83 FR 5504 - Notice of Receipt of an Application From the California Department of Transportation for Issuance of a Presidential Permit Authorizing the Construction, Connection, Operation, and Maintenance of a New Border Crossing at Otay Mesa East

DEPARTMENT OF STATE

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 26 (February 7, 2018)

Page Range		5504-5505
FR Document		2018-02539

The Department of State (DOS) hereby gives notice that on November 22, 2017, it received an application from the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) for a Presidential permit authorizing the construction, connection, operation, and maintenance of a new border crossing at Otay Mesa East to serve the San Diego, California and Tijuana, Baja California areas, called the Otay Mesa East Port of Entry. A new port of entry in San Diego County could alleviate strain on the existing ports of entry and the local and regional transportation infrastructure.

Federal Register, Volume 83 Issue 26 (Wednesday, February 7, 2018)

[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 26 (Wednesday, February 7, 2018)]
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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice: 10296]


Notice of Receipt of an Application From the California 
Department of Transportation for Issuance of a Presidential Permit 
Authorizing the Construction, Connection, Operation, and Maintenance of 
a New Border Crossing at Otay Mesa East

AGENCY: Department of State.

ACTION: Notice of availability; request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The Department of State (DOS) hereby gives notice that on 
November 22, 2017, it received an application from the California 
Department of Transportation (Caltrans) for a Presidential permit 
authorizing the construction, connection, operation, and maintenance of 
a new border crossing at Otay Mesa East to serve the San Diego, 
California and Tijuana, Baja California areas, called the Otay Mesa 
East Port of Entry. A new port of entry in San Diego County could 
alleviate strain on the existing ports of entry and the local and 
regional transportation infrastructure.

DATES: Comments must be submitted no later than March 9, 2018 at 11:59 
p.m.

ADDRESSES: For reasons of efficiency, the State Department encourages 
the electronic submission of comments through the Federal Government's 
eRulemaking Portal (http://www.regulations.gov), enter Docket No. DOS-
2018-0007, and follow the prompts to submit a comment. The State 
Department also will accept comments submitted in hard copy by mail and 
postmarked no later than March 9, 2018. Please note that standard mail 
delivery to the State Department can be delayed due to security 
screening. To submit comments by mail, use the following address: 
Office of Mexican Affairs, Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs, Room 
3924, Department of State, 2201 C St. NW, Washington, DC 20520.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Litah N. Miller, Office of Mexican 
Affairs, Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs, via email at WHA-BorderAffairs@state.gov; by phone at 202-647-9894; or by mail at Office 
of Mexican Affairs, Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs, Room 3924, 
Department of State, 2201 C St. NW, Washington, DC 20520.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Deputy Secretary of State John D. Negroponte 
issued a Presidential permit for a port of entry in the same location 
November 20, 2008. That permit is expected to expire November 20, 2018. 
Caltrans requested a new permit on November 22, 2017.

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The application may be found at: Caltrans's application is available at 
https://www.state.gov/p/wha/rt/permit/app/califdotpermit/index.htm.
    Under Executive Order 11423, as amended, the Secretary of State is 
designated and empowered to receive all applications for Presidential 
permits for the construction, connection, operation, or maintenance at 
the borders of the United States of facilities including land crossings 
and bridges. The Secretary of State, or his delegate, issues or denies 
Presidential permits under Executive Order 11423 on the basis of a 
national interest determination. That determination may include 
consideration of a range of factors, including but not limited to 
foreign policy; environmental, cultural, and economic impacts; and 
compliance with applicable law and policy.
    As provided in E.O. 11423, this application is being circulated to 
relevant federal agencies for review and comment. Interested members of 
the public are invited to submit written comments regarding this 
application. The public comment period will end 30 days from the 
publication of this notice. Comments are not private. They will be 
posted on the site http://www.regulations.gov. The comments will not be 
edited to remove identifying or contact information, and the State 
Department cautions against including any information that one does not 
want publicly disclosed. The State Department requests that any party 
soliciting or aggregating comments received from other persons for 
submission to the State Department inform those persons that the State 
Department will not edit their comments to remove identifying or 
contact information, and that they should not include any information 
in their comments that they do not want publicly disclosed.

