81_FR_29406 81 FR 29315 - Notice of Availability of the Final Supplemental Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact for the NuStar Dos Laredos Pipeline Presidential Permit Application Review, Webb County, Texas

81 FR 29315 - Notice of Availability of the Final Supplemental Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact for the NuStar Dos Laredos Pipeline Presidential Permit Application Review, Webb County, Texas

DEPARTMENT OF STATE

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 91 (May 11, 2016)

Page Range29315-29316
FR Document2016-11101

The U.S. Department of State (Department) is issuing this notice to advise the public that on May 05, 2016 the Department approved a Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) based on the Final Supplemental Environmental Assessment (SEA) for the NuStar Dos Laredos Pipeline Presidential Permit Application. The Department prepared the Final SEA consistent with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of 1969 (42 U.S.C. Sec. 4321, et seq.), the regulations of the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) (40 CFR parts 1500-1508), and the Department's implementing regulations (22 CFR part 161). The Department has determined the proposed action would not have a significant effect on the environment and therefore, the preparation of an Environmental Impact Statement is not required. The Finding of No Significant Impact is not a decision on the Presidential Permit application. In accordance with E.O. 13337, the Department will now proceed to make a determination as to whether issuance of a Presidential Permit for NuStar Logistics, L.P.'s proposed cross-border pipeline facilities project would serve the national interest. That determination process involves consideration of many factors, including foreign policy; energy security; environmental, cultural, and economic impacts; compliance with applicable law and regulations; and other issues.

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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice: 9553]


Notice of Availability of the Final Supplemental Environmental 
Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact for the NuStar Dos 
Laredos Pipeline Presidential Permit Application Review, Webb County, 
Texas

AGENCY: Department of State.

ACTION: Notice of availability.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of State (Department) is issuing this 
notice to advise the public that on May 05, 2016 the Department 
approved a Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) based on the Final 
Supplemental Environmental Assessment (SEA) for the NuStar Dos Laredos 
Pipeline Presidential Permit Application. The Department prepared the 
Final SEA consistent with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) 
of 1969 (42 U.S.C. Sec. 4321, et seq.), the regulations of the Council 
on Environmental Quality (CEQ) (40 CFR parts 1500-1508), and the 
Department's implementing regulations (22 CFR part 161). The Department 
has determined the proposed action would not have a significant effect 
on the environment and therefore, the preparation of an Environmental 
Impact Statement is not required. The Finding of No Significant Impact 
is not a decision on the Presidential Permit application. In accordance 
with E.O. 13337, the Department will now proceed to make a 
determination as to whether issuance of a Presidential Permit for 
NuStar Logistics, L.P.'s proposed cross-border pipeline facilities 
project would serve the national interest. That determination process 
involves consideration of many factors, including foreign policy; 
energy security; environmental, cultural, and economic impacts; 
compliance with applicable law and regulations; and other issues.

DATES: The FONSI and Final SEA are available as of the publication date 
of this notice.

ADDRESSES: Copies of the FONSI and Final SEA are available at the 
following:

 Laredo Public Library, 1120 E Calton Rd, Laredo, Texas 78041
 http://www.state.gov/e/enr/applicant/applicants/c61192.htm

    Copies of the FONSI and Final SEA may also be requested by email at 
[email protected] or by mail from: Dos Laredos Project 
Manager, Office of Environmental Quality and Transboundary Issues (OES/
EQT): Suite 2726, U.S. Department of State, 2201 C Street NW., 
Washington, DC 20520.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Department evaluates Presidential permit 
applications under Executive Order (E.O.) 13337 and E.O. 14432. E.O. 
13337 delegates to the Secretary of State the President's authority to 
receive applications for permits for the construction, connection, 
operation, or maintenance of facilities for the exportation or 
importation of petroleum, petroleum products, coal, or other fuels 
(except for natural gas), at the borders of the United States, and to 
issue or deny such Presidential Permits upon a national interest 
determination. The environmental review is used to inform the ultimate 
decision of whether or not to issue the Presidential Permit.
    NuStar applied for a Presidential Permit on December 4, 2013 to 
amend the 2003 Presidential Permit previously issued to Valero 
Logistics Operations, L.P. to construct, connect, operate, and maintain 
transboundary pipeline facilities between the United States and Mexico 
approximately six miles northwest of downtown Laredo, Texas at a 
location on the Rio Grande River knows as ``La Bota.'' NuStar requested 
a new Presidential Permit that: (1) Reflects NuStar's name change from 
Valero Logistics Operations, L.P. to NuStar Logistics, L.P., as the 
owner and

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operator of the Dos Laredos Pipeline crossing the international 
boundary; and (2) permits the transportation in either direction across 
the international border of a broader range of products. The 2003 
Presidential Permit only allows shipment of liquefied petroleum gas 
(LPG). NuStar is seeking to transport other specifically defined 
petroleum products, including diesel.
    As part of its consideration of Nustar's 2013 application, the 
Department prepared a SEA that supplements the Department's EA prepared 
in connection with the Valero Logistics Operations, L.P.'s 2003 
Presidential Permit application to transport LPG across the United 
States-Mexico border at Webb County, Texas.

