82 FR 48309 - Notice of Availability of the Draft Environmental Assessment and Preliminary Finding of No Significant Impact for the Borrego Pipeline Presidential Permit Application Review, Webb County, Texas
DEPARTMENT OF STATE Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 199 (October 17, 2017)
Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 199 (October 17, 2017)
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| FR Document | 2017-22411 |
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 199 (Tuesday, October 17, 2017)] [Notices] [Page 48309] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2017-22411] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF STATE [Public Notice: 10163] Notice of Availability of the Draft Environmental Assessment and Preliminary Finding of No Significant Impact for the Borrego Pipeline Presidential Permit Application Review, Webb County, Texas AGENCY: Department of State. ACTION: Notice of availability; solicitation of comments. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of State (Department) announces availability for public review and comment of the Draft Environmental Assessment (Draft EA) and the Preliminary Finding of No Significant Impact for the Borrego Pipeline Presidential Permit Application (Preliminary FONSI). These documents evaluate the potential environmental impacts of the construction, connection, operation, and maintenance of a proposed new pipeline at the U.S.- Mexico border in Webb County, Texas, by Borrego Crossing Pipeline, LLC (Borrego), a subsidiary of Howard Midstream Energy Partners, LLC (Howard Midstream). DATES: The public comment period starts on October 13, 2017, and will end November 13, 2017. ADDRESSES: Comments on the Draft EA and Preliminary FONSI may be submitted at www.regulations.gov by entering [DOS-2017-0039] or the title of this Notice into the search field and following the prompts. Comments may also be submitted by mail, addressed to: Jill Reilly, Office of Environmental Quality and Transboundary Issues (OES/EQT): Suite 2726, U.S. Department of State, 2201 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20520. All comments from agencies or organizations should indicate a contact person for the agency or organization. The Department invites the public, governmental agencies, tribal governments, and all other interested parties to provide comments on the Draft EA and Preliminary FONSI during the 30-day public comment period. All comments received during the review 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. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jill Reilly, (202) 647-9798, [email protected]. Project details for the Borrego Pipeline and copies of the Presidential permit application, as well as information on the Presidential permit process are available at the following: https://www.state.gov/e/enr/applicant/applicants/borregopipeline/index.htm. Please refer to this Web site or contact the Department at the address listed in the ADDRESSES section of this notice. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Department reviews 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. On August 12, 2016, Borrego submitted an application to the Department. The application requests a new Presidential permit that would authorize the construction, connection, operation and maintenance of facilities at the United States-Mexico border (border facilities) for the export to Mexico of refined petroleum products (including gasoline, premium gasoline, ultra-low sulfur diesel [ULSD] and jet fuels). The petroleum products would be transported through the new pipeline between a terminal in Laredo, Texas, and the existing Nuevo Laredo Terminal in Tamaulipas, Mexico. The Draft EA and Preliminary FONSI were prepared consistent with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of 1969 (42 U.S.C. Section 4321, et seq.), the regulations of the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) (40 CFR part 1500-1508), and the Department's implementing regulations (22 CFR part 161). Availability of the Draft EA and Preliminary FONSI: Copies of the Draft EA and Preliminary FONSI have been distributed to state and Federal agencies, tribal governments and other interested parties. Printed copies of the document may be obtained by visiting the Main Laredo Public Library, 1120 E. Calton Road, Laredo, Texas, 78041, or by contacting the Borrego Project Manager at the above address. They are also available at https://www.state.gov/e/enr/applicant/applicants/borregopipeline/index.htm. Sezaneh Seymour, Acting Director, Office of Environmental Quality and Transboundary Issues, Department of State. [FR Doc. 2017-22411 Filed 10-13-17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4710-09-P
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985; 22 U.S.C. 2459), E.O. 12047 of indicate a contact person for the agency National Environmental Policy Act
March 27, 1978, the Foreign Affairs or organization. (NEPA) of 1969 (42 U.S.C. Section 4321,
Reform and Restructuring Act of 1998 The Department invites the public, et seq.), the regulations of the Council
(112 Stat. 2681, et seq.; 22 U.S.C. 6501 governmental agencies, tribal on Environmental Quality (CEQ) (40
note, et seq.), Delegation of Authority governments, and all other interested CFR part 1500–1508), and the
No. 234 of October 1, 1999, Delegation parties to provide comments on the Department’s implementing regulations
of Authority No. 236–3 of August 28, Draft EA and Preliminary FONSI during (22 CFR part 161).
2000 (and, as appropriate, Delegation of the 30-day public comment period. All Availability of the Draft EA and
Authority No. 257–1 of December 11, comments received during the review Preliminary FONSI: Copies of the Draft
2015). I have ordered that Public Notice period may be made public, no matter EA and Preliminary FONSI have been
of these determinations be published in how initially submitted. Comments are distributed to state and Federal
the Federal Register. not private and will not be edited to agencies, tribal governments and other
remove identifying or contact interested parties. Printed copies of the
Alyson Grunder, document may be obtained by visiting
information. Commenters are cautioned
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy, Bureau against including any information that the Main Laredo Public Library, 1120 E.
of Educational and Cultural Affairs, Calton Road, Laredo, Texas, 78041, or
they would not want publicly disclosed.
