[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 220 (Friday, November 14, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Page 68345]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-27012]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice: 8949]


 Executive Order 11423, as Amended; Notice of Receipt of 
Application for a Presidential Permit for the Columbus Land Port of 
Entry Replacement Facility on the U.S.-Mexico Border at Columbus, New 
Mexico, and Palomas, Chihuahua, Mexico

AGENCY: Department of State.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Department of State hereby gives notice that, on September 
24, 2014, it received an application for a Presidential Permit to 
replace and expand the Columbus Land Port of Entry (LPOE) on the U.S.-
Mexico Border at Columbus, New Mexico, and Palomas, Chihuahua, Mexico. 
The United States General Services Administration (GSA) filed this 
application. 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 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 the proposed replacement and 
expansion of this border crossing would serve the national interest. 
Interested members of the public are invited to submit written comments 
regarding this application on or before December 15, 2014 to the U.S.-
Mexico Border Affairs Office, via email at [email protected] 
or by mail at WHA/MEX--Room 3924, Department of State, 2201 C St. NW., 
Washington, DC 20520.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: U.S.-Mexico Border Affairs Office, via 
email at [email protected]; by phone at 202-647-9894; or by 
mail at WHA/MEX--Room 3924, Department of State, 2201 C St. NW., 
Washington, DC 20520.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The application and supporting documents are 
available for review in the Office of Mexican Affairs, Border Affairs 
Unit, Department of State, during normal business hours.

    Dated: November 7, 2014.
Robin Matthewman,
Director, Office of Mexican Affairs, Department of State.
[FR Doc. 2014-27012 Filed 11-13-14; 8:45 am]
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