. at the location described in ADDRESSES below. Oral and written comments may be given at the scoping meetings. ADDRESSES: Written comments should be sent to Tom Schwetz, LTD Director of Planning and Development, at PO Box 7070, Eugene, OR 97401 (or by e-mail: *Tom.Schwetz@ltd.org;* or fax:
(541)682-6111). Comments may also be offered at the public scoping meetings. The public scoping meetings will be: The first public scoping meeting will be: October 8, 2007, 3 to 7 p.m., Elks Lodge #357, 2740 W. 11th Ave., Eugene, OR. There will be at least one additional public meeting, in January 2008, at a time and place to be announced. These meeting places are accessible to persons with disabilities. Any individual with a disability who requires special assistance, such as a sign language interpreter, should contact LTD at
(541)682-6100 or by e-mail to *Tom.Schwetz@ltd.org* at least 48 hours in advance of the meeting. A scoping information packet will be available before the meeting on the Lane Transit Web site ( *http://www.ltd.org* ) or by calling Tom Schwetz, LTD, at
(541)682-6100, and copies will be available at the public scoping meetings. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tom Radmilovich, Community Planner, Federal Transit Administration, Region 10,
(206)220-4463 or *tom.radmilovich@dot.gov.* The LTD Web site, *http://www.ltd.org* , also has project information. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: *The proposed project:* Known as the West Eugene EmX Extension (WEEE), this project consists of transit and safety improvements from downtown Eugene to about Green Hill Road. The West 11th Avenue Corridor, the primary east/west transit travelshed linking West Eugene to the Eugene Station, contains several major employment centers, large commercial developments, a growing residential population, and valuable natural resources. The proposed project derives from a Regional Transportation Plan
(RTP)(2001, updated 2004) which selected BRT as the preferred transit strategy for the twenty-year plan horizon. The RTP generally identified a comprehensive 61-mile system of several BRT corridors. The Franklin Corridor, already in service, connects downtown Eugene with the University of Oregon and downtown Springfield. The Pioneer Parkway Corridor, now in advanced design, should be in service by 2010. In January 2007, the Eugene City Council and the LTD Board of Directors selected the roughly six-mile-long West 11th Avenue Corridor as the next BRT priority corridor to pursue in Eugene. *Purposes of and need for the proposed project:* Recent studies show the need to make improvements in the West 11th Avenue Corridor. Its traffic congestion and safety issues adversely affect general purpose traffic as well as transit. Recent and projected residential, retail, and commercial growth in the corridor make continued degradation probable, although they also have made the area a focus for local and regional land use plans that emphasize nodal and mixed-use development, all aimed at maintaining and improving the area's livability. The proposed project would: optimize transit service in the West 11th Avenue Corridor; help fulfill the regional mandate for a comprehensive high-capacity transit system; support local and regional land use planning goals encouraging more efficient use of urban land; and support economic development opportunities in the corridor. The project's purpose and need statement will be finalized, using agency and public review and comment, through the scoping process described below. *Environmental process:* In accordance with NEPA, SAFETEA-LU section 6002, and FTA's section 5309 New Starts requirements, the project's environmental process has been divided into three general phases: Scoping; Alternatives Analysis/Draft EIS and selection of the Locally Preferred Alternative (LPA); and Final EIS.
