[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 59 (Wednesday, March 26, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 16090-16091]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-6206]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice 6151]


Notice of Receipt of Application for Presidential Permit for 
Border Facilities Related to the Frontera Juarez Pipeline and Notice of 
Intent To Prepare Environmental Assessment, and Notice of Flood Plain 
and Wetland Involvement

AGENCY: Department of State.

ACTION: Notice of Receipt of Application for Presidential Permit for 
Border Facilities Related to the Frontera Juarez Pipeline and Notice of 
Intent To Prepare Environmental Assessment, and Notice of Flood Plain 
and Wetland Involvement.

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    The Department of State has received an application from P.M.I. 
Services North America (``PMI'') for a Presidential permit, pursuant to 
Executive Order 13337 of April 30, 2004, to construct, connect, 
operate, and maintain facilities at the border for a 10.75-inch 
diameter liquid hydrocarbon (gasoline and diesel) pipeline at the U.S.-
Mexico border near San Elizario, Texas, for the purpose of transporting 
gasoline and diesel between the United States and Mexico. PMI seeks 
this authorization in connection with its Frontera Juarez Pipeline 
Project (``Frontera''), which is designed to transport gasoline and 
diesel from the Longhorn Partners Pipeline Terminal in El Paso County, 
Texas, to the U.S.-Mexico border near San Elizario, Texas.
    PMI is a corporation duly organized under the laws of the State of 
Delaware. PMI is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Mexican state oil company 
Petroleos Mexicanos (PEMEX). According to the description in PMI's 
application, the proposed new border crossing would consist of a 10.75-
inch diameter pipeline installed under the Rio Grande via horizontal 
directional drilling, which would be buried to a minimum depth of five 
(5) feet below ground level or five (5) feet below lowest point of 
river crossing. The border crossing would be part of the Frontera 
Project, which would consist in the U.S. of 28 miles of 10.75-inch 
diameter pipeline from Longhorn Partners Pipeline Terminal in El Paso 
County, Texas, to the U.S.-Mexico border near San Elizario, Texas.
    As required by E.O. 13337, the Department of State is circulating 
this application to concerned federal agencies for comment.
    In accordance with Section 102(C) of the National Environmental 
Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA) (42 U.S.C. 4332(C)) and implementing 
regulations promulgated by the Council on Environmental Quality (40 CFR 
Parts 1500-1508) and the Department of State (22 CFR Part 161), 
including in particular 22 CFR 161.7(c)(1), the Department of State 
intends to prepare an environmental assessment (EA) to determine 
whether an environmental impact statement will be required for this 
application. The Department also intends to conduct consultations on 
possible impacts to traditional or cultural properties with interested 
Native American tribes under Section 106 of the Historic Preservation 
Act.
    The purpose of this Notice of Intent is to inform the public about 
the proposed action and solicit public comments. As the proposed 
project may involve an action in a floodplain or wetland, the EA will 
include a floodplain and wetlands assessment and floodplain statement 
of findings.
    Contact: For further information, to receive a CD-ROM copy of PMI's 
application, or to comment on the proposed project contact Elizabeth 
Orlando, OES/ENV Room 2657, U.S. Department of State, Washington, DC 
20520, telephone 202-647-4284, facsimile 202-647-1052, e-mail 
[email protected].


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    Issued in Washington, DC on March 19, 2008.
Stephen J. Gallogly,
Director, Office of International Energy and Commodity Policy, 
Department of State.
[FR Doc. E8-6206 Filed 3-25-08; 8:45 am]
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