[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 142 (Friday, July 24, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 44181-44182]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-18208]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice: 9200]


Notice of Receipt of Upland Pipeline, LLC's Application for a 
Presidential Permit To Construct, Connect, 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 (DOS) has

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received an application from Upland Pipeline, LLC (``Upland'') for a 
Presidential Permit authorizing the construction, connection, 
operation, and maintenance of pipeline facilities for the export of 
crude oil. If the application is approved, the proposed facilities will 
transport crude oil from the Williston Basin region in North Dakota 
across the U.S.-Canadian border near Burke County, North Dakota, for 
onward transportation to refineries in Canada and the eastern United 
States.
    Upland is a limited liability corporation organized under the laws 
of the State of Delaware. The ultimate parent corporation of Upland is 
TransCanada Corporation (``TransCanada''). TransCanada is a major 
energy infrastructure firm whose assets include approximately 35,500 
miles of natural gas pipelines and a 2,600-mile petroleum pipeline. 
Upland plans to enter into a development, management, and operations 
agreement with TransCanada Oil Pipeline Operations, Inc., a subsidiary 
of TransCanada, to provide operating services for the project.
    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 has the responsibility 
to determine whether issuance of a new Presidential Permit for 
construction, connection, operation, and maintenance of the proposed 
Upland pipeline border facilities would serve the U.S. national 
interest.
    The Department will conduct an environmental review consistent with 
the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969. The Department will 
provide more information on the review process in a future Federal 
Register notice.
    Upland's application is available at: http://www.state.gov/e/enr/applicant/applicants/index.htm

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Acting Director, Energy Resources 
Bureau, Energy Diplomacy (ENR/EDP/EWA) United States Department of 
State, 2201 C St. NW., Suite 4843, Washington, DC 20520.

    Dated: April 27, 2015.
Chris Davy,
Acting Director, Energy Resources Bureau, Energy Diplomacy (ENR/EDP/
EWA), Bureau of Energy Resources, U.S. Department of State.
[FR Doc. 2015-18208 Filed 7-23-15; 8:45 am]
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