Notice2026-01255
Deepwater Port License Application: Bluewater Texas Terminal LLC-Supplemental Draft Environmental Impact Statement
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Published
January 23, 2026
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Transportation DepartmentMaritime Administration
Abstract
The Maritime Administration (MARAD), in coordination with the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG), announces the availability of the Supplemental Draft Environmental Impact Statement (SDEIS) for the Bluewater Texas Terminal Single Point Mooring (Bluewater or Applicant) Deepwater Port License Application for the export of crude oil from the United States to nations abroad. In addition, MARAD and the USCG announce an informational open house and a public meeting for the SDEIS. Publication of this notice announces the availability of the SDEIS, initiates a 45-day comment period, requests public participation, provides information on how to participate in the environmental impact review process, and announces the informational open house and public meeting.
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 15 (Friday, January 23, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 2991-2992]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-01255]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Maritime Administration
[Docket No. MARAD-2019-0094]
Deepwater Port License Application: Bluewater Texas Terminal
LLC--Supplemental Draft Environmental Impact Statement
AGENCY: Maritime Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation.
ACTION: Notice of availability; notice of public meeting; request for
comments.
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SUMMARY: The Maritime Administration (MARAD), in coordination with the
U.S. Coast Guard (USCG), announces the availability of the Supplemental
Draft Environmental Impact Statement (SDEIS) for the Bluewater Texas
Terminal Single Point Mooring (Bluewater or Applicant) Deepwater Port
License Application for the export of crude oil from the United States
to nations abroad. In addition, MARAD and the USCG announce an
informational open house and a public meeting for the SDEIS.
Publication of this notice announces the availability of the SDEIS,
initiates a 45-day comment period, requests public participation,
provides information on how to participate in the environmental impact
review process, and announces the informational open house and public
meeting.
DATES: The open house and public meeting will be held on Tuesday,
February 3, 2026. The open house will take place from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m.
Central Standard Time (CST) and the public meeting will take place from
6 p.m. to 8 p.m. CST. These events will be held at the Omni Corpus
Christi Hotel, 900 North Shoreline Boulevard, Corpus Christi, TX 78401.
Materials submitted in response to this request for comments on the
SDEIS must be submitted to the Federal eRulemaking Portal or the
Federal Docket Management Facility as detailed in the ADDRESSES section
below no later than 45 days after the Environmental Protection Agency
(EPA) publishes its notice of availability of the SDEIS in the Federal
Register.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by DOT Docket Number
MARAD-2019-0094 by any one of the following methods:
<bullet> Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">http://www.regulations.gov</a>. Search MARAD-2019-0094 and follow the instructions
for submitting comments.
<bullet> Mail or Hand Delivery: The Docket Management Facility is
located at the U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey
Avenue SE, West Building, Room W12-140, Washington, DC 20590. Documents
may be delivered between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday,
except on Federal holidays.
Instructions: If you mail or hand-deliver your comments, we
recommend that you include your name and a mailing address, an email
address, and/or a telephone number in a cover page so that we can
contact you if we have questions regarding your submission. All
submissions received must include the agency name and specific docket
number to ensure your comment is filed in the appropriate docket. All
comments received will be posted without change to the docket at
<a href="http://www.regulations.gov">www.regulations.gov</a>, including any personal information provided. If
you submit your comments by mail or hand delivery, submit them in an
unbound format, no larger than 8\1/2\ by 11 inches, suitable for
copying and electronic filing.
The instructions listed in this section are the only methods in
which comments will be accepted for submission to the docket. It is the
commenter's responsibility to comply with the instructions above to
ensure that their comments are properly submitted for consideration and
review. Comments that are not submitted using the methods specified and
outlined within this notice will not be considered.
