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: Florida Gas Transmission, LLC
Location: The project site is located in Galveston Bay, at the area between San Leon and Smith Point, in Galveston County, Texas.
Latitude & Longitude (NAD 83): 29.47210, -94.90004
Project Description:  The applicant proposes to lay 8-foot by 20-foot by 4.5-inch articulating revetment mattresses (ACMs), totaling 4.2 acres of fill, over a 24-inch-diameter pipeline crossing Galveston Bay that has shallow cover (less than 36 inches). A barge with crane, materials and material barges, work boats, and project essential personnel and divers will be mobilized to the project site for ACM placement. The crane will lower the mats to the bed of the bay where divers will work to position and place the ACMs atop the areas with shallow cover. The ACMs will overlap one another by 2 feet and be connected to each other with stainless steel worm drive connectors.
Type of Application: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) permit application # SWG-2019-00406. 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: 19-1400-F1