Deborah Klepp,
Director, Office of Environmental Quality and Transboundary Issues, 
Department of State.
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                                                  SUMMARY:    This is an amendment of the                 Robert: 1733–1808,’’ imported from                    and therefore, the preparation of an
                                                  Presidential declaration of a major                     abroad for temporary exhibition within                Environmental Impact Statement is not
                                                  disaster for the State of Texas (FEMA–                  the United States, are of cultural                    required. The Finding of No Significant
                                                  4269–DR), dated 04/25/2016.                             significance. The objects are imported                Impact is not a decision on the
                                                     Incident: Severe Storms and Flooding.                pursuant to loan agreements with the                  Presidential Permit application. In
                                                     Incident Period: 04/17/2016 through                  foreign owners or custodians. I also                  accordance with E.O. 13337, the
                                                  04/24/2016.                                             determine that the exhibition or display              Department will now proceed to make
                                                     Effective Date: 05/02/2016.                          of the exhibit objects at the National                a determination as to whether issuance
                                                     Physical Loan Application Deadline                   Gallery of Art, Washington, District of               of a Presidential Permit for NuStar
                                                  Date: 06/24/2016.                                       Columbia, from on or about June 26,                   Logistics, L.P.’s proposed cross-border
                                                     EIDL Loan Application Deadline Date:                 2016, until on or about October 2, 2016,              pipeline facilities project would serve
                                                  01/25/2017.                                             and at possible additional exhibitions or             the national interest. That determination
                                                  ADDRESSES: Submit completed loan                        venues yet to be determined, is in the                process involves consideration of many
                                                  applications to: U.S. Small Business                    national interest. I have ordered that                factors, including foreign policy; energy
                                                  Administration, Processing And                          Public Notice of these Determinations                 security; environmental, cultural, and
                                                  Disbursement Center, 14925 Kingsport                    be published in the Federal Register.                 economic impacts; compliance with
                                                  Road, Fort Worth, TX 76155.                             FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For                  applicable law and regulations; and
                                                  FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: A.                     further information, including a list of              other issues.
                                                  Escobar, Office of Disaster Assistance,                 the imported objects, contact the Office              DATES: The FONSI and Final SEA are
                                                  U.S. Small Business Administration,                     of Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs                available as of the publication date of
                                                  409 3rd Street SW., Suite 6050,                         in the Office of the Legal Adviser, U.S.              this notice.
                                                  Washington, DC 20416.                                   Department of State (telephone: 202–                  ADDRESSES: Copies of the FONSI and
                                                  SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The notice                   632–6471; email: section2459@                         Final SEA are available at the following:
                                                  of the Presidential disaster declaration                state.gov). The mailing address is U.S.               • Laredo Public Library, 1120 E Calton
                                                  for the State of Texas, dated 04/25/2016                Department of State, L/PD, SA–5, Suite                   Rd, Laredo, Texas 78041
                                                  is hereby amended to include the                        5H03, Washington, DC 20522–0505.                      • http://www.state.gov/e/enr/applicant/
                                                  following areas as adversely affected by                   Dated: May 3, 2016.
                                                                                                                                                                   applicants/c61192.htm
                                                  the disaster:                                           Mark Taplin,                                             Copies of the FONSI and Final SEA
                                                  Primary Counties: (Physical Damage and                                                                        may also be requested by email at
                                                                                                          Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy, Bureau
                                                       Economic Injury Loans): Austin,                    of Educational and Cultural Affairs,
                                                                                                                                                                NuStarDosLaredos@state.gov or by mail
                                                       Colorado, Waller, Wharton.                         Department of State.                                  from: Dos Laredos Project Manager,
                                                  Contiguous Counties: (Economic Injury                   [FR Doc. 2016–11097 Filed 5–10–16; 8:45 am]
                                                                                                                                                                Office of Environmental Quality and
                                                       Loans Only):                                                                                             Transboundary Issues (OES/EQT): Suite
                                                                                                          BILLING CODE 4710–05–P
                                                     Texas: Jackson, Matagorda.                                                                                 2726, U.S. Department of State, 2201 C
                                                     All other information in the original                                                                      Street NW., Washington, DC 20520.
