Filed Date: November 15, 2024
Event Date: November 15, 2024 17:00PM
Board: Federal Consistancy
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 26. Requests for federal consistency review were deemed administratively complete for the following project(s) during the period of, October 21, 2024 to November 6, 2024. 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 §§30.20(f), 30.30(h), and 30.40(e), 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, November 15, 2024. The public comment period for this project will close at 5:00 p.m. on Sunday, December 15, 2024.
Federal License and Permit Activities:
Applicant: INEOS Styrolution America, LLC
Location: The project site is located in wetlands adjacent to Galveston Bay, at 12222 Port Road, in Pasadena, Harris County, Texas.
Latitude and Longitude: 29.595372, -95.015377
Project Description: This is an After-the-Fact permit application request. The applicant proposes to retain unauthorized discharges of fill material into jurisdictional waters of the U.S. for the purpose of industrial development. Such activities included clearing, grading and filling 11.17 acres of scrub shrub wetlands with approximately 8,950 cubic yards of soil, rock and concrete. The applicant stated that the inadvertent impacts will be utilized for parking and support facilities for the existing facilities. The applicant proposed to mitigate for the proposed impacts by purchasing 28.9 total Functional Capacity Units from an approved mitigation bank.
Type of Application: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers permit application # SWG-2018-00613. This application will be reviewed pursuant to 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: 25-1034-F1
Further information on the applications listed above, including a copy of the consistency certifications or consistency determinations for inspection, may be obtained from the Texas General Land Office Public Information Officer at 1700 N. Congress Avenue, Austin, Texas 78701, or via email at pialegal@glo.texas.gov. Comments should be sent to the Texas General Land Office Coastal Management Program Coordinator at the above address or via email at federal.consistency@glo.texas.gov.