80 FR 45697 - Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Review for the Upland Pipeline, LLC Project
DEPARTMENT OF STATE Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 147 (July 31, 2015)
Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 147 (July 31, 2015)
| Page Range | 45697-45697 | |
| FR Document | 2015-18866 |
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 147 (Friday, July 31, 2015)] [Notices] [Page 45697] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2015-18866] [[Page 45697]] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF STATE [Public Notice 9209] Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Review for the Upland Pipeline, LLC Project AGENCY: Department of State. ACTION: Notice; solicitation of comments. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of State (the Department) is issuing this Notice of Intent (NOI) to inform the public that it intends to prepare an environmental analysis consistent with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA) to evaluate the potential impacts of the construction and operation of a proposed new pipeline that would carry crude oil across the United States-Canada border. This NOI informs the public about the proposed project and solicits participation and comments from interested federal, tribal, state, and local government entities and the public. The Department is soliciting comments to help inform the scope and content of the environmental review, as well as the level (either an environmental assessment or environmental impact statement). DATES: The Department invites the public, governmental agencies, tribal governments, and all other interested parties to comment on the scope of the environmental review. All such comments should be provided in writing, within thirty (30) days of the publication of this notice, as directed below. The comment period for the NOI begins on July 31, 2015 and ends on August 31, 2015. All comments in response to the NOI must be submitted by August 31, 2015. ADDRESSES: Comments may be submitted at www.regulations.gov by entering the title of this Notice into the search field and following the prompts. Comments may also be submitted by mail, addressed to: Upland Project Manager, U.S. Department of State, 2201 C Street NW., Room 2726, Washington, DC 20520. All comments from agencies or organizations should indicate a contact person for the agency or organization. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Project details on the Upland Presidential Permit application, as well as information on the Presidential Permit process, are available on the following Web site: http://www.state.gov/e/enr/applicant/applicants/. Please refer to this Web site or contact the Department at the address listed in the ADDRESSES section of this notice. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The U.S. Department of State (the Department) is issuing this Notice of Intent (NOI) to inform the public that it intends to prepare an environmental analysis consistent with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA) (as implemented by the Council on Environmental Quality Regulations found at 40 CFR parts 1500-1508) to evaluate the potential impacts of the construction and operation of a proposed new pipeline that would carry crude oil across the United States-Canada border. This NOI informs the public about the proposed project and solicits participation and comments from interested federal, tribal, state, and local government entities and the public. The Department is soliciting comments to help inform the scope and content of the environmental review, as well as the level (either an environmental assessment or environmental impact statement). On April 22, 2015, Upland Pipeline, LLC (Upland), which is a subsidiary of TransCanada Pipeline Limited, submitted an application for a new Presidential Permit under Executive Order 13337 to authorize the construction, connection, operation, and maintenance of pipeline facilities for the export of crude oil, which would be located at the border of the United States and Canada, in Burke County, North Dakota. The Upland project is designed to transport crude oil from the Williston Basin region in North Dakota to Canada. The Upland project would consist of approximately 126 miles of new 20-inch diameter pipeline in the United States with 15 mainline valves, one at each of five oil receipt facilities and ten located along the pipeline route. The pipeline project would have the capacity to transport approximately 300,000 barrels per day (bpd) of crude oil. The requested Presidential Permit would cover an approximately 18-mile segment of pipeline between the northernmost mainline shutoff valve in the United States (located near milepost 108 of the proposed project route in Burke County, North Dakota) and the United States-Canada border. The Canadian portion of the Upland Pipeline system would include a 20-inch diameter pipeline that would extend from the United States- Canada border near Northgate, Saskatchewan to Moosomin, Saskatchewan or Cromer, Manitoba. Review and approval of the proposed Canadian facilities will be subject to the jurisdiction of the Canadian National Energy Board as well as various local, municipal, and provincial authorities. Project Location: The U.S. portion of the proposed project is located in Burke County, North Dakota. Environmental Effects: The environmental review will describe the environmental effects of the proposed action; any adverse environmental effects that cannot be avoided should the project be implemented; the reasonable alternatives to the proposed action; comparison between short-term and long-term impacts on the environment; any irreversible and irretrievable commitments of natural, physical or other resources that would occur if the proposed action is implemented; and any proposed mitigation measures, if needed. The analysis will focus on air quality, biological resources, cultural resources, geology and soils, greenhouse gas emissions, hazards and hazardous materials, potential accidents and spills, hydrology and water quality, noise, socioeconomics, environmental justice, transportation and other topics identified during scoping. While the President has delegated authority to the Department to issue permits for pipeline facilities at the borders of the United States, the environmental review will analyze impacts of the proposed project in the United States that are dependent upon Permit issuance. All comments received during the scoping period may be made public, no matter how initially submitted. Comments are not private and will not be edited to remove identifying or contact information. Commenters are cautioned against including any information that they would not want publicly disclosed. Any party soliciting or aggregating comments from other persons is further requested to direct those persons not to include any identifying or contact information, or information they would not want publicly disclosed, in their comments. Deborah Klepp, Director, Office of Environmental Quality and Transboundary Issues, Department of State. [FR Doc. 2015-18866 Filed 7-30-15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4710-09-P
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DEPARTMENT OF STATE listed in the ADDRESSES section of this Canadian National Energy Board as well
notice. as various local, municipal, and
[Public Notice 9209] SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The U.S. provincial authorities.
Department of State (the Department) is Project Location: The U.S. portion of
Notice of Intent To Prepare an the proposed project is located in Burke
issuing this Notice of Intent (NOI) to
Environmental Review for the Upland County, North Dakota.
inform the public that it intends to
Pipeline, LLC Project Environmental Effects: The
prepare an environmental analysis
Department of State.
