[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 190 (Friday, October 2, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Page 50997]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-23812]



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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice 6776]


Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs, Executive Order 11423, as 
Amended; Notice of Receipt of Application for a Presidential Permit for 
an International Pedestrian Bridge on the U.S.-Mexico Border Near San 
Diego, California and Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico

AGENCY: Department of State.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Department of State hereby gives notice that, on September 
18, 2009, it received from Otay-Tijuana Venture, L.L.C., an application 
for a Presidential permit to authorize the construction, operation, and 
maintenance of a new international pedestrian bridge called the San 
Diego-Tijuana Airport Cross Border Facility (CBF) on the U.S.-Mexico 
border near San Diego, California and Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico. 
According to the application, Otay-Tijuana Venture, L.L.C., is a 
company created under Delaware law and consists of companies owned by 
American and Mexican investors with experience in real estate, 
corporate investing, and airport operations. Otay-Tijuana Venture, 
L.L.C. states that it is undertaking the project as a for-profit, 
commercial activity. According to the application, the CBF would enable 
ticketed airline passengers to travel between Mexico's Tijuana 
International Airport (TIJ) and San Diego, California, via an enclosed, 
elevated pedestrian bridge. The CBF will consist of: a main building on 
the U.S. side of the border housing U.S. Customs and Border Protection 
(CBP) inspection facilities along with shops and services to 
accommodate travelers; an approximately 525-foot pedestrian bridge from 
the main building on the U.S. side connecting into TIJ's passenger 
terminal on the Mexican side; and parking facilities and areas for car 
rentals and potentially bus service on the U.S. side. According to the 
application, the CBF would allow passengers to bypass San Diego's 
congestion-prone ports of entry and avoid driving through the City of 
Tijuana.
    The Department's jurisdiction over this application is based upon 
Executive Order 11423 of August 16, 1968, as amended. As provided in 
E.O. 11423, the Department is circulating this application to relevant 
Federal and State agencies for review and comment. Under E.O. 11423, 
the Department has the responsibility to determine, taking into account 
input from these agencies and other stakeholders, whether issuance of a 
Presidential permit for this proposed bridge would be in the U.S. 
national interest.

DATES: Interested members of the public are invited to submit written 
comments regarding this application on or before December 31, 2009 to 
Mr. Stewart Tuttle, U.S.-Mexico Border Affairs Coordinator, via e-mail 
at [email protected], or by mail at WHA/MEX--Room 3909, 
Department of State, 2201 C St. NW., Washington, DC 20520.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Stewart Tuttle, U.S.-Mexico Border 
Affairs Coordinator, via e-mail at [email protected]; by 
phone at 202-647-9894; or by mail at WHA/MEX--Room 3909, Department of 
State, 2201 C St. NW., Washington, DC 20520. General information about 
Presidential Permits is available on the Internet at http://www.state.gov/p/wha/rt/permit/.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This application and supporting documents 
are available for review in the Office of Mexican Affairs during normal 
business hours.

    Dated: September 28, 2009.
Alex Lee,
Director, Office of Mexican Affairs, Department of State.
[FR Doc. E9-23812 Filed 10-1-09; 8:45 am]
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