Final Environmental Impact Statement: Deepwater Ports: To Accompany Legislation to Authorize the Secretary of the Interior to Regulate the Construction and Operation of Deepwater Port Facilities, Volume 2U.S. Department of the Interior, 1974 - Environmental impact statements |
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... ships would remain in the shipping lanes longer and complicate traffic movements while queuing and discharging cargo . Port sites within state waters would require construction and maintenance dredging . As discussed previously , the ...
... ships would remain in the shipping lanes longer and complicate traffic movements while queuing and discharging cargo . Port sites within state waters would require construction and maintenance dredging . As discussed previously , the ...
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... ship calls would be reduced from about 3,600 to 1,200 . Therefore , under this alternative , the greater volume of ... ships . These would be mainly aesthetic problems ; however , chronic oil spills could have long - term environmental ...
... ship calls would be reduced from about 3,600 to 1,200 . Therefore , under this alternative , the greater volume of ... ships . These would be mainly aesthetic problems ; however , chronic oil spills could have long - term environmental ...
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... ships with proportions quite different from those found in conventional vessel design . Where a particular port channel depth dictates the permissable ship draft , only length and beam of the vessel can be increased to retain the same ...
... ships with proportions quite different from those found in conventional vessel design . Where a particular port channel depth dictates the permissable ship draft , only length and beam of the vessel can be increased to retain the same ...
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... ship to be so stable that acceleration forces in roll might be intolerable for both men and structure . The cubic capacity is more than two and one - half times greater than necessary for 265,000 tons deadweight . This results because ...
... ship to be so stable that acceleration forces in roll might be intolerable for both men and structure . The cubic capacity is more than two and one - half times greater than necessary for 265,000 tons deadweight . This results because ...
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... ships required to deliver a specified amount of imported crude oil . However , the cost of these vessels would be significantly more than conventional vessels . MarAd data indicate that the cost for one shallow- draft tanker design ...
... ships required to deliver a specified amount of imported crude oil . However , the cost of these vessels would be significantly more than conventional vessels . MarAd data indicate that the cost for one shallow- draft tanker design ...
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Page 18 - Provided, That no person shall be arrested without process for any offense not committed in the presence of some one of the aforesaid officials...
Page 9 - If the petitioner applies to the court for leave to adduce additional evidence, and shows to the satisfaction of the court that such additional evidence is material and that there were reasonable grounds for the failure to adduce such evidence in the proceeding before the...
Page 8 - A copy of the petition shall be forthwith transmitted by the clerk of the court to the Secretary, or any officer designated by him for that purpose. The Secretary thereupon shall file in the court the record of the proceedings on which he based his action, as provided In section 2112 of title 28, United States Code.
Page 21 - Congress hereby declares that it is the policy of the United States that there should be no discharges of oil or hazardous substances into or upon the navigable waters of the United States, adjoining shorelines, or into or upon the waters of the contiguous zone...
Page 9 - ... proper. The Secretary may modify his findings as to the facts, or make new findings, by reason of the additional evidence so taken, and he shall file such modified or new findings, and his recommendation, if any, for the modification or setting aside of his original order, with the return of such additional evidence.
Page 19 - ... (b) the escape of oil, or of an oily mixture, resulting from damage to the ship or unavoidable leakage, if all reasonable precautions have been taken after the occurrence of the damage or discovery of the leakage for the purpose of preventing...
Page 7 - Cargo hose, when carried on tank vessels, shall be of a grade suitable for oil service, and shall be designed to withstand the pressure of the shutoff head of the cargo pump or pump relief valve setting, less static head, but in no case less than 100 pounds per square inch.
Page 62 - Americans safe, healthful, productive and esthetically and culturally pleasing surroundings 3 attain the widest range of beneficial uses of the environment without degradation, risk to health or safety, or other undesirable and unintended consequences 4 preserve important historic, cultural and natural aspects of our national heritage and maintain, wherever possible, an environment which supports diversity and variety of individual choice...
Page 21 - States may be determined to be harmful. " (4) Any person in charge of a vessel or of an onshore facility or an offshore facility shall, as soon as he has knowledge...
Page 8 - TB/ALL. (a) Provisions shall be made for removing drainage from the pumproom bilges and adjacent cofferdams. A separate bilge pump, ejector, or bilge suction from a cargo pump or cargo stripping pump may be provided for this purpose. The bilge pump shall not be located in nor shall the piping pass through spaces containing machinery where sources of vapor ignition are normally present. (b) Where a bilge suction is provided from a cargo or stripping pump, a stopcheck valve shall be fitted in the suction...