(1)*Scoping:* LTD and FTA will use the scoping process to identify participating agencies, and to develop, with the review and comment of participating agencies and the public:
(a)The project's purpose and need,
(b)the range of alternatives to be studied in the Alternatives Analysis/Draft EIS, and
(c)the evaluation methodology, including a determination of the scope of the environmental analysis to be conducted for the EIS. The scoping process will include a variety of public and agency meetings, workshops, open houses, and comment opportunities as presented above under ADDRESSES . Section 6002 of SAFETEA-LU requires that FTA and LTD do the following:
(1)Extend an invitation to other federal and non-federal agencies and Indian tribes that may have an interest in the proposed project to become participating agencies;
(2)provide an opportunity for involvement by participating agencies and the public in helping to define the purpose and need for a proposed project, as well as the range of alternatives for consideration in the EIS; and
(3)establish a plan for coordinating public and agency participation in and comment on the environmental review process. These section 6002 requirements will be wholly or partially satisfied during the scoping process as follows. Invitations to become a participating agency will be sent to agencies after the first Resource Agency Coordination Meeting and Field Tour, planned to occur during late September, where agencies will receive project information and have a chance to determine their level of interest in the project. LTD will create a comprehensive public involvement program and a public and agency involvement Coordination and Communication Plan. The coordination plan will be posted on the project Web site at the end of the scoping process. The public involvement program will include, in addition to the scoping process described above: outreach to local and county officials and community and civic groups; periodic meetings with various local agencies, organizations, and committees; a public hearing after release of the Draft EIS; and distribution of project newsletters and other information pieces.
(2)Alternatives Analysis/Draft EIS: During this phase, LTD and FTA will analyze and document the environmental benefits, costs, and impacts of the alternatives that were selected for further study as a result of the scoping process. Also, the Alternatives Analysis required for New Starts and Small Starts projects will be performed. A combined Alternatives Analysis/Draft EIS documenting the evaluation of alternatives and the environmental evaluations required by NEPA will be published during this phase. Following a formal public hearing on the Alternatives Analysis/Draft EIS and consideration of the comments received, this phase will conclude with selection of the locally preferred alternative, with public and participating agency input, by the Metropolitan Policy Committee, the Eugene City Council, and the LTD Board of Directors.
(3)Final EIS: In preparing the Final EIS, further study necessary to respond to comments on the Draft EIS will be conducted, responses to all comments received will be prepared, and feasible and prudent mitigation identified in the Draft EIS for all adverse environmental and community impacts will be further designed and committed to. *Alternatives:* LTD expects to analyze at least three alternatives for the West 11th Avenue improvements. In developing any potential alternative, LTD would seek to enhance ridership potential, reduce costs where feasible, and avoid, minimize and mitigate adverse environmental impacts. The exact alignment of alternatives to be studied will be determined as part of the scoping process, but at a minimum will include a bus-only alternative, an alternative that would extend existing BRT service from Eugene Station to West Eugene, and a Future No-Build Alternative. The alternatives could include a variety of service configurations, design options, and infrastructure improvements. The Future No-Build Alternative would consist of the existing transportation system plus non-BRT improvements to the fixed-route transit system that are planned for and programmed to be implemented by 2030 (in other words, included in the RTP Financially Constrained Transportation Network). The Future No-Build Alternative serves as the NEPA baseline against which the environmental effects of other alternatives will be measured. *Probable effects:* NEPA requires LTD and FTA to evaluate the significant impacts of the alternatives selected for study in the Draft EIS. Primary issues identified thus far include support of state, regional and local land use and transportation plans and policies, neighborhood impacts, and environmental sensitivity. The impacts will be evaluated for both the construction period and for the long-term period of operation. Measures to mitigate adverse impacts will be developed. In accordance with FTA policy and regulations, LTD and FTA will comply with all Federal environmental laws, regulations, and executive orders applicable to the proposed project during the environmental review process to the maximum extent practicable. These requirements include, but are not limited to, the regulations of the Council on Environmental Quality and FTA implementing NEPA (40 CFR parts 1500-1508, and 23 CFR Part 771), the project-level air quality conformity regulation of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