Colleen A. Hoey,
Director, Office of Mexican Affairs, Department of State.
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the 30-day operative delay is consistent those that may be withheld from the DEPARTMENT OF STATE
with the protection of investors and the public in accordance with the
[Public Notice: 10296]
public interest. Accordingly, the provisions of 5 U.S.C. 552, will be
Commission waives the 30-day available for website viewing and Notice of Receipt of an Application
operative delay and designates the printing in the Commission’s Public From the California Department of
proposed rule change operative upon Reference Room, 100 F Street NE, Transportation for Issuance of a
filing.22 Washington, DC 20549 on official Presidential Permit Authorizing the
At any time within 60 days of the business days between the hours of Construction, Connection, Operation,
filing of such proposed rule change, the
10:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. Copies of the and Maintenance of a New Border
Commission summarily may
filing also will be available for Crossing at Otay Mesa East
temporarily suspend such rule change if
it appears to the Commission that such inspection and copying at the principal
AGENCY: Department of State.
action is necessary or appropriate in the office of the Exchange. All comments
ACTION:Notice of availability; request
public interest, for the protection of received will be posted without change.
for comments.
investors, or otherwise in furtherance of Persons submitting comments are
the purposes of the Act. If the cautioned that we do not redact or edit SUMMARY: The Department of State
Commission takes such action, the personal identifying information from (DOS) hereby gives notice that on
Commission shall institute proceedings comment submissions. You should November 22, 2017, it received an
under Section 19(b)(2)(B) 23 of the Act to submit only information that you wish application from the California
determine whether the proposed rule to make available publicly. All Department of Transportation (Caltrans)
change should be approved or submissions should refer to File for a Presidential permit authorizing the
disapproved. Number SR–NYSEARCA–2018–06 and construction, connection, operation, and
should be submitted on or before maintenance of a new border crossing at
IV. Solicitation of Comments
February 28, 2018. Otay Mesa East to serve the San Diego,
Interested persons are invited to California and Tijuana, Baja California
submit written data, views, and For the Commission, by the Division of areas, called the Otay Mesa East Port of
arguments concerning the foregoing, Trading and Markets, pursuant to delegated
Entry. A new port of entry in San Diego
including whether the proposed rule authority.24
County could alleviate strain on the
change is consistent with the Act. Eduardo A. Aleman, existing ports of entry and the local and
Comments may be submitted by any of Assistant Secretary. regional transportation infrastructure.
the following methods: [FR Doc. 2018–02399 Filed 2–6–18; 8:45 am] DATES: Comments must be submitted no
Electronic Comments BILLING CODE 8011–01–P later than March 9, 2018 at 11:59 p.m.
• Use the Commission’s internet ADDRESSES: For reasons of efficiency,
comment form (http://www.sec.gov/ the State Department encourages the
rules/sro.shtml); or electronic submission of comments
• Send an email to rule-comments@ SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION through the Federal Government’s
sec.gov. Please include File Number SR– eRulemaking Portal (http://
NYSEARCA–2018–06 on the subject Surrender of License of Small www.regulations.gov), enter Docket No.
line. Business Investment Company DOS–2018–0007, and follow the
prompts to submit a comment. The State
Paper Comments Pursuant to the authority granted to Department also will accept comments
• Send paper comments in triplicate the United States Small Business submitted in hard copy by mail and
to Secretary, Securities and Exchange Administration under the Small postmarked no later than March 9, 2018.
Commission, 100 F Street NE, Business Investment Act of 1958, as Please note that standard mail delivery
Washington, DC 20549–1090. amended, under Section 309 of the Act to the State Department can be delayed
All submissions should refer to File and Section 107.1900 of the Small due to security screening. To submit
Number SR–NYSEARCA–2018–06. This Business Administration Rules and comments by mail, use the following
file number should be included on the Regulations (13 CFR 107.1900) to address: Office of Mexican Affairs,
subject line if email is used. To help the function as a small business investment Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs,
Commission process and review your company under the Small Business Room 3924, Department of State, 2201
comments more efficiently, please use Investment Company License No. 04/ C St. NW, Washington, DC 20520.
only one method. The Commission will 04–0297 issued to BB&T Capital FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
post all comments on the Commission’s Partners/Windsor Mezzanine Fund, LLC Litah N. Miller, Office of Mexican
internet website (http://www.sec.gov/ said license is hereby declared null and Affairs, Bureau of Western Hemisphere
rules/sro.shtml). Copies of the void. Affairs, via email at WHA-
submission, all subsequent BorderAffairs@state.gov; by phone at
amendments, all written statements United States Small Business
202–647–9894; or by mail at Office of
with respect to the proposed rule Administration.
Mexican Affairs, Bureau of Western
change that are filed with the A. Joseph Shepard, Hemisphere Affairs, Room 3924,
Commission, and all written Associate Administrator for Investment and Department of State, 2201 C St. NW,
communications relating to the Innovation. Washington, DC 20520.
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proposed rule change between the [FR Doc. 2018–02391 Filed 2–6–18; 8:45 am] SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Deputy
Commission and any person, other than BILLING CODE P Secretary of State John D. Negroponte
issued a Presidential permit for a port of
22 For purposes only of waiving the 30-day
entry in the same location November 20,
operative delay, the Commission has considered the
proposed rule’s impact on efficiency, competition, 2008. That permit is expected to expire
and capital formation. See 15 U.S.C. 78c(f). November 20, 2018. Caltrans requested
23 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(2)(B). 24 17 CFR 200.30–3(a)(12). a new permit on November 22, 2017.

