[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 242 (Monday, December 19, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 75233-75234]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-24222]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice 5248]


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

AGENCY: Department of State.

ACTION: Notice.

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    Notice is hereby given that the Department of State has received an 
application from PMC (Nova Scotia) Company (``PMC Nova Scotia'') for 
itself, and on behalf of Plains Marketing Canada L.P. (both Canadian 
companies), for a Presidential permit, pursuant to Executive Order 
11423 of August 16, 1968, as amended by Executive Order 12847 of May 
17, 1993 and Executive Order 13284 of January 23, 2003, to operate and 
maintain the Milk River Pipeline crossing the U.S.-Canada border. The 
Murphy Oil Corporation had a Presidential permit to construct, operate 
and maintain this oil pipeline, but the pipeline was acquired in May, 
2001 by PMC Nova Scotia, for itself and on behalf of Plains Marketing 
Canada, L.P.
    PMC Nova Scotia and Plains Marketing Canada are direct subsidiaries 
of Plains All American Pipeline, L.P., of Texas, U.S.A. The existing 
pipeline originates in Toole County, Montana, and runs to the 
international boundary between the U.S. and Canada, then connects to 
similar facilities in the Province of Alberta, Canada. PMC Nova Scotia 
has, in written correspondence to the Department of State, committed to 
abide by the relevant terms and conditions of the permit previously 
held by Murphy Oil. Further, PMC Nova Scotia indicated in that 
correspondence that the operation of the pipeline will remain 
essentially unchanged from that previously permitted. Therefore, in 
accordance with 22 CFR 161.7(b)(3) and the Department's Procedures for 
Issuance of a Presidential Permit Where There Has Been a Transfer of 
the Underlying Facility, Bridge or Border Crossing for Land 
Transportation (70 FR 30990, May 31, 2005), the Department of State 
does not intend to conduct an environmental review of the application 
unless information is brought to its attention that the transfer 
potentially would have a significant impact on the quality of the human 
environment.
    As required by E.O. 13337, the Department of State is circulating 
this application to concerned federal agencies for comment.

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DATES: Interested parties are invited to submit, in duplicate, comments 
relative to this proposal on or before January 18, 2006 to Charles 
Esser, 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: Charles Esser, Office of International 
Energy and Commodity 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: December 13, 2005.
Stephan J. Gallogly,
Director, Office of International Energy and Commodity Policy, 
Department of State.
[FR Doc. 05-24222 Filed 12-16-05; 8:45 am]
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