Deepwater Ports

Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Department of Homeland Security Coast Guard 33 CFR Part 150 [USCG-1998-3884] RIN 1625-AA20 (formerly RIN 2115-AF63) AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS. ACTION: Correcting amendments. SUMMARY: This document corrects the temporary interim rule with request for comments ( FR Doc. 03-32204 ) published in the Federal Register of January 6, 2004 ( 69 FR 724 ). The temporary interim rule contained provisions relating to deepwater ports that may remain in effect until October 2006. DATES: Effective on August 30, 2004. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions on this correction, call Lieutenant Commander Kevin Tone, Vessel and Facility Operating Standards Division (G-MSO-2), Coast Guard, telephone 202-267-0226. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background The temporary interim rule that is the subject of this correction updated Coast Guard regulations governing the license process, the design, construction, and equipment, and the operation of deepwater ports, which are used for the transportation, storage, and further handling of oil or natural gas. The temporary interim rule inadvertently omitted provisions describing the location of the safety zone for the Louisiana Offshore Oil Port (LOOP), as well as areas to be avoided and the anchorage area within the safety zone. Those provisions were first promulgated in 1980 and last updated in 1994; prior to the temporary interim rule they appeared in Annex A to Appendix A, part 150 of the Code of Federal Regulations. The Coast Guard intended n…