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The application may be found at: ACTION: Announcement of meetings; sustainable development in concert
Caltrans’s application is available at solicitation of suggestions; invitation to with strengthening bilateral trade and
https://www.state.gov/p/wha/rt/permit/ public session. investment relations’’ and committed to
app/califdotpermit/index.htm. undertaking cooperative environmental
SUMMARY: The Department of State and activities pursuant to the MOU. In
Under Executive Order 11423, as the Office of the United States Trade
amended, the Secretary of State is Section 2 of the MOU, the governments
Representative (USTR) are providing established the Joint Forum to
designated and empowered to receive notice that the governments of the
all applications for Presidential permits coordinate and review environmental
United States and Oman intend to hold cooperation activities. As envisioned in
for the construction, connection, a meeting to review implementation of
operation, or maintenance at the borders the MOU, the Joint Forum develops
the Environment Chapter of the United Plans of Action; reviews and assesses
of the United States of facilities States-Oman Free Trade Agreement
including land crossings and bridges. cooperative environmental activities
(FTA), the United States-Oman Joint undertaken pursuant to the Plan of
The Secretary of State, or his delegate, Forum on Environmental Cooperation
issues or denies Presidential permits Action; recommends ways to improve
(Joint Forum), and a public session in cooperation; and undertakes such other
under Executive Order 11423 on the Muscat, Oman, on March 4 and 5, 2018,
basis of a national interest activities as the Governments may deem
at a venue to be announced. to be appropriate. Through this notice,
determination. That determination may
DATES: The public session will be held the United States is soliciting the views
include consideration of a range of
on March 5, 2018, in Muscat, Oman at of the public with respect to the 2018–
factors, including but not limited to
a venue to be announced. Suggestions 2021 Plan of Action.
foreign policy; environmental, cultural,
on the Joint Forum meeting agenda and/ Members of the public, including
and economic impacts; and compliance
or the 2018–2021 Plan of Action should NGOs, educational institutions, private
with applicable law and policy.
be provided no later than March 1, sector enterprises, and all other
As provided in E.O. 11423, this 2018, to facilitate consideration. interested persons, are invited to submit
application is being circulated to ADDRESSES: Those interested in written suggestions regarding items for
relevant federal agencies for review and attending the public session should inclusion in the meeting agendas or in
comment. Interested members of the email Tiffany Prather at PratherTA@ the new Plan of Action. Please include
public are invited to submit written state.gov to find out the time and place your full name and identify any
comments regarding this application. of the session. Suggestions on the Joint organization or group you represent. We
The public comment period will end 30 Forum meeting agenda and/or the 2018– encourage submitters to refer to:
days from the publication of this notice. 2021 Plan of Action should be emailed • United States-Oman Memorandum
Comments are not private. They will be to PratherTA@state.gov or faxed to of Understanding on Environmental
posted on the site http:// Tiffany Prather at (202) 647–5947, with Cooperation;
www.regulations.gov. The comments the subject line ‘‘United States-Oman • 2011–2014 Plan of Action Pursuant
