Notice2026-07517
Deepwater Port License Application: ST LNG Deepwater Port Development Project-Draft Environmental Impact Statement
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Published
April 17, 2026
Issuing agencies
Transportation DepartmentMaritime Administration
Abstract
MARAD announces the availability of the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) for the ST LNG Deepwater Port Development Project (ST LNG) Deepwater Port License Application. In addition, MARAD announces an informational open house and a public meeting for the DEIS. Publication of this notice announces the availability of the DEIS, requests public comments and 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 74 (Friday, April 17, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 20776-20777]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-07517]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Maritime Administration
[Docket No. MARAD-2025-0096]
Deepwater Port License Application: ST LNG Deepwater Port
Development Project--Draft Environmental Impact Statement
AGENCY: Maritime Administration (MARAD), U.S. Department of
Transportation (DOT).
ACTION: Notice of availability; notice of public meeting; request for
comments.
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SUMMARY: MARAD announces the availability of the Draft Environmental
Impact Statement (DEIS) for the ST LNG Deepwater Port Development
Project (ST LNG) Deepwater Port License Application. In addition, MARAD
announces an informational open house and a public meeting for the
DEIS. Publication of this notice announces the availability of the
DEIS, requests public comments and 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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DATES: The open house and public meeting will be held on Wednesday, May
6, 2026. The open house will take place from 5:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Central Standard Time (CST), and the public meeting will take place
from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. CST. These events will be held at the Bay
City Civic Center, 201 7th Street, Bay City, Texas 77414. Responsive
materials must be submitted through the Federal eRulemaking Portal or
to 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 DEIS in the
Federal Register.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments to the DOT Docket, DOT Docket Number
MARAD-2025-0096 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-2025-0096'' 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.
Note: If you mail or hand-deliver your comments, we recommend
that you include your name and mailing address, an email address,
and/or a telephone number on a cover page so that we can contact you
if we have questions regarding your submission.
Instructions: All submissions received must include the agency name
and specific docket number. 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 specified methods and
outlined within this notice will not be considered.
Privacy Act: Anyone can 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.). 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. Brian Barton, Maritime
Administration, telephone: 202-366-0302, email:
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#1b5f7e7e6b6c7a6f7e69354b74696f685b7f746f357c746d"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="e1a58484919680958493cfb18e939592a1858e95cf868e97">[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 ST LNG project. You will have
the opportunity to submit comments on the issues related to the ST LNG
project, which MARAD and appropriate cooperating agencies will review
and address in the Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS).
Speakers at the public meeting will be recognized in the following
order: first, elected officials, public agencies, individuals, or
groups who sign up at the public meeting, to be called on in the order
they signed up, 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 transcribed for inclusion in the public
docket.
You may submit written material through the docket submission
process, even if you choose to speak. Written material should include
your name and address and will be published on the public docket.
Public docket materials will be made available to the public on the DOT
Docket (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
accommodations, please notify MARAD (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 DEIS for the ST LNG project. The comments will inform the
preparation of the FEIS. We encourage attendance at the public meeting;
however, the public meeting is not the only opportunity you will have
to comment on the ST LNG project. You may also submit comments directly
to the Federal eRulemaking Portal or 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
45 days after the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) publishes its
notice of availability of the DEIS. MARAD will consider comments
submitted after that comment period to the extent practicable.
The ST LNG application, all comments, and associated documentation
are available for viewing at the Federal eRulemaking Portal website at
<a href="http://www.regulations.gov">http://www.regulations.gov</a> and identified by the DOT Docket Number
listed above.
Summary of Application
The application proposes the ownership, construction, operation,
and eventual decommissioning of the ST LNG deepwater port terminal to
be located approximately 10.4 nautical miles (19.2 kilometers) offshore
Matagorda, Texas, and capable of exporting up to 8.4 MTPA of liquefied
natural gas.
A Notice of Application that summarized the ST LNG Deepwater Port
License Application was published in the Federal Register on Monday,
July 7, 2025 (90 FR 29930). A Notice of Intent to Prepare an
Environmental Impact Statement and Notice of Public Meeting was
published in the Federal Register on Tuesday, July 15, 2025 (90 FR
31741). This Notice of Availability incorporates those Federal Register
notices by reference.
Once the DEIS comment period closes, MARAD and other appropriate
cooperating agencies will consider substantive comments received and
prepare a FEIS. We will announce the availability of the FEIS in the
Federal Register. The Deepwater Port Act of 1974 requires a final
public hearing be held in the Adjacent Coastal State(s), following
issuance of the FEIS. 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. 2026-07517 Filed 4-16-26; 8:45 am]
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