(EPA)(40 CFR part 93), the section 404(b)(1) guidelines of EPA (40 CFR part 230), the regulation implementing section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act (36 CFR Part 800), the regulation implementing section 7 of the Endangered Species Act (50 CFR part 402), section 4(f) of the DOT Act (23 CFR 771.135), and Executive Orders 12898 on environmental justice, 11988 on floodplain management, and 11990 on wetlands. Issued on: September 12, 2007. R.F. Krochalis, Regional Administrator, Region 10, Federal Transit Administration. [FR Doc. E7-18339 Filed 9-17-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910-57-P DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Maritime Administration [USCG-2007-28676] Clearwater Port Liquefied Natural Gas Deepwater Port License Application; Preparation of Environmental Impact Statement/Environmental Impact Report AGENCY: Maritime Administration, DOT. ACTION: Notice of intent; notice of public meeting; request for comments. SUMMARY: The Maritime Administration and the U.S. Coast Guard, in coordination with the California State Lands Commission (CSLC), announce their intent to prepare an environmental impact statement/environmental impact report (EIS/EIR), in connection with this application for a proposed liquefied natural gas
(LNG)deepwater port
(DWP)that would be located in the Pacific Ocean approximately 10.5 miles offshore of Ventura County, California. The EIS/EIR will be prepared in coordination with the CSLC because the applicant has filed a land lease application with the CSLC for the construction, use and maintenance of a 36-inch diameter subsea pipeline on submerged lands in State waters to deliver natural gas onshore. The EIS/EIR will meet the requirements of both the National Environmental Policy Act
(NEPA)and the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). Publication of this notice begins a scoping process that will help identify and determine the scope of environmental issues addressed in the EIS/EIR. This notice requests public participation in the scoping process, provides information on how to participate, and serves as a notice of preparation
(NOP)for the purposes of compliance with CEQA. DATES: Material submitted in response to the request for comments must be received by the Docket Management Facility or the CSLC by October 18, 2007 by 2 p.m. Pacific Daylight Time (see **Request for Comments** and Addresses for the address and instructions on how to submit comments). Public meeting dates are October 3, 2007 in Oxnard, California, and October 4, 2007 in Santa Clarita, California. ADDRESSES: The public meetings and informational open houses will be held at the following times and places: October 3, 2007 Performing Arts and Convention Center, 800 Hobson Way, Oxnard, California 93030, Telephone:
(805)486-2424. *Public Scoping Meetings:* 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.; Open House: 12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. and 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. October 4, 2007 Santa Clarita Activities Center, Santa Clarita Room, 20880 Centre Pointe Parkway, Santa Clarita, California 91350, Telephone:
(661)250-3701. *Public Scoping Meeting:* 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.; Open House: 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. The public docket for USCG-2007-28676 is maintained by the Department of Transportation Docket Management Facility. You may submit comments by any of the following methods: If filing comments by September 27, 2007, please use: • Web Site: *http://dms.dot.gov* . Follow the instructions for submitting comments on the Department of Transportation Docket Management System electronic docket site. No electronic submissions will be accepted between September 28, 2007, and October 1, 2007. If filing comments on or after October 1, 2007, use: • *Federal eRulemaking Portal:* Go to *http://www.regulations.gov* . Follow the online instructions for submitting comments. Alternatively, you can file comments using the following methods: • *Mail:* Docket Management Facility: