---
kind: "section"
citation: "33 C.F.R. § 148.215"
title: "33"
number: "148.215"
heading: "What if a port has plans for a deep draft channel and harbor?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/33/148.215"
---

# §148.215. What if a port has plans for a deep draft channel and harbor?

- (a) If a State port will be directly connected by pipeline to a proposed deepwater port, and has existing plans for a deep draft channel and harbor, a representative of the port may request a determination under [33 U.S.C. 1503(d)](/usc/33/1503.md?p=d).
- (b) The request must be sent, in writing, to the Commandant (CG-5P) within 30 days after the date that the notice of application for the deepwater port is published in the Federal Register.
- (c) The request must contain:
  - (1) A signature of the highest official of the port submitting the request;
  - (2) A copy of the existing plans for the construction of a deep draft channel and harbor;
  - (3) Certification that the port has an active study by the Secretary of the Army for the construction of a deep draft channel and harbor, or that the port has an application pending for a permit under [33 U.S.C. 403](/usc/33/403.md) for the construction;
  - (4) **Any available documentation on—**
    - (i) Initial costs, by phases if development is staged, for the proposed onshore project, including dredging, ship terminal, and attendant facilities;
    - (ii) Estimated annual operating expenses, by phases if development is staged, including labor, for 30 years for all elements of the project;
    - (iii) Estimated completion time for all elements of the project;
    - (iv) Estimated vessel traffic volume, and the volume and variety of the tonnage;
    - (v) Potential traffic congestion conditions in the port, and the port's ability to control vessel traffic as a result of the proposed dredging project;
    - (vi) **Estimated economic benefits of the project, including—**
      - (A) Economic contribution to the local and regional area;
      - (B) Induced industrial development;
      - (C) Increased employment; and
      - (D) Increases in tax revenues;
    - (vii) Environmental and social impacts of the project on the local and regional community; and
    - (viii) An estimate of the economic impact that the deepwater port license will have on the proposed project.
- (d) **A statement whether the port seeks a determination that the port best serves the national interest.**

## Notes

### Amendments

[USCG-1998-3884, 71 FR 57651, Sept. 29, 2006, as amended by USCG-2013-0397, 78 FR 39176, July 1, 2013]

### Authority

Authority: 33 U.S.C. 1504; Department of Homeland Security Delegation No. 0170.1 (75).

### Source

Source: USCG-1998-3884, 71 FR 57651, Sept. 29, 2006, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[USCG-1998-3884, 71 FR 57651, Sept. 29, 2006, as amended by USCG-2013-0397, 78 FR 39176, July 1, 2013]