<div> 7970Federal Register / Vol. 84, No. 43 / Tuesday, March 5, 2019 / Notices   The COLT deepwater port offshore and marine components would consist of the following: <ul><ul><li>Texas COLT Offshore Manned Platform and Control Center: One (1) fixed offshore platform with piles in Brazos Area Outer Continental Shelf lease block 466, approximately 27.8 nautical miles off the coast of Brazoria County, Texas in a water depth of approximately 110 feet. The fixed offshore platform would be comprised of several decks including: A sump deck and a cellar deck. The cellar deck will have a supporting pig trap, leak detection meter, control valve, oil relief (Holding) tank, and associated equipment, complete with living quarters, control room and a helideck.</li></ul></ul> <ul><ul><li>One (1) 42-inch outside diameter, 27.8-nautical-mile long crude oil pipeline would be constructed from the shoreline crossing in Brazoria County, Texas, to the COLT deepwater port for crude oil delivery. This pipeline would connect the Texas COLT Onshore Delivery Pipeline to the offshore Texas COLT deepwater port platform.</li></ul></ul> <ul><ul><li>The platform is connected to VLCC tankers for loading by two (2) 42-inch outside diameter departing pipelines. Each pipeline will depart the offshore platform, carrying the oil to a Pipeline End Manifold (PLEM) in approximately 110 feet water depth located one nautical mile from the offshore platform. Each PLEM is then connected through two 24-inch underbuoy hoses to a Single Point Mooring (SPM) Buoy. Two 24-inch floating loading hoses will connect the SPM Buoy to the VLCC.</li></ul></ul> The Texas COLT deepwater port onshore storage and supply components would consist of the following: <ul><ul><li>Texas COLT Onshore Storage Terminal: The proposed Onshore Storage Terminal would be located in Brazoria County, Texas, on approximately 245 acres of land consisting of twenty-five (25) above ground storage tanks, each with a working storage capacity of 600,000 barrels, for a total onshore storage capacity of approximately 15 million barrels. The Texas COLT Onshore Storage Terminal also would include: Eight (8) 2,500-hp vertical product pumps; six (6) 750-hp vertical recirculation pumps; two (2) receiving manifolds; one (1) product metering station; two (2) motor control centers; nine (9) auxiliary electrical control buildings in the storage tank area; one</li></ul></ul> (1) administrative building and onshore operations control center and one (1) 15,000 square foot warehouse building. <ul><ul><li>Texas COLT Pump Station: The Texas COLT Pump Station will be at the Texas COLT Onshore Storage Terminal</li></ul></ul>  site and will be comprised of twelve, 7,000 horsepower (hp) pumps (two banks of six pumps including two total spare pumps). The Texas COLT Pump Station will boost the system pressure to a maximum flow rate of 85,000 barrels per hour. <ul><ul><li>Four onshore crude oil pipelines and affiliated facilities would be constructed onshore to support the Texas COLT deepwater port and include the following items:</li></ul></ul> Æ Genoa Pipeline: One (1) 60-mile-long 24-inch crude oil pipeline from Genoa Junction to the proposed Texas COLT Onshore Storage Terminal. This pipeline would be located in Harris County, Galveston County and Brazoria County, Texas. Additional components include six Mainline Emergency Flow Restriction Device (EFRD) valves along the pipeline to facilitate shutdowns as needed, two meter stations (Kurland Station and Texas COLT Terminal Metering Station), two pump stations (Kurland Pump Station and Rosharon Pump Station), launcher traps and receiver traps, transfer meter, and surge relief. Æ Gray Oak Connector Pipeline: One(1) 28-mile-long, 30-inch inbound pipeline in Brazoria County, Texas from Sweeny Junction to the Texas COLT Onshore Terminal. Additional components include one pump station (Texas COLT Sweeny Junction Pump Station), and Mainline EFRD valves to facilitate shutdowns as needed, as well as a launcher trap, receiver trap, transfer meter, and surge relief. Æ Onshore Delivery Pipeline: One (1)8 mile, 42-inch outbound pipeline in Brazoria County, Texas from the Texas COLT Onshore Storage Terminal to the Texas COLT Offshore Delivery Pipeline. Additional components include three Mainline EFRD Valves along the pipeline to facilitate shutdowns as needed. Æ Seaway Pipeline Connection: One(1) 1 mile bi-directional, 30-inch diameter pipeline and associated facilities in Brazoria County, Texas between the Seaway Jones Creek Crude Oil Terminal and the Texas COLT Onshore Storage Terminal. The Texas COLT Seaway Pipeline Connection will primarily receive crude oil from the Seaway Jones Creek Crude Oil Terminal. Additional components include EFRD Valves to facilitate shutdowns as needed, launcher trap, receiver trap, transfer meter, and surge relief. Crude oil will be delivered to the Texas COLT Onshore Storage Terminal from existing sources via the Texas COLT Gray Oak Connector Pipeline, Texas COLT Genoa Pipeline, and Texas COLT Seaway Pipeline Connection.  