U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., West Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140, Washington, DC 20590-0001. • *Hand Delivery or Courier:* West Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET, Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. • *Fax:* 202-493-2251. *Instructions:* Note that all comments received will be posted without change to *http://dms.dot.gov* or *http://www.regulations.gov* , including any personal information provided. Please see the Privacy Act heading below. *Privacy Act:* Anyone is able to search the electronic form of all 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 DOT's complete Privacy Act Statement in the **Federal Register** published on April 11, 2000 (65 FR 19477-78). *Docket:* For access to the docket to read background documents or comments received, go to *http://dms.dot.gov* until September 27, 2007, or the street address listed above. The DOT docket may be offline at times between September 28 through September 30 to migrate to the Federal Docket Management System (FDMS). On October 1, 2007, the internet access to the docket will be *http://www.regulations.gov* . Follow the online instructions for accessing the dockets. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Contact Ray Martin, U.S. Coast Guard, at
(202)372-1449 or e-mail at *Raymond.W.Martin@uscg.mil* ; Kevin Tone, U.S. Coast Guard, at
(202)372-1441 or *Kevin.P.Tone@uscg.mil* ; Mr. Scott Davies, U.S. Maritime Administration, at
(202)366-2763 or *Scott.Davies@dot.gov* ; or contact Crystal Spurr, located in the Sacramento, CA office of the California State Lands Commission, at
(916)574-0748 or e-mail at *spurrc@slc.ca.gov* . This public notice may be requested in an alternative format, such as Spanish translation, audiotape, large print, or Braille by contacting Crystal Spurr, CSLC,
(916)574-0748 ( *spurrc@slc.ca.gov* ). SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Maritime Administration and the U.S. Coast Guard, in coordination with the California State Lands Commission (CSLC), announce their intent to prepare an environmental impact statement/environmental impact report (EIS/EIR), in connection with this application for a proposed liquefied natural gas
(LNG)deepwater port
(DWP)that would be located in the Pacific Ocean approximately 10.5 miles offshore of Ventura County, California. The EIS/EIR will be prepared with the CSLC because the applicant has filed a land lease application with the CSLC for the construction, use and maintenance of a 36-inch diameter subsea pipeline on submerged lands in State waters to deliver natural gas onshore. The EIS/EIR will meet the requirements of both the National Environmental Policy Act
(NEPA)and the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). Publication of this notice begins a scoping process that will help identify and determine the scope of environmental review and invites public participation in the scoping process, and provides information on how to participate. This notice also serves as a notice of preparation
(NOP)for the purposes of CEQA compliance. Background Information about deepwater ports, the statutes and regulations governing licensing, and the receipt of the current application for the proposed Clearwater Port LNG deepwater port appears at 72 FR 50445, August 31, 2007. Consideration of a deepwater port license application and CSLC land lease application includes review of the proposed environmental impacts. The U.S. Coast Guard, in coordination with the Maritime Administration, determines the scope of this review. In this case, these Federal agencies have determined that review must include preparation of an EIS. The CSLC, as the State lead agency under the CEQA, has determined that an EIR is required. Because of the many similarities between an EIS and an EIR, the U.S. Coast Guard (in coordination with the Maritime Administration) and the CSLC have agreed to cooperate in preparing a single document that satisfies both the NEPA and the CEQA. This notice of intent is required by 40 CFR 1508.22, and briefly describes the proposed action, possible alternatives, and the proposed scoping process. For the State of California's purposes, this notice serves as a notice of preparation, notice of public scoping meetings, and request for comments as described in CEQA Guidelines Section 15082. Address any questions about the proposed action, the scoping process, or the EIS/EIR to the U.S. Coast Guard and CSLC contact persons identified in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section. Comments need not be submitted to more than one agency; all comments received by one agency will be shared with and entered into the record of the other agencies. Proposed Action/ Project Description Clearwater Port LLC (a subsidiary of NorthernStar Natural Gas Inc.) is proposing to construct Clearwater Port, an offshore liquefied natural gas receiving terminal and regasification facility located in federal waters approximately 10.5 miles offshore of the coast of Oxnard, California in Federal Outer Continental Shelf
