Got this in an email from TBF and thought I would pass it along..............

ANGLER PUBLIC COMMENT SOUGHT ON LIQUID NATURAL GAS PORT OFF FORT LAUDERDALE

WHEN & WHERE: Wednesday - 12/06/06
5:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. - Open House Discussion
6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. - Public Comment Period
Fort Lauderdale Marriott North
6500 North Andrews Avenue Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33309

For directions contact hotel at: (954) 771-0440 or

http://marriott.com/property/propertypage/FLLCC.

WHY ATTEND?: The United States Coast Guard (USCG) and the Maritime Administration (MARAD) will prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) to evaluate the potential impact of the application for a deepwater liquid natural gas port 8 to 10 miles off Fort Lauderdale, northeast of Port Everglades in 800 to 950 feet of water. Calypso LNG, LLC proposes to own, construct, and operate the port.

If you fish out of Fort Lauderdale , we encourage you to learn more about this project. Your attendance and comments will influence what issues are addressed in the USCG and MARAD decision process. These include impacts on fisheries, coral reefs, access, public safety, water quality, and much more.

WHAT IS A DEEP WATER PORT ? The “Calypso” project is designed to provide natural gas through transshipment to south Florida ’s growing population through a permanently moored unloading buoy system with two submersible buoys separated by a distance of approximately three miles.

The major components of the deepwater port would consist of two unloading buoy systems, eight mooring lines consisting of wire rope and chain connecting to anchor points on the seabed, eight suction pile anchors points, and a natural gas flow line. The flow line would transport natural gas from the buoy system to an existing gas transmission pipeline. Two transport and regasification vessels would be present at the buoy system port at all times delivering on average 800 million cubic feet of natural gas per day. Vessels would take 4 to 8 days to unload with an estimate of approximately 120 vessel visits per year. A patrol vessel will be present 24 hours a day to keep vessels away from the Safety and Homeland Security Exclusion Zone around the offshore port. Construction is expected to take 3 years, with a startup in 2010. The port is expected to have an operating life of approximately 25 years.

Reported benefits include a new source of energy, reliable supply of energy after hurricanes and an aid in alleviating gas transmission bottlenecks.

Potential negatives include the loss of access to fishing grounds due to designated exclusion zones (recreational and commercial), entrapment of fish and shellfish on vessel intakes when taking in cooling waters (NOTE - this is a closed system so intake would be for ships), temporary or permanent degradation of habitat due to construction of the terminal, possible fish mortality from unintended spills of liquefied natural gas or other water quality concerns due to use of seawater for engine cooling, and an increase in cost of time and fuel for vessels to divert around exclusion areas.

LEARN MORE:
To view detailed information visit: http://dms.dot.gov (Docket #: USC-2006-26009)

Questions about License Application Process? Contact:
Ms. Mary Jager, U.S. , U.S. Coast Guard
(202) 372-1454 or Mary.K.Jager@uscg.mil

Question about Environmental Processes? Contact:
Mr. Brad McKitrick, U.S. Coast Guard
(202) 372-1443 or Bradley.K.McKitrick@uscg.mil

Questions Regarding the Applicant? Contact:
Suez Energy International
http://www.calypsopipeline.com/ or write Nancy Beaty at info@calypsopipeline.com.

When referencing this project the following information should be used:

TITLE: Calypso Liquefied Natural Gas Deepwater Port License Application
REF. #: USCG-2006-26009