                                                  declaration remains unchanged.                          DEPARTMENT OF STATE                                   SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
                                                  (Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance
                                                                                                                                                                Department evaluates Presidential
                                                                                                          [Public Notice: 9553]                                 permit applications under Executive
                                                  Number 59008)
                                                                                                                                                                Order (E.O.) 13337 and E.O. 14432. E.O.
                                                  Lisa Lopez-Suarez,                                      Notice of Availability of the Final
                                                                                                                                                                13337 delegates to the Secretary of State
                                                                                                          Supplemental Environmental
                                                  Acting Associate Administrator for Disaster                                                                   the President’s authority to receive
                                                  Assistance.                                             Assessment and Finding of No
                                                                                                                                                                applications for permits for the
                                                                                                          Significant Impact for the NuStar Dos
                                                  [FR Doc. 2016–11041 Filed 5–10–16; 8:45 am]                                                                   construction, connection, operation, or
                                                                                                          Laredos Pipeline Presidential Permit
                                                  BILLING CODE 8025–01–P                                                                                        maintenance of facilities for the
                                                                                                          Application Review, Webb County,
                                                                                                                                                                exportation or importation of petroleum,
                                                                                                          Texas
                                                                                                                                                                petroleum products, coal, or other fuels
                                                  DEPARTMENT OF STATE                                     AGENCY:   Department of State.                        (except for natural gas), at the borders of
                                                                                                          ACTION:   Notice of availability.                     the United States, and to issue or deny
                                                  [Public Notice: 9554]
                                                                                                                                                                such Presidential Permits upon a
                                                  Culturally Significant Objects Imported                 SUMMARY:    The U.S. Department of State              national interest determination. The
                                                  for Exhibition Determinations: ‘‘Hubert                 (Department) is issuing this notice to                environmental review is used to inform
                                                  Robert: 1733–1808’’ Exhibition                          advise the public that on May 05, 2016                the ultimate decision of whether or not
                                                                                                          the Department approved a Finding of                  to issue the Presidential Permit.
                                                  SUMMARY:   Notice is hereby given of the                No Significant Impact (FONSI) based on                   NuStar applied for a Presidential
                                                  following determinations: Pursuant to                   the Final Supplemental Environmental                  Permit on December 4, 2013 to amend
                                                  the authority vested in me by the Act of                Assessment (SEA) for the NuStar Dos                   the 2003 Presidential Permit previously
                                                  October 19, 1965 (79 Stat. 985; 22 U.S.C.               Laredos Pipeline Presidential Permit                  issued to Valero Logistics Operations,
                                                  2459), E.O. 12047 of March 27, 1978, the                Application. The Department prepared                  L.P. to construct, connect, operate, and
                                                  Foreign Affairs Reform and                              the Final SEA consistent with the                     maintain transboundary pipeline
                                                  Restructuring Act of 1998 (112 Stat.                    National Environmental Policy Act                     facilities between the United States and
                                                  2681, et seq.; 22 U.S.C. 6501 note, et                  (NEPA) of 1969 (42 U.S.C. Sec. 4321, et               Mexico approximately six miles
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                                                  seq.), Delegation of Authority No. 234 of               seq.), the regulations of the Council on              northwest of downtown Laredo, Texas
                                                  October 1, 1999, Delegation of Authority                Environmental Quality (CEQ) (40 CFR                   at a location on the Rio Grande River
                                                  No. 236–3 of August 28, 2000 (and, as                   parts 1500–1508), and the Department’s                knows as ‘‘La Bota.’’ NuStar requested a
                                                  appropriate, Delegation of Authority No.                implementing regulations (22 CFR part                 new Presidential Permit that: (1)
                                                  257–1 of December 11, 2015), I hereby                   161). The Department has determined                   Reflects NuStar’s name change from
                                                  determine that the objects to be                        the proposed action would not have a                  Valero Logistics Operations, L.P. to
                                                  included in the exhibition ‘‘Hubert                     significant effect on the environment                 NuStar Logistics, L.P., as the owner and


