Notice2022-13906
Deepwater Port License: Amendment of the Neptune LNG LLC Deepwater Port License and Temporary Suspension of Operations at the Neptune LNG Deepwater Port
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Published
June 29, 2022
Issuing agencies
Transportation DepartmentMaritime Administration
Abstract
The Maritime Administration (MARAD) provides notice of its decision to approve the request of Neptune LNG LLC (Neptune) to continue the suspension of port operations at the Neptune Deepwater Port (Neptune Port) by amending the Neptune Deepwater Port License (License).
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 124 (Wednesday, June 29, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Page 38815]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-13906]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Maritime Administration
Deepwater Port License: Amendment of the Neptune LNG LLC
Deepwater Port License and Temporary Suspension of Operations at the
Neptune LNG Deepwater Port
AGENCY: Maritime Administration, Department of Transportation.
ACTION: Notice of agency action.
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SUMMARY: The Maritime Administration (MARAD) provides notice of its
decision to approve the request of Neptune LNG LLC (Neptune) to
continue the suspension of port operations at the Neptune Deepwater
Port (Neptune Port) by amending the Neptune Deepwater Port License
(License).
ADDRESSES: The Docket Management Facility maintains the public docket
for this project. The docket may be viewed electronically at <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">http://www.regulations.gov</a> under docket number USCG-2005-22611.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions about the
Neptune Deepwater Port License Amendment and suspension of port
operations, please contact Ms. Yvette M. Fields, Director, Office of
Deepwater Ports and Offshore Activities at (202) 366-0926 or
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#f9a08f9c8d8d9cd7bf909c959d8ab99d968dd79e968f"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="8bd2fdeeffffeea5cde2eee7eff8cbefe4ffa5ece4fd">[email protected]</span></a>. If you have questions on viewing the Docket,
please contact Docket Operations at (202) 493-3024.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On October 19, 2021, MARAD received a
written request from Neptune for authorization to temporarily suspend
operations at the Neptune Port, located approximately 22 miles
northeast of Boston, Massachusetts. In the request, Neptune indicated
that conditions within the Northeast region's natural gas market
continue to impact the Neptune Port's ability to import liquefied
natural gas (LNG). As a result, the Neptune Port has remained inactive
over the past several years and will likely remain inactive for the
foreseeable future. For these reasons, Neptune requested MARAD's
authorization to formally extend the suspension of port operations for
a period of three years.
Pursuant 33 U.S.C. 1503(b)(2), the Secretary of Transportation
(Secretary) may, on petition of a licensee, amend a deepwater port
license issued under the Deepwater Port Act of 1974, as amended. By
delegation of the Secretary, MARAD has determined that the amendment of
the license is consistent with the requirements of 33 U.S.C. chapter 29
and has authorized amendment of the License to provide an additional
three-year suspension of port operations. The amendment is applicable
only to Articles 2, 6, and 19 of the License. All other terms,
conditions, and obligations of the License will remain in effect during
and after the suspension period. The suspension period will become
effective June 26, 2022, and will expire on June 26, 2025.
In order to resume operations prior to expiration of the suspension
period, Neptune must petition MARAD for approval to resume port
operations. The petition must be submitted at least six months prior to
the proposed re-start date and certify that Neptune is in receipt of
all applicable Federal and State permits, approvals, and
authorizations. Should Neptune request an extension of the suspension
period, such request must be submitted to MARAD no less than one
hundred eighty calendar days prior to the expiration date of the
suspension period. Thereafter, MARAD will evaluate, in consultation
with the relevant Federal agencies, the appropriateness of such an
extension. The final determination on any extension will be rendered by
the Maritime Administrator or a designee acting on behalf of the
Maritime Administrator.
Additional information pertaining to this public notice may be
found in the public docket regarding the Neptune Deepwater Port License
online at <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">www.regulations.gov</a>, under docket number USCG-2005-22611 (see
ADDRESSES).
(Authority: 49 CFR 1.93)
By Order of the Maritime Administrator.
T. Mitchell Hudson,
Secretary, Maritime Administration.
[FR Doc. 2022-13906 Filed 6-28-22; 8:45 am]
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