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Post Shutdown Decommissioning Activities Report Revisions to the NRC decommissioning regulations in 1996 introduced the Post Shutdown Decommissioning Activities Report (PSDAR). The PSDAR includes a description of a licensee’s planned decommissioning activities, an estimate of the cost...

Lead and Participating Agencies

Lead Federal Agencies Maritime Administration: Office of Deepwater Port Licensing & Port Conveyance U.S. Coast Guard: Deepwater Ports Standards Division Other Participating Federal Agencies Advisory Council on Historic Preservation Bureau of Safety and...

Overview - Deepwater Ports & Licensing

Deepwater Port Program

The information below provides the status of all deepwater port license applications filed with and reviewed by the Maritime Administration.

Thirty (31) Deepwater Port License Applications have been filed for approval. 

Eighteen (18)...

Licensing Requirements

1. Financial Responsibility

Applicants must be financially able to construct, own and operate the deepwater port, and must provide a financial guarantee or bond sufficient to meet all costs for complete removal of all components of the deepwater port upon revocation or termination of the...

About the Deepwater Port Act

The Deepwater Port Act of 1974 (DWPA), as amended, establishes a licensing system for ownership, construction, operation, and decommissioning of deepwater port structures located beyond the U.S. territorial sea for the import and export of oil and natural gas. The DWPA sets out conditions that...

Western Gulf Gateway (Houston)

The Western Gulf Gateway region includes the states of Texas, Colorado, New Mexico.  And, for reporting purposes, the Western Gulf Gateway Director also reviews commercial activity on Mexico’s Gulf Coast.

This region includes 21 ports and all the waterways, intermodal connections...

Contact Us - Port Conveyance Program

Mr. James Simmons, Acting Director Maritime Administration Office of Deepwater Port Licensing and Port Conveyance 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, W21-309 (MAR-530) Washington, DC 20590 Telephone: 202-366-4871 E-Mail: James.Simmons@dot.gov Fax: 202-366-6988

Dr. Linden Houston,...

Frequently-Asked Questions

Who is eligible to apply for surplus property?

See our Eligibility page for details.

How many acres of property have been conveyed to grantees?

Nearly 3,000 acres of land have been conveyed to eligible grantees since the inception of the Public Benefit Conveyance Program in...

Central Gulf & Southern Rivers Gateway (New Orleans)

The Central Gulf & Southern Rivers Gateway region encompasses the southern heartland of the United States to include all or a portion of the states of Alabama, Louisiana, and Mississippi.

This region includes the downstream reach of the Mississippi River and its tributaries – a...