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                                                  operator of the Dos Laredos Pipeline                    of Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs                  Abandonment Portion Goshen Branch
                                                  crossing the international boundary; and                in the Office of the Legal Adviser, U.S.                Between Firth & Ammon, in Bingham &
                                                  (2) permits the transportation in either                Department of State (telephone: 202–                    Bonneville Counties, Idaho, 360 I.C.C.
                                                  direction across the international border               632–6471; email: section2459@                           91 (1979). To address whether this
                                                  of a broader range of products. The 2003                state.gov). The mailing address is U.S.                 condition adequately protects affected
                                                  Presidential Permit only allows                         Department of State, L/PD, SA–5, Suite                  employees, a petition for partial
                                                  shipment of liquefied petroleum gas                     5H03, Washington, DC 20522–0505.                        revocation under 49 U.S.C. 10502(d)
                                                  (LPG). NuStar is seeking to transport                      Dated: May 3, 2016.                                  must be filed.
                                                  other specifically defined petroleum                                                                               Provided no formal expression of
                                                                                                          Mark Taplin,
                                                  products, including diesel.                                                                                     intent to file an offer of financial
                                                     As part of its consideration of Nustar’s             Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy, Bureau           assistance (OFA) has been received, this
                                                                                                          of Educational and Cultural Affairs,
                                                  2013 application, the Department                                                                                exemption will be effective on June 10,
                                                                                                          Department of State.
                                                  prepared a SEA that supplements the                                                                             2016, unless stayed pending
                                                                                                          [FR Doc. 2016–11100 Filed 5–10–16; 8:45 am]
                                                  Department’s EA prepared in                                                                                     reconsideration.2 Petitions to stay that
                                                                                                          BILLING CODE 4710–05–P                                  do not involve environmental issues,3
                                                  connection with the Valero Logistics
                                                  Operations, L.P.’s 2003 Presidential                                                                            formal expressions of intent to file an
                                                  Permit application to transport LPG                                                                             OFA under 49 CFR 1152.27(c)(2),4 and
                                                  across the United States-Mexico border                  SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD                            interim trail use/rail banking requests
                                                  at Webb County, Texas.                                                                                          under 49 CFR 1152.29 must be filed by
                                                                                                          [Docket No. AB 6 (Sub-No. 492X)]
                                                                                                                                                                  May 20, 2016. Petitions to reopen or
                                                  Deborah Klepp,                                                                                                  requests for public use conditions under
                                                  Director, Office of Environmental Quality and
                                                                                                          BNSF Railway Company—
                                                                                                          Abandonment Exemption—in Thurston                       49 CFR 1152.28 must be filed by May
                                                  Transboundary Issues, Department of State.                                                                      31, 2016, with the Surface
                                                  [FR Doc. 2016–11101 Filed 5–10–16; 8:45 am]
                                                                                                          County, Wash.
                                                                                                                                                                  Transportation Board, 395 E Street SW.,
                                                  BILLING CODE 4710–09–P                                     BNSF Railway Company (BNSF) has                      Washington, DC 20423–0001.
                                                                                                          filed a verified notice of exemption                       A copy of any petition filed with the
                                                                                                          under 49 CFR part 1152 subpart F—                       Board should be sent to applicant’s
                                                  DEPARTMENT OF STATE                                     Exempt Abandonments to abandon 1.43                     representative: Karl Morell, Karl Morell
                                                  [Public Notice: 9555]                                   miles of rail line between milepost                     & Associates, 655 Fifteenth St. NW.,
                                                                                                          14.57 and milepost 16.0 in Belmore,                     Suite 225, Washington, DC 20005.
                                                  Culturally Significant Objects Imported                 Thurston County, Wash. (the Line).1                        If the verified notice contains false or
                                                  for Exhibition Determinations:                          The Line traverses United States Postal                 misleading information, the exemption
                                                  ‘‘Rembrandt’s First Masterpiece’’                       Service Zip Code 98512.                                 is void ab initio.
                                                  Exhibition                                                 BNSF has certified that: (1) No local                   BNSF has filed a combined
                                                                                                          traffic has moved over the Line since                   environmental and historic report that
                                                  SUMMARY:   Notice is hereby given of the                                                                        addresses the effects, if any, of the
                                                  following determinations: Pursuant to                   prior to 2005; (2) no overhead traffic has
                                                                                                          moved over the Line since prior to 2005;                abandonment on the environment and
                                                  the authority vested in me by the Act of                                                                        historic resources. OEA will issue an
                                                  October 19, 1965 (79 Stat. 985; 22 U.S.C.               (3) no formal complaint filed by a user
                                                                                                          of rail service on the Line (or by a state              environmental assessment (EA) by May
                                                  2459), E.O. 12047 of March 27, 1978, the                                                                        16, 2016. Interested persons may obtain
                                                  Foreign Affairs Reform and                              or local government entity acting on
                                                                                                          behalf of such user) regarding cessation                a copy of the EA by writing to OEA
                                                  Restructuring Act of 1998 (112 Stat.                                                                            (Room 1100, Surface Transportation
                                                  2681, et seq.; 22 U.S.C. 6501 note, et                  of service over the Line either is
                                                                                                          pending with the Surface                                Board, Washington, DC 20423–0001) or
                                                  seq.), Delegation of Authority No. 234 of                                                                       by calling OEA at (202) 245–0305.
                                                  October 1, 1999, Delegation of Authority                Transportation Board (Board) or with
                                                                                                          any U.S. District Court or has been                     Assistance for the hearing impaired is
                                                  No. 236–3 of August 28, 2000 (and, as                                                                           available through the Federal
                                                  appropriate, Delegation of Authority No.                decided in favor of a complainant
                                                                                                          within the two-year period; and (4) the                 Information Relay Service (FIRS) at
                                                  257–1 of December 11, 2015), I hereby                                                                           (800) 877–8339. Comments on
                                                  determine that the objects to be                        requirements at 49 CFR 1105.7(c)
                                                                                                          (environmental report), 49 CFR 1105.11                  environmental and historic preservation
                                                  included in the exhibition ‘‘Rembrandt’s                                                                        matters must be filed within 15 days
                                                  First Masterpiece,’’ imported from                      (transmittal letter), 49 CFR 1105.12
                                                                                                          (newspaper publication), and 49 CFR                     after the EA becomes available to the
                                                  abroad for temporary exhibition within                                                                          public.
                                                  the United States, are of cultural                      1152.50(d)(1) (notice to governmental
                                                                                                          agencies) have been met.                                   Environmental, historic preservation,
                                                  significance. The objects are imported                                                                          public use, or trail use/rail banking
                                                  pursuant to loan agreements with the                       As a condition to this exemption, any
                                                  foreign owners or custodians. I also                    employee adversely affected by the                         2 Although the exemption is scheduled to become