(OCS)Lease Block OCS-P 0217. Clearwater Port will be comprised primarily of Platform Grace; an offset dual berth
(ODB)Satellite Service Platform that would be installed adjacent to Platform Grace for docking of the LNG carriers; and a new 36-inch subsea pipeline to transport vaporized natural gas from the platform connecting at a junction point onshore to a Southern California Gas Company (SoCalGas) pipeline located in Rancho Santa Clara near Camarillo, California. The pipeline would come ashore within the Reliant Energy Mandalay Power Generating Station and connect with a new gas receiving and metering facility. The onshore components of the project would consist of approximately 63 miles of new pipeline by expanding the SoCalGas pipeline system as follows: A 36-inch pipeline extending 12.9 miles from the Reliant Energy Mandalay Power Generating Station to the existing Center Road Station; a 36-inch pipeline extending 37 miles to loop the existing Line 324 for transport of additional capacities from the Center Road Station to the existing Saugus Station; an 8.75-mile leg of 36-inch pipeline to loop the existing Line 225 for transport of additional capacities from the existing Honor Rancho Station to the Quigley Station; and, a final 4.5-mile leg of 36-inch pipeline to extend the existing Line 3008 (currently from the Quigley Valve Station to the Newhall Valve Station) for transport of additional capacities from the existing Quigley Valve Station to the existing Balboa Station. Contact Crystal Spurr, CSLC,
(916)574-0748 ( *spurrc@slc.ca.gov* ) to obtain a map of the project location. The deepwater port would be able to receive approximately 139 LNG carriers annually and accommodate two LNG carriers ranging from 70,000 m 3 to 220,000 m 3 in capacity. The carriers would transfer LNG one carrier at a time through a conventional marine loading arm system to the platform via a cryogenic pipe-in-pipe where it would be regasified by an ambient air vaporizer
(AAV)system. The AAV would have the capacity to achieve an average hourly rate of 2300 m 3 , an average daily gas send-out of 1.2 Bcfd, and a peak sendout capacity of 1.4 Bcfd. Construction of the deepwater port could be expected to take three
(3)years; with start-up of commercial operations following construction, should a Federal license and the required California State lease and permits be issued. 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 30 years. Public Meeting and Open House We invite you to learn about the proposed deepwater port at an informational open house and comment at a public meeting on environmental issues related to the proposed deepwater port. The comments will help us identify and refine the scope of the environmental issues to be addressed in the EIS/EIR. Written material may be submitted at the public meeting, either in place of or in addition to speaking. Written material should include your name and address, and will be included in the public docket. All public meeting locations are wheelchair-accessible. If you plan to attend the open house or public meeting, and need special assistance such as sign language interpretation or other reasonable accommodation, please notify the U.S. Coast Guard (see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT ) at least 3 business days in advance. Include your contact information as well as information about your specific needs. Request for Comments We request public comments or other relevant information on environmental issues related to the proposed deepwater port. The public meeting is not the only opportunity to comment. In addition to or in place of attending a meeting, comments can be submitted to the Docket Management Facility during the public comment period (see DATES ). All comments and materials received during the comment period will be considered. Address comments/docket submissions to either of the following agencies: Department of Transportation, Docket Management Facility, West Building, Ground Floor, Room W12-140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20590. Submit your comments by electronic submission to DMS, *http://dms.dot.gov* (or to *http://www.regulations.gov,* if filing comments on or after October 1, 2007) or by fax, mail, or hand delivery to the Docket Management Facility. Faxed or hand delivered submissions must be unbound, no larger than 8 1/2 by 11 inches, and suitable for copying and electronic scanning. If you mail your submission and want to know when it reaches the Facility, include a stamped, self-addressed postcard or envelope. The Docket Management Facility accepts hand-delivered submissions, and makes docket contents available for public inspection and copying at this address, in room W12-140, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. The Docket Management Facility's telephone is 202-366-9329, and its fax is 202-493-2251. California State Lands Commission, Attn: Crystal Spurr, 100 Howe Avenue, Suite 100 South, Sacramento, California 95825-8202. The telephone number at the California State Lands Commission is
