[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 249 (Monday, December 30, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 72129-72130]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-28137]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Maritime Administration

[Docket No. MARAD-2019-0012]


Deepwater Port License Application: Texas COLT LLC

AGENCY: Maritime Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation.

ACTION: Notice of application withdrawal.

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SUMMARY: The Maritime Administration (MARAD) and the U.S. Coast Guard 
(USCG) announce the cancellation of all actions related to the 
processing of a license application for the proposed Texas COLT LLC 
deepwater port. The action announced here includes cancellation of all 
activities related to the preparation of an Environmental Impact 
Statement that was announced on Friday, March 8, 2019, in Federal 
Register Volume 84 Number 46 (Notice of Intent; Notice of Public 
Meeting; Request for Comments). The action is taken in response to the 
applicant's decision to withdraw the application.

DATES: The cancellation of all actions related to this deepwater port 
license application was effective December 10, 2019.

ADDRESSES: The public docket for the COLT deepwater port license 
application is maintained by the U.S. Department of Transportation, 
Docket Management Facility, West Building, Ground Floor, Room W12-140, 
1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590. The docket may be 
viewed electronically at www.regulations.gov under the docket number 
for this project, which is MARAD-2019-0012. The Federal Docket 
Management Facility's telephone number is 202-366-9317 or 202-366-9826, 
the fax number is 202-493-2251.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Ken Smith, USCG, telephone: 202-
372-1413, email: [email protected]; or Mr. Linden Houston, MARAD, 
telephone: 202-366-4839, email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On December 10, 2019, MARAD received 
notification from the applicant of the withdrawal of its application to 
own, construct, and operate a deepwater port for a liquefied natural 
gas deepwater port facility, located approximately 27.8 nautical miles 
off the coast of Brazoria County, Texas in a water depth of 
approximately 110 feet and connected to existing offshore pipelines. 
Consequently, MARAD has terminated all activities pertaining to COLT's 
deepwater port license application. All agency records and documents 
related to the COLT deepwater port license application will be 
preserved and retained by MARAD and USCG. Further information 
pertaining to this application may be found in the public docket (see 
ADDRESSES).

(Authority: 33 U.S.C. 1501 et seq., 49 CFR 1.93(h)).

    Dated: December 23, 2019.

    By Order of the Maritime Administrator.
T. Mitchell Hudson, Jr.,
Secretary, Maritime Administration.
[FR Doc. 2019-28137 Filed 12-27-19; 8:45 am]
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