[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 206 (Thursday, October 24, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 63560-63561]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-25009]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice 8505]


Notice of Receipt of an Application by Magellan Pipeline Company, 
L.P., for Issuance of a Presidential Permit To Operate and Maintain 
Existing Pipeline Facilities on the Border of the United States and 
Mexico

October 18, 2013.
AGENCY: Department of State.

ACTION: Notice of Receipt of an Application by Magellan Pipeline 
Company, L.P., for Issuance of a Presidential Permit to Operate and 
Maintain Existing Pipeline Facilities on the Border of the United 
States and Mexico.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that the Department of State (DOS) has 
received from Magellan Pipeline Company, L.P. (``Magellan'') notice 
that it has acquired the rights to operate and maintain pipeline 
facilities permitted under a 1995 Presidential Permit issued to Chevron 
Pipeline Company (``Chevron''). Magellan requests that a new or amended 
Presidential Permit be issued to it with respect to the pipeline 
facilities.
    Magellan is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Magellan Midstream 
Partners, L. P. (``MMP'') and owns and operates a lengthy pipeline for 
the transportation of refined petroleum products that extends into 14 
states along the Gulf Coast and through the middle part of the United 
States.
    The permitted facilities consist of existing 2.75-mile 8.625-inch 
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steel pipelines that extend from El Paso, Texas to the U.S. boundary 
with Mexico.
    Through corporate transactions, Chevron assigned the permit to 
Plains Pipeline L.P. (Plains). On July 1, 2013, Plains assigned its 
rights to the 1995 permit to NMPL LLC which was subsequently merged 
into Magellan.
    Magellan affirms that the operation and maintenance of the 
permitted facilities authorized by the 1995 Permit will remain 
substantially the same, and it is not seeking authorization for new 
construction or a change in operations.
    Under E.O. 13337 the Secretary of State is designated and empowered 
to receive all applications for Presidential Permits for the 
construction, connection, operation, or maintenance at the borders of 
the United States, of facilities for the exportation or importation of 
liquid petroleum, petroleum products, or other fuels (except natural 
gas) to or from a foreign country. The Department of State is 
circulating this application to concerned federal agencies for comment. 
The Department of State has the responsibility to determine whether 
issuance of a new or amended Presidential Permit in light of Magellan's 
acquisition of the pipeline facilities would be in the U.S. national 
interest.

DATES: Interested parties are invited to submit comments within 30 days 
of the publication date of this notice by email to 
[email protected]mailto: With regard to whether issuing 
a new Presidential Permit reflecting the corporate succession would be 
in the national interest. The application is available at http://www.state.gov/e/enr.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Office of Energy Diplomacy, Energy 
Resources Bureau (ENR/EDP/EWA) Department of State 2201 C St. NW., Ste. 
4843, Washington DC 20520 Attn: Michael Brennan Tel: 202-647-7553.

    Dated: October 18, 2013.
Michael Brennan,
Energy Officer, Office of Europe, Western Hemisphere and Africa, Bureau 
of Energy Resources, U.S. Department of State.
[FR Doc. 2013-25009 Filed 10-23-13; 8:45 am]
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