(916)574-1900, and the fax is
(916)574-1885. You can submit your comments by electronic submissions to the CSLC, *spurrc@slc.ca.gov;* or by fax, mail, or hand delivery to the CSLC. Faxed or hand delivered submissions must be unbound, no larger than 81/2 by 11 inches, and suitable for copying and electronic scanning. If you mail your submission and want to know when it reaches the CSLC, include a stamped, self-addressed postcard or envelope. Submissions should include: • Docket number USCG-2007-28676. • Your name and address. • Your reasons for making each comment or for bringing information to our attention. Regardless of the method used for submitting comments or materials, all submissions will be posted, without change, to the DMS Web site ( *http://dms.dot.gov* ) (or to *http://www.regulations.gov,* if filing comments on or after October 1, 2007), and will include any personal information you provide. Therefore, submitting this information makes it public (see **Privacy Act** ). If you have questions on viewing the docket, call Renee V. Wright, Program Manager, Docket Operations, telephone: 202-493-0402. Additionally, information pertaining to the proposed Clearwater Port is available online at *http://dms.dot.gov* or *http://www.slc.ca.gov.* Scoping Process Public scoping is an early and open process for identifying and determining the scope of issues addressed in the EIS/EIR. Scoping begins with this notice, continues through the public comment period and ends when the Coast Guard, Maritime Administration and the CSLC have: • Invited the participation of Federal, State, and local agencies, any affected Indian tribe, the applicant, and other interested persons; • Determined the actions, alternatives, and impacts described in 40 CFR 1508.25; • Identified and eliminated from detailed study those issues that are not significant or that have been covered elsewhere; • Allocated responsibility for preparing EIS/EIR components; • Indicated any related environmental assessments or environmental impact statements that are not part of the EIS; • Identified other relevant environmental review and consultation requirements; • Indicated the relationship between timing of the environmental review and other aspects of the application process; and • At the Federal agencies' discretion, exercised the options provided in 40 CFR 1501.7 (b). Once the scoping process is complete, the Maritime Administration and Coast Guard, in cooperation with CSLC, will prepare a draft EIS/EIR (DEIS/DEIR), and publish a **Federal Register** notice announcing its public availability. To receive that notice, please contact those identified in ( FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ). An opportunity to review and comment on the draft EIS/EIR will be provided. The Maritime Administration, Coast Guard, and CSLC will consider those comments in the preparation of the final EIS/EIR (FEIS/FEIR). As with the draft EIS, we will announce the availability of the FEIS/FEIR and once again provide an opportunity for review and comment. Availability of EIS/EIR In addition to the **Federal Register** notice announcing the availability of the DEIS/DEIR, the CSLC will file a notice of completion with the California State Clearinghouse. The DEIS/DEIR in hardcopy or electronic format will be distributed to agencies, local public libraries and interested parties that have requested copies. Comments received during the DEIS/DEIR review period will be available in the public docket and responded to in the FEIS/FEIR. An NOA of the FEIS/FEIR will be published in the **Federal Register** , and the CSLC will issue notices of availability and completion. Additional public meetings will be held after the draft and final documents are published. Currently Identified Environmental Issues The EIS/EIR for Clearwater Port will discuss, among other issues: The purpose and need for this LNG project; project alternatives; the no action/no project alternative; the affected environment/baseline; the environmental impacts of the proposed action/project and alternatives; and proposed mitigation measures. The EIS/EIR will assess the impacts of the project and alternatives on the environment, including approving