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Sedor Commander
UDited
States
Coast
Guard
Sector Los Angeles
-
Long Beach
1001 S. Seaside Ave
San Pedro. CA
90731
Staff Symbol: spw
Phone:
(310)
521-3860
Fax:
(310)
521-3869
16600
December 03. 2008
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Los
Angles District
Regulatory
Division, Ventura Fieid Office
ATTN:
Dr.
Spencer
D. MasNeil
2151
Alessandro Drive, Suite
110
Ventur4 CA 93001
Los Angeles Harbor Department
c/o
Dr.
Ralph G. Appy
425 S, Palos Verdes Street
San Pedro, CA 90731
Dear
Dr.
MacNeil and Dr. Appy:
My office has
reviewed
the San Pedro Waterfront
Project Draft EISiEIR
(Corps
File Number
2005-0127I-SDM) for
areas
applicable to
the
U.S.
Coast Guard. I
submit
the following
comments regarding
the Outer Harbor Cruise
Terminal
floating barrier and the
waterfront
promenade:
The
proposed
Outer Harbor Cruise Terminal floating barrier appears to be
a
reasonable
approach
that
balances
adjacent marina access with cruise ship security.
However, the specific
design
and
operation ofthe barrier wiil
be subject to further approval by the
Coast Guard in the terminal's
facility security
plan
as
a result of their facility secruity
assessmenl. The
barrier will also need to
conform
r.r'ith
lighting and
other Ptivate
Aids
to Navigation
permitting
requirements
as
directed
by Coast Guard District
Eleven. Furthermore, the regulations
conceming
cruise
ship security
zones within San Pedro
Bay, 33CFR165.1i54, will need to be
amended by the
Coast Guard to
incorporate
floating baniers
if
this
project
is approved.
The proposed project
should also fully evaluate
the
facility
security
regulations
found in
33CFRl04-105 and corresponding
guidance
found
in
Navigation and
Vessel
Inspection
Cireulars
and
Maritime Transportation Security
Act
(MTSA)
Policy
Advisory Council
memos to ensure
the
proposed
waterfront promenade
does not conflict
with requirements for
controlled access
to
waterfront facilities and vessels.
Berths 5l
-55,
Jankovich
& Sons Fueling Station,
the Outer
Harbor Cruise
Terminals, and
some of
the
vessels
located
within
the new
harbor cuts are non-
encompassing
examples of areas adjacent to the
proposed promenade
that will need
to maintain
controlled access.
16600
Please
contact
LCDR
John Hennigan
at the
above
number, if
you
have any
questions.
Sincerely,
Captain, U.S.
Coast
Captain
ofthe Port
Los Angeles
-
Long Beach
