[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 25 (Friday, February 6, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Page 6789]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-02468]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice 9027]


Notice of Receipt From Pembina Prairie Pipeline (U.S.A.) Ltd., of 
a Notification Concerning Its Acquisition of Vantage Pipeline US LP, 
Which Holds a Presidential Permit To Operate and Maintain Pipeline 
Facilities on the Border of the United States and Canada

AGENCY: Department of State.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that the Department of State 
(``Department'') has received from Pembina Prairie Pipeline (U.S.A.) 
Ltd. (``Pembina'') notice that Pembina has acquired Vantage Pipeline US 
LP (``Vantage''), which owns, operates, and maintains pipeline 
facilities (``Vantage Pipeline'') that are permitted under a 2013 
Presidential Permit issued to Vantage. Vantage will continue to own and 
operate the Vantage Pipeline.
    Pembina's notification is available at http://www.state.gov/e/enr/applicant/applicants/index.htm. Pembina U.S.A. is a corporation duly 
organized under the laws of Delaware with its headquarters at 
Corporation Trust Center, 1209 Orange St., Wilmington, DE 19801. 
Pembina U.S.A. is owned by Pembina Prairie Pipeline Holdco Ltd., which 
is an Alberta corporation that is owned by Pembina Pipeline Corporation 
(``PPC''). PPC is the ultimate parent of Pembina U.S.A.
    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 non-gaseous fuels to or 
from a foreign country. The Department of State is circulating this 
notification to concerned federal agencies for comment. The Department 
of State will assess the U.S. national interest with regard to 
permitting for the Vantage pipeline border facilities in light of the 
change in upstream ownership of the Vantage Pipeline.
    Consistent with Public Notice 5092, (Procedures for Issuance of a 
Presidential Permit Where There Has Been a Transfer of the Underlying 
Facility, Bridge or Border Crossing for Land Transportation, 70 
FR30990, issued on May 31, 2005), the Department typically does not 
conduct environmental analysis when deciding whether to issue a permit 
that reflects a change in ownership or control of an existing border 
facility, where that change in ownership or control is not accompanied 
by changes to the facilities or their use as authorized by the existing 
permit unless information is brought to the Department's attention in 
connection with the application process that the transfer potentially 
would have a significant impact on the quality of the human 
environment.

DATES: Interested parties are invited to submit comments within 30 days 
of the publication date of this notice on http://www.regulations.gov 
with regard to the Department of State's consideration of Pembina's 
notification. To submit a comment, go to http://www.regulations.gov, 
enter the title of this Notice into the search field and follow the 
prompts. Or: To submit a comment, go to http://www.regulations.gov, 
enter Docket no. DOS-2015-0006, and follow the prompts. Written 
comments should be addressed to: Mr. Chris Davy, U.S. Department of 
State, 2201 C Street NW., Suite 4843, Washington, DC 20520.
    Comments are not private. They will be posted on the site. The 
comments will not be edited to remove identifying or contact 
information, and the State Department cautions against including any 
information that one does not want publicly disclosed. The State 
Department requests that any party soliciting or aggregating comments 
received from other persons for submission to the State Department 
inform those persons that the State Department will not edit their 
comments to remove identifying or contact information, and that they 
should not include any information in their comments that they do not 
want publicly disclosed.

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: Chris Davy, Tel: 202-647-7553.

    Dated: January 27, 2015.
Chris Davy,
Office Director, Office of Europe, Western Hemisphere and Africa, 
Bureau of Energy Resources, U.S. Department of State.
[FR Doc. 2015-02468 Filed 2-5-15; 8:45 am]
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