The U.S. Coast Guard issued a notice of proposed rulemaking looking to revise its regulations for the licensing, construction, design, equipment, and operation of deepwater ports, which are offshore fixed or floating structures, other than vessels, used as ports or terminals for the import or export of oil and natural gas.
The proposed revisions would provide additional information, clarify existing regulations, provide additional regulatory flexibility, and add new requirements to ensure safety, Coast Guard said in its notice.
The proposed rule would not affect the license to operate of any existing deepwater port, nor would it result in the licensing of any new deepwater port. This proposed rule furthers the Coast Guard’s maritime safety and stewardship missions.
Comments on the proposed rulemaking are to be submitted by July 8, 2015.
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LNG World News Staff; Image: U.S. Coast Guard