Interested persons are hereby given notice that the U.S. Coast Guard has released a Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) for Port Dolphin Energy Deepwater Port License Application. Port Dolphin proposes to own, construct, and operate a liquid natural gas (LNG) deepwater port in the Federal waters approximately 28 miles off of Tampa, FL. The port would consist of a permanently moored unloading system with two submersible buoys separated by three miles. The buoys would connect to a 36 inch gas transmission pipeline coming onshore at Port Manatee.

The DEIS is available for inspection at the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP), Office of Intergovernmental Programs, Room 953 DA, Douglas Building, 3900 Commonwealth Boulevard, MS 47, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-3000, (850)245-2163. Written comments regarding this activity and its consistency with the Florida Coastal Management Program should be submitted to FDEP, at the address listed above, by May 20, 2008. Contact: Shana Kinsey or Debby Tucker, (850)245-2163; email address Shana.Kinsey@dep.state.fl.us or Debby.Tucker@dep.state.fl.us.

This public notice fulfills the requirements of 15 CFR 930.