[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 33, Volume 2]
[Revised as of July 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 33CFR127.007]

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                TITLE 33--NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS
 
   CHAPTER I--COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY (CONTINUED)
 
PART 127--WATERFRONT FACILITIES HANDLING LIQUEFIED NATURAL GAS AND LIQUEFIED 
HAZARDOUS GAS--Table of Contents
 
                           Subpart A--General
 
Sec. 127.007  Letter of intent.

    (a) An owner who intends to build a new facility or the owner or 
operator who plans new construction on an existing facility, must submit 
a letter of intent that meets paragraph (d) of this section to the COTP 
of the zone in which the facility is or will be located, at least 60 
days before construction begins.
    (b) The owner or operator of an active existing facility shall 
submit a letter of intent that meets paragraph (d) of this section to 
the COTP of the zone in which the facility is located.
    (c) An owner or operator of an inactive existing facility shall 
submit a letter of intent that meets paragraph (d) of this section to 
the COTP of the zone in which the facility is located, at least 60 days 
before transferring LHG or LNG.
    (d) Each letter of intent must contain--
    (1) The name, address, and telephone number of the owner and 
operator;
    (2) The name, address, and telephone number of the facility;
    (3) The physical location of the facility;
    (4) A description of the facility;
    (5) The LHG or LNG vessels' characteristics and the frequency of LHG 
or LNG shipments to or from the facility; and
    (6) Charts showing waterway channels and identifying commercial, 
industrial, environmentally sensitive, and residential areas in and 
adjacent to the waterway used by the LHG or LNG vessels en route to the 
facility, within 25 kilometers (15.5 miles) of the facility.
    (e) The owner or operator who submits a letter of intent under 
paragraph (a), (b), or (c), shall notify the COTP in writing within 15 
days if--
    (1) There is any change in the information submitted under 
paragraphs (d)(1) through (d)(5) of this section; or
    (2) No LHG or LNG transfer operations are scheduled within the next 
12 months.

[CGD 78-038, 53 FR 3376, Feb. 7, 1988, as amended by CGD 88-049, 60 FR 
39795, Aug. 3, 1995]

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