Department of State.
Any party soliciting or aggregating by contacting the Borrego Project
[FR Doc. 2017–22456 Filed 10–16–17; 8:45 am]
comments from other persons is further Manager at the above address. They are
BILLING CODE 4710–05–P requested to direct those persons not to also available at https://www.state.gov/
include any identifying or contact e/enr/applicant/applicants/borrego
information, or information they would pipeline/index.htm.
DEPARTMENT OF STATE not want publicly disclosed, in their
Sezaneh Seymour,
comments.
[Public Notice: 10163] Acting Director, Office of Environmental
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jill Quality and Transboundary Issues,
Notice of Availability of the Draft Reilly, (202) 647–9798, ReillyJE@ Department of State.
Environmental Assessment and state.gov. Project details for the Borrego [FR Doc. 2017–22411 Filed 10–13–17; 8:45 am]
Preliminary Finding of No Significant Pipeline and copies of the Presidential BILLING CODE 4710–09–P
Impact for the Borrego Pipeline permit application, as well as
Presidential Permit Application information on the Presidential permit
Review, Webb County, Texas process are available at the following: DEPARTMENT OF STATE
https://www.state.gov/e/enr/applicant/
AGENCY: Department of State. [Public Notice: 10166]
applicants/borregopipeline/index.htm.
ACTION: Notice of availability; Please refer to this Web site or contact Notice of Determinations; Culturally
solicitation of comments. the Department at the address listed in Significant Objects Imported for
the ADDRESSES section of this notice. Exhibition Determinations:
SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of State
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The ‘‘Caravaggio: Masterpieces From the
(Department) announces availability for
Department reviews Presidential permit Galleria Borghese’’ Exhibition
public review and comment of the Draft
applications under Executive Order
Environmental Assessment (Draft EA) SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given of the
(E.O.) 13337 and E.O. 14432. E.O. 13337
and the Preliminary Finding of No following determinations: I hereby
delegates to the Secretary of State the
Significant Impact for the Borrego determine that three objects to be
President’s authority to receive
Pipeline Presidential Permit Application included in the exhibition ‘‘Caravaggio:
applications for permits for the
(Preliminary FONSI). These documents Masterpieces from the Galleria
construction, connection, operation, or
evaluate the potential environmental Borghese,’’ imported from abroad for
maintenance of facilities for the
impacts of the construction, connection, temporary exhibition within the United
exportation or importation of petroleum,
operation, and maintenance of a States, are of cultural significance. The
petroleum products, coal, or other fuels
proposed new pipeline at the U.S.- objects are imported pursuant to a loan
(except for natural gas), at the borders of
Mexico border in Webb County, Texas, agreement with the foreign owner or
the United States, and to issue or deny
by Borrego Crossing Pipeline, LLC custodian. I also determine that the
such Presidential permits upon a
(Borrego), a subsidiary of Howard exhibition or display of the exhibit
national interest determination.
Midstream Energy Partners, LLC objects at The J. Paul Getty Museum at
On August 12, 2016, Borrego
(Howard Midstream). the Getty Center, Los Angeles,
submitted an application to the
DATES: The public comment period Department. The application requests a California, from on or about November
starts on October 13, 2017, and will end new Presidential permit that would 21, 2017, until on or about February 18,
November 13, 2017. authorize the construction, connection, 2018, and at possible additional
ADDRESSES: Comments on the Draft EA operation and maintenance of facilities exhibitions or venues yet to be
and Preliminary FONSI may be at the United States-Mexico border determined, is in the national interest.
submitted at www.regulations.gov by (border facilities) for the export to FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
entering [DOS–2017–0039] or the title of Mexico of refined petroleum products further information, including a list of
this Notice into the search field and (including gasoline, premium gasoline, the imported objects, contact Elliot Chiu
following the prompts. Comments may in the Office of the Legal Adviser, U.S.
sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with NOTICES
ultra-low sulfur diesel [ULSD] and jet
also be submitted by mail, addressed to: fuels). The petroleum products would Department of State (telephone: 202–
Jill Reilly, Office of Environmental be transported through the new pipeline 632–6471; email: section2459@
Quality and Transboundary Issues between a terminal in Laredo, Texas, state.gov). The mailing address is U.S.
(OES/EQT): Suite 2726, U.S. and the existing Nuevo Laredo Terminal Department of State, L/PD, SA–5, Suite
Department of State, 2201 C Street NW., in Tamaulipas, Mexico. 5H03, Washington, DC 20522–0505.
Washington, DC 20520. All comments The Draft EA and Preliminary FONSI SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
from agencies or organizations should were prepared consistent with the foregoing determinations were made
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| Action | Notice of availability; solicitation of comments. | |
| Dates | The public comment period starts on October 13, 2017, and will end November 13, 2017. | |
| Contact | Jill Reilly, (202) 647-9798, [email protected] Project details for the Borrego Pipeline and copies of the Presidential permit application, as well as information on the Presidential permit process are available at the following: https:// www.state.gov/e/enr/applicant/applicants/borregopipeline/index.htm. | |
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