Crude oil will be delivered to the Texas COLT Offshore Manned Platform and Control Center via the Texas COLT Onshore Delivery Pipeline and continuing through the Texas COLT Offshore Delivery Pipeline. The Texas COLT Deepwater Port will transfer the crude oil to VLCCs through two separate SPM Buoy systems. VLCCs will moor to the SPM Buoys with support from assist vessels.  Privacy Act DOT posts comments, without edit, to www.regulations.gov, as described in the system of records notice, DOT/ALL– 14 FDMS, accessible through www.dot.gov/privacy. To facilitate comment tracking and response, we encourage commenters to provide their name, or the name of their organization; however, submission of names is completely optional. Whether or not commenters identify themselves, all timely comments will be fully considered. If you wish to provide comments containing proprietary or confidential information, please contact the agency for alternate submission instructions. Authority: 33 U.S.C. 1501, et seq.; 49 CFR 1.93(h) * * *. Dated: February 28, 2019. By Order of the Maritime Administrator. T. Mitchell Hudson, Jr., Secretary, Maritime Administration. [FR Doc. 2019–03902 Filed 3–4–19; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910–81–P   DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY Internal Revenue Service Open Meeting of the TaxpayerAdvocacy Panel’s Notices andCorrespondence Project Committee AGENCY: Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Treasury. ACTION: Notice of meeting.  SUMMARY: An open meeting of the Taxpayer Advocacy Panel’s Notices and Correspondence Project Committee will be conducted. The Taxpayer Advocacy Panel is soliciting public comments, ideas, and suggestions on improving customer service at the Internal Revenue Service. DATES: The meeting will be held Monday, March 18, 2019 and Tuesday, March 19, 2019. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Antoinette Ross at 1–888–912–1227 or 202–317–4110. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is hereby given pursuant to Section <table><tr><td><div class="indented"><div class="indented">Federal Register / Vol. 84, No. 43 / Tuesday, March 5, 2019 / Notices</div></div></td><td>7971</td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td></tr></table>  10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App. (1988) that an open meeting of the Taxpayer Advocacy Panel’s Notices and Correspondence Project Committee will be held Monday, March 18, 2019, from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time and Tuesday, March 19, 2019, from 8:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time. The public is invited to make oral comments or submit written statements for consideration. Due to limited time and structure of meeting, notification of intent to participate must be made with Antoinette Ross. For more information please contact Antoinette Ross at 1– 888–912–1227 or 202–317–4110, or write TAP Office, 1111 Constitution Ave. NW, Room 1509, Washington, DC 20224 or contact us at the website: http://www.improveirs.org. The agenda will include various IRS issues. Dated: February 26, 2019. Kevin Brown, Acting Director, Taxpayer Advocacy Panel. [FR Doc. 2019–03914 Filed 3–4–19; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4830–01–P  DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY Internal Revenue Service Open Meeting of the Taxpayer Advocacy Panel’s Special Projects Committee. AGENCY: Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Treasury ACTION: Notice of meeting.  SUMMARY: An open meeting of the Taxpayer Advocacy Panel’s Special Projects Committee will be conducted. The Taxpayer Advocacy Panel is soliciting public comments, ideas, and suggestions on improving customer service at the Internal Revenue Service. DATES: The meeting will be held Monday, March 18, 2019 and Tuesday, March 19, 2019. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Fred Smith at 1–888–912–1227 or (202) 317– 3087. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is hereby given pursuant to Section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App. (1988) that an open meeting of the Taxpayer Advocacy Panel’s Special Projects Committee will be held Monday, March 18, 2019, from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time and Tuesday, March 19, 2019, from 8:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time. The public is invited to make oral comments or submit written statements for consideration. Due to limited time and structure of meeting, notification of intent to participate must be made with Fred Smith. For more information please contact Fred Smith at 1–888–912–1227 or (202) 317–3087, or write TAP Office, 1111 Constitution Ave. NW, Room 1509, Washington, DC 20224 or contact us at the website:http://www.improveirs.org. Dated: February 26, 2019. Kevin Brown, Acting Director, Taxpayer Advocacy Panel. [FR Doc. 2019–03913 Filed 3–4–19; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4830–01–P   U.S.