will not be edited to remove identifying Environmental Cooperation.’’ to the United States-Oman
or contact information, and the State Memorandum of Understanding on
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Department cautions against including Environmental Cooperation;
Tiffany Prather, (202) 647–4548.
any information that one does not want • 2014–2017 Plan of Action Pursuant
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
publicly disclosed. The State to the United States-Oman
Department requests that any party governments of the United States and Memorandum of Understanding on
soliciting or aggregating comments Oman (the governments) created the Environmental Cooperation;
received from other persons for Joint Forum pursuant to the United • Chapter 17 of the United States-
submission to the State Department States-Oman Memorandum of Oman Free Trade Agreement;
inform those persons that the State Understanding on Environmental • Final Environmental Review of the
Department will not edit their Cooperation (MOU), signed on February United States–Oman Free Trade
comments to remove identifying or 20, 2006. During the Joint Forum, the Agreement.
contact information, and that they governments will discuss how the These documents are available at:
should not include any information in United States and Oman can work http://www.state.gov/e/oes/eqt/trade/
their comments that they do not want together to protect and conserve the oman/index.htm.
publicly disclosed. environment, highlight past bilateral
environmental cooperation, review Rob Wing,
Colleen A. Hoey, activities under the 2014–2017 Plan of Acting Director, Office of Environmental
Director, Office of Mexican Affairs, Action, and commit to a 2018–2021 Quality and Transboundary Issues,
Department of State.
Department of State. Plan of Action. The Department of State
and USTR invite the members of the [FR Doc. 2018–02420 Filed 2–6–18; 8:45 am]
[FR Doc. 2018–02539 Filed 2–6–18; 8:45 am]
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items to include on the meeting agenda
or in the 2018–2021 Plan of Action.
DEPARTMENT OF STATE The Department of State and USTR SUSQUEHANNA RIVER BASIN
also invite interested persons to attend COMMISSION
[Public Notice 10305] a public session where the public will
have the opportunity to ask about Commission Meeting
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Meeting on United States-Oman Free implementation of both the MOU and AGENCY: Susquehanna River Basin
Trade Agreement Environment Chapter the Environment Chapter of the United Commission.
Implementation, Joint Forum on States-Oman FTA. In the Environment ACTION: Notice.
Environmental Cooperation, and Chapter of the United States-Oman FTA,
Public Session the governments ‘‘recognize the SUMMARY: The Susquehanna River Basin
importance of strengthening capacity to Commission will hold its regular
AGENCY: Department of State. protect the environment and to promote business meeting on March 8, 2018, in

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Collection		Federal Register
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Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Notices
Action		Notice of availability; request for comments.
Dates		Comments must be submitted no later than March 9, 2018 at 11:59 p.m.
Contact		Litah N. Miller, Office of Mexican Affairs, Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs, via email at WHA- [email protected]; by phone at 202-647-9894; or by mail at Office of Mexican Affairs, Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs, Room 3924, Department of State, 2201 C St. NW, Washington, DC 20520.
FR Citation		83 FR 5504