[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 109 (Tuesday, June 8, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Page 32532]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-13700]



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DEPARTMENT OF STATE



[Public Notice: 7039]




Notice of Receipt of Application for a New Presidential Permit



    Title: Notice of Receipt of Application for a new Presidential 

Permit to reflect a Transfer of Ownership from Fraser Papers Inc. to 

Twin Rivers Paper Company Inc. of nine pipelines and a supporting truss 

bridge connecting pulp/paper plants in Madawaska, Maine and Edmundston, 

New Brunswick, Canada.



SUMMARY: The Department of State hereby gives notice that, on March 29, 

2010, it received an application for a Presidential Permit for nine 

cross-border pipelines and a supporting truss bridge to reflect a 

change of ownership of these facilities from Fraser Paper Inc. to Twin 

Rivers Paper Company Inc. as the result of the sale of Fraser Papers 

assets to Twin Rivers' majority stockholder, Brookfield Asset 

Management, Inc. According to the application, both Twin Rivers Paper 

Company Inc. and Brookfield Asset Management, Inc. are organized under 

the Business Corporations Act (Ontario) and Brookfield Asset 

Management, Inc. is publicly traded on the New York and Toronto stock 

exchanges.

    Seven pipelines, some dating from 1925, carry sulfite and 

groundwood pulp from Edmundston to Madawaska and return paper machine 

decker water from Madawaska to Edmundston. Two pipelines, installed in 

1982, carry steam from Edmundston to Madawaska and return condensate 

back to Edmundston. According to information provided by the applicant, 

the truss bridge supporting the two 1982 pipelines was constructed at 

the same time as those pipelines; while the bridge has a walkway to 

allow for maintenance, it is neither a pedestrian nor a vehicle 

crossing. The change in ownership will not involve any new 

construction, any change in the existing international connections, or 

any changes in the operation of the pipelines or the bridge, and 

therefore will create no new environmental impacts. The Department of 

State'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 this proposed transfer 

of ownership of these cross-border facilities is in the U.S. national 

interest.



DATES: Interested members of the public are invited to submit written 

comments regarding this application on or before July 12, 2010 to Mr. 

David Rovinsky, Economic/Trade Officer, via e-mail at 

[email protected], or by mail at WHA/CAN--room 3917, Department of 

State, 2201 C Street, NW., Washington, DC 20520.



FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. David Rovinsky, Economic/Trade 

Officer, via e-mail at [email protected] or by mail at WHA/CAN--room 

3917, Department of State, 2201 C Street, 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 is available for review in 

the Office of Canadian Affairs, Department of State, during normal 

business hours.



    Dated: June 3, 2010.

 Gary Sheaffer,

Deputy Director, Office of Canadian Affairs, Department of State.

[FR Doc. 2010-13700 Filed 6-7-10; 8:45 am]

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