-CHINA ECONOMIC AND SECURITY REVIEW COMMISSION Notice of Open Public Hearing AGENCY: U.S.-China Economic andSecurity Review Commission. ACTION: Notice of open public hearing.  SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given of the following hearing of the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission. The Commission is mandated by Congress to investigate, assess, and report to Congress annually on ‘‘the national security implications of the economic relationship between the United States and the People’s Republic of China.’’ Pursuant to this mandate, the Commission will hold a public hearing in Washington, DC on March 21, 2019 on ‘‘An Emerging China-Russia Axis? Implications for the United States in an Era of Strategic Competition.’’ DATES: The hearing is scheduled for Thursday, March 21, 2019 at 9:00 a.m. ADDRESSES: TBD, Washington, DC. A detailed agenda for the hearing will be posted on the Commission’s website at www.uscc.gov. Also, please check the Commission’s website for possible changes to the hearing schedule. Reservations are not required to attend the hearing. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any member of the public seeking further information concerning the hearing should contact Leslie Tisdale Reagan, 444 North Capitol Street NW, Suite 602, Washington DC 20001; telephone: 202– 624–1496, or via email at lreagan@ uscc.gov. Reservations are not required to attend the hearing. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background: This is the third public hearing the Commission will hold during its 2019 report cycle. This hearing will explore the China-Russia relationship and its implications for U.S. national security interests. The first panel will examine areas of strategic, military, and economic cooperation between China and Russia, and the second panel will assess the potential limits and barriers to cooperation in these areas. The third panel examines current and future China-Russia interaction in Central Asia, the Middle East, and the Arctic. The hearing will be co-chaired by Chairman Carolyn Bartholomew and Commissioner Roy Kamphausen. Any interested party may file a written statement by March 21, 2019, by mailing to the contact above. A portion of each panel will include a question and answer period between the Commissioners and the witnesses. Authority: Congress created the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission in 2000 in the National Defense Authorization Act (Public Law 106–398), as amended by Division P of the Consolidated Appropriations Resolution, 2003 (Public Law 108–7), as amended by Public Law 109–108 (November 22, 2005), as amended by Public Law 113–291 (December 19, 2014). Dated: February 27, 2019. Daniel W. Peck, Executive Director, U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission. [FR Doc. 2019–03868 Filed 3–4–19; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 1137–00–P   DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS [OMB Control No. 2900–0377] Agency Information Collection Activity: Claim for Repurchase of Loan AGENCY: Loan Guaranty Service,Department of Veterans Affairs. ACTION: Notice.  SUMMARY: Loan Guaranty Service, Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), is announcing an opportunity for public comment on the proposed collection of certain information by the agency. Under the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, Federal agencies are required to publish notice in the Federal Register concerning each proposed collection of information, including each proposed extension of a currently approved collection, and allow 60 days for public comment in response to the notice. DATES: Written comments and recommendations on the proposed collection of information should be received on or before May 6, 2019. ADDRESSES: Submit written comments on the collection of information through Federal Docket Management System (FDMS) at www.Regulations.gov or to Nancy J. Kessinger, Veterans Benefits Administration (20M33), Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue</div>

TAP Notices and Correspondence Committee Schedules Meeting

Internal Revenue Service

The IRS Taxpayer Advocacy Panel Notices and Correspondence Project Committee has announced that it will hold an open meeting March 18 and 19 to discuss improving IRS customer service. For more information, contact Antoinette Ross at (888) 912-1227.

The IRS Taxpayer Advocacy Panel Notices and Correspondence Project Committee has announced that it will hold an open meeting March 18 and 19 to discuss improving IRS customer service. For more information, contact Antoinette Ross at (888) 912-1227.