[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 115 (Wednesday, June 16, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Page 33691]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-13697]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice 4746]


Notice of Receipt of Application for a Presidential Permit for 
Pipeline Facilities To Be Constructed and Maintained on the Border of 
the United States

AGENCY: Department of State, Office of International Energy and 
Commodities Policy.

ACTION: Notice.

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    Notice is hereby given that the Department of State has received an 
application from Express Pipeline, LLC (Express) for a Presidential 
permit, pursuant to Executive Order 13337 of April 30, 2004. On August 
30, 1996, the State Department had issued a Presidential permit to 
Express Pipeline partnership, the applicant's predecessor in interest, 
to construct, connect, operate and maintain a pipeline at the 
international boundary between the United States and Canada. On August 
1, 2001, Express Pipeline partnership filed a certificate of conversion 
to a limited liability company with the Delaware Secretary of State, 
thereby automatically converting to a domestic limited liability 
company. On January 9, 2003, Encana Corporation of British Columbia 
sold Express to a consortium comprised of Terasen, Inc of British 
Columbia, Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement System, and Ontario 
Teachers' Pension Plan Board, each holding an equal one-third interest. 
The application filed with the Department of State requests 
authorization for Express to operate and maintain Express's existing 
crude oil transporter system that crosses the U.S.-Canadian border in 
the vicinity of Port of Wild Horse, Alberta, traverses the State of 
Montana, and terminates at Casper, Wyoming. It also requests 
authorization to construct, connect, operate, and maintain six 
additional pump stations alongside and connected to the existing crude 
oil transporter system.
    Express is a limited liability company organized and existing under 
the laws of the State of Delaware and with its principal office located 
in Calgary, Alberta. Terasen Pipelines (USA) Inc. (Terasen Pipelines) 
operates and maintains the existing system on behalf of Express. Acting 
through Terasen Pipelines, Express will finance, construct, connect, 
operate and maintain the pump stations.
    As required by E.O. 13337, the Department of State is circulating 
this application and a draft environmental assessment to concerned 
federal agencies for comment.

DATES: Interested parties are invited to submit, in duplicate, comments 
relative to this proposal on or before July 16, 2004, to Pedro Erviti, 
Office of International Energy and Commodities Policy, Department of 
State, Washington, DC 20520. The application and related documents that 
are part of the record to be considered by the Department of State in 
connection with this application are available for inspection in the 
Office of International Energy and Commodities Policy during normal 
business hours.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Pedro Erviti, Office of International 
Energy and Commodities Policy (EB/ESC/IEC/EPC), Department of State, 
Washington, DC 20520; or by telephone at (202) 647-1291; or by fax at 
(202) 647-4037.

    Dated: June 10, 2004.
Matthew T. McManus,
Acting Director, Office of International Energy and Commodities Policy, 
Department of State.
[FR Doc. 04-13697 Filed 6-14-04; 2:22 pm]
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