or not approving (no action/no project alternative) the state lease and the federal license to construct and operate the DWP. Environmental issues that will require detailed analysis include, but are not necessarily limited to: • Aesthetics—alter the onshore and offshore viewsheds; light and glare; • Air Quality—onshore and offshore impacts on regional air quality; impacts of greenhouse gas emissions; • Geological Resources and Soils—impacts from seismic hazards, erosion, and loss of unique paleontological resources; • Hazardous Materials—impacts from hazardous material spills or pipeline rupture; • Marine Transportation—impacts on marine traffic; • Onshore Transportation—impacts from construction traffic and temporary lane closures; • Marine Biology—impacts on sea turtles, marine mammals, benthic communities, or other special status species; • Recreation—impacts on boating and commercial and recreational fishing, and impacts on public beach access; • Hazards and Risk/Safety—impacts from LNG/gas release (The EIS/EIR will include an independent, site-specific risk assessment); • Noise and Vibration—impacts of noise on local residents, boaters, passengers on marine vessels, fish, sea turtles, and marine mammals; • Terrestrial Biology—impacts from construction, operation and maintenance activities on biological resources; • Water Quality—impacts from spills, releases of LNG, erosion; • Environmental Justice—potential disproportionate effects on minority and low income populations within the Project area; • Agricultural Resources—impacts on farmland and crops; • Cultural Resources—impacts on shipwrecks and Native American, archaeological, and historic resources; • Energy and Mineral Resources—Restriction on the future availability of exploitable oil and gas resources; • Land Use—potential conflicts with existing land uses; • Socioeconomics—impacts on community character, population, housing, public services, employment; • Cumulative Impacts—The EIS/EIR will evaluate the cumulative effects of the project, if any, associated with each environmental issue area; • Alternatives—The EIS/EIR will evaluate the No Action/No Project Alternative. Other alternatives that may be analyzed include: Alternative Offshore Locations; Alternative Onshore Locations; Alternative Capacity; Alternative Onshore and Offshore Pipeline Routes; Alternative Methodologies; Alternative Technologies and Design Concepts. Agency Involvement The major Federal and State permit, approval, and consultation requirements for Clearwater Port include, but are not necessarily limited to, the following: Federal: • DOT/Maritime Administration-DWP license. • DHS/U.S. Coast Guard-DWP design and operational requirements. • U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
(EPA)Clean Air Act and Clean Water Act
(CWA)permits. • U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE)-Clean Water Act Section 404 and Rivers and Harbors Act Section 10 permits • U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service-Section 7, Endangered Species Act
(ESA)consultation. • U.S. Department of Defense. • U.S. State Department. • U.S. Department of Interior, Minerals Management Service (MMS). • National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Section 7, ESA consultation requirements. • NOAA Fisheries-Magnuson-Stevens Fisheries Management and Conservation Act consultation. • NOAA Fisheries-Marine Mammal Protection Act consultation. California • California Coastal Commission Compliance with California Coastal Act and consistency with California Coastal Management Program. • California State Historic Preservation Officer (SHPO), National Historic Preservation Act Section 106 and California historic preservation consultation and compliance. Privacy Act The electronic form of all comments received into the DOT docket are available to any person and may 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.). You may review DOT's complete Privacy Act Statement in the **Federal Register** published on April 11, 2000 (Volume 65, Number 70; Pages 19477-78) or you may visit *http://dms.dot.gov.