AGENCY: consistent with the National environmental review will describe the
Environmental Policy Act of 1969 environmental effects of the proposed
Notice; solicitation of
ACTION:
(NEPA) (as implemented by the Council action; any adverse environmental
comments.
on Environmental Quality Regulations effects that cannot be avoided should
SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of State found at 40 CFR parts 1500–1508) to the project be implemented; the
(the Department) is issuing this Notice evaluate the potential impacts of the reasonable alternatives to the proposed
of Intent (NOI) to inform the public that construction and operation of a action; comparison between short-term
it intends to prepare an environmental proposed new pipeline that would carry and long-term impacts on the
analysis consistent with the National crude oil across the United States- environment; any irreversible and
Environmental Policy Act of 1969 Canada border. This NOI informs the irretrievable commitments of natural,
(NEPA) to evaluate the potential public about the proposed project and physical or other resources that would
impacts of the construction and solicits participation and comments occur if the proposed action is
operation of a proposed new pipeline from interested federal, tribal, state, and implemented; and any proposed
that would carry crude oil across the local government entities and the mitigation measures, if needed. The
United States-Canada border. This NOI public. The Department is soliciting analysis will focus on air quality,
informs the public about the proposed comments to help inform the scope and biological resources, cultural resources,
project and solicits participation and content of the environmental review, as geology and soils, greenhouse gas
comments from interested federal, well as the level (either an emissions, hazards and hazardous
tribal, state, and local government environmental assessment or materials, potential accidents and spills,
entities and the public. The Department environmental impact statement). hydrology and water quality, noise,
is soliciting comments to help inform On April 22, 2015, Upland Pipeline, socioeconomics, environmental justice,
the scope and content of the LLC (Upland), which is a subsidiary of transportation and other topics
environmental review, as well as the TransCanada Pipeline Limited, identified during scoping.
level (either an environmental submitted an application for a new While the President has delegated
assessment or environmental impact Presidential Permit under Executive authority to the Department to issue
statement). Order 13337 to authorize the permits for pipeline facilities at the
construction, connection, operation, and borders of the United States, the
DATES: The Department invites the environmental review will analyze
public, governmental agencies, tribal maintenance of pipeline facilities for the
export of crude oil, which would be impacts of the proposed project in the
governments, and all other interested United States that are dependent upon
parties to comment on the scope of the located at the border of the United
States and Canada, in Burke County, Permit issuance.
environmental review. All such All comments received during the
comments should be provided in North Dakota. The Upland project is
designed to transport crude oil from the scoping period may be made public, no
writing, within thirty (30) days of the matter how initially submitted.
publication of this notice, as directed Williston Basin region in North Dakota
to Canada. Comments are not private and will not
below. The comment period for the NOI be edited to remove identifying or
begins on July 31, 2015 and ends on The Upland project would consist of
approximately 126 miles of new 20-inch contact information. Commenters are
August 31, 2015. All comments in cautioned against including any
response to the NOI must be submitted diameter pipeline in the United States
with 15 mainline valves, one at each of information that they would not want
by August 31, 2015. publicly disclosed. Any party soliciting
five oil receipt facilities and ten located
ADDRESSES: Comments may be or aggregating comments from other
along the pipeline route. The pipeline
submitted at www.regulations.gov by project would have the capacity to persons is further requested to direct
entering the title of this Notice into the transport approximately 300,000 barrels those persons not to include any
search field and following the prompts. per day (bpd) of crude oil. The identifying or contact information, or
Comments may also be submitted by requested Presidential Permit would information they would not want
mail, addressed to: Upland Project cover an approximately 18-mile segment publicly disclosed, in their comments.
Manager, U.S. Department of State, 2201 of pipeline between the northernmost
C Street NW., Room 2726, Washington, Deborah Klepp,
mainline shutoff valve in the United Director, Office of Environmental Quality and
DC 20520. All comments from agencies States (located near milepost 108 of the
or organizations should indicate a Transboundary Issues, Department of State.
proposed project route in Burke County, [FR Doc. 2015–18866 Filed 7–30–15; 8:45 am]
contact person for the agency or North Dakota) and the United States-
organization. Canada border.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The Canadian portion of the Upland
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Project details on the Upland Pipeline system would include a 20- DEPARTMENT OF STATE
Presidential Permit application, as well inch diameter pipeline that would
as information on the Presidential extend from the United States-Canada
Permit process, are available on the border near Northgate, Saskatchewan to [Public Notice: 9205]
following Web site: http:// Moosomin, Saskatchewan or Cromer, Presidential Permits: Magellan Pipeline
www.state.gov/e/enr/applicant/ Manitoba. Review and approval of the Company, LP
applicants/. Please refer to this Web site proposed Canadian facilities will be
or contact the Department at the address subject to the jurisdiction of the AGENCY: Department of State.
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| Section | Notices | |
| Action | Notice; solicitation of comments. | |
| Dates | The Department invites the public, governmental agencies, tribal governments, and all other interested parties to comment on the scope of the environmental review. All such comments should be provided in writing, within thirty (30) days of the publication of this notice, as directed below. The comment period for the NOI begins on July 31, 2015 and ends on August 31, 2015. All comments in response to the NOI must be submitted by August 31, 2015. | |
| Contact | Project details on the Upland Presidential Permit application, as well as information on the Presidential Permit process, are available on the following Web site: http://www.state.gov/e/enr/applicant/applicants/. Please refer to this | |
| FR Citation | 80 FR 45697 |
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