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 12, 2019 to August 23, 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 30, 2019.  The public comment period for this project will close at 5:00 p.m. on Sunday, September 29, 2019.

FEDERAL AGENCY ACTIONS:

Applicant:Axis Midstream Holdings, LLC
Location: The proposed project is located in several towns, waterways, and counties including Taft, Gregory, Ingleside, and Aransas Pass, in San Patricio County, Texas; the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway (GIWW); Redfish Bay; the Corpus Christi Ship Channel (CCSC); and terminates on Harbor Island in Port Aransas, Nueces County Texas.
Project Description: The applicant proposes to construct a series of facilities and pipelines to store, transport, and load crude oil into marine transport vessels. The proposed project components are composed of:

1. The Midway Tank Farm (Midway Facility) located south of the City of Taft, Texas.
2. The Aransas Pass Staging Facility (Aransas Facility) located west of the City of

Aransas Pass.

1. A pipeline bundle that would connect the Aransas and Midway Facilities. This pipeline bundle would consist of
   1. one (1) 2-inch fiber optic;
   2. one (1) 6-inch gas supply (last mile); and
   3. two (2) 36-inch crude oil pipelines.
2. Harbor Island Loading Terminal (Harbor Island Terminal) located on the west side of the CCSC on Harbor Island in Port Aransas, Texas.
3. A pipeline bundle that would connect the Aransas and Harbor Island Facilities. This pipeline bundle would consist of:
   1. one (1) 2-inch fiber optic;
   2. one (1) 6-inch gas supply;
   3. one (1) 16-inch intermix return; and
   4. two (2) 42-inch crude oil pipelines.

The installation of the proposed Midway to Aransas pipeline bundle would result in
13.94 acres of temporary trench and fill impacts in waters of the United States, including wetlands.

The construction of the proposed Aransas Facility would total 16.8 acres of permanent fill impacts to waters of the US, specifically estuarine wetlands manly comprised of Distichlis spicata (saltgrass) and fringed with Borrichia frutescens (sea oxeye daisy).

The installation of the proposed Aransas to Harbor Island pipeline bundle would result in
18.58 acres of temporary trench and fill impacts to waters of the US; specifically, 7.81 acres to submerged aquatic vegetation (SAV) mainly comprised of Halodule wrightii (shoal grass), 0.002 acres to small stands of Spartina alterniflora (smooth cordgrass),
10.65 acres are to unvegetated tidal sand flats, 0.41 acres are to black mangrove (Avicennia geminans), and 0.11 acres to estuarine wetlands mainly consisting of salt grass and sea oxeye daisy.

No impacts to waters of the United States would result in the construction of the Midway Facility and the upland portion of the Harbor Island Facility. The construction of the vessel berth would result in 70 acres of new work material being dredged and placed onsite for shoreline restoration, beneficial use, and/or in one of the identified and listed placement areas
Type of Application: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) permit application # SWG-2018-00789. 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 (CWA). Note: The consistency review for this project may be conducted by the Texas Railroad Commission as part of its certification under §401 of the Clean Water Act.
CMP Project No: 19-1421-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.