Privacy Act: Anyone can search the electronic form of all comments
received into any docket by the name of the individual submitting the
comment (or signing the comment, if submitted on behalf of an
association, business, labor union, etc.). For information on DOT's
compliance with the Privacy Act, please visit <a href="https://www.transportation.gov/privacy">https://www.transportation.gov/privacy</a>.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Brent Yezefski, U.S. Coast Guard,
telephone: 202-366-1427, email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#e3a78686939482978691b38c919790a3b6b0a0a4cd8e8a8f"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="0b4f6e6e7b7c6a7f6e795b64797f784b5e58484c25666267">[email protected]</span></a>; or Dr. Efrain
Lopez, Maritime Administration, telephone: 202-366-9761, email:
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#90d4f5f5e0e7f1e4f5e2bec0ffe2e4e3d0f4ffe4bef7ffe6"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="682c0d0d181f091c0d1a4638071a1c1b280c071c460f071e">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Public Meeting and Open House
We encourage you to attend the informational open house and public
meeting to learn about and comment on the Bluewater project. You will
have the opportunity to submit comments on the issues related to the
Bluewater project that should be addressed in the Final EIS (FEIS).
Speakers at the public meeting will be recognized in the following
order: elected officials, public agencies, individuals, or groups in
the sign-up order, and then anyone else who wishes to speak.
To allow everyone a chance to speak at the public meeting, we may
limit speaker time, extend the meeting hours, or both. You must
identify yourself, and any organization you represent, by name. Your
remarks will be recorded and/or transcribed for inclusion in the public
docket.
You may submit written material through the docket submission
process 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. Public docket materials will be made available to
the public on the Federal Docket Management Facility website (see
ADDRESSES).
If you plan to participate in the open house or public meeting and
need special assistance such as sign language interpretation, non-
English language interpretation services or other reasonable
accommodation, please notify MARAD or USCG (see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT) at least seven business days in advance of the public meeting.
Include your contact information as well as information about your
specific needs.
Request for Comments
We request public comments or other relevant information related to
the SDEIS for the Bluewater project. The comments will inform the
preparation of the FEIS. We encourage attendance at the public meeting;
however, the public
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meeting is not the only opportunity you have to comment on the
Bluewater project. You may also submit comments directly to the Federal
Docket Management Facility during the public comment period (see
DATES). We will consider all substantive comments and materials that
are received no later than 11:59 p.m. Eastern Standard Time on the last
day of the comment period. Comments submitted outside the comment
period may not be considered.
The Bluewater application, all comments, and associated
documentation are available for viewing at the Federal Docket
Management System (FDMS) website: <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">http://www.regulations.gov</a> identified
by the DOT Docket Number listed above.
Summary of Application
A Notice of Application that summarized the Bluewater application
was published in the Federal Register on Wednesday, June 26, 2019 (84
FR 30301). A Notice of Intent to Prepare an Environmental Impact
Statement and Notice of Public Meeting was published in the Federal
Register on Wednesday, July 3, 2019 (84 FR 32005). A Notice of
Availability of the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) and
Notice of Public Meeting was published in the Federal Register on
Monday, November 1, 2021 (86 FR 60332). This Notice of Availability
incorporates these Federal Register notices by reference.
The Bluewater application proposes the construction and operation
of a deepwater port terminal in the Gulf of America off the coast of
Corpus Christi, Texas, and near Aransas and San Patricio Counties to
export domestically produced crude oil. After the publication of the
DEIS, the Applicant revised its deepwater port license application in
response to ongoing consultation with regulatory agencies and
subsequently refined the design of the proposed deepwater port by
adding a vapor control system into the design and operation of the
proposed Bluewater project.
Once the SDEIS comment period closes, USCG, MARAD, and other
appropriate cooperating agencies will consider all substantive comments
received and prepare a FEIS. We will announce the availability of the
FEIS. The Deepwater Port Act of 1974 requires a final public hearing be
held in the Adjacent Coastal State(s). The purpose of the final public
hearing is to receive comments on matters related to whether the
deepwater port license application should be approved by the Maritime
Administrator.
(Authority: 33 U.S.C. 1501, et seq., 49 CFR 1.93)
By Order of the Maritime Administrator.
T. Mitchell Hudson, Jr.,
Secretary, Maritime Administration.
[FR Doc. 2026-01255 Filed 1-22-26; 8:45 am]
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