On January 10, 1997, the State of Texas received federal approval of the Coastal Management Program (CMP) (62 Federal Register pp. 1439 - 1440). Under federal law, federal agency activities and actions affecting the Texas coastal zone must be consistent with the CMP goals and policies identified in 31 TAC Chapter 501. Requests for federal consistency review were deemed administratively complete for the following project(s) during the period of August 5, 2019 to August 9, 2019.  As required by federal law, the public is given an opportunity to comment on the consistency of proposed activities in the coastal zone undertaken or authorized by federal agencies.  Pursuant to 31 TAC §§506.25, 506.32, and 506.41, the public comment period extends 30 days from the date published on the Texas General Land Office web site. The notice was published on the web site on Friday, August 16, 2019.  The public comment period for this project will close at 5:00 p.m. on Sunday, September 15, 2019.

Applicant: Oiltanking North America

Location: The project site is located in the waters and adjacent wetlands of the Texas City Ship Channel Turning Basin, at 2800 Loop 197 South, in Texas City, Galveston County, Texas.

Latitude & Longitude (NAD 83): 29.360719, -94.912881

Project Description:  The applicant proposes to hydraulically or mechanically dredge 130,000 cubic yards from a 4.2-acre area of the turning basin to a depth of -40 feet below the mean lower low water line with an allowable 2 feet over dredge to facilitate the construction of a pile support dock. The proposed project includes: an access trestle to extend south to the shoreline; pipe rack bents along the east side of the trestle to support the piping infrastructure; and the placement of four monopile breasting dolphins and four monopile mooring dolphins for ship berthing.

The proposed project would impact approximately 3.65 acres of palustrine emergent wetlands (PEM) and estuarine emergent wetlands (EEM). Applicant proposes to purchase mitigation credits from Gulf Coast Plains Mitigation Bank for the PEM and EEM impacts.

Type of Application: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) permit application # SWG-2007-00606. This application will be reviewed pursuant to Section 10 of the Rivers and Harbors Act of 1899 and Section 404 of the Clean Water Act. Note: The consistency review for this project may be conducted by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality as part of its certification under §401 of the Clean Water Act.

CMP Project No: 19-1392-F1

Further information on the applications listed above, including a copy of the consistency certifications or consistency determinations for inspection, may be obtained from Ms. Allison Buchtien P.O. Box 12873, Austin, Texas 78711-2873, or via email at federal.consistency@glo.texas.gov. Comments should be sent to Ms. Buchtien at the above address or by email.