[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 125 (Wednesday, June 28, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 39975-39976]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-16221]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice 3344]


Bureau of Economic and Business Affairs Finding of No Significant 
Impact: City of Sumas, WA

AGENCY: Department of State.

ACTION: Notice of a finding of no significant impact with regard to an 
application to construct, operate and maintain a pipeline to transport 
water across the U.S.-Canada border.

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SUMMARY: The Department of State has conducted an environmental 
assessment of the proposed construction by the City of Sumas, 
Washington, of a pipeline for the transport of water crossing the 
international boundary near the City of Sumas, Washington. This 
information may be viewed upon request in the Office of International 
Energy and Commodity Policy at the Department of State.
    Based on this information, the Department of State has concluded 
that issuance of a Presidential Permit authorizing construction of the 
pipeline will not have a significant effect on the existing vegetation 
and wildlife, water resources, land use, air quality and human 
population within the United States. In reaching this conclusion, the 
Department of State considered several alternatives, including a no-
action alternative.

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    In accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act, 42 U.S.C. 
Section 4321 et seq., Council on Environmental Quality Regulations, 40 
CFR 1501.4 and 1508.13 and Department of State Regulations, 22 CFR 
161.8 (C), an environmental impact statement will not be prepared.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ON THE PIPELINE PERMIT APPLICATION, CONTACT: 
Bill Memler, Office of International Energy Policy, Room 3535, U.S. 
Department of State, Washington, D.C., 20520, (202) 647-4557.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The City of Sumas is a municipality 
organized and chartered in the State of Washington. On October 14, 
1999, the Department of State published a Notice of Application for a 
Presidential Permit in the Federal Register. No public comments were 
received and concerned agencies expressed no opposition to issuing the 
permit. A finding of no significant impact is adopted, and an 
environmental impact statement will not be prepared.

Stephen Gallogly,
Director, Office of International Energy and Commodities Policy.
[FR Doc. 00-16221 Filed 6-27-00; 8:45 am]
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