* (Authority 49 CFR 1.66) Dated: September 12, 2007. By Order of the Maritime Administrator. Daron T. Threet, Secretary, Maritime Administration. [FR Doc. E7-18323 Filed 9-17-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910-81-P DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration Office of Hazardous Materials Safety; Notice of Application for Special Permits AGENCY: Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA), DOT. ACTION: List of Applications for Special Permits. SUMMARY: In accordance with the procedures governing the application for, and the processing of, special permits from the Department of Transportation's Hazardous Material Regulations (49 CFR Part 107, Subpart B), notice is hereby given that the Office of Hazardous Materials Safety has received the application described herein. Each mode of transportation for which a particular special permit is requested is indicated by a number in the “Nature of Application” portion of the table below as follows: 1—Motor vehicle, 2—Rail freight, 3—Cargo vessel, 4—Cargo aircraft only, 5—Passenger-carrying aircraft. DATES: Comments must be received on or before October 18, 2007. ADDRESS COMMENTS TO: Record Center, Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation, Washington, DC 20590. Comments should refer to the application number and be submitted in triplicate. If confirmation of receipt of comments is desired, include a self-addressed stamped postcard showing the special permit number. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Copies of the applications are available for inspection in the Records Center, East Building, PHH-30, 1200 New Jersey Avenue Southeast, Washington, DC or at *http://dms.dot.gov.* This notice of receipt of applications for special permit is published in accordance with Part 107 of the Federal hazardous materials transportation law (49 U.S.C. 5117(b); 49 CFR 1.53(b)). Issued in Washington, DC, on September 12, 2007. Delmer F. Billings, Director, Office of Hazardous Materials, Special Permits and Approvals. Application No. Docket No. Applicant Regulation(s) affected Nature of special permits thereof New Special Permits 14566-N Nantog CIMC Tank Equipment Co. Ltd 49 CFR 178.276(a)(1) To authorize the manufacture, marking, sale and use of certain UN T50 steel portable tanks manufactured in accordance with Section VIII, Division 1 of the ASME Code. (modes 1, 2, 3). 14569-N Marine Exchange of Alaska, Juneau, AK 49 CFR 176.83 To authorize the transportation of certain explosives by cargo vessel in alternative stowage configurations. (mode 3). 14570-N DuPont SHE Excellence Center, Wilmington, DE, DE 49 CFR 179.13 To authorize the transportation in commerce of Titanium tetrachloride in DOT specification 105J600W tank car tanks that exceed the maximum allowable gross weight on rail (263,000 lbs.). (mode 2). 14571-N Dynetek Industries Ltd., Calgary Alberta, Canada 19 CFR 178.276(a)(1) To authorize the manufacture, marking, sale and use of DOT-CFFC specification fully wrapped carbon fiber reinforced aluminum lined cylinders mounted in protective framework for use in transporting Division 2.1 and 2.2 hazardous materials. (modes 1, 2, 3, 4, 5). 14572-N WEW Westerwaelder Eisenwerk, Weitefeld, Germany 49 CFR 178.276(b)(1) To authorize the manufacture, marking, sale, and use of UN T50 tanks designed and constructed in accordance with Section VIII, Division 2 of the ASME code. (modes 1, 2, 3). 14573-N Polar Tank Trailer, LLC, Holdingford, MN 49 CFR 178.345-2 To authorize the manufacture, marking, sale and use of cargo tank motor vehicles conforming in all respects to DOT 406, 407 or 412 specification cargo tanks except that the use of UNS S32003 and UNS S32101 stainless steel is authorized. (mode 1). 14574-N Air Products and Chemicals, Inc., Allentown, PA 49 CFR 180.407(c),
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(f)To authorize the transportation of certain lined DOT Specification MC 312 and DOT 412 cargo tanks which are not subject to the internal visual inspections for use in transporting certain Class 8 hazardous materials. (mode1). 14575-N Anderson Chemical Company, Litchfield, MN 49 CFR 177.848 To authorize the transportation in commerce of certain Division 5.1 oxidizing materials with Class 8 corrosive liquids on the same motor vehicle with alternative segregation requirements. (mode 1). 14576-N Structural Composites Industries (SCI), Pomona, CA 49 CFR 173.302a and 173.304a To authorize the manufacture, marking, sale and use of aluminum-lines carbon-fiber composite cylinders for use in transporting certain Division 2.1 and 2.2 hazardous materials. (modes 1, 2, 3, 4). 14578-N Nantong CIMC Tank Equipment Co. Ltd, Kiangsu, China 49 CFR 178.276 To authorize the manufacture, marking, sale and use of non-DOT specification portable tanks mounted within an ISO frame that have been designed, constructed and stamped in accordance with Section VIII, Division 2 of the ASME Code. (modes 1, 2, 3) 14582-N Matheson Tri-Gas, Inc., Basking Ridge, NJ 49 CFR 172.101 To authorize the transportation in commerce of cylinders containing certain compressed gases, for which the proper shipping names have been removed from the Hazardous Materials Regulations, with the old labels and shipping descriptions. (modes 1, 2, 3, 4, 5). [FR Doc. 07-4601 Filed 9-17-07; 8:45 am]
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  • 49 CFR 177.848
  • 49 CFR 173.302
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