                                                  determine that the exhibition or display                abandonment shall be protected under                    effective on June 10, 2016, the transaction cannot
                                                  of the exhibit objects at The Morgan                    Oregon Short Line Railroad—                             be consummated by BNSF until TMBL obtains
                                                                                                                                                                  discontinuance authority.
                                                  Library & Museum, New York, New                           1 The Line is a portion of a 10.2-mile line of           3 The Board will grant a stay if an informed
                                                  York, from on or about June 3, 2016,                    railroad currently being leased to the City of          decision on environmental issues (whether raised
                                                  until on or about September 18, 2016,                   Tacoma, Department of Public Utilities, Beltline        by a party or by the Board’s Office of Environmental
                                                  and at possible additional exhibitions or               Division, d/b/a Tacoma Rail or Tacoma Municipal         Analysis (OEA) in its independent investigation)
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                                                                                                          Beltline or TMBL (TMBL). See City of Tacoma,            cannot be made before the exemption’s effective
                                                  venues yet to be determined, is in the                                                                          date. See Exemption of Out-of-Serv. Rail Lines, 5
                                                                                                          Dep’t of Pub. Utils., Beltline Div. d/b/a Tacoma Rail
                                                  national interest. I have ordered that                  or Tacoma Mun. Beltline or TMBL—Acquisition &           I.C.C. 2d 377 (1989). Any request for a stay should
                                                  Public Notice of these Determinations                   Operation Exemption—Lakeview Subdivision,               be filed as soon as possible so that the Board may
                                                  be published in the Federal Register.                   Quadlok-St. Clair & Belmore—Olympia Rail Lines          take appropriate action before the exemption’s
                                                                                                          in Pierce & Thurston Ctys., Wash., FD 34555 (STB        effective date.
                                                  FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
                                                                                                          served Oct. 19, 2004). In the verified notice, BNSF        4 Each OFA must be accompanied by the filing
                                                  further information, including a list of                states that TMBL will be filing for discontinuance      fee, which is currently set at $1,600. See 49 CFR
                                                  the imported objects, contact the Office                of the Line.                                            1002.2(f)(25).



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Document Created: 2016-05-11 01:12:13
Document Modified: 2016-05-11 01:12:13
CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
GS 4.107:
AE 2.106:
PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice of availability.
DatesThe FONSI and Final SEA are available as of the publication date of this notice.
FR Citation81 FR 29315 

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